The best black actresses. On the Dark Side: The Best Black Actors

I often read irritated remarks in my friend feed about the presence of blacks in films. It’s like they don’t know how to play and put them in the cast just because of political correctness. Yes, yes, I don’t argue, there are excesses with political correctness, but this is America, gentlemen. Free country. A country whose film products form your main cultural diet. This movie has its own rules. And you can spit as much as you like, but you will continue to watch this movie, because it is the best in the world.

And yes, there will always be blacks, Latinos, Asians, Indians, Indians. Humble yourself already, my pale-skinned brothers and sisters, and direct your wrath elsewhere.

So, regarding the lack of acting talent among blacks, it’s all bullshit, just know that. It just so happens that there are much fewer black actors than white ones. And the percentage of mediocrity and talent, I think, is the same everywhere. So, my top blacks. And don't tell me these are bad actors.

10. Jamie Foxx. I remember this guy from Collateral, Marines, and Law Abiding Citizen. In addition, he won an Oscar for "Ray" and is going to star in leading role in a Western by Quentin Tarantino. In general, everything is going as it should for him.

9. Chiwetel Ejiofor. I won’t even try to translate this name into Russian. This dude plays supporting roles, but he does it masterfully. He made a great villain in Mission Serenity and memorable characters in 2012 and Salt.

8. Laurence Fishburne. With just the role of Morpheus in The Matrix, he erected a monument to himself that was not made by hands. That's why we love it.

7. Bernie Mac. Anyone who has watched “Bad Santa” at least once will forever remember this virtuoso. He's great.

6. Denzel Washington. Until recently, when he was enslaved by Tony Scott, Denzel was the most successful black actor in Hollywood. And he is certainly talented and can play a wide range of roles. But harsh cool guys, marked by the stamp of intelligence, he does best.

5. Will Smith. That's who Denzel handed the palm to. And Smith deserves it. From a brat in black, he has grown into a serious actor who can confidently play both a dramatic role and an action hero.

4. Eternal grandfather Morgan Freeman. Charming, charismatic, soft, stern, tragic. He's different. And it's always Morgan Freeman. Without it, as without a sign of quality, it is impossible to imagine modern Hollywood.

3. The magnificent Forest Whitaker. I can't remember any bad roles from him. He gives himself entirely to each role, and this is what makes him memorable.

2. Samuel L. Jackson. He gained popularity in an instant and has not lost it since. His characters are charming, energetic and expressive. Bulging eyes, an infernal snow-white smile and a devilish laugh - this is the image beloved by millions.

1. Idris Elba. Until recently, I didn’t even know about its existence. But admiring reviews for the British TV series “Luther” began to appear everywhere, and then I watched a teaser for the second season in which a guy with eyes full of bottomless sadness and pain, in a fit of rage, smashes his office to smithereens. And I realized that it was 100% mine. Needless to say, after watching the series, the question of the favorite of this top disappeared by itself.

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Black people in Russia have appeared and been born since the eighteenth century, when the fashion for footmen and maids, musicians and artists of African origin came from Europe.

Grigory Siyatvinda This actor has already had the chance to “wake up famous” several times. The viewer noticed him already in his first, not the largest role - in the comedy “Don't Play the Fool,” Grigory played the black son of the main character, an ordinary Russian peasant Filimonov. After a series of adventures for Americans in Russia, one of them, a black war veteran, discovers that he saw his grandson in Filimonov’s house.
Siyatvinda was born in Tyumen, from the marriage of a Russian woman and a Zambian citizen. From two to five years old, he lived with his family in his father’s homeland, but then his parents divorced, and Grigory returned with his mother to Tyumen. In his youth he served in the tank forces, then graduated from the Shchukin Higher Theater School. He has been playing at the Satyricon Theater for many years and occasionally appears in films and TV series.


Grigory Siyatvinda plays more in the theater than in cinema.

