This top presents the most beautiful black actresses and singers of the last century and the present.
27. Keke Palmer / Keke Palmer(born August 26, 1993, Illinois, USA) is an American actress and singer.
26. Kenya Moore / Kenya Moore(born January 24, 1971) is an American actress, model, author, and producer. Competition winner "Miss Michigan 1993" and "Miss USA 1993", entered the Top 6 at the competition "Miss Universe 1993".
25. Whitney Houston / Whitney Houston(August 9, 1963, Newark - February 11, 2012, Beverly Hills) - American pop, soul and rhythm and blues singer, actress, producer, fashion model. One of the most commercially successful performers in the history of world music.
24. Michael Michele / Michael Michele(b. August 30, 1966) - American actress, has African-American roots on the maternal side. He is best known for his role as Dr. Cleo Finch on the television series ER.
23. Pam Grier / Pam Grier(born May 26, 1949) is an American actress. A notable actress in 1970s exploitation films of the woman in prison such as Big Cage, Black Mom, White Mom and Caged Women, as well as blaxploitation, she later became one of the favorite actresses of feminists and African Americans.
22. Kerry Washington / Kerry Washington(born January 31, 1977, The Bronx, New York) is an American actress and political activist. She is best known for her roles in Ray, Fantastic Four, The Last King of Scotland, Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer, Django Unchained, and more.
20. Rihanna / Rihanna(b. February 20, 1988, Barbados) - R&B and pop singer and actress. At the age of 16, she moved to the United States to start her career as a singer. She later signed with Def Jam Recordings. She is of Afro-Guyanese ancestry on her mother's side.
19. Paula Patton(born December 5, 1975, Los Angeles) is an American actress. Famous films: "Deja Vu", "Treasure". She is of African-American ancestry on her father and Caucasian on her mother.
18. Vanessa Williams / Vanessa Williams(born March 18, 1963) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and model who went down in history in 1984, becoming first black woman to be crowned Miss America.
16. Alicia Keys / Alicia Keys(born January 25, 1981, New York) - singer, pianist, poetess and composer, performing in the styles of rhythm and blues, soul and neo-soul, winner of fourteen Grammy awards.
15. Ciara / Ciara(born October 25, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, producer, dancer, actress, model, music video director. Ciara made her debut in the summer of 2004 with the single "Goodies", which hit the top of the Billboard Hot 100. The album has sold over five million worldwide and received numerous awards and nominations.
13.Lupita Nyong'o / Lupita Nyong "o(born March 1, 1983) is a Kenyan actress, director and producer, winner of numerous awards, including an Oscar, for her role as slave Patsy in the historical drama 12 Years a Slave.
12.Christine Milian / Christine Milian(born September 26, 1981) is a famous American actress and singer of Afro-Cuban origin.
11. Christina Milian
/ Tamara Dobson(May 14, 1947 - October 2, 2006) - African-American actress and fashion model. Films: "Cleopatra Jones", "Women Behind Bars".
10. Katerina "Kat" Graham / Kat Graham(b. September 5, 1989, Geneva, Switzerland) - American actress, singer, model, music producer and a dancer. She is best known for her role as Bonnie Bennet in The Vampire Diaries. She is of Liberian ancestry through her father.
9. Joy Bryant / Joy Bryant(born October 19, 1976) is an American actress and former model. Films with her participation: "The Story of Antoine Fischer", "Scoundrel", "Bobby".
8. Nicole Scherzinger(born June 29, 1978) is an American pop R&B singer, dancer, songwriter, record producer, actress, and fashion model of Filipino-Hawaiian-Russian origin, best known as a vocalist. bands The Pussycat Dolls.
7. Gugu Mbatha Row / Gugu Mbatha-Raw(born 1983 Oxford, UK) is an English actress. Her father is from South Africa. Films with her participation: "Doctor Who", "Desire for Revenge", "Larry Crown", "Weird Thomas".
