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30 Most Beautiful Black Actresses Under 40 in 2023

They say beauty is in the eyes of the beholder but truth be told, there are women who are lucky enough to just be beautiful overall. Beholder or not, anyone who lays their eyes on them, will absolutely agree with the consensus. Young, raw talent and absolute beauty surround us every day whenever we check out films or shows. These 30 black actresses are proof over and over again that they are not only beautiful but also fighters of inequality especially when it comes to colourism which is very prone in the film industry. They have done a tremendous job in representation and inclusivity, something that until recently, was quite honestly unheard of. So who are the most beautiful black actresses under 40 as of the year 2023? Here鈥檚 a list.

1. Coco Jones

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Top of the list goes to Coco. Coco Jones鈥� future sure is a bright one. She is not only very beautiful but also a dark-skinned black woman who doesn鈥檛 shy away from showcasing her beauty and light that ever shines brightly. Born in 1998, she started her career when she was only 12 years old, and when she starred in the 2016 film, Grandma鈥檚 House, she ate and left no crumbs.

2. Kylie Bunbury

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Kylie is a Canada-based actress who is absolutely stunning, talented and to put it simply, special. She is quite good at what she does and she always manages to mesmerize her audience and fans with her great acting skills. Having come from a household of athletes, acting was something that was a bit hard for her to pursue because there really wasn’t anyone around to guide her through it. However, she found her way around it and it is absolutely inspiring to see how good she really is when it comes to acting.

3. Kat Graham

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Kat Graham is quite talented and when she was featured in the prominent TV show/series, Vampire Diaries, she proved that indeed she has what it takes. This was actually her breakthrough role which she was at for a period of 10 years. During these years, fans all over got to see her grow and transform and simply become the very sweet and talented actress we know her to be today. She has been ranked and appreciated as one of the most beautiful black women in the film industry.

4. Keke Palmer

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Keke Palmer is, to put it plainly, such a vibe. She is one of those very beautiful black women with a rich brown skin tone which seems to be glowing every time you take a look. What鈥檚 even more impressive about her, is how she always has a positive attitude and smiles so widely. In fact, someone made a joke one time and said that every red-blooded man in Hollywood has a crush on Palmer. We cannot really blame them because she is absolutely gorgeous. She started her acting career when she was only 5 years old and now, as a 30-year-old woman, she has kept growing herself and being the best version of herself she could ever be.  Every time she appears on the screen, she proves more and more that she is indeed gifted and acting/ performance comes so easily to her.

5. Jaylen Barron

Jaylen Barron is known so well for performing the role of Zoe Phillips in the TV series, Free Rein. She is very beautiful and extremely talented. A combination that鈥檚 honestly rare to find. She started off her journey in the entertainment industry as a model and people really liked her appearance and beauty. Thus when she later transitioned to acting, she was readily embraced by fans and different audiences.

6. Lauren London

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London is another very beautiful black actress under the age of 40. Her beauty in fact comes to her so effortlessly. Over the years, she has managed to prove herself beyond any shadow of a doubt that she is talented, dedicated, and quite determined. She was featured in the popular TV series, The Game and also Single Ladies which she did very well and the audience loved her so much. She is also a singer, which you can tell from her very smooth and almost serene talking voice. She is one of the most popular black female actresses and rightfully so.

7. Amber Stevens West

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Amber Stevens is a beautiful, California-based actress and real beauty. She has managed to surpass so many obstacles in her life, making her even more beautiful. Resilience after all shows a person with character and one whose self is made. Being the daughter of Shadoe Stevens, people expect too much from her and always assume that it all came easy for her due to this. However, it鈥檚 really her hard work and determination that has made her the woman we know of. She started off her career as a model but when she later appeared on TV screens in films and TV shows projects, she ended up becoming one of the popular black actresses.

8. Drea Castro

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Talk about aging like fine wine. Drea Castro is almost 40 years old but she still looks like she is in her 20s, both in her attitude and face. She has this positive aura around her that just makes her such a vibe to surround yourself with. Furthermore, she is not only a talented and beautiful actress but also a versatile writer, whose works have been praised. In the films, Act of Valor and I Think I Love My Life, she also did an outstanding job and that鈥檚 why fans have always celebrated her as indeed a very talented actress.

9. Madison Pettis

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Madison Pettis started her journey in the world of acting when she was only 8 years old. After playing the role of Dwayne Johnson鈥檚 daughter in the 2007 film, The Game Plan, people got to know her more and even watched out for that raw talent clearly depicted at the time. She has gone ahead to perform well in other TV shows and films like He鈥檚 All That (2021), American Pie Presents (2020), Lab Rats(2012-2016), Cory on the House(2007-2008), Life With Boys(2011-2013) among many others. She is now celebrated and recognized as one of the best young black actresses.

