List of female movie actors by name: B

This is an alphabetical list of notable female movie actors with a last name that begins with the letter B. Some actors on this list are also well-known because of their roles in films and television series, and are therefore included both in this list and the list of television actors.

Note: In some forms of current English usage, the terms actor or female actor are often used in place of the more widespread actress.

Ba

Bac-Ban

• Barbara Babcock (born 1937)
• Lauren Bacall (1924–2014)
• Barbara Bach (born 1947)
• Olga Baclanova (1896–1974)
• Hermione Baddeley (1906–1986)
• Pearl Bailey (1918–1990)
• Barbara Bain (born 1931)
• Fay Bainter (1891–1968)
• Carroll Baker (born 1931)
• Diane Baker (born 1938)
• Kathy Baker (born 1950)
• Betty Balfour (1903–1978)
• Ina Balin (1937–1990)
• Fairuza Balk (born 1974)
• Lucille Ball (1911–1989)
• Anne Bancroft (1931–2005)
• Tallulah Bankhead (1902–1968)
• Elizabeth Banks (born 1974)
• Vilma Bánky (1898–1992)
• Jill Banner (1946–1982)
• Josette Banzet

Bar-Bax

• Theda Bara (1885–1955)
• Brigitte Bardot (born 1934)
• Lynn Bari (1913–1989)
• Ellen Barkin (born 1954)
• Binnie Barnes (1903–1998)
• Joanna Barnes (born 1934)
• Roseanne Barr (born 1952)
• Marie-Christine Barrault (born 1944)
• Majel Barrett (1932–2008)
• Barbara Barrie (born 1931)
• Mona Barrie (1909–1964)
• Wendy Barrie (1912–1978)
• Drew Barrymore (born 1975)
• Ethel Barrymore (1879–1959)
• Eva Bartok (1927–1998)
• Kim Basinger (born 1953)
• Angela Bassett (born 1958)
• Florence Bates (1888–1954)
• Kathy Bates (born 1948)
• Belinda Bauer (born 1950)
• Frances Bavier (1902–1989)
• Kylie Bax (born 1975)
• Barbara Baxley (1923–1990)
• Anne Baxter (1923–1985)
• Jane Baxter (1909–1996)

Be

Bea-Ben

• Jennifer Beals (born 1963)
• Emmanuelle Béart (born 1963)
• Louise Beavers (1902–1962)
• Kimberly Beck (born 1956)
• Kate Beckinsale (born 1973)
• Bonnie Bedelia (born 1948)
• Alex Bedford (born 1964)
• Barbara Bel Geddes (1922–2005)
• Lake Bell (born 1979)
• Madge Bellamy (1899–1990)
• Kathleen Beller (born 1956)
• Agostina Belli (born 1949)
• Alma Beltran (born 1927)
• Bea Benaderet (1906–1968)
• Caprice Benedetti
• Annette Bening (born 1958)
• Constance Bennett (1904–1965)
• Jill Bennett (1931–1990)
• Joan Bennett (1910–1990)

Ber-Bes

• Marisa Berenson (born 1946)
• Gertrude Berg (1899–1966)
• Candice Bergen (born 1946)
• Polly Bergen (born 1930)
• Senta Berger (born 1941)
• Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982)
• Elisabeth Bergner (1897–1986)
• Brigid Berlin (born 1939)
• Sarah Bernhardt (1844–1923)
• Halle Berry (born 1966)
• Marina Berti (1924–2002)
• Francesca Bertini (1892–1985)
• Laura Bertram (born 1978)
• Edna Best (1900–1974)
• Martine Beswick (born 1941)

Bi

• Suzanne Bianchetti (1889–1936)
• Jessica Biel (born 1982)
• Barbara Billingsley (born 1915)
• Juliette Binoche (born 1964)
• Thora Birch (born 1982)
• Jane Birkin (born 1946)
• Julie Bishop (1914–2001)
• Jacqueline Bisset (born 1944)

Bl

• Claudia Black (born 1972)
• Karen Black (1939-2013)
• Honor Blackman (born 1927)
• Vivian Blaine (1921–1995)
• Betsy Blair (1923–2009)
• Janet Blair (1921–2007)
• Linda Blair (born 1959)
• Selma Blair (born 1972)
• Amanda Blake (1929–1989)
• Susan Blakely (born 1952)
• Jolene Blalock (born 1975)
• Mari Blanchard (1927–1970)
• Cate Blanchett (born 1969)
• Clara Blandick (1880–1962)
• Sally Blane (1910–1997)
• Tempestt Bledsoe (born 1973)
• Yasmine Bleeth (born 1968)
• Joan Blondell (1906–1979)
• Giselle Blondet (born 1966)
• Claire Bloom (born 1931)
• Ann Blyth (born 1928)

Bo

• Eleanor Boardman (1898–1991)
• Mary Boland (1880–1965)
• Beulah Bondi (1888–1981)
• Lisa Bonet (born 1967)
• Helena Bonham Carter (born 1966)
• Sandrine Bonnaire (born 1967)
• Shirley Booth (1898–1992)
• Olive Borden (1906–1947)
• Veda Ann Borg (1915–1973)
• Nina Bott (born 1978)
• Barbara Bouchet (born 1943)
• Chili Bouchier (1909–1999)
• Carole Bouquet (born 1957)
• Clara Bow (1907–1965)
• Antoinette Bower (born 1932)
• Lara Flynn Boyle (born 1970)

Br

• Lorraine Bracco (born 1954)
• Alice Brady (1892–1939)
• Sonia Braga (born 1950)
• Eileen Brennan (born 1935)
• Evelyn Brent (1899–1975)
• Mary Brian (1906–2002)
• Fanny Brice (1891–1951)
• May Britt (born 1933)
• Barbara Britton (1919–1980)
• Gladys Brockwell (1893–1929)
• Helen Broderick (1891–1959)
• Lesley Brook (born 1916)
• Hillary Brooke (1914–1999)
• Elisabeth Brooks (1951–1997)
• Geraldine Brooks (1925–1977)
• Leslie Brooks (1922-2011)
• Louise Brooks (1906–1985)
• Mary Brough (1863–1934)
• Vanessa Brown (1928–1999)
• Emily Browning (born 1988)
• Brenda Bruce (1918–1996)
• Virginia Bruce (1910–1982)
• Dora Bryan (born 1924)

Bu-By

• Betty Buckley (born 1947)
• Geneviève Bujold (born 1942)
• Florina Bulgaru (born 1979)
• Sandra Bullock (born 1964)
• Brooke Bundy (born 1944)
• Billie Burke (1885–1970)
• Delta Burke (born 1956)
• Kathy Burke (born 1964)
• Carol Burnett (born 1933)
• Hedy Burress (born 1973)
• Ellen Burstyn (born 1932)
• Mae Busch (1891–1946)
• Spring Byington (1886–1971)
• Amanda Bynes (born 1986)
• Kathleen Byron (1921–2009)