Actresses Who Are Dual Citizens

Some performers hold passports from more than one country thanks to birthplace, parentage, or later naturalization, and those ties often reflect how they grew up and where they’ve worked. Below are actresses who are known to be dual citizens, with notes on how they acquired their status—by being born abroad to citizen parents, through descent, or after building careers that led to naturalization.

Natalie Portman

Born in Jerusalem and raised in the United States, she holds both Israeli and American citizenship. Her family moved to the U.S. when she was a child, and she later studied at Harvard while beginning a film career. Portman has worked extensively in both American productions and international projects. Her multilingual background includes Hebrew and English, and she has maintained cultural and professional ties to both countries.

Charlize Theron

Theron was born in Benoni, South Africa, and later became a naturalized citizen of the United States. She retains her South African citizenship, giving her dual status. After training in ballet, she transitioned to acting in Hollywood while also supporting initiatives in southern Africa. Her foundation work and frequent visits underscore her ongoing connection to South Africa.

Nicole Kidman

Kidman holds both American and Australian citizenship. She was born in Honolulu to Australian parents—granting her U.S. citizenship by birth—then grew up in Sydney, where she launched her acting career. She has worked across Australian cinema and major U.S. productions. Kidman continues to maintain professional ties with both countries’ film industries.

Saoirse Ronan

Ronan is a dual citizen of Ireland and the United States. She was born in New York City to Irish parents and moved back to Ireland as a child. Her early screen credits came through Irish and U.K. productions before expanding into American films. She frequently works on both sides of the Atlantic and has spoken about her Irish upbringing alongside her American birth.

Salma Hayek

Hayek is a Mexican-born actress who later obtained U.S. citizenship while keeping her Mexican nationality. She began her career in Mexican television before moving to the United States to pursue film roles. Her production work has championed stories connected to Latin America and the U.S. Hispanic community. She maintains residence and professional commitments in both countries.

Scarlett Johansson

Johansson holds American and Danish citizenship. She was born in New York City to an American mother and a Danish father, which allowed her to claim Denmark’s nationality through descent. She has referenced family ties to Copenhagen and visits to see relatives. Her career is primarily U.S.-based, with personal roots that connect her to Denmark.

Emily Blunt

Blunt is a citizen of both the United Kingdom and the United States. Born and raised in London, she later naturalized as an American after establishing her career in Hollywood. She has continued to work in British and American productions. Her dual status reflects both her U.K. upbringing and longtime residence and work in the U.S.

Lily Collins

Collins is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and the United States. Born in Surrey to a British father and an American mother, she spent her early years in England before moving to Los Angeles. She began working in U.S. media as a teenager and later transitioned into film and television. Her family background gave her eligibility for both passports.

Anna Paquin

Paquin holds citizenship in New Zealand and Canada. She was born in Winnipeg to New Zealander parents and moved to New Zealand as a child, where she was educated before her early acting success. Her career later expanded to the United States, but her nationality remains tied to her Canadian birthplace and New Zealand upbringing. She continues to work internationally while maintaining links to both countries.

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Zeta-Jones is Welsh-born and later became a U.S. citizen, maintaining her U.K. nationality as well. She began her career on stage and television in the U.K. before moving into American films. Her family life and work have spanned both countries for decades. She retains strong connections to Wales while residing part-time in the United States.

Naomi Watts

Watts holds both British and Australian citizenship. Born in Kent, she moved to Australia during her school years and started acting there. She then pursued roles in the U.S., building an international career. Her dual nationality reflects her early life in the U.K. and formative years and industry start in Australia.

Anya Taylor-Joy

Taylor-Joy is a multi-citizen performer with ties to the United States, the United Kingdom, and Argentina. She was born in Miami to an Argentine-British family and spent her childhood in Buenos Aires before moving to London. Spanish is part of her upbringing, alongside English. Her international background has made her fluent across cultures and markets.

Cobie Smulders

Smulders is a dual citizen of Canada and the United States. Raised in British Columbia, she began modeling and acting in Canada before securing long-running roles in U.S. television. She later naturalized as an American while retaining her Canadian nationality. Her career continues to bridge projects in both countries.

Catherine O’Hara

O’Hara holds Canadian and American citizenship. She started in Toronto’s comedy and sketch scene before expanding to U.S. film and television. After decades of working stateside, she became a U.S. citizen while keeping her Canadian nationality. She remains closely associated with Canadian comedy while living and working in the U.S.

Yvonne Strahovski

Strahovski is an Australian-born actress who later obtained U.S. citizenship, maintaining dual nationality. She moved to the United States after early work in Australian television. Her subsequent roles in American series and films established a long-term base in the U.S. She continues to work internationally while tied to Australia through family and early career roots.

Hayley Atwell

Atwell holds British and American citizenship. Born in London to a British mother and an American father, she spent time in both countries growing up. She trained in the U.K. and first gained prominence through British stage and television. Later work in American film and TV cemented her dual-country career.

Audrey Hepburn

Hepburn held both British and Dutch citizenship through her parents. She spent much of her youth in the Netherlands during World War II and later trained as a dancer before turning to acting. Her international career took off in London and Hollywood. Even as a global star, her nationality reflected family ties to both the U.K. and the Netherlands.

Lupita Nyong’o

Nyong’o is a dual citizen of Kenya and Mexico. She was born in Mexico City to Kenyan parents and returned to Mexico for language study before attending university in the United States. Her professional work spans U.S. films and projects tied to African and Latin American stories. She has emphasized connections to both Kenya and Mexico in public appearances.

Kaya Scodelario

Scodelario holds British and Brazilian citizenship. Born in London to a Brazilian mother, she grew up speaking English and later engaged more with her Brazilian heritage. Her early career began on U.K. television before moving into international films. Dual nationality has facilitated work in multilingual and global projects.