4. Dorothy Dandridge / Dorothy Dandridge(November 9, 1922 - September 8, 1965) - American actress and singer became the first African-American woman to be nominated for an Oscar for Best Actress.
3.Beyonce Knowles(born September 4, 1981, Houston) is an American R'n'B singer, record producer, actress, dancer, and model. She became famous in the late 1990s as the lead singer of the female R&B group Destiny's Child. Knowles' father is African American and her mother is Creole.
2. Lisa Bonet / Lisa Bonet(b. November 16, 1967 in San Francisco, California, USA) is an American actress, best known for her role in the sitcom The Cosby Show and its spin-off Underworld. Has African American roots on the paternal side.
1. Jane Kennedy / Jayne Kennedy(born October 27, 1951) is an American actress and sportscaster. She was chosen "Miss Ohio USA" in 1970 and thus became the first African American woman to win the title. She was also one of 15 semi-finalists in the competition "Miss USA 1970",which was a rare achievement for an African American woman. Films with her participation: "Women's Prison", "Forces of Death", "Body and Soul".
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 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, and 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?
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 the 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 the 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.
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".
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 the 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.
Among black actors in Hollywood (male) prominent role played by Ving Rhames. 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.
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 "Swap 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 "Dream Girls", 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.
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. He won for the title role in Kevin MacDonald's historical drama The Last King of Scotland. nationwide love Will Smith won 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.
Strong in spirit, great people always enthrall. And doubly rejoice, watching the success of the life of a beautiful and talented woman. In addition, it's great if it comes from an African-American environment, that segment of the population that has been oppressed for centuries. Black singers are a big and beautiful diamond in the crown of American musical art. These are powerful voices with a special African timbre, a separate culture brought from the shores of hot Africa by the ancestors of these great women.
Unfortunately, we will not be able to consider even closely the biographies of all pop-jazz and R'n'B stars in the article, so we will focus on the 7 most, in our opinion, the most popular and bright personalities of the past and current years American show business.
Queen B came on the scene as a child. From the age of 9, the R'n'B singer took part in a super-popular girl band called Destiny's Child, and then continued her career as a solo singer. Every single Beyoncé album has been awarded the Grammy Award for Best R'n'B Album. No other singer in the world has such an achievement.
A girl was born in creative family. The mother of the future most popular American black singer is a fashion designer and stylist, and her father is a producer and sound engineer. The talents of the child appeared in early childhood, when little Beyoncé began to participate and win in all music competitions native Houston. Soon a group also gathered, which became known to all Americans as Destiny's Child (only the name changed several times in the course of work). Beyoncé hasn't always shone. For example, at one of the competitions, the musical group was defeated, because the producer of the girls focused on rapping, while, according to Beyonce herself, they just needed to sing.
However, the failure did not stop the group. Over the following years, the girls released several successful and well-selling albums. The first single was produced by the singer's father, which hit financial condition families. However, subsequently all the troubles with money were settled, since the group can be considered successful.
The musical project thus existed from 1997 to 2000. From that moment on, the group broke up into solo performers, each of which successfully worked and is working in its own direction. But in 2004 the girls gathered in last time, recorded a new album and already during the concert tour officially announced the breakup of the trio.
Leaving the team, Beyonce took up, in addition to music, a career as an actress and was successful in this field, having won 2 Golden Globe awards. Over time, the singer's musical style has become more diverse.
Beyoncé's personal life is almost cloudless, except for the only public conflict between the singer's husband, rapper Jay-Z, and her sister Solange Piaget. However, over time, the world returned to this musical family, in which, in addition, the next generation is growing up - in total, the couple has three children.
A short (only 42 years), but the brightest life was lived by a black singer with a strong voice, actress and dancer - Dorothy Jean Dandridge.
Many talented performers are helped by their parents to get on the musical path. Dorothy is no exception. When Miss Dandridge was still a child, her mother organized a musical duet for her and her sister, which was called the Amazing Children. Dorothy turned out strong spirit and began to earn money on the radio and in the cinema. Still, music remained her main love.
