Blessed with undeniable all-American good looks, despite hailing from Canada, this blond-haired, blue-eyed actress initially gained fame playing Kiefer Sutherland’s rebellious daughter, Kimberly Bauer, on the mega-hit series “24”.

As the scion of counter-terrorism agent Jack Bauer (Sutherland), Cuthbert found herself the perpetual victim of kidnappers, terrorists, armed robbers, and, at one point, even a cougar.

The constant perils that befell her character spawned a passionate fan following who watched every episode in anticipation of what might happen to her next, but also won the actress her fair share of detractors.

Either way, the show successfully helped launch Cuthbert as one of the new millennium’s starlets on the rise – enough that she was able to launch a film career as well, starring in such hits as “Old School” (2002), “Love Actually” (2003) and “The Girl Next Door” (2004).

Hottest appearance : Her sexiest movie ever in 2004 “The Girl Next Door”, 2007 thriller “Captivity”, and the phenomenal hit TV series “24″ as Kimberly Bauer. Very very sexy!

Sex appeal : 9/10

Birth name : Elisha Ann Cuthbert

Birth place : Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Birth sign : Sagittarius

Date of birth : November 30, 1982

Official website : http://www.elishacuthbertfan.net/

Jessica Stroup was born October 23rd 1986, in Anderson, South Carolina, USA.

At the age of 17, she received a scholarship to attend University of Georgia, but turned it down to pursue acting.

At only 17, she moved to Los Angeles and immediately took acting classes and received both modeling and acting offers.

Since then, Jessica has starred in several hit horror movies including “Prom Night” and “The Hills Have Eyes II”, and is booked herself a lead role in the brand new spin-off “90210″ as one of the lead characters, Erin Silver.

In her spare time, Jessica enjoys hanging out with friends and family, watching movies, playing volleyball and listening to music.

Hottest appearance : Her TV series: “90210″.

Sex appeal : 7/10

Birth name : Jessica Stroup

Birth place : Anderson, South Carolina, USA.

Birth sign : Libra

Date of birth : October 23, 1986

Official website : http://www.jessica-stroup.net/

Oscillating between high tension and high camp projects, exotic young actress Camilla Belle became one of Hollywood’s new “It” girls after surviving both a brutal killer in “When a Stranger Calls” (2006), as well as the mordantly funny suburbs in “The Chumscrubber” (2005).

Born on Oct. 2nd, 1986 in Los Angeles, CA to an American father and Brazilian mother, Belle (whose real name is Camilla Belle Routh) was named after actress Renata Sorrah’s character, in the Brazilian soap opera, “Cavalo de Aço.” An attractive brunette child, Belle landed her first modeling gig for a national print ad at the ripe old age of nine months. The ambitious youngster segued smoothly into acting, appearing in minor roles in network and cable television movies such as “Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth” (NBC, 1993), “Empty Cradle” (ABC, 1993) and “Deconstructing Sarah” (USA Network, 1994). She went on to appear in several more made-for-TV movies and direct-to-video movies, including “Annie: A Royal Adventure” (ABC, 1995), “Poison Ivy 2” (1996) and the Jimmy Smits’ vehicle, “Marshal Law” (Showtime, 1996).

Belle segued to the big screen as one of the orphans in Alfonso Cuaron’s exquisite 1995 remake of “A Little Princess,” which led to small roles in major studio films, including Steven Spielberg’s “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” (1997) and the Nicole Kidman/Sandra Bullock chick-flick “Practical Magic” (1998), in which she portrayed a young Bullock – all before the age of twelve.

While attending Marlborough, an elite, all-girls high school, Belle hit a bit of a dry spell work-wise, finding time to appeared in a few forgettable films in the late 1990s. Her only semi high-profile project was the HBO thriller “The Patriot” (1998) in which she played Steven Seagal’s daughter. In her downtime, Belle found time to study classical piano (with aspirations of going pro) and modern language (with the University of Edinburgh offering her a chance to study their modern language program). She also became actively involved in various charities, including becoming an international spokesperson for “Kids With a Cause,” a program created to provide help for children suffering from poverty, hunger, neglect and abuse.