Ana de Armas

De Armas is a dual citizen of Cuba and Spain. She trained at Cuba’s national theater school and moved to Spain as a young actor, where she worked extensively in television and film. Spanish citizenship came through her family ties and residence. She later established a career in Hollywood while maintaining her Cuban and Spanish identities.

Gillian Anderson

Anderson holds dual American and British citizenship. She was born in Chicago and spent part of her childhood in London before returning to the U.K. later in her career. Her stage and screen work is split between British and U.S. productions. She maintains residences and professional commitments in both countries.

Kim Cattrall

Cattrall is a British-Canadian dual citizen. Born in Liverpool, she moved to Canada as a child and began training there before launching an international career. She frequently works in North American and U.K. projects. Her nationality reflects her life split between the U.K. and Canada.

Kristin Scott Thomas

Scott Thomas holds British and French citizenship. She relocated to Paris at a young age, trained at a French drama school, and built a career in both French and English-language films. Her honors include recognition from both countries. She often works in France while also appearing in U.K. and international productions.

Julie Delpy

Delpy is a French-American dual citizen. After establishing herself in French cinema, she moved to the United States and expanded into writing and directing. Her projects often straddle European and U.S. settings. She maintains professional bases in both countries.

Pamela Anderson

Anderson holds Canadian and American citizenship. Born in British Columbia, she later lived and worked extensively in the United States, where her television career was based. She obtained U.S. citizenship while retaining her Canadian nationality. Her activism and media work occur in both countries.

Morena Baccarin

Baccarin is a Brazilian-American dual citizen. Born in Rio de Janeiro, she moved to New York City and trained at performing arts schools before entering television and film. She later naturalized in the United States. Her career includes projects filmed in both the U.S. and Brazil-adjacent contexts.

Eliza Dushku

Dushku holds American and Albanian citizenship. She obtained Albanian nationality in recognition of her heritage and advocacy, while maintaining her U.S. citizenship by birth. Her work spans television, film, and producing. Cultural initiatives have linked her to Albania alongside her U.S.-based projects.

Milla Jovovich

Jovovich is a dual citizen of the United States and Serbia. Born in Kyiv and raised between Europe and the U.S., she later obtained Serbian citizenship reflecting family roots and professional ties in the region. Her modeling and film career has been international in scope. She continues to work across American and European productions.

Elizabeth Taylor

Taylor held both British and American citizenship. Born in London to American parents, she was a U.S. citizen by parentage and British by birth circumstances. She moved to the United States as a child and became one of Hollywood’s most recognized stars. Throughout her life she maintained close ties to both countries.

Jane Birkin

Birkin was a British-French dual citizen. Raised in London, she relocated to France, where she built a long career in film and music. Her work in French cinema and collaborations made her a cultural figure in both nations. She held legal nationality ties reflecting that cross-Channel life.

Rebecca Hall

Hall holds British and American citizenship. Her mother is American, and she spent her childhood between the U.K. and the United States. She began acting in British theater and film before expanding into U.S. projects. Her directing and acting credits now span both markets.

Olivia Newton-John

Newton-John was a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Australia. Born in Cambridge, she moved to Melbourne as a child and launched a music and acting career from Australia. Her screen and stage work brought her back to the U.K. and the U.S. She maintained strong personal and professional connections to both the U.K. and Australia.

Noomi Rapace

Rapace is a Swedish-Icelandic dual citizen. She spent part of her youth living in Iceland and later trained and performed in Sweden, gaining prominence in Scandinavian cinema. Her multilingual background supported a transition to international productions. She continues to work across Nordic and global projects.

Alexandra Maria Lara

Lara holds Romanian and German citizenship. Born in Bucharest, she moved to Germany as a child and trained there before breaking through in European cinema. Her roles often bridge Central and Western European productions. She remains active in both German-language and international films.

Rachel Weisz

Weisz is a British-American dual citizen. Born and raised in the U.K., she later became a U.S. citizen after a long period working in American film. Her theater work in London and screen roles in the U.S. reflect that split. She continues to collaborate on projects in both countries.

Olivia Wilde

Wilde holds American and Irish citizenship. Born in New York City, she spent significant time in Dublin and has family roots in Ireland, which enabled her to claim Irish nationality. She began acting in U.S. television before moving into directing. Her work and family connections keep her active in both countries.

Diane Kruger

Kruger is a German-American dual citizen. After modeling and studying in France, she transitioned to acting and later naturalized in the United States while retaining her German nationality. She frequently works in European and U.S. productions. Language skills and residence in multiple countries support her cross-border career.

Monica Bellucci

Bellucci holds Italian and French citizenship. She built an international career beginning in Italy and later spent many years working and living in France. Her filmography includes Italian, French, and global productions. Dual nationality reflects her longstanding ties to both countries’ film industries.

Alicia Silverstone

Silverstone is an American-British dual citizen. Born in California to an English father and a Scottish-born mother, she obtained British nationality through descent. She began acting in the United States and has continued to work primarily in American film and television. Family connections have kept her linked to the U.K.

Jane Seymour

Seymour holds British and American citizenship. Born in England, she later became a naturalized U.S. citizen after establishing a career in film and television. Her work spans British period dramas and American series and movies. She maintains personal and professional ties on both sides of the Atlantic.

Nina Dobrev

Dobrev is a Bulgarian-Canadian dual citizen. Born in Sofia, she moved to Toronto as a child and began acting in Canadian productions before transitioning to U.S. television. She keeps cultural and family connections to Bulgaria. Her career remains active across North American projects with occasional work in Europe.

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