The Most Buzzed-about Actresses Right Now

There is a packed slate of new releases, returning hit series, and headline-grabbing festival moments this year, and a handful of performers are at the center of it all. From superhero ensembles and franchise revivals to prestige dramas and surprise box office wins, these actresses have projects that keep landing on calendars and in conversation. The timing aligns with studios stacking late-year premieres and platforms spacing their biggest series across August and September.

Below, you will find who is driving the chatter right now and why. Each entry focuses on concrete developments like release dates, box office results, award milestones, casting confirmations, and current press tour activity. If you want a snapshot of who is setting the pace in film and TV at this moment, start here.

Zendaya

In spring 2024 she led ‘Challengers’ while also anchoring the continued run of ‘Dune: Part Two,’ and the combination delivered a strong one two at the box office that pushed the sequel past seven hundred million dollars worldwide. Trade coverage through April reported the double performance and detailed weekend totals, international splits, and theater counts.

Current projects keep her in rotation through 2025, including the next season of ‘Euphoria’ along with additional voice and film work. Awards roundups this year also tracked titles she starred in collecting craft wins, and development updates listed new roles already dated into 2026.

Emma Stone

She entered 2024 with a Best Actress Academy Award for ‘Poor Things’ and followed by reuniting with Yorgos Lanthimos on ‘Kinds of Kindness.’ Announcements across spring and summer confirmed the collaboration schedule and listed new short form and feature projects set for the fall calendar.

The new feature ‘Bugonia’ is set for late October 2025, and listings show Stone attached as both star and producer. Promotion tied to the creative team began early with teasers and festival notes, which keeps the title present ahead of its theatrical run.

Anya Taylor-Joy

‘Furiosa’ kept her in the 2024 conversation with detailed tracking on domestic weekends, overseas territories, and its later streaming window. Studio notes and official listings documented production, cast, and release path from early promotion through post theatrical rollout.

Beyond the wasteland she has multiple genre projects in development, and coverage of ‘Furiosa’ continues to boost visibility for those upcoming titles. Industry databases outline the current slate status with production phases and tentative dates.

Jenna Ortega

Her 2024 included ‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice,’ and 2025 belongs to the return of ‘Wednesday.’ Netflix confirmed a two part release for Season 2 with Part 1 on August 6 and Part 2 on September 3, and the platform scheduled trailers, featurettes, and cast clips across late summer.

Feature coverage also recapped the performance of ‘Wednesday’ Season 1 while tracking promotional content for Season 2. Press materials this fall highlighted her dual presence across theatrical and streaming windows with premiere events and talk show bookings.

Ayo Edebiri

She became the first Black woman nominated in the same year for acting and directing in the comedy categories for ‘The Bear’ Season 3, following an Emmy win earlier in 2024 for Season 2. Fashion and brand news added a global ambassadorship and documented red carpet appearances tied to a fall festival title.

Voice and film work from 2024, including a top grossing animated release, carried momentum into 2025 headlines. Awards listings and nomination timelines show a steady sequence of recognition from winter guilds through summer ceremonies.

Sydney Sweeney

She headlined and produced the horror title ‘Immaculate’ after a superhero outing that underperformed, and interviews laid out the strategy behind those choices with budgets, marketing spend, and distribution notes. Subsequent project announcements detailed shooting starts, principal cast, and release windows across genres.

Her slate now spans thriller and romantic titles alongside prestige limited series work. Interview schedules and set reports have mapped production locations, wrap dates, and rollout plans across domestic and international markets.

Florence Pugh

Marvel positioned ‘Thunderbolts*’ for an early May launch and press screenings in late April noted her prominence in the ensemble. Interviews from the London tour confirmed the production timeline, promotional stops across Europe, and the release frame inside the studio’s current phase.

Earlier reports recorded principal photography milestones that locked the movie into the calendar. Media coverage around the tour listed broadcast appearances, photocalls, and fan events leading into opening weekend.

Daisy Edgar-Jones

She co led ‘Twisters,’ which arrived as a 2024 summer tentpole and crossed three hundred seventy million dollars worldwide. Studio and box office trackers logged daily grosses, premium format percentages, and top markets across its run.

Movement on star charts through late 2024 and 2025 reflected the film’s reach. Aggregators that follow audience interest and search volume showed gains across domestic and international tallies as casting news for new features posted.

Lupita Nyong’o

She anchored ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’ in 2024, which surpassed two hundred sixty million dollars worldwide off a mid range budget. Release history entries list exact weekend numbers, territory breakdowns, and hold percentages over successive frames.

Festival scheduling, home media dates, and post theatrical rollout kept the title in circulation as 2025 announcements landed. The listings verify the timeline from premiere through digital availability along with creative credits and crew.

Rachel Zegler

Disney dated ‘Snow White’ for March 2025 after an earlier delay, followed by a global launch supported by a large marketing campaign. Opening weekend coverage reported an eighty seven million dollar worldwide start with regional splits and auditorium counts.

Reporting then documented theatrical and home media windows through spring and early summer along with premiere events and promotional stops. Reference entries summarize the response metrics that followed, including audience polling and critical score ranges.

Ana de Armas

‘Ballerina,’ the ‘John Wick’ spinoff led by de Armas, shifted from 2024 to a June 6, 2025 release in the United States and then opened on that date after a one year delay. Updated histories list the marketing beats, ticket presale windows, and exhibitor partnerships.

Post release interviews in June discussed story outcomes and future plans for the character, indicating active development on a follow up. Trade notes paired those sequel teases with casting details and stunt unit credits from the first film.

Jodie Comer

She leads Danny Boyle’s ‘28 Years Later,’ released in June 2025 with reviews and box office tracked through the summer. The production was first confirmed in April 2024 with a core cast that included Aaron Taylor Johnson and Ralph Fiennes, and later coverage detailed the rollout and home release dates.

Stage news in March announced she will reprise ‘Prima Facie’ for a final tour beginning January 2026. The schedule provided dates and cities with ticketing guidance that placed on sale windows in late March.

Margot Robbie

She returned to theaters in September with ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey,’ a romantic fantasy opposite Colin Farrell, with trailers and release information confirming the September 19 domestic date. Listings note the runtime, principal creatives, and financing partners across the production companies.

Separate reports this month detailed an ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ prequel in active development with Robbie producing and starring opposite Bradley Cooper. Updates covered casting steps, director attachment, and current status inside the studio slate.

Cailee Spaeny

She carried ‘Alien: Romulus’ in August 2024, which opened above forty million dollars domestic and finished with three hundred fifty million dollars worldwide. Box office sources logged weekend multipliers, international markets, and premium format shares.

Promotional coverage and interviews from Comic Con through release outlined casting, practical effects choices, and award nominations into early 2025. Roundups compiled the film’s technical recognition and fan reception with dates for physical media and streaming availability.

Hunter Schafer

Her 2024 feature ‘Cuckoo’ premiered at Berlin, played SXSW, and rolled into a late summer U.S. release, earning a pair of 2025 nominations at major genre and LGBTQ awards. Festival and reference entries map the full financing and release path with sales company details.

The film’s platforming kept Schafer on interview schedules into 2025, while additional roles tied to franchises and auteur projects circulated in trade updates. Those notes continue to list casting, production starts, and calendar positioning across the next year.

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