Now a young woman on the verge of movie stardom, Belle starred in the critically acclaimed 2005 indie film, “The Ballad of Jack and Rose,” playing the daughter of Daniel Day-Lewis’ character. The film, her first in nearly four years, received a limited theatrical release, but Belle was labeled an “impressive newcomer” nonetheless. That same year, Belle also landed a major role in the dark comedy, “The Chumscrubber.” Following two solid but little seen films, Belle got the chance of a lifetime, headlining a major release. Cast in Screen Gems’ horror film remake of the 1979 slasher classic, “When a Stranger Calls (2006), Belle gave an appropriately sympathetic portrayal of a young babysitter being harassed on the phone by an unknown killer who is closer than she knows.

Shortly after the release of “When a Stranger Calls,” Belle was seen in “The Quiet” (2006), a psychological drama about a family whose dark secrets get exposed after adopting a recently orphaned deaf girl harboring her own disturbing past. Belle was then cast opposite Steven Strait in the Warner Bros. film, “10,000 B.C.” – a prehistoric epic to be directed by Roland Emmerich of “Independence Day” and “Day After Tomorrow” fame.

Hottest appearance : Her movie : “When a Stranger Calls” (2006).

Sex appeal : 8

Birth name : Camilla Belle Routh

Birth place : Los Angeles, California, USA

Birth sign : Libra

Date of birth : October 2, 1986

Official website : http://www.camilla-belle.net/

Monica Bellucci began her career as a model while studying law at the University of Perugia.

Francis Coppola gave Bellucci a small role in “Bram Stoker’s Dracula” (1992) with Gary Oldman, Winona Ryder, Anthony Hopkins and Keanu Reeves, and she went on to star in numerous European features. In 2000, she appeared with Gene Hackman and Morgan Freeman in “Under Suspicion”.

Bellucci made a major impression when she starred as a raped woman in Gaspar Noé’s harrowing “Irréversible” (2002) and the actress also hit the radar of mainstream audiences when she appeared opposite Bruce Willis in Antoine Fuqua’s “Tears of the Sun” (2003). Later that same year, Bellucci entranced blockbuster-craving crowds when she was cast in the highly-anticipated back-to-back sequels “The Matrix Reloaded” and “The Matrix Revolution” playing the beautiful and enigmatic Persephone. In 2004 Belucci had a small role, comported with much modesty, as Mary Magdalene in Mel Gibson’s controversial and brutal depiction of the Crucifixtion, “The Passion of the Christ,” and she also appeared in director Spike Lee’s middling sex comedy “She Hate Me” (2004) as the lesbian daughter of a Mafioso who pays to be impregnated by the film’s lead character (Anthony Mackie). The following year she appeared as the icy, evil Mirror Queen in director Terry Gilliam’s visually arresting but disappointing fairy tale tweaking “The Brothers Grimm” (2005).

Hottest appearance : Her blockbuster movies : “The Matrix Reloaded” (2003), “The Matrix Revolutions” (2003), “Shoot ‘Em Up” (2007), & “Asterix and Obelix Meet Cleopatra” (2002). The very best of European beauty.

Sex appeal : 9/10

Birth name : Monica Bellucci

Birth place : Citta di Castello, Perugia, Italy

Birth sign : Libra

Date of birth : September 30, 1968

Official website : http://www.monicabellucci-online.com/

Welsh-born actress Catherine Zeta-Jones first captivated U.S. film audiences with her swashbuckling turn in “The Mask of Zorro” (1998) – leaving moviegoers so mesmerized by her ebony-tressed old Hollywoodesque beauty, it was a wonder she was able to move beyond all the comparisons to Ava Gardner and Vivien Leigh – enough to garner respect as a serious actress.

