The most beautiful African American women in the world. The most famous black actors
These beauties are beautiful, have achieved a lot in the professional field and they have armies of fans around the world. In our review, dark-skinned beauties who have driven the world crazy.
1. Keke Palmer
2. Kenya Moore
American film and television actress, producer, model, and writer.
3. Whitney Houston
American singer, producer, actress and former fashion model.
American actress.
5. Pam Grier
American actress.
6. Kerry Washington
American actress and political activist.
7. Thandie Newton
Very feminine and so graceful English film actress.
8. Rihanna
Barbadian artist, singer-songwriter, fashion model.
9 Paula Patton
American actress.
10. Vanessa Williams
American actress and singer.
11 Rosario Dawson
American actress, singer and writer.
12 Alicia Keys
American singer, pianist, songwriter, record producer, and actress.
13. Ciara
American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, actress, model, music video director.
14. Zoe Saldana
American film actress.
15. Lupita Nyongo
Kenyan actress, director and producer.
16. Christina Milian
American actress and singer of Afro-Cuban origin.
17. Tamara Dobson
Afro American actress and fashion model.
18. Katerina Graham
A young American celebrity who achieved popularity as an actress, model and singer.
19. Joy Bryant
Black actors have long occupied an important place in modern cinema. The times of racial intolerance are long gone, and today they, along with everyone else, are fighting for the most prestigious film awards in the world. We will talk about the best of them in this article.
Morgan Freeman
Morgan Freeman is considered the standard among black actors. He became famous thanks to his characteristic calm voice and the skill of the storyteller, which he repeatedly demonstrated in many paintings. He was repeatedly nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. The actor has one statuette "Oscar" for Best Supporting Actor in Clint Eastwood's sports drama "Million Dollar Baby". In 1990, he won a Golden Globe for Best Actor in Bruce Beresford's 'Driving Miss Daisy'.
Most viewers know him from Frank Darabont's drama "The Shawshank Redemption", David Fincher's thriller "Seven", Paul McGuigan's crime thriller " Lucky number Slevin" and Rob Reiner's tragicomedy "Until I Played the Box".
Freeman tried himself as a director. In 1993, he directed the drama "Bopha!". This is a political detective, which takes place in one of the South African cities. Main character is a black cop who faces a difficult choice. Riots begin in the city due to the unjustified aggressiveness of a white officer. The key character will have to decide which side to take: to support his son, who is an ardent supporter of the fight against apartheid, or to choose a job in the importance and justice of which he believes?
Denzel Washington
Another black Hollywood actor is Denzel Washington. On the big screen, he made his debut in 1974 in Michael Winner's detective "Death Wish". The picture is dedicated to rampant crime in New York in the 70s.
Washington received his first Oscar nomination in 1988. In the biographical drama Cry for Freedom, he played the role of Steve Biko. This is a real-life fighter for the rights of blacks. The action of the picture takes place in the 1970s in Republic of South Africa. The film details the struggle against the ruling regime, which is pursuing an aggressive policy of racial segregation. At the same time, almost the entire tape was filmed in Zimbabwe.
He did not receive the award that year. The statuette was awarded for his role in Brian de Palma's crime drama The Untouchables. Washington received his first Oscar in 1990 for his portrayal of Private Trip in Edward Zwick's historical military drama Glory. In 2000, the black actor won a Golden Globe and a Silver Bear at the Berlin Film Festival for his role as boxer Rubin Carter in Norman Jewison's sports drama The Hurricane.
Samuel Leroy Jackson
Among black male actors, one of the leaders in the number of film roles is Samuel Leroy Jackson. He has more than 120 films to his credit. He first appeared in films in 1972. It was a little-known tape "Together Forever". Universal recognition for the black actor came in 1991 after Spike Lee's drama Tropical Fever. Jackson became a superstar after playing in Quentin Tarantino's black comedy Pulp Fiction. For this work, he received the BAFTA Award and the Independent Spirit Award.
Jackson has since collaborated regularly with Tarantino. He played in his films "Django Unchained", "Jackie Brown", "The Hateful Eight".
