25 of the Most Famous Teenage Actresses in 2023
Many teenagers today dream of becoming Hollywood stars, but few realize their dreams. However, a handful of young actresses are achieving success in the entertainment industry at an early age. There are many famous teen actresses currently making waves in Hollywood.
Millie Bobby Brown is perhaps one of the most well-known names on this list, having broken out with her role as Eleven on Stranger Things. She has since starred in Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Enola Holmes. Her career is only beginning to take off and she’s already been nominated for various awards including an Emmy and a BAFTA award.
However, she isn’t the only one making a name for herself in the world of entertainment and film in Hollywood. Take a look at some of these new teenage actresses with a bright future ahead!
Mckenna Grace
Mckenna Grace is an American actress known for her roles as Ginny in Captain Marvel (2019) and Faith Newman on The Young and the Restless (2017-2018). In addition to her work on television and film, she has also done voice-over work in the animated series Star Wars Resistance (2018–2020).
Asia Monet Ray
Asia Monet Ray is an American child actress who rose to fame after appearing on Abby’s Ultimate Dance Competition. She has since appeared in the Nickelodeon Original Movies Rufus (2016) and Rufus 2 (2017). She also played a young Billie Holiday in the biographical drama film The United States vs. Billie Holiday (2021).
Saniyya Sidney
Saniyya Sidney is an American actress best known for her roles as Faith on Fox’s drama series The Passage and Young Catherine on the STARZ historical drama Outlander. Her other notable appearances include AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead, HBO’s The Leftovers, and ABC’s American Crime.
Mackenzie Frances Ziegler
Mackenzie Frances Ziegler is an American singer, actress, dancer and model. She is best known for starring in the Lifetime reality show Dance Moms from 2011 to 2016 and has since appeared in film and television roles. She released her debut EP, Phases, in 2019.
Peyton Elizabeth Lee
Peyton Elizabeth Lee is an American child actress best known for starring as the titular character in the Disney Channel Original Series Andi Mack. She has also appeared in film and television roles, including the Netflix series Atypical (2017-2018) and the feature film The Miracle Season (2018).
Darby Eliza Camp
Darby Eliza Camp is an American child actress who rose to fame after appearing as a series regular on HBO’s Big Little Lies. She has since starred in films such as The Christmas Chronicles (2018) and The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020). Her other notable appearances include FX’s American Horror Story: 1984 and AMC’s Lodge 49.
Dafne MarÃa Keen Fernández
Dafne MarÃa Keen Fernández is a British child actress best known for her role as Laura Hawkins in the 20th Century Fox film Logan (2017). She has since starred in the AMC series The Walking Dead and FX’s Legion.
Brooklyn Prince
Brooklyn Prince is an American child actress who rose to fame after appearing in the award-winning feature film The Florida Project (2017). Her other notable roles include Netflix original series Grace and Frankie and CBS’ Bull.
Ava Justin
Ava Justin is an American actress best known for starring as young Elizabeth Warren in the biopic miniseries Mrs. America (2020) and young Gloria Steinem in The Glorias (2020). She has also appeared on television shows such as NBC’s The Blacklist and ABC’s American Housewife.
Mallory James Mahoney
Mallory James Mahoney is an American actress known for her roles as Kayla in the Netflix film Dumplin’ (2018) and Sadie in Disney Channel’s Sydney to the Max (2019-present). She also starred in the Disney Channel Original Movie Zombies 2 (2020).
Eloise Webb
Eloise Webb is a British child actress best known for starring as young Daisy Ridley in Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (2019). Her other notable roles include BBC’s Call the Midwife and ITV’s Downton Abbey.
Isabella May Ramsey
Isabella May Ramsey is an American child actress who first gained recognition for her role as Lark in the Amazon Prime series The Kicks (2016-2018). She has since appeared in films such as Wonder Park (2019) and A Boy Called Christmas (2020).