10. Sonequa Martin-Green

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Sonequa was first noticed and appreciated more when she appeared in the famous TV show, The Walking Dead. Thereafter, she appeared in many other notable films including Space Jam: A New Legacy (2021), Star Trek: Discovery (since 2017), Holiday Rush (2019), The Outside Story (2020), Toe to Toe (2009), Yelling To the Sky (2011) among so many others. She always manages to prove that she is not only a beautiful face, but an incredibly talented woman who continues to soar higher the more she progresses.

11. Ajiona Alexus

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Ajiona Alexus is hands down the epitome of black beauty and elegance. She is known for her amazing performance in Acrimony, Empire, Breaking In, 13 Reasons Why as well as the recent Mary J. Bliges鈥� Strength of a Woman. Her acting and appearance are both very much appreciated by fans worldwide hence why she couldn鈥檛 miss this list. She is indeed quite an attractive young, black woman.

12. Zoe Kravitz

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Over the years, Zoe has managed to stand out in big-screen franchises and big names like Batman, Mad Max and Fantastic Beasts. Not to forget the Emmy Award-winning Series, Big Little Lies. As much as she has very famous parents and basically grew up in fame, Zoe is very talented in her own right. She has managed, over the course of her career, to captivate diverse audiences thanks to her outstanding performances in major motion picture films and very notable independent releases.

13. Zendaya

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Without any argument, Zendaya is another very attractive, beautiful, and talented black woman gracing the film industry. She started off her career as a child model working for big brands like Macy鈥檚, Mervyns, and Old Navy. Apart from acting and modeling, she is also a very good dancer who even appeared as a backup dancer before gaining so much prominence for her role in the musical-dance, Shake It Up. Furthermore, her role in Spiderman: Homecoming and Acronym, goes to prove that indeed she is quite talented and very good at what she does.

14. Nathalie Emmanuel

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Nathalie became famous and prominent after her appearance in the 2015 film, Fast & Furious 7 and her role in the TV show, Games of Thrones as Missandei. Thanks to her outstanding performances, she has been the recipient of a number of awards, nominations, recognitions, and accolades. She continues to shine her star quite brightly and proves that she is not just a pretty woman sitting pretty. That she is indeed a talented woman who knows what she wants and how to get it.

15. Jessica Williams

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Born in 1989, Jessica is an actress and a comedian, best known for her work and role as a senior correspondent on The Daily Show. She was actually the youngest correspondent at the show at only age 22. She is also very beautiful and talented and she has managed to be featured in some notable works over the course of her career like, Booksmart (2019), Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore (2022), and The Incredible Jessica James (2017).

16. Zazie Beetz

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Born in 1991, Zazie is a German-American actress popularly known for her role as Vanessa in the 2016 film, Atlanta. She also starred in Deadpool 2 (2018), Joker (2019), and Nine Days (2020), not forgetting her role in the 2011 Black Mirror mini-series. She is indeed quite attractive and talented. She keeps surprising and reminding her fans that she is a force to be reckoned with whenever she appears on the big screen.

17. Teyonah Parris

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With her extremely dark skin tone, Teyonah just stands out. In a 鈥淵ou鈥檙e so beautiful,鈥� kind of way. Born in 1987, she is particularly known for her role in the popular TV show, Dear White People where she also produced. So suffice it to say, she is quite multitalented too. Other notable works include Chi (2015)  and also If Beale Street Could Talk (2018). She was also featured in the very recent, very comical film, They Cloned Tyrone and The Marvels. She is quite brilliant in these roles and keeps reminding you that apart from being so beautiful, she is also quirky, witty, and just hands down talented.

18. Alexandra Shipp

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If you are not familiar with the name and the face, then the signature, iconic, and mohawked X-Men character, Storm, in the X-Men: Apocalypse (2016), should ring a bell. She really killed this role and delivered it in a way that not many have been able to nail before. She plays the younger version of Storm, which was originally played by Halle Berry. She was however determined to own that character and leave a mark in the minds of her audiences. That she did because she did quite well. She is extremely beautiful and talented too. Other notable works she has been featured in include: The Good Half (2023), Barbie (2023), Kung Fury: The Movie (2023), and Anyone But You (2023).

19. Kiersey Clemons

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Prominently known for her role in Dope (2015), Kiersey is also not only very beautiful but also funny and a very talented actress. She grew up in a military family who moved quite a lot before settling in California. She always loved theatre and performance and it is therefore not really a surprise that she ended up embracing this kind of art wholesomely. The actor/musician is known so well for her versatility and raw humor that comes out in whatever role she is given. She鈥檚 just that good. She appeared in a number of TV shows and films, some of which include Neighbours 2: Sorority Rising (2016), Flatliners (2017), Justice League (2021), Lady and the Tramp (2019), Am I OK? (2022), The Flash (2023), Somebody I Used To Know (2023), and Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023) among others.

20. Amandla Stenberg

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She first got the attention of the world after her role as the innocent and sweet Rue in The Hunger Games, who eventually dies. She managed to capture the raw emotion of this role quite well and audiences caught a glimpse of how talented she really is. She is also very beautiful and has been featured in other notable works like Drunk History (2013), The Hate U Give (2018), Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022), and The Acolyte, which is bound to be released in 2024.

