Some of the finest cinemas of India are produced from Orissa. The very best of ethnic cinemas belong to the directors of Orissa. However, credit of such brilliant work partially belongs to the Orissa cinema actresses. Devoid of commercialized economy and any underground money, movies made in Orissa possibly reflect the last stage of celluloid innocence, as ever known in the history of films.

Anu Chowdhury is a leading actress, worked in both Oriya and Bengali films. She is based in Bhubaneswar at Ollywood, but works simultaneously in Tollywood (Bengal film industry) respectively. Her debut Oriya film was Maa Goja Bayani and Bengali film was Swapan Saha directed Jor in 2008. Anu began her career as a child artist and later became an established actress in Oriya Film Industry. She made her debut in "Maa Gojabayani" and overwhelmed everyone with her fantastic performance.

Aparajita Mohanty is a prominent Oriya actress with a lot of influential movies in her kitty. She was considered as the premier Oriya actress for quite a long period in her illustrious career. Presently, she does some character roles in movies and tele-serials. She is the wife of legendary Oriya actor Uttam Mohanty.

Barsha Priyadarshini is one of the famous Oriya actresses who also worked in Bengali films. Her debut Oriya film was E Juga ra Krushna Sudama and her first Bengali film was Swapan Saha directed Jor in 2008. Mahasweta Roy has been a leading Oriya as well as Bengali film industry. She is often critically referred to as one of the best Oriya actresses so far. She has been honored with many awards for her performances in many movies. Presently, she is involved in Ollywood doing some character roles and some tele serials simultaneously.