One of his star roles was a killer nicknamed Eggplant in the crime comedy “Zhmurki.” For this role, Siyatvinda took a long time to put on makeup - her skin was too light compared to the character - and put on a funny wig. And now Siyatvinda has become for many the person who voiced Maui in the Russian version of the cartoon “Moana”. A large casting was held for this role; they were looking for a person with a voice timbre ideally similar to the original voice actor.
Victoria Pierre-Marie The daughter of two surgeons, a Cameroonian and a Russian, Victoria, however, did not follow in the footsteps of her parents. Even as a child, it became noticeable that Victoria had a wonderful voice, and she devoted herself entirely to music. Her styles are blues, jazz, rock and soul. Victoria plays more in musicals, but sometimes appears in Russian TV series.
As a child, oddly enough, Pierre-Marie performed in a children's brass band, playing the tuba. Among thirty boys, she was the only girl. She ended up in the orchestra thanks to a tragic event: both of her parents died, and the girl was placed in a boarding school with a musical bias. And before that, she thought of becoming a doctor, like mom and dad.


Ebony Russian singer and actress Victoria Pierre-Marie performs around the world.

Ola Keyru If the actors from the list above get roles in TV series from time to time, then Keyru specializes in acting in TV series. His portfolio already includes about forty works. In 2018, he starred in a film based on the famous 1997 British comedy " Male striptease" The Russian remake is called " Night shift", and the plot is quite changed compared to the original, although the plot itself and some details remain very recognizable.
Keyru was born in Rostov-on-Don, his brother is a fairly famous basketball player Victor Keyru, his sister Katerina is also a basketball player. They play in the Russian men's and women's national teams. Another brother, Willie, is a boxer. Compared to them, Ola stands out very much. Keyru's father, a native of Sierra Leone, came to Russia to study at the Institute of Civil Engineering and started a family. Now he lives in his homeland again.
Ola is not only an actor, but also a designer, he runs Instagram, where he talks about family life and sometimes shows bags and backpacks of his design.


Ola Keyru's brothers and sister are athletes, and he is an actor.

Andrey SuberuAndrey Suberu is remembered by many for his participation in comedy show"Town", where he constantly appeared in cameo roles. Like many other black actors in Russia, he is in some way a hostage to his appearance and in the TV series where he often appears, he plays only random short roles. The exception was the comedy series “The Legend of Tampuk,” where Suber got the main role.
According to the plot, a simple-minded and not very lucky resident of Morocco named Mananga finds himself in the center of Russian criminal warfare and eventually becomes a criminal authority and a millionaire. In the series, Suber had the opportunity to work with such stars as Dzhigarkhanyan and Vasilyeva.
Suberu's real name is Adinoiy. He is a doctor by training and graduated from Mechnikov University. Suberu is of Nigerian origin.


Suberu is a comic actor who studied with such masters of humor as Oleinikov and Stoyanov.

In continuation of our column “The most beautiful women in the world”, we decided to make a selection of the most beautiful girls with chocolate skin color.

Black women have always amazed us with their beauty: plump lips, velvety skin, athletic figure and ideal proportions. But it’s no secret that their path to the top of fame was not easy, and even today a girl with a dark skin color can be met at a modeling agency with the words: “We already have one dark-skinned model.”

41 years old, supermodel and TV presenter

One of the first African-American women to conquer the catwalks of Paris. She started her career path at the age of 15 and became the first black woman to appear on the covers of GQ, Sports Illustrated and Victoria's Secret catalogues. She is also the creator and producer of one of the most popular shows, America's Next Top Model.

Naomi Campbell

44 years old, supermodel

Icon of the 90s: no one could do without her fashion show, not a single fashionable party and another scandal. Naomi became the first black model to receive one of the highest paid contracts with a modeling agency. And now, 10 years later, she looks amazing and hasn’t changed a bit.

33 years old, singer and actress

A girl from Houston (Texas) became the most popular pop and r"n"b singer in the world. She has 20 Grammy awards to her name and made history as the only woman to be nominated for the award 52 times.

26 years old, singer

The singer from Barbados was noticed by an American agent, and soon she signed a contract with the production center of rapper Jay-Z (45). Today she is the highest paid singer, and her single Umbrella became the best-selling hit in the world.

Lola Monroe

28 years old, rapper and model

The American performer was born in Ethiopia, but moved to Washington as a child, where she grew up. Her debut single Boss Bitch was the first step on the path to popularity.

Dorothy Dandridge

1922−1956, actress, singer and dancer

One of the first black women to achieve recognition on the American stage. She also became the first black woman to be nominated for an Oscar.

