American actresses of the Negroid race. The most beautiful African American women in the world. Samuel Leroy Jackson
Russia is home to several tens of thousands of people with African roots. During the 2010 population 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 whom the nationalities most often indicated were Nigerians (651 people) and Angolans (457 people).
15th place. Cornelia Mango - singer and artist. 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, my relatives did not condemn my mother for loving an African. My grandmother was generally very attached to her son-in-law. "By the way, he's not particularly dark, because his mother is Spanish. But his father is African from Guinea-Bissau." Now her father lives in Portugal.
14th place. Elena Hanga(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 the coup d'etat and died in prison. The mother has African-American and Jewish roots.
13th place. Tina Ogunleye (Charles)(born May 17, 1979, St. Petersburg) - DJ, singer, former member of the group "Slivki". Father is Nigerian, mother is Russian. VK page - https://vk.com/tinacharles
12th place. Liberzh Kpadonu(born December 17, 1987, St. Petersburg) - participant in the television project House 2. Her father is from Benin, her mother is Russian. Liberge Kpadon VKontakte page - https://vk.com/id22355616
11th place. Elizabeth Martinez(born November 10, 1986, Moscow) - actress of the Satyricon Theater, also appears in films and TV series. Father is Afro-Mexican, mother is Russian.
10th place. Nkeiruka (Kira) Ezekh(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 Tourey(born October 6, 1984, Astrakhan) - Russian handball player, 3-time world champion, silver medalist at the Beijing Olympics as part of the Russian national team. Emilia Turei's father is from Sierra Leone, her mother is Russian.
8th place. Judite-Flores Yalovaya(born June 9, 1987, Ryazan) - Russian volleyball player, bronze medalist of the 2010 Russian Beach Volleyball Championship, silver medalist Russian Open Cup 2010 (with Natalia Stepanova). Father is Angolan, mother is Elena Pisnyuk. Before her marriage, Juditte-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 a 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 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 Cameroonian, her mother is Russian. In 1996, Victoria was awarded the title " Russian queen blues" by the President of the Association of Jazz Musicians Yuri Saulsky. Victoria's height is 167 cm, weight 87 kg, figure measurements 120-100-120. Victoria Pierre-Marie's website - http://pier-mari.ru/
5th place. Victoria Castro(born December 5, 1986) - 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. His father is from Nigeria, his mother is Russian. Camilla - younger sister Models Julia Ogun. VKontakte page - https://vk.com/kamkungfu Odnoklassniki page - http://ok.ru/profile/559501931968
3rd place. Julia Ogun(born March 20, 1991, Stary Oskol, Belgorod region) - Russian model. Height 181 cm, body measurements 84-60-89. His father is from Nigeria, his mother is Russian. Julia - elder sister basketball player Camille Ogun. VKontakte page - https://vk.com/ju_ogun Odnoklassniki page - http://ok.ru/profile/792809706
2nd place. Carolina Kabacuala(born August 11, 1988) - Russian actress and model. Height is 182 cm. Caroline's father is Congolese.
1 place. Caterina Keyru(after marriage - Novoseltseva) - Russian basketball player, attacking defender of the Dynamo team (Moscow) and the Russian national team. Born on December 4, 1988 in Rostov-on-Don. Height - 182 cm, weight - 70 kg. Catherine's father is a native of Sierra Leone. Katerina's brother Victor Keyru is a basketball player who played for the Russian team at the Beijing Olympics. Katerina Novoseltseva's VKontakte page - https://vk.com/id1572714
Whoopi Goldberg. She was born in a black neighborhood of New York in a family with Jewish roots. WITH early childhood Whoopi was an active and mischievous child, and at the age of eight she confidently played on stage in children's plays. In the early seventies, Goldberg joined the hippie movement, became addicted to drugs and lived for several years on meager unemployment benefits. In order not to die of hunger, the future star learned many professions - she even managed to work in a morgue. Her duties included makeup, which Whoopi skillfully “applied” to the faces of the dead. A little later, Goldberg managed to get a job in one of the theater troupes. The black girl's first success came after Whoopi showed her own dress-up show. In just a few minutes, the talented actress managed to try on six completely different characters at once. In 1985, by chance, Goldberg was invited to the film “The Color Purple,” and after its release, Whoopi became not only famous, but also received an Oscar nomination. Goldberg received her coveted statuette for her role in the film “Ghost.” Now Goldberg is the most popular black comedienne in the world, and her fees exceed a million dollars per film. Whoopi has a very difficult character and is not very attractive, and she admits this, but this does not stop Goldberg from having affairs with handsome and successful men! For several years, her life partners were Frank Langella and Ted Danson, but the most high-profile romance in Whoopi’s life was her relationship with Gerard Depardieu, who loved this dark-skinned actress madly.
