Actresses Quote by Viola Davis

The acting world is tough. It's competitive - and even more so for women - but actually, for black female actresses, the issue isn't…

— Michaela Coel

I always look at things half full and definitely see a change in how things are going as far as black actresses and their…

— Kimberly Elise

When you're a Black actress, the box that we often get put in is so small. And me being a dark-skinned Black actress, the…

— KiKi Layne

There are a lot of actresses of colour, and actors of colour in particular, who have fallen by the wayside because of the lack…

— Naomi Ackie

As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on…

— Naturi Naughton

Sometimes you have to change the mold. If people keep following the same Hollywood mold, you're going to get the same thing. And as…

— Kym Whitley

There still aren't enough[ roles for women of color]. And I'd say that's the case, not only for African-American women, but for all women…

— Jada Pinkett Smith

The thing that disturbs me the most, being in England, is that on the screen we don't see very many of us - there…

— Cynthia Erivo

The industry looks for white actors and actresses, but it's not the same for black actors. We have to really put the work in.

— Chadwick Boseman

It's hard to find black roles that are just whimsical and fun and colorful. And I think, in many ways, that can be just…

— Amandla Stenberg

There is a class system in acting just like in anything else. Black females fall in a category below black male actors.

— Debra Wilson

A lot of the time, you see all this ambition from these black actors, and it's just pouring off the screen. Because they don't…

— Elvis Mitchell