Ella Aiko Anderson
Ella Aiko Anderson is a Japanese-American actress best known for playing Young Annabelle Wallis in the horror film Annabelle: Creation (2017) and Little Cosette in BBC’s Les Miserables TV Series (2018). Her other notable roles include Disney Channel’s BUNK’D and Nickelodeon’s All That.
Ariana Greenblatt
Ariana Greenblatt is an American actress best known for playing Young Gamora in Avengers: Infinity War (2018) and Stuck in the Middle (2016-2018). She has also appeared on shows such as ABC’s Black-ish, FOX’s Lethal Weapon and NBC’s Sunday Night Football.
Millie Bobby Brown
Millie Bobby Brown is a British actress who rose to fame after appearing as Eleven on the Netflix original series Stranger Things (2016-present). Her other notable works include Godzilla: King of Monsters and Enola Holmes.
Caila Marsai Martin
Caila Marsai Martin is an American child actress who rose to fame after appearing as Diane Johnson on the ABC sitcom black-ish. Her other notable works include Universal Pictures’ Little (2019) and 20th Century Fox’s Night School (2018).
Maddie Filipowicz
Maddie Filipowicz is an American actress best known for her roles as Holly in the Netflix original series Alexa & Katie (2018-2021) and Sierra in the Disney Channel Original Movie Zombies 2 (2020). She also appeared on ABC’s Speechless and The CW’s Crazy Ex-Girlfriend.
Julia Butters
Julia Butters is an American child actress best known for her role as Trudi Fraser in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time…in Hollywood (2019). Her other notable works include Amazon Prime’s Transparent and HBO’s Camping.
Alison Fernandez
Alison Fernandez is an American child actress who first gained recognition for her role as young Jane Ramos in NBC’s Shades of Blue (2016-2018). She has since starred in ABC’s American Housewife, CBS’ Criminal Minds and Netflix original series Lost in Space (2018-present).
Raegan Revord
Raegan Revord is an American actress best known for her roles as Megan Parker on the CBS sitcom Mom (2013-2015) and as young Missy Cooper on The Big Bang Theory (2010-2019). She has also appeared on shows such as NBC’s Frasier and ABC’s Modern Family.
Storm Reid
Storm Reid is an American actress best known for her lead role as Meg Murry in Disney’s A Wrinkle in Time (2018). Other notable works include HBO’s Euphoria, Hulu’s Little Fires Everywhere and the upcoming movie The Suicide Squad.
Ella Jay Basco
Ella Jay Basco is a Filipino-American actress who first gained recognition for her role as Cassandra Cain in DC Comics’ Birds of Prey (2020). Her other notable works include Black-ish and Bob Hearts Abishola.
Lulu Wilson
Lulu Wilson is an American child actress known for starring as young Annabelle Wallis in the horror film Annabelle: Creation (2017) and Becky in Netflix’s The Haunting of Hill House (2018). Her other notable works include CBS’ Elementary, HBO’s Sharp Objects and Amazon Prime’s Lore.
Kristina Pimenova
Kristina Pimenova is a Russian child model and actress best known for appearing in films such as Grown Ups 2 (2013), Power Rangers (2017) and Two Is a Family (2016). She also appeared in the television series Sense8 and in commercials for Barbie.
Navia Ziraili Robinson
Navia Ziraili Robinson is an American actress best known for her roles as Madison Osmond on the Disney Channel original series Andi Mack (2017-2019), and as Marnie on the Netflix original series All About the Washingtons (2018). She has also appeared in the films The Star and A Dog’s Journey.
Paving the Ways for the Latest Teenage Actresses
In the world of Hollywood, actresses in their teens are being recognized more and more for their talent. From Millie Bobby Brown to Storm Reid, these young stars have become household names and they continue to find success by taking on roles that challenge them artistically.
These teenage starlets are proving that you don’t need to be an adult to make it big in show business; with hard work and dedication, age is no hurdle when it comes to achieving success.
It’s clear that the next generation of actors will be made up of these teen superstars who are just getting started in their careers. With so much potential ahead of them, there’s no telling what heights they’ll reach in the years to come!