Jada Pinkett Smith. Another black actress who managed to conquer Hollywood. Jada was born in 1971 in Baltimore, in the family of a director. construction company and nurses. However, Jada's parents soon divorced, and the girl was mainly raised by her grandmother, who discovered Pinkett's talent and enrolled the girl in ballet, piano and tap dance lessons. Jada has a very interesting background - her ancestors were Jewish, Portuguese and Creole. In 1990, Pinkett decides to conquer Hollywood and moves to Los Angeles. At first he plays episodic roles in TV series, and Jada’s first big role goes to the 1994 film “Missing Millions.” The most famous film with Pinkett's participation is “The Matrix. Reboot". In addition, Pinkett is known for voicing a hippopotamus in the animated film Madagascar. The actress has more than twenty roles in films and TV series. 23 years ago, Jada met Will Smith at the casting of the series, but the romance between the actors began much later. Only at the end of 1997 did they get married. Now the union of Smith and Pinkett is considered one of the strongest in Hollywood. The couple has three children. However Last year Information often appears in the press that the couple is planning to divorce.
Halle Berry. Currently, Halle Berry is considered the most famous and most beautiful black actress. She was born in 1966 in Cleveland. Her father is dark-skinned and her mother is white; they worked in a clinic, where they met. Halle is the only black actress to win an Oscar for her leading role. Berry's parents divorced when he was four years old, and his father did not take any part in raising Hallie. After graduating from school, the girl worked as a salesperson in a department store and participated in various beauty contests. In 1986, Berry participated in the Miss USA competition, where she took an honorable sixth place. The girl begins to be invited to appear in TV series, but in 1989, during filming, Hallie loses consciousness. After being diagnosed with diabetes, Berry not only continues to act, but also develops own system nutrition for diabetics and begins to actively engage in sports. Soon Berry was invited to main role in the film "Heat of Love", which brought her worldwide fame. Halle several times hit the top lines of various ratings of the sexiest and beautiful women peace. As for the actress’s personal life, she married basketball player David Justice for the first time, and musician Eric Bene for the second time. From civil marriage Hallie had a daughter with model Gabriel Aubrey. In October of this year, the actress gave birth to a son from her third husband, Olivier Martinez. By the way, Berry is a distant relative of Ellen DeGeneres and Mark Wahlberg.
Queen Latifah. This versatile Hollywood actress was born in 1970 in Newark in the family of a police officer and a teacher. Queen is an Oscar and Emmy nominee, and has won Golden Globe and Grammy awards. Latifah not only appears in films, but is also considered one of the most popular singers in America. Quinn was very plump since childhood, which did not stop her from playing on the basketball team. After graduating from school, Latifa's musical career began. The girl gained popularity within a couple of years. In 1991, she starred with Halle Berry in the popular film Heat of Love. The actress's credits include such well-known films as Upside Down House, where she starred with Steve Martin, Very scary Movie 3", "Once Upon a Time in Vegas", "Last Holiday". In 2006, Latifah's star was laid on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Few people know what happened in this woman's life terrible tragedy. In 1992, she gave her brother a motorcycle, which she purchased with one of her first large royalties. A few months later, my brother was in a terrible accident and died on the spot. For many months Latifa blamed herself for her brother’s death, fell into depression and became addicted to drugs. In 1996, she was even detained by the police for possession of marijuana. Quinn managed to get rid of bad habit. Currently, Latifa is engaged in a solo career, acts in films, and also advertises clothes for obese women.
