Most Exciting Actresses in Hollywood

This is a personal list and is not by any means a list of ‘best actresses’ because there are so many talented women working in Hollywood right now and it would be very tough and unfair to put them into a list of just five.

However, the list I have chosen to make is of the five actresses who I am personally most excited by right now and who I most actively look out for the work they are doing and am usually continually impressed. I’m sure people will have very different lists and I would love to hear from people who would be on their lists too. My list is in no particular order…

Margot Robbie

Margot Robbie is in my opinion arguably the most exciting actress in Hollywood right now. She has a production company that is making great progress, she stars as Harley Quinn in one of the DCEU’s biggest franchises, and could potentially become an Oscar winner for either Once Upon a Time in Hollywood or (more likely) Bombshell. She continues to take on risky and diverse roles unlike many others in Hollywood, and I still believe her break through role in The Wolf of Wall Street is one of the most memorable, sexy, and genuinely great supporting performances in recent years.

Jodie Comer

Jodie Comer has only starred in a handful of films at this point, and this is unlikely to change in the next year or two due to her commitments to Killing Eve. However, following her Emmy win and upcoming role in the Ryan Reynolds film Free Guy, she is sure to be in very high demand. She’s made a career on British TV but her real break out was the role of Villanelle in Killing Eve. In my opinion, this is the best character and performance on TV right now. Her stylish, bisexual assassin is not only terrifying, she is hilarious, beautiful, and bizarrely lovable. She is definitely one of my favourite actresses right now and her future is incredibly bright.

Ana De Armas

She has many exciting films coming up including Blonde (where she plays Marlyn Monroe, Knives Out, Deep Water, Ana new Bond film No Time To Die, among others. She broke out in the erotic thriller Knock Knock and has gone from strength to strength since, with Blade Runner 2049 being another stand out. She brings great sensuality, emotion, and raw talents to her parts, and I personally believe she should have been the new Catwoman. I can’t wait to see what she does next.

Tessa Thompson

She is a blockbuster star on both film and tv with her MCU role as Valkyrie and her tv role on Westworld. However, I personally find her indie film work the most exciting, with some incredibly daring and strong performances. A stand out to me is Sorry to Bother You, an incredibly unique and visually bold performance that caused great conversation. I hope she continues to make these sorts of films and she can achieve a lot in this industry.

Brie Larson

The only current actress of this list with an Academy Award (although that may change for Margot Robbie very soon) and with her performance in Room, which won her Oscar, Larson delivered arguably my favourite female performance on film of the decade. She built a career in indie films on the way to Room, with Short Term 12 being a stand out, and after her Oscar has gone on to be a director and blockbuster star, leading the way for more diversity in film (and getting an unnecessary backlash for that) and starring in a billion dollar film and co-starring in the highest grossing film in history (all in 2019). I am excited for her MCU future but even more excited by what dramatic and indie films are in her future, and the performances she could deliver.

Honourable mentions: Amy Adams and Charlize Theron – These two performers have been around much longer that the others mentioned but still continue to do some of the best and most daring work in all of Hollywood.