| 100% | RONAN | 5 | Irish-American actress Saoirse in Ladybird |
| 53% | SAOIRSERONAN | 12 | Irish-American actress who played Briony, an aspiring novelist, in 17-Across: 2 wds. |
| 42% | TANA | 4 | In the Woods Irish-American crime novelist French |
| 38% | REID | 4 | Vicky actress in American Pie, Tara __ |
| 35% | EDNA | 4 | Actress Purviance in 30-plus Chaplin films |
| 34% | LIZTAYLOR | 9 | Actress who played opposite Dick Burton in 11-Across |
| 33% | OPRAH | 5 | Highest-rated daytime talk show in American history |
| 33% | AMY | 3 | Christian's co-star in American Hustle |
| 32% | RONAN | 5 | Actress Saoirse or author Farrow |
| 32% | DEERWOMAN | 9 | Vengeful, cloven-hoofed figure in Native American mythology |
| 31% | MENA | 4 | American Beauty actress Suvari |
| 31% | LORI | 4 | Actress Loughlin who pled guilty in the so-called Varsity Blues scandal |
| 31% | FIELDGOAL | 9 | Three-pointer, in American football: 2 wds. |
| 31% | PECAN | 5 | Pinkish-brown nut used in American pralines |
| 31% | SALMA | 5 | Mexican-American actress and director Hayek |
| 30% | KERI | 4 | Actress Russell of The Americans |
| 30% | MARLO | 5 | Actress Thomas who starred in the 1966-1971 sitcom "That Girl" |
| 30% | CODA | 4 | Oscar-winning 2021 film with much dialogue in American Sign Language |
| 30% | NINERS | 6 | Forty-__, seekers of gold in the American West |
| 30% | BONET | 5 | Sitcom actress who starred in the spin-off A Different World |
| 30% | MESA | 4 | Flat-topped landform found in the American Southwest |
| 30% | RONAN | 5 | "Little Women" actress Saoirse |
| 30% | ANNETTE | 7 | American Beauty actress __ Bening |
| 30% | AMANDA | 6 | __ Peet, American actress |
| 30% | GARNER | 6 | Actress Jennifer in Capital One commercials |
| 30% | KEIRA | 5 | Actress Knightley, starred in Colette |
| 30% | ANNE | 4 | Actress Heche who died in 2022 |
| 30% | ASCII | 5 | American Standard coding in computing |
| 29% | HOPI | 4 | Native American in Arizona |
| 29% | SCHIRRA | 7 | Fifth American in space |