British expatriate actresses in the United States

British actress (1929–1993)

Naomi Ellen Watts is a British actress. Known for her work predominantly in independent films, she has received various accolades, including nominations for two Academy Awards, a Primetime Emmy Award, and two Golden Globe Awards.

British model

English actress

British actress (1921–2007)

Lena Kathren Headey is a British actress. She gained international recognition and acclaim for her portrayal of Cersei Lannister on the HBO fantasy drama series Game of Thrones (2011–2019), for which she received five Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award nomination. She was nominated for a Saturn Award for her portrayal of Gorgo, Queen of Sparta, in 300 (2006).

French and British actress and singer (born 1971)

British actress and filmmaker

British-American actress (1929–2010)

British actress (1923–2024)

British singer

British actress (born 1956)

Amelia Fiona Jessica "Minnie" Driver is a British and American actress and singer. She rose to prominence with her break-out role in the 1995 film Circle of Friends. She went on to star in a wide range of films, including the cult classic Grosse Pointe Blank; Gus Van Sant's Good Will Hunting ; the musical The Phantom of the Opera; and Owning Mahowny. She also provided the voice of Lady Eboshi in Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke.

Guyanese actress (born 1993)

Australian stage and screen actress (1897–1992)

British actress

Oluwunmi Olapeju Mosaku, known professionally as Wunmi Mosaku, is a Nigerian and British actress. She rose to prominence for her roles as Joy in the BBC Two miniseries Moses Jones (2009) and Holly Lawson in the ITV series Vera (2011–2012). She won the BAFTA TV Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Gloria Taylor in the TV film Damilola, Our Loved Boy (2016). In 2019, she appeared in the fifth season of Luther, followed by her role as Ruby Baptiste in HBO's Lovecraft Country (2020). She portrayed the character Hunter B-15 in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) Disney+ series Loki (2021–2023) and reprised the role in the film Deadpool & Wolverine (2024).

British actress (born 1985)

British actress

British actress (born 1983)

British actress (1908-1932)

actress (1931–2011)

British actress (1917–1998)

British-American artist and actress

British-born Canadian actress

British actress, singer and comedian (1898–1979)

British actress

British actress (1919-2012)

Hungarian-British actress (1927–1998)

British actress

British actress

British actress (1900–1969)

British actress

British-American actress (1883–1974)

British film actress (1932–2023)

British actress (1917–1992)

British actress (1933-2014)

British actress

British actress

Irish-born American actress of the silent era (1900-1973)

British actress (1905–2002)

British film director, actress, screenwriter, playwright, active from the 1940s to the 1970s

Irish actress (1895-1975)

British rapper

Belita Gladys Lyne Jepson-Turner (21 October 1923 – 18 December 2005), known professionally as Belita, was a British Olympic figure skater, dancer, and film actress.

English-born comedian and actress

British comedian

British actor and musician

British film actress (1908-2003)

British actress

British actress (1882-1927)

British actress (1892-1991)

British actress (1884-1953)

British actress

British actress (1890-1929)

British-American author

British actress (1821-1904)

British actress

American actress