Zoe Saldana. One of the youngest and most successful black actresses in Hollywood. Zoe was born in 1978, in New Jersey, to a Puerto Rican and Dominican father. Saldana is of Jamaican, Libyan, Indian and Irish descent. When the actress was nine years old, her father died in a car accident, and her mother and Zoe went to the Dominican Republic. Saldana studied dance there and graduated from school, after which she and her mother returned to America. From the age of seventeen, Zoe performed on the stage of one of the Brooklyn theaters, and in 2002 she made her debut alongside Britney Spears in the film “Crossroads.” The actress gained popularity after the films “Terminal”, “Guess Who?”, “Pirates” Caribbean Sea. Black Pearl". However, Saldana's most stellar role is considered Navi in Avatar. In the near future, Zoe will star in the sequel to the acclaimed blockbuster. This summer, Saldana married Marco Perego. The actress dated him for only a month, after which they arranged secret ceremony marriages.
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 tell you 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 skill as a storyteller, which he repeatedly demonstrated in many films. He was repeatedly nominated for an Oscar and a Golden Globe. The actor has one Oscar statuette for Best Supporting Actor in Clint Eastwood's sports drama Million Dollar Baby. In 1990, he received a Golden Globe for Best Actor for Bruce Beresford's dramatic comedy 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 in the box."
Freeman also tried himself as a director. In 1993, he directed the drama Bopha! This is a political detective story, the action of which takes place in one of the South African cities. Main character- a black police officer who is faced with a difficult choice. Riots begin in the city due to the unjustified aggressiveness of a white officer. The key character must 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. He made his big screen debut in 1974 in Michael Winner's detective film Death Wish. The film is dedicated to the rampant crime in New York in the 70s.
Washington received his first Oscar nomination in 1988. In the biographical drama Cry of Freedom, he played the role of Steve Biko. This is a real-life fighter for the rights of black people. The film takes place in the 1970s Republic of South Africa. The film details the struggle against the ruling regime, which pursues an aggressive policy of racial segregation. Moreover, almost the entire film was filmed in Zimbabwe.
He did not receive the prize 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 war 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 roles in films is Samuel LeRoy Jackson. He has more than 120 films to his credit. He first acted in films back in 1972. It was a little-known film "Together Forever". The black actor gained universal recognition in 1991 after Spike Lee's drama Rain Fever. Jackson became a superstar after playing in Quentin Tarantino's black comedy Pulp Fiction. For this work he received a BAFTA Award and an 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. He left his name in the history of world cinema by playing in the film adaptation of Shakespeare's drama "Othello" in 1995. Most viewers remembered his name after starring in the Wachowski brothers' sci-fi action film "The Matrix." For his role in this cult film, he received an MTV Award in the “Best Fight” category.
In 1994, Fishburne received his only Oscar nomination 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. His career also includes many theater roles.
Ving Rhames
Among black male actors in Hollywood, 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 Tell Me from the Mountain. Rhames often starred in Vietnamese westerns. He played in Adrian Lyne's dramatic mystical thriller Jacob's Ladder.
Fame came to him, as well as to Jackson, after Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction.” Perhaps Rhames' most notable starring role was as Luther Stickell in the Mission: Impossible action film series. In total, the actor has more than a hundred film roles. It is still actively working. In 2017, he starred in Lawrence Sher's comedy Who's Our Daddy, Dude? and James Gunn's fantasy action film Guardians of the Galaxy.
