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Actresses that contain U

33 actresses containing the letter U — each with origin, classification, and notes.

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    1

    Audrey Hepburn

    British actress and humanitarian, an icon of classic Hollywood, who won an Academy Award for her first major role and later served as a UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador.

    2

    Carey Mulligan

    British actress known for "An Education" and "Promising Young Woman", with three Academy Award nominations and major stage credits.

    3

    Claudia Cardinale

    Tunisian-born Italian actress, a defining presence of 1960s European cinema in "The Leopard" and "Once Upon a Time in the West".

    4

    Deepika Padukone

    Indian actress and producer, one of Bollywood's highest-paid stars, with international roles in "xXx - Return of Xander Cage" and Cannes jury work.

    5

    Faye Dunaway

    American actress who won an Academy Award for "Network" and starred in defining films of the New Hollywood era including "Bonnie and Clyde" and "Chinatown".

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    Isabelle Huppert

    French actress with two Best Actress prizes at Cannes and a Volpi Cup at Venice, one of the most prolific and acclaimed leads in European cinema.

    7

    Judi Dench

    British actress with an Academy Award for "Shakespeare in Love" and a career spanning the Royal Shakespeare Company, James Bond's M, and major prestige features.

    8

    Julia Roberts

    American actress and producer, an Academy Award winner for "Erin Brockovich" and one of the highest-grossing female stars in Hollywood history.

    9

    Julianne Moore

    American actress with an Academy Award for "Still Alice", recognized for her work with Robert Altman, Paul Thomas Anderson, and Todd Haynes.

    10

    Katharine Hepburn

    American actress with four Academy Awards for Best Actress, more than any other performer, with a career spanning six decades.

    11

    Lana Turner

    American actress and one of MGM's biggest stars of the 1940s and 50s, an Academy Award nominee for "Peyton Place".

    12

    Laura Dern

    American actress with an Academy Award for "Marriage Story", recognized for her work with David Lynch, Steven Spielberg, and Greta Gerwig.

    13

    Lauren Bacall

    American actress and Honorary Oscar recipient, a defining film-noir presence opposite Humphrey Bogart in the 1940s and a Tony Award-winning stage performer.

    14

    Lupita Nyongo

    Kenyan-Mexican actress who won an Academy Award for her debut feature "12 Years a Slave" and later led the Black Panther films and "Us".

    15

    Madhuri Dixit

    Indian actress and one of the most successful stars of Hindi cinema, recognized for "Hum Aapke Hain Koun..!", "Devdas", and her dance performances.

    16

    Mila Kunis

    Ukrainian-American actress known for "Black Swan", "Forgetting Sarah Marshall", and her long-running role as Jackie Burkhart on "That '70s Show".

    17

    Nargis Dutt

    Indian actress and Member of Parliament, the first recipient of the Padma Shri in cinema, best remembered for "Mother India".

    18

    Olga Kurylenko

    Ukrainian-French actress recognized for the Bond film "Quantum of Solace" as Camille Montes, Terrence Malick's "To the Wonder", and "Oblivion".

    19

    Patricia Arquette

    American actress with an Academy Award for "Boyhood" and Emmy Awards for "Medium" and "Escape at Dannemora".

    20

    Penelope Cruz

    Spanish actress with an Academy Award for "Vicky Cristina Barcelona", the first Spaniard to win an acting Oscar, working with Pedro Almodovar across seven films.

    21

    Qi Shu

    Taiwanese actress who became an internationally recognized lead in Hou Hsiao-hsien's films and crossover hits including "The Transporter".

    22

    Queen Latifah

    American actress, rapper, and producer, an Academy Award nominee for "Chicago" and Emmy winner for "Life Support".

    23

    Quvenzhane Wallis

    American actress who became the youngest Best Actress Oscar nominee at age nine for "Beasts of the Southern Wild".

    24

    Sandra Bullock

    American actress and producer with an Academy Award for "The Blind Side", one of the most consistently bankable stars of the 1990s and 2000s.

    25

    Sigourney Weaver

    American actress whose role as Ellen Ripley in the "Alien" franchise reshaped action cinema, with three Academy Award nominations and a career spanning drama and comedy.

    26

    Sophie Marceau

    French actress who became a star at 14 with "La Boum" and continued through major French films and the James Bond entry "The World Is Not Enough".

    27

    Susan Sarandon

    American actress and activist with an Academy Award for "Dead Man Walking", recognized for "Thelma & Louise", "The Rocky Horror Picture Show", and decades of political advocacy.

    28

    Uma Thurman

    American actress and producer with an Academy Award nomination for "Pulp Fiction", recognized for her collaborations with Quentin Tarantino.

    29

    Ursula Andress

    Swiss actress whose role as Honey Ryder in "Dr. No" (1962) -- the first official "Bond girl" -- became one of cinema's most iconic images.

    30

    Uzo Aduba

    American actress and singer with three Primetime Emmy Awards for "Orange Is the New Black" and "Mrs. America".

    31

    Wendy Hughes

    Australian actress with AACTA Awards for "Careful, He Might Hear You" and a long career across Australian, British, and American film and television.

    32

    Xun Zhou

    Chinese actress with three Hundred Flowers Awards, an internationally recognized lead of mainland Chinese cinema, recognized for "Suzhou River" and "Cloud Atlas".

    33

    Youn Yuh-jung

    South Korean actress with an Academy Award for "Minari", the first Korean performer to win Best Supporting Actress, with a career spanning six decades.

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