Despite this, the singer became popular precisely because of the work of the actress. Success and recognition came to her in 1954 after filming in the film "Carmen Jones", where she played the main role. In addition to this film, the woman starred in a number of other recognizable paintings.
The world lost a talented singer in September 1965, when she was at the peak of her creative powers. Dorothy Dandridge died at her home after drinking a large dose of antidepressants. It was hardly a suicide, because the singer had creative plans for the near future. In particular, she was going to perform one of these days in one of the New York cabarets.
In honor of the memory of this amazing woman, the film "Meet Dorothy Dandridge" was made, in which the incomparable Halle Berry played the main role.
Katerina is best known as an actress, and her most popular role is that of Bonnie Bennet from The Vampire Diaries. The girl owes her unusual appearance to a mixture of Liberian and Polish blood (Katerina's mother is Polish, and her father is Liberian). In addition, this actress, singer and dancer is a polyglot and speaks, in addition to English, Spanish, Polish and French.
Since we are considering the biographies of black singers, Katerina has the most direct relation to this. This hard-working young woman manages to combine filming with her own musical concerts. A few years ago, she released a music album that she recorded in her personal studio. In addition, she was for some time a backing vocalist in the band Black and Peace.
The girl does not single out for herself a more or less important part of creativity. She likes to act in films, and dance, and make music. She does not plan to deny herself one of these activities. The press, among other things, closely follows the style of Katerina in clothes, which they consider quite cool.
Ciara Princess Harris is one of the popular black singers who do more than just music. In addition to R'n'B and hip-hop, the girl is fond of dancing and works as a model. She has released several successful albums, and many of her singles have received prestigious music awards like the Grammy.
most iconic and successful work Ciara's albums are Goodies, Ciara: The Evolution and Ciara (the latest to date). But even not the most successful albums of the singer were awarded high music awards. Ciara writes songs herself, being a talented poetess. Her creations are recognized far beyond the United States and the English-speaking world.
The personal life of the singer has not yet developed somehow. But she has a son with her ex-boyfriend Future. In addition to being creative, a woman leads an active public life helping terminally ill children realize their dreams.
The work of one of the most famous black singers Rihanna is a mixture of R'n'B, reggae and pop music. Thanks to this musical symbiosis, the girl has developed a unique and recognizable style throughout the world. In addition to music, Rihanna is busy acting and designing.
The girl began to sing quite early, in her teens. And at the age of 16 she was able to please the successful producer Evan Rogers. And at that moment she moved from Barbados to America to build her career without even graduating from high school. In the USA, the popular rapper Jay-Z began to patronize the talented girl, who saw prospects in her.
So, 17-year-old Rihanna in 2005 "blew up" the music world with her composition Pon de Replay. And in the same year, her first album Music of the Sun was released, which went platinum. The prolific composer Rihanna did not make the public wait long for her second brainchild and in 2006 released an album called A girl like me, the best composition of which was the song SOS, which has been in the TOP-5 of the world's leading charts for a long time.
The next year was marked for Rihanna by the release of another album, which included the song Umbrella, which made her a superstar literally all over the world and revealed the girl's vocal abilities to the maximum. The next album was released two years later, and critics noted the gloom and aggression poured into the songs by Rihanna because of the severe emotional trauma that resulted from a difficult break with her lover Chris Brown. But literally the next year she released a lively and explosive album Loud. This one was also iconic creative project, because Rihanna clearly reconsidered her priorities and showed the world her self-sufficiency and audacity.
In total, Rihanna has released 8 music albums to date, sang in a duet with such stars as Shakira, Eminem, Jay-Z, Paul McCartney, etc. For her songs, she was awarded the cool Grammy award more than once.
Another great black singer who died early and tragically, Whitney Houston, lived only 48 years. Nevertheless, she left a huge ingenious creative legacy behind her. It's no secret that she had drug problems, and from time to time she featured in various scandalous stories. But this does not change the fact that Whitney Houston was a real gem in the world of music.
