Most Sought-after Black Actresses in Hollywood, Ranked!

#1 Zendaya

Zendaya is an actress, singer, and dancer. She first came to prominence for her role in the Disney Channel sitcom Shake It Up. She has since starred in the movies Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, Spider-Man: Homecoming, and The Greatest Showman.

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Popular Movies & TV Shows:

Dune: Part Two as Chani	2023
Challengers as Tashi Donaldson	2023
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home as Self (archive footage)	2022
Spider-Man: No Way Home as Michelle ‘MJ’ Jones	2021
Dune as Chani	2021
Space Jam: A New Legacy as Lola Bunny (voice)	2021
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT as Lola Bunny (voice)	2021
Covidwood as Herself (actress)	2021
Malcolm & Marie as Marie	2021
Spider-Man: Far from Home as Michelle ‘MJ’ Jones	2019
Euphoria (18 episodes) as Rue Bennett	2019
Desus & Mero (1 episode) as Self	2019
Smallfoot as Meechee (voice)	2018
Duck Duck Goose as Chi (voice)	2018
The Greatest Showman as Anne Wheeler	2017
Spider-Man: Homecoming as Michelle ‘MJ’ Jones	2017
A Fan’s Guide to Spider-Man: Homecoming as Self – Host	2017
The OA (3 episodes) as Fola	2016
Lemonade as Herself	2016
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (3 episodes) as Self	2015
Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter (1 episode) as Self	2015
Lip Sync Battle (1 episode)	2015
K.C. Undercover(1 episode) as Bernice(76 episodes) as K.C. Cooper	2015
black-ish (1 episode) as Resheida	2014
Zapped as Zoey Stevens	2014
Super Buddies as Lollipop (voice)	2013
Radio Disney Music Awards(1 episode) as Self – Host(1 episode) as Self(1 episode) as Self – Presenter	2013
Frenemies as Halley Brandon	2012
Disney Parks Christmas Day Parade	2011
Pixie Hollow Games as Fern (voice)	2011
PrankStars (1 episode) as Self	2011
Disney’s Friends for Change Games (1 episode) as Herself	2011
A.N.T. Farm (1 episode) as Sequoia Jones	2011
Shake It Up(1 episode) as Trudy(77 episodes) as Rocky Blue	2010
The Talk (1 episode)	2010
Good Luck Charlie (1 episode) as Rocky Blue	2010
The Graham Norton Show (1 episode) as Self	2007
Project Runway (1 episode) as Self – Guest Judge	2004
Jimmy Kimmel Live! (1 episode) as Self	2003
Teen Choice Awards (1 episode) as Self – Presenter	1999
LIVE with Kelly and Ryan (2 episodes) as Self – Guest	1988
The Oscars (2 episodes) as Self	1953

#2 Zoe Saldana

Zoe Saldana is an actress who was born on June 19, 1978. She is known for her roles in movies such as “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” and “Star Trek”.

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Popular Movies & TV Shows:

Movie / TV Show	Year
Avatar 5 as Neytiri	2028
Avatar 4 as Neytiri	2026
Avatar 3 as Neytiri	2024
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 as Gamora	2023
Avatar: The Way of Water as Neytiri	2022
From Scratch (8 episodes) as Amy Wheeler	2022
Amsterdam as Irma	2022
The Adam Project as Laura	2022
Maya and the Three (9 episodes) as Princess Maya (voice)	2021
Vivo as Rosa (voice)	2021
Marvel Studios Legends (2 episodes) as Gamora (archive footage)	2021
Vampires vs. the Bronx as Becky	2020
Home Movie: The Princess Bride (1 episode) as Princess Buttercup	2020
Boss Bitch Fight Challenge as Zoe	2020
Tamron Hall (1 episode) as Self – Guest	2019
Love, Antosha as Self	2019
This Changes Everything as Herself	2019
Avengers: Endgame as Gamora	2019
Missing Link as Adelina Fortnight (voice)	2019
James Cameron’s Story of Science Fiction (1 episode) as Self	2018
Avengers: Infinity War as Gamora	2018
The Legend of Red Hand as Mia Parc	2018
I Kill Giants as Mrs. Mollé	2018
My Little Pony: The Movie as Captain Celaeno (voice)	2017
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 as Gamora	2017
Live by Night as Graciella Suarez	2016
Quantum Is Calling as Herself	2016
For the Love of Spock as Herself	2016
Ask the Storybots (1 episode)	2016
Star Trek Beyond as Lieutenant Uhura	2016
Nina as Nina Simone	2016
Unity as Herself – Narrator (voice)	2015
Lip Sync Battle (1 episode)	2015
Guide to the Galaxy with James Gunn as Herself	2014
The Book of Life as Maria (voice)	2014
Guardians of the Galaxy as Gamora	2014
Rosemary’s Baby (2 episodes) as Rosemary Woodhouse	2014
The Real History of Science Fiction (1 episode) as Herself	2014
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon (1 episode)	2014
Infinitely Polar Bear as Maggie	2014
Out of the Furnace as Lena Taylor	2013
Blood Ties as Vanessa	2013
Star Trek Into Darkness as Nyota Uhura	2013
The Words as Dora Jansen	2012
Comedy Bang! Bang! (1 episode) as Herself	2012
I Ain’t Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac as Herself	2012
Colombiana as Cataleya Restrepo	2011
Capturing Avatar as Self	2010
My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic (1 episode) as Captain Celaeno (voice)	2010
Takers as Rachel Jansen	2010
The Losers as Aisha al-Fadhil	2010
Burning Palms as Sarah Cotton	2010
Death at a Funeral as Elaine	2010
Avatar as Neytiri	2009
Star Trek as Nyota Uhura	2009
The Skeptic as Cassie	2009
Vantage Point as Angie Jones	2008
Blackout as Claudine	2007
After Sex as Kat	2007
Constellation as Rosa Boxer	2007
Six Degrees (3 episodes)	2006
The Heart Specialist as Donna	2006
Premium as Charli	2006
The Curse of Father Cardona as Flor	2005
Dirty Deeds as Rachel Buff	2005
Guess Who as Theresa Jones	2005
The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson (1 episode) as Self	2005
Project Runway (2 episodes) as Self-Guest Judge	2004
Haven as Andrea	2004
The Terminal as Dolores Torres	2004
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl as Anamaria	2003
Punk’d (1 episode) as Herself	2003
Drumline as Laila	2002
Crossroads as Kit	2002
Britney: The Videos as Herself	2001
Snipes as Cheryl	2001
Get Over It as Maggie	2001
Center Stage as Eva Rodríguez	2000
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (1 episode) as Gabrielle Vega	1999
Late Night with Conan O’Brien (1 episode) as Self-Guest	1993
Law & Order (1 episode) as Belinca	1990