Rinko Kikuchi

International audiences first took notice of Japanese-born Rinko with her moving portrayal of a deaf-mute girl mourning her mother's death in Babel. Since then, she has been turning heads on the red carpet in an array of fashion-forward frocks (many for Chanel, for whom she modelled in the Accessories Cruise Collection ads) and has nabbed herself a role alongside Rachel Weisz and Adrien Brody in next year's The Brothers Bloom.

Defining moment: Being nominated for an Oscar in 2007 for her role in Babel.

See Rinko's video for Chanel

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