Skip to content

Birthday Honours 2026

Honours by year Honours & awards Honours by topic Honours by location Honours by occupation Honours by organisation Military honours Honoured more than once

Stories Shop Ask a question

Analysis How to Nominate Identifiers

Search honourees by name

Home
Occupations
Actress

Occupation

Actress

78 UK honours recipients recorded as actress.

Awards over time

Honours awarded to recipients recorded as actress, by year and award tier.

Filter

Sort by

Award

Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire30Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire21Member Of The Order Of The British Empire16Dame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire11

Year

2025220231202232021420201201942018420179201632015220132201212007120062200522004120033200212000819992199811995219931199211986119821198111978119771197521970419671196521959119462

Time range

–

Region

Greater London9Greater Manchester2

78 people

2025

Officer (OBE)

Samantha Morton
Person
Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London

Commander (CBE)

Jane Lapotaire
Person
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London

2023

Commander (CBE)

Celia Imrie
Person
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London

2022

Member (MBE)

Cherylee Houston
Person
Member Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Manchester, Greater Manchester
Helen Worth (helen Dawson)
Person
Member Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London

Dame

Vanessa Redgrave
Person
Dame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London

2021

Member (MBE)

Ruth Wilson
Person
Member Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
Sally Dynevor
Person
Member Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Altrincham, Greater Manchester

Commander (CBE)

Lesley Manville
Person
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London

Dame

Sheila Cameron Hancock
Person
Dame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London

2020

Dame

Maureen Lipman
Person
Dame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London

2019

Officer (OBE)

Cush Jumbo
Person
Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Abroad
Melanie Newton
Person
Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London

Commander (CBE)

Sarah Sinclair
Person
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
Sophie Okonedo
Person
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
East Sussex

2018

Officer (OBE)

Fenella Fielding
Person
Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London

Commander (CBE)

Julia Mckenzie
Person
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
Devon
Susan Hampshire, (lady Kulukundis)
Person
Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London

Dame

Emma Thompson
Person
Dame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2018
London

2017

Member (MBE)

Gugulethu Mbatha-raw
Person
Member Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Oxfordshire
Karen Bryson
Person
Member Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
Sharon Clarke
Person
Member Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London

Officer (OBE)

Naomie Harris
Person
Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
Patricia Hodge
Person
Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London

Exploring the stories behind the UK Birthday and New Year Honours lists.

Explore

Home
Honour lists by year
Honours and awards
Honours by topic
Stories
Analysis & trends
Register interest
How to nominate
Keepsakes & gifts
Forfeited honours
Ask a question
Identifiers & vocabularies

Data sources

The London Gazette
Cabinet Office / Honours secretariat
Wikipedia & Wikidata

Privacy Policy Your data Complaints Returns Policy How to cite Legal & Terms

© 2026 Honoria. An independent record, sourced from publicly available data - not an official or royal body.

Operated by Symantix Ltd (Company No. 05672247), registered in England and Wales.