Laurence Fishburne
The list of black actors who have earned fame and recognition includes Laurence Fishburne. In the history of world cinema, he left his name by playing in the film adaptation of Shakespeare's drama "Othello" in 1995. Most viewers remember his name after filming in the Wachowski brothers' sci-fi action movie The Matrix. For his role in this cult tape, he received an MTV award in the nomination "Best Fight".
In 1994, Fishburne was nominated for an Oscar for his portrayal of American blues musician Ike Turner in the film What Love Can Do. As a result, the award went to Tom Hanks for the legal drama Philadelphia. He also has many theater roles in his career.
Wing Rhames
Among the black actors in Hollywood (men), Ving Rhames plays a prominent role. He began his career with Broadway productions. In the mid-80s he came to television. His first notable work was the role of the father of the writer James Baldwin, which he performed in the autobiographical drama Go Speak from the Mountain. Rhames often starred in Vietnamese westerns. He played in the dramatic mystical thriller by Adrian Lyne "Jacob's Ladder".
Glory to him, like to Jackson, came after "Pulp Fiction" by Quentin Tarantino. Perhaps Rhames' most notable starring role is as Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible action film series. In total, the actor has more than a hundred film roles. It is still active to this day. In 2017, he starred in Lawrence Sher's comedy Who's Our Dad, Dude? and James Gunn's sci-fi action movie Guardians of the Galaxy.
Eddie Murphy
Not a single selection of photos of black actors is complete without a mention. He came out at the peak of his popularity in the 80s. His first big screen success was Martin Brest's action comedy Beverly Hills Cop. General love brought him roles in John Landis's comedy Trading Places, Tom Shadyak's comedy melodrama The Nutty Professor, Betty Thomas' comedy Doctor Dolittle, Ron Underwood's fantasy action movie The Adventures of Pluto Nash, Bill Condon's dramatic musical Dreamgirls, family comedy fantasy Rob Minkoff "Haunted Mansion".
Perhaps this is the most famous black man. In addition to successes, there were many failures in his career. The actor was repeatedly nominated for the Golden Raspberry Award. Even became its owner. For example, in 2008 he received an award for the worst male role in Brian Robinska's comedy melodrama Norbit's Tricks. And in 2010 he got the "Golden Raspberry" in the nomination of the decade "for a series of unsuccessful works.
Will Smith
Another successful black actor is Will Smith. He was twice nominated for an Oscar in his career. In 2002, Smith was nominated for the best actor award in Michael Mann's biographical sports drama Ali, dedicated to boxer Cassius Clay. But the victory that year went to Denzel Washington for the dramatic thriller Training Day.
In 2007, Smith once again claimed an Oscar for his work in Gabriele Muccino's drama The Pursuit of Happyness. But even then, he didn't get the award. won for leading role in Kevin Macdonald's historical drama The Last King of Scotland. Will Smith won national love after the release of Barry Sonnefeld's fantastic action comedy "Men in Black". And then the second part of this film. Since then, many have known him as an agent for James Darrell Edwards.
September 8, 2016, 12:14Whitney Houston is an American pop, soul, and rhythm and blues singer, actress, producer, and fashion model. Mom: African American + Dutch and Native American roots. Father: African American There were also English, Irish and Scots in the family. It's a pity that such a talented singer passed away so soon. ;(((
Oprah Winfrey is an American television host, actress, producer, public figure host of the talk show The Oprah Winfrey Show. The parents are African American, but what kind: Kpelle, Bamileke and from a tribe that speaks the Bantu language in Zambia.
*Kpelle are a people in West Africa. The Bamileke are a people living in Cameroon.
*Bantoid languages are a group of related languages that form the most numerous branch within the Benue-Congo languages.
But, Oprah did a DNA test and this is what happened:
*89% Black African
*8% Indians
*3% East Asians
*Black Africa - the name of the part of the African continent, located south of the Sahara desert. This part of Africa is inhabited predominantly by Negroid peoples, which served as the basis for more early name"Black Africa".