Her childhood was spent among musicians. Firstly, the singer's mother and aunt were notable figures in the rhythm and blues world of the 60s and 70s of the XX century. And secondly, the girl grew up among the musicians of the Baptist choir. Moreover, her unique talent allowed her to be a soloist in the church choir at the age of 11.
The girl was engaged in touring activities throughout her youth and led a bohemian lifestyle. In the 80s, she had 2 contracts with record companies, but the collaboration with Arista Records brought the girl popularity.
Whitney released her first album in 1985. Popularity did not immediately fall on her head, but after America heard the song You Give Good Love, the young woman became famous. Her talent was so overwhelming that she broke into those shows on television, where black artists had not even thought of inviting before. And, it would seem, the first not very successful album of the singer diverges from the shelves in the amount of 13,000,000 copies, although a year after the release.
The second collection was so liked by the world community that it surpassed the work of The Beatles themselves in popularity. Less successful was Whitney's third album, but this did not plunge her into depression, as she wisely believed that this was the path for a long career. But the next collection of songs, released in 1990, went platinum, and fans bought 10,000,000 copies of it. However, a live tour in support of this project is considered a failure.
a separate chapter in creative life this most talented African American was the release of the film "The Bodyguard" (1992). The singer performed 6 songs that became hits. And the single I Will Always Love You became the main one in Whitney's career. In addition to "The Bodyguard", the singer recorded several more soundtracks for other films.
After success in the cinema, Whitney releases another album, which was received favorably by critics and the public. The name of this brainchild of the singer is My Love Is Your Love.
But now the singer's career began to decline, and only in 2000 did she release a collection of songs. Everything, it would seem, begins to improve, Whitney concludes contracts for the next few albums. But they fail.
In 2004, Whitney Houston went on tour, during which she also performed in Russia. Then, in the work of the singer, complete silence sets in, lasting several years. And only in 2009 she released her seventh and, unfortunately, the last album.
The real name of this famous black singer is Anna May Bullock. Despite the fact that the girl’s childhood passed in such conditions that she could not expect any musical success, over time, this strong and outstanding woman with her singing, composing, acting and dancing talent was recognized as the Queen of Rock and Roll.
The premonition of success gave the girl a move to St. Louis and an acquaintance with rock musician Ike Turner. It was Ike who saw Anna's talent and passion for music and helped create Tina Turner's signature style.
The group "Kings of Rhythm", in which Anna was the soloist, was quite popular in the USA in the 60-70s of the XX century. And this passionate vocalist even earned a Grammy award while being part of the team. In 1962, Ike and Tina started a family, and thus a soloist appeared on the stage under the pseudonym Tina Turner.
At that time, Mr. Turner left the team, and his wife began to solo in a new group with him. So the world saw the team The Ike & Tina Turner Revue. The musicians worked tirelessly, being in a creative search for their hit. And one day they met Phil Specter, who organized a special project for Tina called River Deep Mountain Hight. At the same time, the cult group Rolling Stones made an offer to Revue to participate in one of their tours.
But problems began in paradise, and once Tina, unable to withstand the growing tyranny, beatings and drug addiction of her husband, literally left him into the unknown. And the singer receives her first success during one of her tours in Europe, performing the song Let's Stay Together. In addition, Tina met manager Roger Davis, who convinced the singer to build a successful solo career.
Total success covered the artist after meeting with David Bowie and recording his songs 1984 and Let's Stay Together, making a talented and ambitious woman a world-class star in just a matter of days. And, of course, Tina Turner's best hit was Simply the best.
In just her 78 years, the black singer released 10 studio albums, got into the Guinness Book of Records after she collected the largest paid concert (188,000 people), which took place at one of the venues in Rio de Janeiro, and also deservedly took home 8 Grammy awards. In addition, the singer sang songs for several films, in particular, for one of the James Bond movies and is still actively working and acting in music videos.