It was her impressive turn in “Traffic” (2000) and Oscar-winning scenery-chewing for her musical showstoppers in “Chicago” (2002) which firmly established her as a Hollywood A-lister.

That, and a fairytale-likened marriage to one of the industry’s most respected actors-producers, Michael Douglas; thusly, entry into one of Hollywood’s most famous and respected families.

Though critics and audiences alike were bowled over the exotic glamour and the fabled marriage, it was Zeta-Jones’ boldness and inherent working-class sass which figured just as heavily into her versatile appeal.

Not to mention, having been raised in musical theater, Zeta-Jones – on top of all she had been blessed with – could trip the light fantastic and sing her heart out like any stage hoofer from movie musical days past.

Hottest appearance : Her blockbuster movie in 1999 : “Entrapment”.

Sex appeal : 7/10

Birth name : Catherine Jones

Birth place : Swansea, West Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Birth sign : Libra

Date of birth : September 25, 1969

Official website : http://www.catherine-online.org/

Born and raised in Vancouver, Canada and has been acting since she was only seven years old.

Jessica Lucas is Haitian (father) and Pakistani (mother) heritage.

She is a film and television actress who began on-camera appearances in her mid-teens.

Jessica Lucas transitioned fluidly to big-screen features in 2006, with supporting roles in dual efforts from that year — the teen-oriented romantic comedy “She’s the Man” and the supernatural horror outing “The Covenant” — and continued her associations with horror material when she played one of the victims of a bizarre rampaging monster in 2008’s Cloverfield.

Hottest appearance : Her blockbuster movies : “Cloverfield” (2008), “The Covenant” (2006), “She’s the Man” (2006), and her TV series “CSI: Crime Scene Investigation” (8th season).

Sex appeal : 8/10

Birth name : Jessica Lucas

Birth place : Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Birth sign : Libra

Date of birth : September 24, 1985

Official website : http://jessica-lucas.net/

Emerging in the mid-’90s, Shania Twain became the most popular country music artist since Garth Brooks.

Skillfully fusing mainstream, AOR rock production with country-pop, Twain and her producer/husband, Robert John “Mutt” Lange, created a commercial juggernaut with her second album, The Woman in Me.

The record became a multi-platinum phenomenon, peaking at number five on the pop charts and eventually selling over nine million copies in America alone.

Twain might have sold a lot of records, but like other mega-selling acts before her, she earned few good reviews — most critics accused her of diluting country with bland, anthemic hard rock techniques and shamelessly selling her records with sexy videos.

Fans ignored such complaints, mainly because her audience was comprised of many listeners who had grown accustomed to such marketing strategies by constant exposure to MTV.

And Twain, in many ways, was the first country artist to fully exploit MTV’s style.

She created a sexy, video-oriented image — she didn’t even tour during the year when The Woman in Me was on the top of the country charts — that appealed not only to the country audience, but also to pop fans.

In turn, she became a country music phenomenon.

Hottest appearance : Her music video : “From This Moment On”. Pure beauty like a goddess.

Sex appeal : 10/10

Birth name : Eilleen Regina Edwards

Birth place : Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Birth sign : Virgo

Date of birth : August 28, 1965

Official website : http://www.shaniatwain.com/

A petite, raven-haired beauty best known as the self-involved and outspoken Jackie Burkhart on “That ’70s Show” (FOX, 1998-2006), Mila Kunis established a prosperous career in acting before even graduating from high school.

A native of Ukraine, Kunis also provided the voice for the character of Meg Griffin on the popular animated series “Family Guy” (FOX, 1999- ) and has appeared in the films “Get Over It” (2001) and “American Psycho II: All American Girl” (2002). Born Milena Markovna Kunis on Aug. 14, 1983 in Kiev, Ukraine, this raven-haired beauty moved to Los Angeles with her parents, Mark and Elvira Kunis and older brother, Mike, at the age of seven.

After learning English by watching American television shows, Kunis enrolled in after-school acting classes at Beverly Hills Studios while attending Hubert Howe Bancroft Middle School in Los Angeles.

