Natural Actresses Who Rock Their Curls in Hollywood

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Academy Award-nominated actress Viola Davis isn't the only Black thespian in Hollywood sporting her natural hair these days.

Though Davis' cropped, auburn coif is probably the most well known now -- and perhaps the first time in recent memory that a Black Academy-Award nominated actress sported her natural hair on the red carpet -- she  joins a cast of natural haired actresses.

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These natural actresses are definitely are not the first; they're just continuing a tradition. Cicely Tyson rocked cornrows in the 70s, and Pam Greer's fro is legendary.

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It might not seem like much, but natural hair means E-V-E-R-Y-T-H-I-N-G, especially in La-La Land, where weaves, wigs and natural body parts are an oxymoron. I thought I'd list a few natural actresses.

This is by no means the total list, so feel free to add your comments below about any actresses I've missed. Don't forget about naturals who wear wigs and weaves -- they count, too!

Yvette Nicole Brown
Raven-Symone
T'Keyah Crystal Keymah
Tisha Campbell
Tamar Braxton
Vanessa Williams
Karyn Parsons
Thandie Newton
Janet Hubert
Alicia Keys
Vanessa Williams
Keisha Knight Pulliam
Joyful Drake
Kim Cole
Kim Wayans
Whoppi Goldberg
Tracee Ellis Ross
Tracee Thoms
Aisha Hinds
S. Epatha Merkeson
Lisa Bonet
Queen Latifah
YaYa DaCosta
Solange Knowles
Vanessa A. Williams
Sophie Okonedo
Angela Simmons
Sheree Whitfield
Skai Jackson
Jill Scott
Kim Fields
Tempestt Bledsoe
Melinda Williams
Sanaa Lathan
Beyonce
Jada Pinkett Smith


Who else did I miss?