Jada Coren Pinkett Smith is an American actress, singer, producer, director, writer, and entrepreneur. Mom: Afro-Creolo-Barbadian-Jamaican + Portuguese Sephardi. Father: African American
Chanel Iman is an American supermodel. Previously, she was the youngest among the angels of the sun. Alessandra called her baby angel. Mom: Half African American/Half Korean. Father: African American
Malaika Firth is a British top model. I couldn't find any information about the parents. But, in one forum they write that according to the British version of the bible of fashion, Kenyan, Ugandan, Seychellois, Swiss and British blood flows in it.
Rashida Jones is an American actress. Mom: Ashkenazi. Dad: African American (Tikar) + English and Welsh roots.
*Tikar ( tikali, mbam, ndomme, langtumu[self-name]) - one of the peoples of Cameroon, speaking the Tikar language (Tikari, or Tumu) of the Benue-Congo group of the Niger-Kordofan family.
Jordin Sparks is an American pop singer, winner of the 6th season of the American musical reality show American Idol, the youngest in its history. She has one Jordin Sparks dance song - S.O.S. (Let The Music Play) that I like. Mom: German, English, Scottish and Norwegian roots. Father: African American
Nicole Mitchell Murphy - model, media personality, designer, actress, businesswoman and ex-wife Eddie Murphy. But most importantly, we remember her figure despite 5 children and 48 years.
Alisha Dixon is a British singer, model, dancer and TV presenter. Mom: White English. Father: Jamaican.
Kerry Washington is an American actress and political activist. Mom: Afro-Jamaican, English, Scottish and Indian blood. Father: African American
Rosario Dawson is an American actress, singer, and writer. Mother: Puerto Rican and Afro-Cuban. Father: unknown.
Jessica Szohr is an American film actress. Mom: Hungarian, Irish and British roots. Father: African American
Hilary Swank is an American actress, two-time Oscar and Golden Globe winner. Mom: Mexican-Spanish + Shoshone (Indian roots). Father: German, Alleman (Swiss-German), Scottish, Northern Irish, Welsh and Dutch blood.
* Shoshone (self-name nymy, nyvy) - a North American group of Indian tribes speaking the languages of the Uto-Aztec language family.
Bianca Balti is an Italian model. Mom: Azerbaijani. Father: Italian.
Paula Patton is an American actress. Mom: white - German, English and Dutch roots. Father: African American
Lisa Bonet is an American actress, ex-wife of Lenny Kravitz/current wife of Jason Momoa. People are lucky to experience happiness “twice”. She must have been a holy person in past life. Mom: Ashkenazi. Father: African American
Fergie is an American singer, designer and actress. Mom: English and Irish roots. Dad: German, Scottish, English, Irish, Northern Irish, Swedish, Luxembourgish and Mexican ancestry.
Gabrielle Rees is an American beach volleyball player and fashion model. Mom: White European. Father: Afro-Trinidadian. She has a good job. You play ball on a tropical beach, breathe fresh air, sunbathe and the figure itself tightens.
Vanessa Joy Lachey, née Minnillo, is an American television host, model and actress, former Miss Teen USA, wife of Nick Lachey (ex-husband of Jessica Simpson). Mom: Filipino. Dad: Italian-Irish + Ashkenazi.
Blue Cantrell is an American R&B/soul singer and songwriter. own songs. I really like it. her duet with Sean Paul and their song Blu Cantrell - Breathe. Mom: Italian and German roots. Dad: Cape Verdian + Narragansett (Indian).
*The Narragansetts are an Indian tribe belonging to the Algonquian language family.
Kimora Lee is an American actress, television producer, and fashion model. Best friend Tyra Banks since her modeling youth. Mom: Korean-Japanese. Father: African American
Maggie Q is an American actress and model. Mom: Vietnamese. Dad: Irish, Polish and French blood.
Shanina Shaik is an Australian top model. Mom: Lithuanian. Dad: Pakistani and Arabic roots.
Sean Paul is a popular Jamaican dancehall artist. Mom: English and Chinese descent. Pope: Sephardi and Afro-Jamaican descent.
Namakeaha Momoa also known as Jason Momoa- American actor and model. Mom: German, Irish and Native American roots. Dad: Native Hawaiian.
Young Jason in Baywatch:
Mmm so big and strong...
Chris Humphreys is an American professional basketball player and ex-husband of KimK. Mom: German. Dad: African American and Irish blood.
