Top 20 Hottest Canadian Actresses Of All Time

Last updated on December 19th, 2023 at 12:09 pm

Here are some of the hottest Canadian actresses who have earned their place in the top 20. They are here for their hard work and their friendly and kind nature. We are the people who also have a significant role in their lives.

Some of them started their careers in childhood and have achieved what they worked hard for. Many of them belong to middle-class and ordinary families. But through sheer hard work and determination, they have gained prominence.

In this list, we will take the top 20 best Canadian actresses ever and discuss their current lives and pasts in detail.

Top 20 Hottest Canadian Actresses

20) Sandra Oh

The Canadian and American actress Sandra Miju Oh was born on July 1, 1971. Her well-known starring role as Rita Wu in the HBO comedy series was terrific. Our reports show she also ranks among the 100 most influential people globally.

She entered this beautiful world in Nepean, Ontario. She belongs to a middle-class family. She played the Wizard of Woe in a class musical called The Canada Goose at the age of 10.

19) Rachel McAdams

Rachel Anne McAdams is now in the top 20 hottest Canadian actresses. She made her Hollywood debut in the comedy movie The Hot Chick. At the age of seven, she became interested in performing. From age 12, she participated in a kid’s theater company to make a career in this field.

She earned her bachelor’s degree from York University by pursuing a four-year program with honors in a bachelor of fine arts in 2001. Rachel played the role of Allie Hamilton in the movie The Notebook, which was based on a novel by Nicholas Sparks.

18) Evangeline Lilly

Canadian author and actress Lilly gained notoriety with the general public by portraying Kate Austen in her first starring role on the ABC program Lost. One of ABC’s best prime-time shows, Lost, lasted six seasons. She stopped performing after this series ended to concentrate on her charitable and humanitarian work.

She had previously stated that she saw acting as a job, not a desire. In 2004, she was named one of the list’s breakout stars and won. Lily collaborates with charitable initiatives like GO. On July 18, 2013, she debuted her first book series, The Squickerwonkers, at the San Diego Comic-Con.

17) Neve Campbel

Neve has earned popularity in horror genres and dramas. She was born on October 3, 1973. At age six, she saw a performance of The Nutcracker and decided to take ballet classes at the Merivale School of Dance. Her first widely released movie was The Craft in 1996.

She attracted the director’s attention with her act in The Craft. Campbell has been described as charismatic by a variety of magazines.

16) Anna Paquin

Anna Helene Paquin appeared as a Canadian actress and a New Zealand actress. Paquin holds dual citizenship in New Zealand and Canada. She played many roles in her childhood, like Fly Away Home in 1996, Member of the Wedding in 1997, etc.

Anna made her first debut in the romantic drama The Piano in 1993. In the 2000 Marvel comic book movie X-Men, she played the role of the mutant superhero Rogue. On April 1, 2010, Paquin came out as bisexual in a public service announcement.

15) Tatiana Maslany

Masalany was born in Regina, Saskatchewan. Her father, Daniel Maslany, was a woodworker. She has two young brothers. At an early age, she got paid acting jobs, which allowed her to travel all over Canada with her parent’s approval.

The June Award ceremony in 2013 was held in Regina’s hometown. The Other Half was a many-star independent film with her then-partner Tom Cullen.

14) Sarah Polley

Sarah is a retired Canadian actress, filmmaker, and political activist. In her childhood, she gained popularity as Ramona Quimby in the television series Ramona. Her first debut film was Away from Her in 2006. Polley was raised in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

She is the youngest of five children. Her mother was also an actress in the Canadian TV series. She learned about her biological father as an adult.

13) Cobie Smulders

Jocoba Francisca Maria is a Canadian actress born on April 3, 1982, in Vancouver, British Columbia. She has four sisters. Smulders worked as a model, and she said that she hated modeling and was hesitant about pursuing acting as a career.

Her debut movie was in 2002 in the UPN science fiction comedy series. She gained fame for starring as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Aria Hill in the Marvel cinematic universe.

12) Nina Dobrev

Nina was born in Sofia and raised in Toronto on January 9, 1989. She is a Canadian actress well known for playing Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce on the CW’s supernatural drama series The Vampire Diaries in 2015.

She is a very well-known actress and is dating Shaun White in 2020; according to sources, they are looking to marry soon.

11) Elisha Cuthbert

Cuthbert is a retired Canadian actress and model, born November 30, 1982. Her first significant role in an American production was as Kim Bauer in 2001. She was also nominated for this role by the Screen Actors Guild. Elisha is considered a sex symbol and has also appeared in magazines such as Maxima, Complex, etc.

