List of Female Movie Actors By Name: B

This is an alphabetical list of notable female movie actors.

Some actors on this list are also well-known because of their roles in films and television series, and are therefore included both in this list and the list of television actors.

See also category: Lists of actors by medium

Note: In some forms of current English usage, the terms actor or female actor are often used in place of the more widespread actress.

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