Tyson Beckford is an American top model and TV presenter, the boyfriend of Australian top model Shanina Shayk. Mom: Afro-Jamaican and Panamanian roots. Dad: Jamaican and Chinese roots.
Britney Spears' Toxic video:
Lenny Kravitz is an American R "n" B musician, retro songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and arranger. Mom: Afro-Bahamian and African American roots. Father: Ashkenazi.
Tiger Woods is an American golfer. Mom: Thai, Chinese-Dutch roots. Father: African American
* Cebuans are Malayo-Polynesians who settled on the island of Cebu. Cebuan (Cebuano) is the language of the Austronesian family.
*Tagals, less often Tagalogs, are a people in the Philippines who belong to the South Asian transitional race.
Jesse Williams is an American actor and model. Mother: Swedish. Dad: African American and Seminole (Indian).
*The Seminoles are an Indian tribe that originated in Florida and now also lives in Oklahoma.
* Grenada is an island state in the southeast of the Caribbean Sea, occupies the island of Grenada and the southern part of the Grenadines in the Lesser Antilles, 120 km north of Trinidad.
Val Kilmer is an American actor. Mother: Swedish. Dad: German, English, Welsh, Northern Irish and French ancestry. Also, Val said that he had Mongols, Cherokee Indians and Sephardim in his family.
* Pampangan (pampango, kapampangan) - a people in the Philippines numbering 2.89 million people, the eighth largest in the country. The Pampangan originate from Austronesian settlers in the Philippines.
Brendon Urie is an American musician, vocalist, guitarist, pianist, and since 2010 the primary songwriter for Panic! At the Disco. Mom: Portuguese, Hawaiian (Aboriginal) and English blood. Dad: English, Irish, Scottish, German, Welsh and Danish blood.
Jared Leto is an American actor and singer-songwriter of the alternative rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. What is the secret of his youth? Mom: Cajun, Irish, English, German, Scottish and some Spanish, Dutch and Mi'kmaq (Indians) roots. Father: English
*The Mi'kmaq are an Indian people belonging to the First Nations of Canada, living in northeastern New England, the Atlantic provinces of Canada, and the Gaspé Peninsula in Quebec.
*Cajuns are a sub-ethnic group of a peculiar culture and origin. By origin, the Cajuns are one of the groups of French Canadians, or rather French Acadians, deported by the British from Acadia in 1755-1763.
Rob Schneider is an American comedic film actor. How funny he was in the movie "Man on Call". Mom: English, Scottish and Filipino roots. Father: Ashkenazi.
Ben Kingsley is a British actor. Mom: English + Jewish, possibly Ashkenazi. Dad: Gujarati origin from Kenya (in turn, his father came from the island of Zanzibar).
*Gujaratis are an Indo-Aryan people in India.
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra- Legend of American music of the 40s - 60s. Frank's songs are included in the golden collection of world music. An unforgettable voice and a special, soft style of performance conquered the whole world. Frank Sinatra was also a very sought after actor and showman.
Ray Charles
Ray Charles- Black American composer and singer. Fate took away Ray's eyesight, but this did not prevent him from becoming the greatest artist of the 20th century. Ray Charles is considered the father of jazz and rhythm and blues. For my creative life he released more than 70 albums that captivated listeners with their energy.
Chuck Berry
Chuck Berry - American singer and composer of the late 50s and early 60s. King of Rhythm and Blues. His super hits were covered by many rock stars, including the Beatles. The most famous hit of Chuck Berry "Maybellene" glorified the singer. Subsequent songs were no less popular and loved by the people.
Marvin Gaye
Marvin Gaye- American singer and showman. King of Rhythm and Blues. Glory came after the performance of the hit "Pride and Joy". In 1965, Marvin entered the top ten of the best performers in America. Each of his songs is a masterpiece.
Elvis Presley
Elvis Presley- The King of Rock and Roll. World fame brought the song "Heartbreak Hotel". Before the English invasion (The Beatles) did not leave the first places of the charts in Europe and America. The huge popularity of Elvis brought the singer fabulous fees. The concerts were always sold out. Americans still honor Elvis and arrange grandiose shows of the singer's doubles.
Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan is an outstanding American composer and singer. IN early years did not perform on stage when his songs rose to the top of the charts. Only in 1965 Bob released his first solo album, which won the hearts of rock music lovers. The circulation of his album exceeded one million. Subsequent albums were no less popular.
Little Richard
Little Richard- American singer and songwriter. One of the founding fathers of rock and roll. It was he who came up with the characteristic rhythm of rock and roll, which blew up the musical world of the late 50s and early 60s. All of Richard's super hits were covered by the leading stars of rock and roll and helped them climb to the top of the musical Olympus.
Jimi HendrixJimi Hendrix
Jimi HendrixJimi Hendrix- Singer and virtuoso guitarist. He pioneered new electric guitar timbres and literally paved the way for heavy rock music. The black musician with the band of the same name recorded over 200 hits. Jimmy died of an overdose of sleeping pills in 1970.
Otis Redding
Otis Redding- American singer and guitarist. In his short lifespan (died as a result of a plane crash), for 26 years he managed to become famous throughout the United States. Worked in the style of "soul". His songs "These Arms Of Mine", "Pain In My Heart" and others have been at the top of the US charts more than once. Otis is recognized as a classic of the soul style.
Roy Orbison
Roy Orbison- American rock musician and singer, whose special popularity falls on the 60s. One of the pioneers of rock and roll. "Oh Pretty Woman", "Only The Lonely" and other super hits topped the charts in Europe and America in the mid-60s.
Sam Cooke
Sam Cooke - African-American singer - a leader among soul performers. Many consider Sam the progenitor of this style. His single "You Send Me" was the starting point to the heights of fame. Subsequent songs by Sam Cooke were also very popular in the world.
Dean Reed
Dean Reed is an American singer and film actor. Because of his centre-left views, he was blacklisted by US singers and was forced to leave his homeland forever. He was a beloved artist in the USSR. He acted in anti-American films and sang revolutionary songs against genocide and wars.
Since I've been talking about African continent, it is worth saying what he did for the opera. Namely, he gave the world amazing African-American artists who sing with great skill and knowledge of the matter.
These are real stars that have traveled the world, but I'm willing to bet that many experts simply do not know them. So here are a few names that are worth remembering ... or remembering.
This Ohio native has performed at La Scala, the Metropolitan Opera, as well as in Berlin, Paris, Rome and London. Critics remember him for the Barber of Seville, Polk's Daughter. He performed with René Fleming - the "gold standard soprano".
The owner of this powerful soprano was born in India, but has since successfully toured everywhere. She has performed in New York and at the Cape Town South African Opera. I love her, if only because she prefers Verdi.
Here is her performance in Paris in 2007.
When he was in high school in New York, he was invited to sing along with Mariah Carey. But he chose the classical direction. Considers opera a mirror of society and Hollywood. He believes that representatives of all nationalities and races should perform on the opera stage.
He says that everyone who visits the opera for the first time is surprised that no one sings with a microphone. He often travels to Harlem, and also performs in American and European theaters. Spent two months in South Africa, where he played Don Jose in Carmen. All the actors in the production were Africans.
Beautiful soprano with West Coast USA. She performed in Melbourne, San Francisco, Carnegie Hall. Played Desdemona in Othello. Recorded Verdi's Requiem.
This interesting guy. Born and raised in New Orleans - an unfortunate land, almost destroyed natural disasters. He graduated from several universities and now works in New York at the Metropolitan Opera. And before that, he sang right in Switzerland at the Basel Opera House. Played Mephistopheles in Faust.
And here he is in Hades. Sorry for so many Verdi.
She came to the opera thanks to the Metropolitan Opera's program to help young artists. Extremely popular in Germany. She even received the title of "Chamber Singer" (Kammersängerin). Performed in Finland. On the CDs you can listen to her performances of Wagner's operas. She made her debut in Porgy and Bess Gershwin at the Metropolitan Opera. She worked with Rostropovich and even with Bobby McFerrin.
Ave Maria performed by her.
Here's another little video.
There are many more interesting and talented performers that we don't know much about. So if you have any other interesting new names - share, don't be secret!