Whitney Houston

1963−2012, singer and actress

American singer, performer of the most touching love song I Will Always Love You, Whitney Houston entered the Guinness Book of Records as the woman with the most a large number awards She won the hearts of the 90s generation by starring in the film Bodyguard.

48 years old, actress

In 2002, Holly received an Academy Award for Best Actress. We know her from the film “X-Men” and as a Bond girl in the film “Die Another Day.”

Diana Ross

70 years old, singer, producer and actress

The singer of the hits Ain’t No Mountain High Enough and Love Hangover was one of the most beautiful women of its time. She entered the Guinness Book of Records as the most successful performer in history.

Iman Abdulmajid

59 years old, model, actress and businesswoman

Iman, originally from Somalia, began her career as a model, but then opened the world's first cosmetics company with a line of foundation for dark-skinned women. Iman is married to David Bowie (68).

Vanessa Williams

51 years old, singer and actress

She made history as the first African-American woman to win the Miss America pageant in 1983. She can be recognized from her roles in the TV series “Ugly Betty” and “Desperate Housewives.” She also performed the song Colors of The Wind in the Disney cartoon Pocahontas.

Janet Jackson

The sister of the legendary Michael Jackson (1958-2009), Janet in her youth was very similar to her famous brother, but at the same time she did not remain in his shadow and brought music industry your significant contribution.

Rissikat Bade

22 years old, model

The Congolese-born model gained recognition by moving to Britain and winning the Miss London pageant in 2011. As a child, the girl lived in Ukraine, so she speaks fluent Russian and Ukrainian, and also learns French.

Alek Wek

37 years old, model

Born in Sudan and from the Dinko tribe, the stunning model with skin the color of black coffee hit the catwalk in 1995 at the age of 18.

Lupita Nyong'o

31 years old, actress and director

The Mexican-Kenyan-born model grew up in America and received higher education at Yale University. Success came to her after her role in the film “12 Years a Slave,” for which Lupita received an Oscar as “Best Supporting Actress.”

Agbani Darego

31 years old, model

She became the first woman of African descent to win the Miss World pageant.

Fatima Siad

28 years old, model

The model is from Somalia. The participant in the 10th season of America's Next Top Model intends to prove to the whole world that she is not just another participant in the popular show. The girl actively works on world catwalks and participated in shows of Herve Leger, Hermes and Dries Van Noten.

Alicia Keys

34 years old, singer, composer and producer

Her debut album Songs In A Minor sold 12 million copies, making her the most successful emerging artist of 2001. She starred in such successful films as “Smoking Aces” and “The Nanny Diaries.”

Noémie Lenoir

35 years old, model and actress

The model, originally from France, became popular, appearing in Elle and Sports Illustrated magazines. She also collaborated with such fashion houses as Gucci, L'Oréal, Tommy Hilfiger, Victoria's Secret and Marks and Spencer. She is known for her role in the film Asterix and Obelix: Mission Cleopatra.

Zoe Saldana

36 years old, actress and dancer

Her debut films were “Proscenium” and “Crossroads”, but her cameo role in the film “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” brought her worldwide popularity.

Melody Monrose

22 years old, model

Melody began her career at the age of 18 when she was noticed by an agent in hometown on the island of Martinique. The girl was invited to New York and Paris, and she has already modeled for Vogue Italia and Harper’s Bazaar.

Anais Mali

24 years old, model

A French model, her father was from Chad and her mother from Poland. The girl's career began in 2009, and in 2011 she participated in the Victoria's Secret show.

Naomie Harris

38 years old, actress

The British actress, known for her role as the voodoo witch Calypso in the film Pirates of the Caribbean, also starred in the film 007: Skyfall and took part in the continuation of the James Bond story 007: Spectre.

Black actresses attract the attention of men. Their photos are popular on the Internet, and directors pay attention to them, inviting bright beauties to play roles. The list of the most beautiful black actresses is in the material.

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The American film actress joins all the top African-American actresses. Fans love the artist not only for playing the main roles in films about, as well as “,” Cloud Atlas” and “Their Eyes Were Seeing God,” but also for the beauty that Berry gladly shares with her subscribers.

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Hollywood actress Gabrielle Union looks great even at 45 years old and regularly pleases fans with new photos in social networks. Union has a slim and athletic figure. It was thanks to this that, when the actress was young, she worked part-time as a model.