Eddie Murphy
Not a single selection of photos of black actors is complete without mentioning. He reached the peak of his popularity in the 80s. His first major success on the big screen was Martin Brest's action comedy Beverly Hills Cop. His roles in John Landis's comedy "Trading Places", Tom Shadyac's comedy melodrama "The Nutty Professor", Betty Thomas's comedy "Doctor Dolittle", Ron Underwood's fantasy action film "The Adventures of Pluto Nash", Bill Condon's dramatic musical "Dreamgirls", brought him universal love. family comedy fantasy by Rob Minkoff "The Haunted Mansion".
Perhaps this is the most famous black man. In addition to successes, there were many failures in his career. The actor has been nominated for the award multiple times. golden raspberry". He even became its owner. For example, in 2008 he received an award for the worst male role in Brian Robinsk's comedy melodrama "The Tricks of Norbit." And in 2010 he received the "Golden Raspberry" in the nomination of the decade "for a whole series of unsuccessful works.
Will Smith
Another successful black actor is Will Smith. He was nominated for an Oscar twice during his career. In 2002, Smith competed for the statuette for Best Actor 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 competed for an Oscar for his work in Gabriele Muccino's drama The Pursuit of Happyness. But even that time the award did not go to him. He won for his 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 film Men in Black. And then the second part of this film. Since then, many have known him as agent James Darrell Edwards.
Tina Turner
Born November 26, 1939 in Tennessee. No wonder Rolling Stone magazine named her one of the greatest singers of our time. Anna Mae Bullock (real name Tina Turner) has been singing since childhood. Winner of eight Grammy awards. For her artistry, temperament and stage expressiveness, she bears the title “Queen of Rock and Roll” and is listed among the ten best dancers in the world.
In 1956, guitarist Ike Turner noticed her and invited her to join his band. After the wedding, they formed a duet - Ike & Tina Turner, which was very popular. In 1975, during a joint tour, Tina left Ike - both personally and professionally. She later admitted that all these years her husband had been using drugs and beating her. Tina Turner's career as a solo artist began only in 1983. On January 16, 1988, Turner entered the Guinness Book of Records by performing in front of the largest paid audience - more than 188 thousand people at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. It was later reported that Turner again entered the Guinness Book of Records by selling concert tickets more than any other solo artist in music history.
Released in 1995 New film about James Bond "Goldeneye", the soundtrack to which was performed by Tina Turner. At the end of October 1999, Tina Turner returned to the UK Top 10 - her song "When The Heartache Is Over" took first place. Turner now lives in Switzerland; on July 15, 2013, she married music producer Erwin Bach, whom she dated for 27 years.
Pearl Bailey
Born March 29, 1918 in Virginia. A magnificent actress and singer, winner of the prestigious Tony Theater Award for the black version of the musical Hello, Dolly! At the age of 15, she began performing musical numbers, and after her brother Bill Bailey took up dancing, they organized an amateur theater in Philadelphia. In 1946, Bailey made her Broadway debut in the musical The St. Louis Woman. She played in the musical films “Carmen Jones”, “Porgy and Bess”, “St. Louis Blues”.
In 1964, Bailey and Cab Calloway appeared in the lead roles in an all-black version of the famous musical Hello, Dolly! Pearl then recorded a music album with numbers from the musical. She was married to jazz drummer Lou Bellson, and in 1961 they had a daughter, DJ Bellson, who died in July 2009, 5 months after her father's death.
Sarah Vaughn
Born March 27, 1924 in California. This is one of the greatest jazz vocalists of the 20th century. The star Vaughn rose in 1942. Over the next three years, she worked in big bands, then began her solo career. Since the 1950s, along with the classical jazz repertoire, she has recorded popular hits, which brought her widespread recognition outside the world of jazz. Vaughn objected to being called a jazz singer: she believed that her range was wider. The outstanding singer fell victim to her smoking addiction: she died at the age of 66 from lung cancer.