Russia is a multinational country, and its inhabitants also include people with African roots. There are several wonderful Russian mulattos who have chosen singing as their career. Imagine a photo of black singers living and creating in Russia.
Above you can see singer Cornelia Mango. The girl broke into the domestic show business not so long ago and has already managed to win the love of an entire army of fans. Cornelia is 32 years old, her participation in the Star Factory project brought her popularity.
Tina Ogunleye was born on May 17, 1979. DJ, singer, former member of the Slivki group. Father is Nigerian, mother is Russian.
Alice Edun is a singer. Born in St. Petersburg. Father is Nigerian, mother is Russian. Now he lives and works in Italy.
Victoria Pierre-Marie is a blues and jazz singer. Born in Moscow on April 17, 1979. Her father is a Cameroonian, her mother is Russian. In 1996, Victoria was awarded the title of "Russian Queen of the Blues" by the president of the Association of Jazz Musicians, Yuri Saulsky.
It only remains to note that Russian singers with black roots have undeniable talents and are an adornment of our stage.
Russia is home to several tens of thousands of people with African roots. During the 2010 census, more than 13 thousand people indicated their nationality as Russians / Afro-Russians, several thousand more registered as representatives of specific African countries and peoples, of which the nationalities of Nigerians (651 people) and Angolans (457 people) were most often indicated.
15th place. Cornelia Mango - singer and artist. She was born in Astrakhan on April 24, 1986. From an interview with Cornelia: “My mother is a Nogai by nationality, she grew up in a religious family. The Nogais are a small Turkic-speaking people, related to the Tatars. Oddly enough, relatives did not condemn my mother for loving an African. by the way, not particularly dark, because his mother is Spanish, but his father is an African from Guinea-Bissau." Now her father lives in Portugal.
14th place. Elena Khanga(born May 1, 1962, Moscow) - TV presenter. Her father, Tanzanian Abdul Kassim Hanga, was the prime minister of Zanzibar (now part of Tanzania), was repressed after a coup d'état and died in prison. Her mother is of African American and Jewish descent.
13th place. Tina Ogunleye (Charles)(born May 17, 1979, St. Petersburg) - DJ, singer, former member of the Cream group. Father is Nigerian, mother is Russian. VK page - https://vk.com/tinacharles
12th place. Liber Kpadonu(born December 17, 1987, St. Petersburg) - a participant in the television project Dom 2. Her father is from Benin, her mother is Russian. Page Liber Kpadonu VKontakte - https://vk.com/id22355616
11th place. Elizabeth Martinez(born November 10, 1986, Moscow) - actress of the Satyricon Theater, also acts in films and TV shows. Father is Afro-Mexican, mother is Russian.
10th place. Nkeiruka (Kira) Ezeh(born October 17, 1983, Moscow) - Russian curler, three-time European champion (2006, 2012, 2015). Her father is Nigerian and her mother is Chuvash by nationality.
9th place. Emilia Touray(born October 6, 1984, Astrakhan) - Russian handball player, 3-time world champion, silver medalist of the Beijing Olympics as part of the Russian team. Emilia Turey's father is a native of Sierra Leone, her mother is Russian.
