TOP HOT AFRICAN AMERICAN FEMALE TALENT
It's not always easy to keep up with who is and isn't so hot, so we've created this list as a guideline for brands to see what African American female talent is currently trending as the IT women of Hollywood.
Read on to see our list of top ten African American female celebrities, what TV shows and feature films they are best known for, and how many people they reach through their social media channels!
How They Are Ranked
These celebrities are ranked based on several factors including: how their films have done (how much $$ they have made!!) at the box office (film actors still rank higher than TV actors in most cases!), the number of times they have been included in social chatter across social media platforms, if they have upcoming productions they have been cast in development, and if they have won or been nominated at top tier award shows.
#10 Laverne Cox
Laverne Cox is a 31-year-old actress from America
TV programs include: Orange Is the New Black, Transform Me, I Want to Work for Diddy
Feature Films include: Musical Chairs, The Exhibitionists, 36 Saints
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook:
- Twitter:352+ million
#9 Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is a -year-old actress/talkshow host from America
TV programs include: The Oprah Winfrey Show, Oprah's Next Chapter, Oprah Presents: Master Class, The Insider
Feature Films include: Selma, Malcolm X, Lee Daniels' The Butler
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 10 million
- Twitter: 28 million
- Instagram: 3.9 million
#8 Rihanna
Rihanna is a 27-year-old singer/actress from Barbados
TV programs include: Dancing with the Stars, The X Factor, So You Think You Can Dance, EastEnders, Pretty Little Liars
Feature Films include: Battleship, This Is the End, Annie
Hits: Umbrella, Take A Bow, What’s My Name, Where Have You Been
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 81+million
- Twitter: 47million
- Instagram: 21million
#7 Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg is a 59-year-old actress from America
TV programs include: Glee Wow, I Never Knew That!, Strong Medicine, Whoopi
Feature Films include: The Lion King, Star Trek: Generations, Ghosts of Mississippi, Star Trek: Nemesis, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 1.2million
- Twitter: 974+k
#6 Queen Latifah
Queen Latifah is a 45-year-old singer/actress from America
TV programs include: The Queen Latifah Show, Let's Stay Together, Living Single
Feature Films include: Straight Out of Brooklyn, Chicago, Valentine's Day, Hairspray, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Brotherly Love, 22 Jump Street
Hits: I Know Where I’ve Been, He’s Everything, U.N.I.T.Y, Just Another Day
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 7.2million
- Twitter: 6.6million
#5 Viola Davis
Viola Davis is a 49-year-old actress from
TV programs include: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, How to Get Away with Murder, City of Angels
Feature Films include: Ender's Game, Beautiful Creatures, Blackhat, Prisoners
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: N/A
- Twitter: N/A
#4 Nicki Minaj
Nicki Minaj is a 32-year-old rapper/actress from Trinidad And Tobago
TV programs include: So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol: The Search for a Superstar, Dancing with the Stars
Feature Films include: Get Hard, Friends with Benefits, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Despicable Me 2, Pitch Perfect 2
Hits: Anaconda, Super Bass, Starships, Bang Bang
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 42 million
- Twitter: 19+ million
- Instagram: 26+ million
#3 Kerry Washington
Kerry Washington is a 38-year-old actress from America
TV programs include: Scandal, Boston Legal, The Insider
Feature Films include: Against the Ropes, Fantastic Four, Fantastic 4: Rise of the Silver Surfer, A Thousand Words, Django Unchained
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 3.8million
- Twitter: 2.1+million
- Instagram: 1.4+million
#2 Jennifer Hudson
Jennifer Hudson is a 33-year-old singer/actress from America
TV programs include: Empire, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Dancing with the Stars
Feature Films include: Dreamgirls, Think Like a Man, Think Like a Man
Hits: I Still Love You, Spotlight, If This Isn’t Love
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 7.7million
- Twitter: 3.7million
- Instagram: 880k
#1 Taraji P. Henson
Taraji P. Henson is a 44-year-old actress from America
TV programs include: Person of Interest, Empire, Boston Legal, The Division
Feature Films include: Four Brothers, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Hurricane Season, Date Night, No Good Deed
Social Media Reach Details
- Facebook: 5.4+million
- Twitter: 3.5million
The Celebrity Data
This data for the top 10 African American female celebrities is current as of July 2015 and from a number of sources including VScore, IMDBPRO, and just good hard general research and googling!
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