Discovered by a manager while performing in an acting showcase, the young actress was soon cast in children’s programs and television commercials including campaigns for Barbie and Payless shoes.

Making her small-screen debut in 1994 in an episode of “Days of Our Lives” (NBC, 1965- ), Kunis soon landed small roles on a number of television shows including “The John Larroquette Show” (NBC, 1993-96), “Baywatch” (1989-2001), and “Walker Texas Ranger” (CBS, 1993-2001).

She went on to appear in recurring roles on “Nick Freno, Licenced Teacher” (The WB, 1996-98) and the WB’s “7th Heaven” (The WB, 1996-2006). With her dark hair and exotic looks, Kunis portrayed a young Angelina Jolie in the critically acclaimed 1998 HBO bio-pic “Gia” about the life of supermodel Gia Carangi.

Lying about her age, Kunis landed the career-breaking role of Jackie Burkhart on the FOX sitcom “That 70’s Show (1998-2006) while still in high school; though the role required Kunis to be at least eighteen, she was only fourteen at the time of her audition.

Regardless, Kunis was cast in the role of the fast-talking Jackie, and worked on the series while attending Fairfax High School.

Kunis received two Young Star Awards for her role on the series.

Lending her distinct voice to animated television, Kunis was also cast as the voice of Meg Griffin on the popular FOX series “Family Guy” (1999- ).

Though the series was cancelled in 2002, its popularity with viewers and performance in DVD sales led to the show’s resurrection in May of 2005.

After receiving her high school diploma in 2001, Kunis soon branched out from her work on “70’s” by appearing in a number of films.

She landed a supporting role in the teen flick “Get Over It” (2001) with Kirsten Dunst, starred in the horror sequel “American Psycho II: All American Girl” (2002), and played the role of Tina in “Tony and Tina’s Wedding” (2004) opposite Joseph McIntyre.

Kunis also appeared in the music videos for Aerosmith’s single “Jaded” and for The Strokes’ single “The End Has No End.”

In 2006, Kunis Appeared in the films “After Sex” and “Moving McAllister” opposite Jon Heder and Rutger Hauer and lent her voice-over talents to the Xbox 360 game “Saints Row.”

She also continued to received moderate tabloid coverage of her ongoing romance with former child star, Macaulay Culkin.

Hottest appearance : Her movie : “Forgetting Sarah Marshall” (2008).

Sex appeal : 8/10

Birth name : Milena Markovna Kunis

Birth place : Kiev, Ukraine

Birth sign : Leo

Date of birth : August 14, 1983

Official website : http://mila.dying-dreams.net/

A former teenage beauty queen, Halle Berry traded a successful modeling career for acting in the late 1980s.

After high school, this youngest daughter of a black father and white mother, entered the Miss Teen Ohio Pageant and won, representing the state at the Miss Teen All-American Pageant.

An overachiever since she was a child, Berry attempted to add another crown as Miss Ohio in the Miss USA competition but placed as first runner-up.

After finishing in the top five at the Miss World pageant, she moved into modeling, working first in the Chicago area and later in NYC.

By 1989, Berry had begun the transition to performing when she was appropriately cast as a teenage model in the short-lived ABC sitcom “Living Dolls.”

In 1999, Berry was able to realize her life-long dream of portraying the singer-actress who broke racial barriers by becoming the first black woman to nominated for a Best Actress Academy Award in the HBO biopic “Introducing Dorothy Dandridge.”

Although both Janet Jackson and Whitney Houston had expressed a desire to play Dandridge in a film biography, Berry got there first, not only delivering a career-enhancing performance that netted her several awards, including an Emmy, but also serving as one of the producers of the project as well.

The following year, she took sci-fi fans by “Storm” playing a beautiful mutant in Bryan Singer’s big-screen version of the Marvel comic “X-Men.”

In 2001, Berry was reduced to being nothing more than decorative in the unspectacular thriller “Swordfish,” a fact made all the more clear when she appeared topless for the first time in her career.