8th place. Judith-Flores Yalovaya(born June 9, 1987, Ryazan) - Russian volleyball player, bronze medalist of the Russian Beach Volleyball Championship 2010, silver medalist of the Russian Open Cup 2010 (with Natalya Stepanova). Father - Angolan, mother - Elena Pisnyuk. Before marriage, Judith-Flores bore the surname Pisnyuk, then she took her husband's surname - Yalovaya. Her first husband Dmitry Yalovoy, a military man, died in Abkhazia during the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict in 2008. Now she is married for the second time, to the master of sports in powerlifting Kirill Baev. Page on Odnoklassniki - http://www.odnoklassniki.ru/profile/174447504154
7th place. Alice Edun- singer. Born in St. Petersburg. Father is Nigerian, mother is Russian. Now he lives and works in Italy. Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Edunofficial
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6th place. Victoria Pierre-Marie- blues and jazz singer. Born in Moscow on April 17, 1979. Her father is a Cameroonian, her mother is Russian. In 1996, Victoria was awarded the title of "Russian Queen of the Blues" by the president of the Association of Jazz Musicians, Yuri Saulsky. Victoria's height is 167 cm, weight is 87 kg, figure parameters are 120-100-120. Victoria Pierre-Marie website - http://pier-mari.ru/
5th place. Victoria Castro(born December 5, 1986) is an actress and journalist. She hosted the talk show "Girl's Tears" on STS in 2003. She starred in several films and TV series, as well as in Dima Bilan's video "Mulatto". Her father is Afro-Cuban, her mother is Russian.
4th place. Camilla Ogun(born May 7, 1999, Stary Oskol, Belgorod Region) - Russian basketball player, 6-time Russian champion, European champion among girls under 16 years old as part of the Russian national team. Father is from Nigeria, mother is Russian. Camille - younger sister model Julia Ogun. VK page - https://vk.com/kamkungfu Odnoklassniki page - http://ok.ru/profile/559501931968
3rd place. Julia Ogun(born March 20, 1991, Stary Oskol, Belgorod Region) is a Russian model. Height 181 cm, figure parameters 84-60-89. Father is from Nigeria, mother is Russian. Julia is the older sister of basketball player Camilla Ogun. VKontakte page - https://vk.com/ju_ogun Odnoklassniki page - http://ok.ru/profile/792809706
2nd place. Carolina Cabakuala(born August 11, 1988) - Russian actress and model. Height 182 cm. Carolina's father is a Congolese.
1 place. Catherine Keyru(after marriage Novoseltseva) - Russian basketball player, attacking defender of the Dynamo team (Moscow) and the Russian national team. She was born on December 4, 1988 in Rostov-on-Don. Height - 182 cm, weight - 70 kg. Katerina's father is a native of Sierra Leone. Katerina's brother Victor Keyru is a basketball player who played for the Russian national team at the Beijing Olympics. Page of Katerina Novoseltseva VKontakte - https://vk.com/id1572714
In the film The Jungle Book, the she-wolf Raksha is voiced by one of the most spectacular actresses in Hollywood, Lupita Nyong'o, whose fame was brought by the film 12 Years a Slave. Today we will talk about ten dark-skinned beauties who conquered the world of cinema.
The Kenyan beauty quickly won worldwide fame. Lupita's path to success has been somewhat cloudless compared to other actresses. So, being a native of Mexico, the girl spent her childhood in Kenya. Growing up, Nyong'o moved to the United States, where she began to comprehend the basics of acting while studying at the university. By the way, the actress soon began to combine education and work in some theatrical productions. However, we know the stories of many actors whose professional path includes unsuccessful film debuts, outright failures, etc. But with Lupita, the story is completely different: her debut work in the film “12 Years a Slave” brought the actress worldwide popularity and an Oscar statuette for Best Actress. It is not surprising that after such a breakthrough, proposals from eminent directors literally rained down on Nyong'o, and the girl herself topped the list of the most beautiful women on the planet two years ago.
The exotic appearance of the actress is quite understandable: Zoe has Libyan, Jamaican, Irish and Indian roots, so it is not surprising that with such external data the girl managed to reach the top in show business. Saldana owes much of her acting career to ballet and modern Latin American dance, which she studied at Dominican Republic. It was this experience that led future actress to the youth theater in New York, where the girl was noticed and invited to an acting agency. Dance lessons were not in vain, Zoe made her debut with the role of a ballerina in the film "Proscenium". Then, the actress starred in such films as "Crossroads", "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl", "Terminal", " Star Trek". But the most striking role of the girl is the sensational film by James Cameron "Avatar". It was this picture that elevated Saldana to a new level of success. And the work in the film "Guardians of the Galaxy" only secured the status of a superstar for the actress. By the way, in 2018 the premiere of the second part of "Avatar" will take place, where Zoe will again play the main role.
