5 Best Actresses Working Today

Taking the world by storm in 2019’s Midsommor, Florence Pugh has made herself known as one of the most gifted up and coming actresses in Hollywood today. With her emotional and engaging performance in Midsommor, audiences were blown away by Pugh’s acting. She gave so much fear and guilt in a film where she deals with great depression and discovery. Pugh also went on to start in Little Women later that year and gave another great performance. Her role as Amy was entertaining and unexpected. She turned an innocent and sweet character into a mature, independent character by the end of the film. Pugh later went on to join the expanding Marvel Cinematic Universe staring in Black Widow opposite to Scarlett Johansson. Pugh’s character Yelena instantly became a fan favorite for her charm and humor. The young actress has then been officially announced to join many upcoming projects such as Dune Part Two, Oppenheimer and Don’t Worry Darling. With so many new films coming out with Pugh in it, fans of her work are more than pleased with the diversity and range of her characters. We can only imagine how many more films she has in the works and fans of the MCU can expect to see her returning as Yelena again very soon as she has been rumored for various other projects.

Zendaya is one of the actresses that has had a huge fanbase ever since she starred in the Disney show Shake it Up in 2010. In 2017 Zendaya blew her range as an actress out of the water as she gave incredible performances in The Greatest Showman and Spider-Man Homecoming. Since then, Zendaya has become an actress whose name alone will bring in large audiences. In 2019 she was given a role unlike anything she played before and took the world by storm in the hit HBO series Euphoria. This show has received nothing but positive reviews and Zendaya’s performance as Rue continues to shatter expectations with every episode. Zendaya has also appeared in Spider-Man Far From Home and Spider-Man No Way Home where her performances as MJ has gotten larger and more impactful. She gave a very emotional performance in the third film that had audiences in tears. Zendaya also played a small yet pivotal role in Dune and will be showing off just how important her character is in Dune Part Two. Zendaya has made herself one of the truest and most unique actresses working today.

Emma Stone has been working in Hollywood for a while now and has given us so many iconic and unique performances that have received Oscars. Emma has proven that she has the range to take on multiple characters and give each one something unique. From comedy films such as Easy A, Zombieland, Crazy, Stupid, Love, and Superbad, Emma has shown her ability to make audiences laugh. Other films such as La La Land and The Amazing Spider-Man 2 show her range to bring more emotion and heart to her roles. Emma Stone has had many audiences crying over her characters and kept them on the edge of her seats. The world was shocked by the death of her iconic Spider-Man character Gwen Stacy. It was an emotional scene that Emma built up to with tremendous heart and realism. She also holds great chemistry with multiple actors such as Ryan Gosling, Andrew Garfield and Steve Carell which make her many films with them feel more natural and emotional. She is one of the few actresses that hold a true and genuine personality that hold off screen as well as on screen.

Ever since her first American role in 2016’s War Dogs, Ana De Armas has shown her commitment and compassion for being one of the most influential Hispanic actresses of our generation. In the recent years, Ana has starred next to some of the biggest names in Hollywood such as Keanu Reeves in Knock Knock and Ben Affleck in Deep Water. One of her most iconic roles came from a sleeper film that took the world by storm in the form of 2019’s Knives Out. In this film Ana starred front and center amongst other very talented actors and actresses. She played a very quiet, yet lovable character and fans were overjoyed with her performance. She also played a small role in 2017’s Blade Runner 2049. Her role in this film has remained talked about to this day as fans of that series loved the purpose of her character. In 2021 Ana also joined the legendary James Bond franchise in No Time to Die. It’s safe to say that Ana De Armas has made her name known in Hollywood and later this year fans of hers will see her portray Marilyn Monroe in Blonde.

There isn’t anyone who doesn’t know the name Angelina Jolie. She has worked her way up to not just being one of the most iconic actresses of all time but one of the most iconic figures in Hollywood in general. Holding so many great roles from the 90’s and early 2000’s, so many people grew up with Jolie. Films such as Girl Interrupted, Salt, Mr. & Mrs. Smith, and Lara Croft: Tomb Raider has made Jolie become a fan favorite in Hollywood. She still has the range in today’s films as she stars in Maleficent and Eternals. Jolie is another big name that has many people in the seats just based off the fact that she is in the film. She has proven her range going from crazy, rebellious characters to a badass immortal warrior. Jolie is a great actress that has used her influence to do many great things outside of just acting. She has also written and directed multiple projects herself. Her and her family have even become a major point of interest for many of her fans. A lot of people have really attached themselves to Jolie and appreciate her as a person and actress.

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