The Most Famous Actresses With Black Hair in Hollywood

There's something about jet-black hair that just reads as powerful. It's glossy, it's dramatic, and on camera it frames a face like nothing else. No wonder so many of Hollywood's most memorable women have made it their thing.

Some of the actresses below were born with raven hair. Others went darker for a role and liked it too much to go back. Either way, black hair has become part of how we picture them.

Here are 18 actresses with black hair, grouped by age, from breakout stars in their 20s to screen legends still turning heads in their 60s.

Actresses With Black Hair in Their 20s and 30s

Lisa

Most of the world knows Lisa as one of the four members of BLACKPINK, but she made a pretty confident acting debut as Mook in season three of The White Lotus. Her sleek black hair with those signature blunt bangs is one of the most copied looks in K-pop and beyond.

Lana Condor

Lana Condor became a Netflix favorite as Lara Jean Covey in To All the Boys I've Loved Before and its two sequels. Her glossy black hair, often in soft waves or a half-up style, fit Lara Jean's romantic vibe perfectly.

Camila Mendes

As Veronica Lodge in Riverdale, Camila Mendes basically lived in pearls and a sleek black bob. Since then she's starred in Do Revenge and Upgraded, and her dark hair is still a big part of her red carpet style.

Sofia Carson

Sofia Carson first got noticed in Disney's Descendants, then moved into grown-up romance with Netflix's Purple Hearts and The Life List. She also starred in the thriller Carry-On. Her long, dark waves are pretty much her trademark.

Lucy Hale

Lucy Hale spent seven seasons as Aria Montgomery in Pretty Little Liars, and her dark hair went through every cut imaginable, from long waves to a choppy bob. She's still one of the most recognizable black haired actresses of the 2010s TV era.

Actresses With Black Hair in Their 40s

Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Plaza made deadpan an art form as April Ludgate on Parks and Recreation. She later stole scenes as Harper in The White Lotus season two and played Rio Vidal in Marvel's Agatha All Along. Her long black hair suits her mysterious, slightly chaotic energy perfectly.

Krysten Ritter

Krysten Ritter played Jane in Breaking Bad before taking the lead as a hard-drinking private investigator in Marvel's Jessica Jones. Black hair, leather jacket, zero patience. It's a look that's become totally hers.

Christina Ricci

Christina Ricci was the original Wednesday Addams in the 1990s Addams Family films, and those dark braids are basically film history. She's had a huge second act with Yellowjackets and even popped up in Netflix's Wednesday, alongside Catherine Zeta-Jones, who's on our list of famous brunette actresses.

Eva Green

French actress Eva Green broke hearts as Vesper Lynd in Casino Royale and went full gothic in Penny Dreadful. With her inky black hair and smoky eyes, she's pretty much the queen of dark, dramatic beauty.

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Priyanka Chopra Jonas won Miss World in 2000, became a Bollywood superstar, then made history as the lead of ABC's Quantico. Since then she's starred in Citadel and Heads of State, and her long, glossy black hair is always red carpet ready.

Actresses With Black Hair in Their 50s

Lucy Liu

Lucy Liu kicked her way through Charlie's Angels, played the unforgettable O-Ren Ishii in Kill Bill, and solved cases for years on Elementary. Off screen, she's also an accomplished painter. Her sleek black hair has been a constant through every era of her career.

Sandra Oh

Sandra Oh gave us Cristina Yang on Grey's Anatomy, then won a Golden Globe for Killing Eve. She's also known for some of the most fun, fearless red carpet looks in Hollywood, usually framed by her dark, voluminous hair.

Eva Mendes

Eva Mendes became a 2000s movie staple with Hitch and 2 Fast 2 Furious, then teamed up with Ryan Gosling in The Place Beyond the Pines. She has mostly stepped back from acting to focus on family, but her dark, glamorous look is still instantly recognizable.

Actresses With Black Hair in Their 60s

Demi Moore

Demi Moore's waist-length black hair might be the most famous on this list. She went from Ghost and G.I. Jane to a huge career revival with The Substance, which earned her a Golden Globe and her first Oscar nomination. In 2026 she became a global ambassador for haircare brand Kérastase, sat on the Cannes jury, and has been one of Gucci's go-to faces on the red carpet.

Michelle Yeoh

Michelle Yeoh made history as the first Asian woman to win the Oscar for Best Actress, for Everything Everywhere All at Once. Before that, she was an action legend in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Tomorrow Never Dies. More recently, she played Madame Morrible in Wicked.

Monica Bellucci

Italian icon Monica Bellucci started as a model before starring in Malèna, The Matrix sequels and The Passion of the Christ. At 50, she became the oldest Bond girl ever in Spectre, and fans loved her as Delores in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice. Her dark hair and old-school glamour never seem to age.

Courteney Cox

Courteney Cox will always be Monica Geller from Friends, and her dark hair went through some iconic changes over those ten seasons. Horror fans know her just as well as tough reporter Gale Weathers in the Scream franchise.

Salma Hayek

Salma Hayek earned an Oscar nomination for playing Frida Kahlo in Frida and broke out in Desperado. She's also a producer and fashion favorite, and her long, dark waves have been her signature since the 90s.

Final Thoughts

From Lisa's blunt bangs to Demi Moore's endless raven waves, these actresses show that black hair is anything but basic. It can be sleek, wild, gothic or classic Hollywood, and every one of them wears it her own way.

Completing the set? Meet our 19 famous blonde actresses and our list of famous redhead actresses, from Sadie Sink to Julianne Moore.