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Famous actress, singer, model and dancer. Her most striking role is Bonnie Bennett in the TV series “”. In 2018, a number of projects with Graham’s participation are being prepared for premiere, including the post-apocalyptic series How It Ends from Netflix.

More than 4.5 million people have subscribed to her photo blog, and they regularly write compliments to her in the comments.

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The famous American actress Keke Palmer, who prefers to star in comedy films, also joins the list of African-American beauties. Her acting career began with small episodes, but thanks to her talent and bright appearance, directors began to notice the young Palmer and call her for larger roles.

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She became popular thanks to her roles in the films “Crash”, “The Pursuit of Happyness” and “Mission: Impossible 2”. Men pay attention to her thanks to her chiseled figure and attractive appearance. She has English ancestry on her father's side and African American ancestry on her mother's side.

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Actress of British-Nigerian origin Ashley Madekwe became famous after her roles in the TV series “Revenge” and “The Secret Diary of a Call Girl.” Madekwe is attractive and has an amazing sense of style. Fans admire her sophisticated and feminine images in the photos that the celebrity publishes on social networks.

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Actress Pam Grier became famous for her roles in exploitation films, as well as for her courage, which allowed Grier to appear on screen in explicit images. According to the results of a social survey, the star was recognized as one of the most charming actresses of the 20th century.

Pam Grier became the first black actress to grace the cover of MS. Magazine.

This is due to the fact that among the contenders in the acting categories there was not a single African American. The editors of TASS-DOSSIER have prepared material about African Americans who in different years became laureates of the main American film award. In the entire history of the Oscars, among the three thousand winners, only 31 are African-American. Seven more black Americans received special awards for their contributions to cinema, which are awarded along with the Oscar by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts.

The first black actress to win an Oscar was Hattie McDaniel, who played the role of Mammy in the film Gone with the Wind". In 1940, she won the category "Best Supporting Actress."

Main nominations

In four categories - best actor and actress and best supporting actor and actress - 15 black people received Oscars.

First best actor in 1964 became Sidney Poitier (film "Lilies of the Field"). Subsequently, Denzel Washington (2002), Jamie Foxx (2005) and Forest Whitaker (2007) were recognized in this category.

The only black woman in the nomination " best actress" remains Halle Berry, who received the award in 2002 for her role in the film "Monster's Ball."

The first black winner for Best Supporting Actor was Louis Gossett Jr. He was awarded the award in 1983 for his role in the film An Officer and a Gentleman. After him, the list was supplemented by Denzel Washington (1990), Cuba Gooding Jr. (1997) and Morgan Freeman (2005).

Best Supporting Actress, 51 years after Hattie McDaniel, went to Whoopi Goldberg for her performance in Ghost (1991). In 2007, the award was received by Jennifer Hudson, in 2010 - by Mo'Nique, in 2012 - by Octavia Spencer. In 2014, the nomination was won by Kenyan actress (who does not have US citizenship) Lupita Nyong'o, who played in the film "12 Years slavery."

African Americans have never won best director. However, in 2014, the film “12 Years a Slave” by the black British director Steven McQueen, a native of Grenada, won in the “best film” category.

Other nominations

Over the years, African Americans have become winners in the following categories:

- "best documentary" (directed by TJ Martin for Undefeated, 2013);

- “best short documentary” (producer Roger Ross Williams for the film Music by Prudence, 2010);

- “Best Original Score” (musician Prince Rogers Nelson for the music for the film Purple Rain, 1985);

- "best song" (a total of nine performers, including Stevie Wonder, who received the award in 1985 for the song I Just Called to Say I Love You from the film The Woman in Red, and Lionel Richie, who received the award in 1986 for the song Say You, Say Me for the film White Nights);

- “best sound” (sound engineers Willie Burton and Russell Williams received the award twice: Burton in 1989 and 2007; Williams in 1991 and 1992);

- “Best Adapted Screenplay” (Geoffrey Fletcher for the screenplay for the film “Precious” in 2010 and John Ridley for “12 Years a Slave” in 2014)

Among the African-Americans awarded special prizes are musician and producer Quincy Jones and television presenter Oprah Winfrey. In 1996 and in 2011 they were awarded by them. Gene Hersholt for his contributions to the cause of humanism.