In her childhood, when she was nine, she began modeling in children’s clothing as a foot model. She was ranked No. 10 in the top 99 women of 2007, an outstanding achievement.

10) Shay Mitchell

Shannon Ashley Garcia Shay Mitchell was born on April 10, 1987. She was known for her role as Emily Fields in the thriller drama Pretty Little Liars. She acted in 2009 on the Canadian teen drama series Degrassi: The Next Generation and the Next Drama series, Rookie Blue.

She was born in Mississauga, Ontario. Her father is Irish and Scottish, and her mother is Filipino and is from the province of Pampanga in the Philippines. Mitchell began acting in 2009 in the Canadian teen drama series

09) Jessica Paré

Jessica was born in Monteria, Quebec. Her father, Anthony Pare, is the former chair of the education department at McGill University. She defines herself as a feminist and says, Yes, I’m a feminist. If you’re not for the equal treatment of men and women, then you’re a fascist.

She studied at a private Catholic high school, Villa Maria, in Montreal. She had a small role in the television film Bonanno: The Godfather’s Story in high school. She even had some roles in horror television series.

And then, she wanted to pursue acting as a career. She dropped her program in fine arts in Montreal and pursued acting for two years.

08) Stephanie Beatriz

Stephanie is an American actress known for her role in the Fox/NBC comedy series Detective Rosa Diaz. She has severe astigmatism and requires glasses to see or watch. She realized she was bisexual at the age of 12 or 13.

She has been nominated for several accolades throughout her career. She is also very humble, and fans love her simplicity.

07) Megan Follows

Megan was born on March 14, 1968, and is a Canadian and American actress and director. She is the youngest child of four children, and her family belongs to an acting family.

Her three siblings also work in the entertainment industry. At the age of nine, she acted for the first time in a commercial for Bell Canada.

06) Michelle Williams

Michelle Williams mostly does patriotic movies and is a famous American actress. She has received many accolades, like the Golden Globe and Primetime Emmy Awards. Williams was born on September 9, 1980, in Kalispell, Montana.

Her family and many generations have lived in Montana for a long time. She has a much stronger bond with her father than with her mother.

05) Catherine Anne

Catherine Anne Ohara is a Canadian and American actress. She is known for her work in comedy films like After Hours, released in 1985, and Beetlejuice, released in 1988. She won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series in 1982.

Her first role was as a maid in Wayne and Shuster, which appeared on television in 1975. She has also appeared as Dr. Georgina Orwell in the Netflix black comedy-drama series, but only in the first season. She started her career in the mid-1970s on television.

04) Summer Lyn Glau

Glau was born in San Antonio, Texas, on July 14, 1981. She has two younger sisters. Her ancestry is Scots-Irish and also German. She had received a scholarship to pursue her future ballet company from grade 3 to grade 12 for future ballet training.

Her first television role was a guest role in Ballerina in 2002 on the television series Angle. Her superb acting caught the eye of the director Joss when he cast her in the TV series Firefly as River Tam; with that role, she received another film serenity.

03) Mae Whitman

Mae is a famous American actress who began acting in commercials as a child. She was born on June 9, 1988. She was also a voice actor in children’s movies and television shows, such as Jonny Bravo, from 1997 to 2004.

She gained the public’s attention for her recurring role as Ann Veal on the Fox sitcom As Arrest from 2004 to 2006 and in 2013 too. She was born in Los Angeles

02) Alexa Steele 

Alexa became prominent after her fantastic performance in the show Degrassi: The Next Generation with Tori Santamaria alongside her sister, which gathered a lot of attention.

She is currently 28 years old, very popular, and has some exciting projects lined up for her fans. Her sister is also very famous.

01) Amanda Arcuri 

Amanda Arcuri is currently one of the best and most talented Canadian actresses and has millions of followers. Although she went under the radar for some years, she gained global prominence after her fantastic performance in Hudson and Rex.

She is 25 years old and has a long and fantastic career ahead of her. She has also been nominated multiple times but has yet to win.

Conclusion:

Canada is a beautiful country with a long history. Canadians are often called the sweetest and most humble people in the world. It also has some of the best actresses in Hollywood while producing some of the best upcoming talents to look out for.

Jiyad Shaikh

I am a first-year student pursuing Data Science and Artificial intelligence and have always been mesmerised by AI and wish to build one for my own in future. In my free time, I like to watch Romance Anime or read Seinen Manga.