21. Halle Bailey

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Apart from the very beautiful singing voice and amazing acting talent she has, Halle Bailey is also quite honestly very beautiful. So beautiful indeed. Born in 2000, many people didn鈥檛 exactly know she could really act until she was given a lead in the recent 2023, The Little Mermaid movie. She has however been featured in other popular films like Last Holiday (2006) and A Wrinkle in Time (2018) although her roles were more supporting ones. Her acting career looks quite promising after The Little Mermaid and all we can do is wish her the very best, meanwhile rooting for her in the background wholeheartedly.

22. Yara Shahidi

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Born in 2000, Yara is another extremely beautiful black actress who never disappoints. As mentioned earlier, it is not enough to just be beautiful. In the film industry, it is important that one has talent too which is something Yara has managed to nail quite well. She became more popular and famous after her role in the 2014 black comedy series, Blackish and its 2018 sequel, Grownish. Since then, she has been celebrated and included in so many other notable works, worth celebrating. FYI: She鈥檚 bound to appear in the recent Peter Pan & Wendy film, starring Tinker Bell.

23. Bailey Bass

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Born in 2003, this is another very beautiful actress under the age of 40 who is making waves in the industry. She is very popularly known for her role and production of Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) and Avatar 3, bound to be released in 2025. She also killed it in the 2022 film, Interview with the Vampire. Her quirkiness and wit in the film went on to add more points to her brand as a very funny and talented actress.

24. Celeste O鈥機onnor

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Celeste was actually born in 1998 in Kenya and raised in Baltimore. She attended college and studied Public Health but then transitioned into acting with her first major role in an independent film, Selah and Spades (2019). She is a very young black woman who is not talented but very passionate about her acting career. Some other notable films she has been featured in include; Freaky (2020) and Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021). She is also bound to appear in the 2024 Ghostbuster sequel and Madame Web, also a 2024 production.

25. Dominique Thorne

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Born in 1997, Thorne made her first feature debut in the film, If Beale Street Can Talk. It premiered in 2018 at the 2018 Toronto Film Festival and people could not stop talking about it. She is not only so beautiful but also so talented. This is proven by her other roles in the very popular and famous comic-based film, Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), the recent 2023 Ironheart as well as Avengers: Secret Wars bound to be released in 2027.

26. Ella Balinska

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This is another very beautiful young black actress under the age of 40 who is taking the film industry by storm. Ella came to be very famously known and recognized after her leading role in the 2019 version of Charlie鈥檚 Angels. Thereafter she appeared in other notable films like Run Sweetheart Run (2020) and Resident Evil (2022). It is really not a surprise that she is this good because apart from being a very talented actress, she also trained and graduated at the Guildford School of Acting with honours and even acquired her very impressive combat skills at a martial skills school. She has harnessed her skills and put a professional edge to it.

27. Jaz Sinclair

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Born in 1994, Sinclair is another very beautiful and talented black actress that we really cannot ignore. She is also a film producer, hence a multitalented artist. Over the course of her career, she has appeared in some notable film projects like Gen V (2023), Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (2018), Easy (2016), and PaperTowns (2015) among many others. She continues to surprise her audiences with her outstanding performance in every role that is administered to her.

28. Moses Ingram

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Born in 1994 as Monique Denise Ingram, she is professionally known as Moses Ingram. She is another beauty in the film industry who is also very talented. She is particularly known for her roles (which she always kills by the way) in The Queen鈥檚 Gambit (2020), Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022), The Tragedy of Macbeth (2021), Ambulance (2022) and Lady in The Lake, which is yet to be released. For her role in the film, The Queen鈥檚 Gambit, Ingram was nominated for the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress.

29. Paige Hurd

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Born in 1992, Paige is a very well-known and extremely beautiful black actress who always goes far and beyond in her delivery. Whatever role she is given, she will indeed deliver. Paige is best known for her role as Tasha in the ever-funny 2005 sitcom, Everybody Hates Chris. She started off quite young but that has never deterred her because the longer she has been in the industry the better she has become over the years. She also appeared in the very prominent shows, Cradle 2 the Grave (2003) and Power Book II: Ghost (2020).

30. Kiki Layne

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With her flawless brown skin stone, Kiki Layne is indeed very beautiful and she just stands out. Without even trying too hard. Born in 1991, she is not only an actress but also a producer. She has appeared in a number of prominent films and it is no wonder she keeps on being celebrated because of how good she has always been. Some of these works and film projects include; If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Native Son (2019), The Old Guard (2020), Coming 2 America (2021), Chip 鈥榥 Dale: Rescue Rangers (2022) and she鈥檚 also bound to appear in the sequel, The Old Guard 2 that will be released in 2024.

These women are all brilliant, talented, and extremely beautiful. They keep us entertained and all we can hope is they keep the fire burning.

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