Janet Jackson
Janet is the youngest legendary family Jackson's. When Jackson was just learning to walk, her older brothers - Jackie, Tito, Germaine, Marlon and Michael - were already performing musical numbers in nightclubs and theaters, called The Jackson 5. She first appeared on stage at the age of 7; at the age of 16, Jackson signed a contract with the A&M record label, which released the album of the same name in 1982. While she was criticized for her modest vocal abilities and her “star” family, she was working on her third album, Control, which brought her fame. The subsequent album, Janet Jackson's Rhythm Nation 1814, became a huge success in her career. In 1991, Jackson signed a multimillion-dollar contract with Virgin Records, becoming one of the highest paid performers in the world and a real sex symbol.
Now Janet is actively acting in films, hosting various shows on television and, of course, continues to sing.
Eartha Kitt
Born January 17, 1927. She is called a cabaret star, and she became famous thanks to her “purring” vocals and the corresponding image (for which she received the nickname “sex kitten”). Kitt made her Broadway debut in New Faces of 1952 before gaining worldwide fame with the Christmas hit Santa Baby (1953). Kitt enjoyed cult popularity; Many pop and rock singers named her among her main influences. Director Orson Welles called Kitt "the most exciting woman in the world."
Natalie Marie Cole
Born February 6, 1950. Singer, songwriter and actress, daughter of popular jazz pianist and singer Nat "King" Cole. She achieved great success at the very beginning of her career thanks to her R&B compositions, and by the early 1990s she smoothly changed her repertoire towards pop music and jazz. Over the years of her career, Cole was nominated for the prestigious Grammy music award 19 times and won it nine times. In addition to her musical career, Natalie Cole has played a number of roles on television and in big films.
Diahann Carroll
Actress and singer, winner of the Tony and Golden Globe awards, as well as a multiple Emmy and Oscar nominee. She starred in the films “Carmen Jones”, “Porgy and Bess”, “Paris Blues”.
She became the first African-American actress on American television with her own television show, “Julia,” where, unlike her predecessors, she was the main character, and not a servant or maid. In addition, her role in “Julia” brought her a Golden Globe in 1969. In 1975, the actress was nominated for an Oscar for her role in the film Claudine. In 1984, Carroll played in the television series Dynasty and Dynasty 2: The Colby Family. She underwent successful treatment for breast cancer, after which she became an activist in the fight against this disease.
Diana Ross
Diane Ernestine Earl Ross ( full name) was born March 26, 1944 in Michigan. She is rightfully considered one of the most popular American singers (soul, rhythm and blues, pop, disco, jazz, rock and roll styles), actress, music producer. Repeatedly nominated for Grammy, Oscar, Golden Globe, American Music Awards...
Ross is one of the few who have two stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame (one for solo career, the second - for his career as a member of “The Supremes”). In total, for my entire musical career Diana Ross has recorded 57 studio albums and sold more than 150 million records worldwide. In 1999, the VH1 music channel named Diana Ross to its 100 list.
In the film "Lady Sings the Blues" she played the famous black jazz singer Billie Holiday. In 1973, Ross was nominated for an Oscar for her role (losing to her friend Liza Minnelli). Now Diana is still successful, she has
Born December 31, 1948 in Boston. American singer who performed compositions in the musical styles of rhythm and blues and disco. Greatest success Her dance recordings were used from the second half of the 1970s until the early 1980s, changing the face of popular music. Donna Summer was called the "queen of disco."
Donna Summer holds the record for the most consecutive double albums to reach number one on the Billboard 200. She also became the first singer in music history to have singles reach the top of the Billboard Hot 100 four times in one year. Over the course of her career, she sold more than 130 million records. She has performed both in the USA and abroad. The singer has given successful world tours to European countries 7 times, Latin America, Asia and Australia. Summer's concerts were held with great success in the UK, Brazil, Germany and other countries. He is the winner of 6 Grammy awards. She died at the age of 64 in Florida on May 17, 2012 after a long battle with lung cancer; in 2013 she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. By the way, she was once included in the list of performers banned in the USSR with the wording - eroticism.