Forever young and luxurious Halle Berry continues to delight fans with impeccable appearance. By her almost fifty years, the actress has reached heights that no black actress would dare to dream of. Holly is the first black actress in the history of cinema to win an Oscar for the lead female role. The actress won the coveted statuette for the film "Monster's Ball". However, the path to success as a star was long and winding. At first, the girl cost a career in the fashion world, and participation in beauty contests brought Holly several prestigious titles, including Miss Ohio USA and First Vice Miss USA 1986. By the way, the future superstar also became the first black model - the representative of the United States at the Miss World pageant in 1986. Then Berry took sixth place. After some time, the girl decided to master the world of cinema. The first episodic roles did not bring Holly the long-awaited success. However, after Spike Lee's film Tropical Fever, the name of the actress finally became more or less recognizable. After this work, the following more successful ones followed: The Case of Isaiah and Chasing the Sun. And for her role in the biopic Meet Dorothy Dandridge, Berry received an Emmy and a Golden Globe. You can tell the story of the formation of the actress for a long time, but one of Holly's brightest works is the mystical picture "Gothic", a series of films "X-Men". In addition, the Hollywood actress has been repeatedly named the most beautiful woman on the planet and still holds this title.
The American actress gained popularity after the film "Fantastic Four", and the sequel to the film that followed only strengthened Carrey's success. They say that this star role was originally written for a white-skinned and blue-eyed actress, but the creators of the picture rewrote the role specifically for Washington. However, resounding success And world fame for the girl brought the main role in the film by Quentin Tarantino "Django Unchained". By the way, in parallel with her work in the cinema, the girl is also involved in television. So, the political series "Scandal" in leading role with Kerry earned her an Emmy nomination. Thus, Washington became the first black actress to perform a dramatic role on American television.
The debut for the English actress was the dramatic film "Flirting". By the way, this film opened the way for another actress, Tandy's friend - Nicole Kidman. And Newton achieved success after her role in the film "Jefferson in Paris", thanks to which she immediately got a role in another film "Beloved". On account of Tandy's bright work in the film "Mission Impossible - 2", where Tom Cruise acted as her partner, and in the science fiction "The Chronicles of Riddick" the actress's partner was Vin Diesel. In addition, the crime drama Clash, in addition to critical acclaim, brought the girl a BAFTA award. By the way, Newton was originally supposed to play the role in Charlie's Angels, but later she was replaced by Lucy Liu.
The American actress owes her extraordinary appearance to her ancestors: her mother has Afro-Cuban and Puerto Rican roots, and her father, whom, by the way, Rosario has never seen, is half Irish and Native American. Even at an early age, Dawnson first got on television, her debut was the popular children's show Sesame Street. And at the age of fifteen, the girl was incredibly lucky: she was noticed by a famous photographer and producer, with whose light hand Rosario starred in the scandalous film "Children". After that, the career of a young actress skyrocketed. She has roles in such films as Men in Black 2, Sin City, Death Proof, My Zoo Boy. And now Dawnson is filming in the television series Daredevil, which is successfully broadcast on American television.
Arguably the most popular soul artist needs no introduction. Over the years of creativity, there was not a single person left who would not see and hear this charming girl. And yet the path to the glory of Alisha was long and thorny. Born in a poor area of New York, the girl, possessing remarkable talent, managed not only to get out of poverty, but also to make a huge fortune. The winner of fourteen Grammy statuettes, the author of soundtracks for popular films - all this is the merit of Keys herself, who began working on herself with adolescence. At the age of fourteen, the girl began to write music, and at sixteen, in just three years, she studied at one of the most prestigious performing arts schools. For all my creative career the girl released four studio albums, which were sold in millions of copies and were a huge success. But now, apparently, Alisha took a short break in her career and decided to devote herself to the family: the singer is happily married and has two sons.