The gratuitous scene did little for the film’s plot, but it generated copy (including unfounded rumors that she got a $500,000 bonus to do the scene) and helped keep her in the spotlight.

Later that same year, she delivered a brutally honest and moving performance as a struggling waitress coping with a husband on death row and an overweight child in “Monster’s Ball”.

Downplaying her looks and tearing into a rare dramatic role that challenged her, Berry won critical plaudits for her work, which included a three-minute-long love scene with co-star Billy Bob Thornton.

Her performance generated buzz, yielded some prizes from groups like the National Board of Review and the Screen Actors Guild.

That year she made history by becoming the first black woman ever to earn a Best Actress Academy Award.

Enjoying her newfound prominence in the industry, Berry accepted the role of Jinx in the 20th James Bond feature, “Die Another Day” (2002) opposite Pierce Brosnan’s Agent 007.

As the first A-list, Oscar-winning Bond girl in a generation, Berry was trumpeted in the role from the moment she began filming to the day the movie was released; she even gamely paid homage to the series’ roots by appearing in a tangerine bikini reminiscent of Ursula Andress’ in “Dr. No.”

And while Berry’s performance was not necessarily Oscar-bait, she did display a strong chemistry with Brosnan as his equal in both espionage and in bed, and a spunk that inspired MGM to make plans to launch a spin-off film starring her character.

After completing that role, she segued to “X2″ (2003), the sequel to “X-Men” in which she reprised her role as Storm, a part which was expanded somewhat to suit her award-winning status.

Nevertheless, rumors of friction between her and director Bryan Singer circulated and Berry did not participate in the massive press push for the blockbuster, putting her role in future sequels in question.

Later that year she starred in the horror thriller “Gothika” (2003), playing Miranda Gray, a doctor in a mental institute who becomes incarcerated in her own hospital after seemingly becoming possessed and murdering her husband.

Berry provided a convincing and relatable presence in the stylish and atmospheric but otherwise clichéd and implausible film.

After weathering yet another public split with a spouse—this time her husband, singer Eric Benet, with the split blamed on his sex addiction and serial infidelity (Berry publicly vowed on “Oprah” to never marry again—the actress took on the role of Batman’s popular comic book villainess/paramour “Catwoman” for the 2004 film that departed from the original Selina Kyle character and cast Berry as Patience Phillips, a shy, repressed woman whose death earns her feline powers from a mystical cat so that she may avenge herself.

Although Berry’s spectacular body—showcased in flesh-friendly skintight leather outfits—and her appropriately cat-like attitude at the whip-wielding Catwoman were appreciated, the film was otherwise a dismal loser all around, including Berry’s inauthentic portrayal of meek Patience.

Hottest appearance : Her blockbuster movies : “Swordfish” (2001) & “Die Another Day” (2002). Truly a black beauty.

Sex appeal : 7/10

Birth name : Halle Marie Berry

Birth place : Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Birth sign : Leo

Date of birth : August 14, 1966

Official website : http://www.hallewood.com/

South African actress Charlize Theron made Oscar and Golden Globe-worthy impressions with heavy-hitting dramatic roles which often saw her struggling to survive oppressive environments.

Theron’s own experiences surviving the strife of an unstable childhood home gave her a strong perspective, as did the strong-willed independence that inspired her to head to Europe and begin a professional modeling career while she was still a teenager.

But if the 5’10” blonde was misdiagnosed as merely an actress-turned-model for her early supporting roles, that persona was shattered with a pair of Oscar-nominated starring performances in “Monster” (2003) and “North Country” (2005); both portraits of two women who came to deal with second-class citizen status in very different ways.

Hottest appearance : Her movies : “Reindeer Games” (2000), and “The Devil’s Advocate” (1997).

Sex appeal : 7/10

Birth name : Charlize Theron

Birth place : Benoni, South Africa

Birth sign : Leo

Date of birth : August 7, 1975

Official website : http://www.charlizetheron.com/