Ileana D'Cruz (born 1 November 1986) is a an Indian-born Portuguese actress who primarily appears in Hindi and Telugu films. She is the recipient of several accolades including a Filmfare Award and a Filmfare Awards South.

D'Cruz made her screen debut in 2006 with the Telugu-language romantic-drama film Devadasu, a commercial success, which won her the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut - South. D'Cruz established herself as a leading actress in Telugu cinema with successful films including Pokiri (2006), Jalsa (2008), Kick (2009), and Julayi (2012). She also starred in the Tamil film Nanban (2012), which was a commercial success. D'Cruz expanded to Hindi cinema in 2012 with Anurag Basu's comedy-drama Barfi!, for which she won the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut. She then played the leading lady in the box office successes—romantic comedy Main Tera Hero (2014), and the crime thrillers Rustom (2016) and Raid (2018).

In addition to her acting career, D'Cruz is a prominent celebrity endorser for brands and products. D'Cruz is married to Michael Dolan, with whom she has two sons.

Ileana D'Cruz was born to a Goan Catholic father and Muslim mother in Mahim, Bombay (now Mumbai) on 1 November 1986. She is an atheist. Her family moved to Parra, Goa when she was 10 years old.

Her first modeling portfolio was created in January 2003, and D'Cruz called it a "disaster". Subsequent photo shoots and ramp shows led to a second portfolio the following year, which landed her advertisements from Electrolux, Emami Talc and Fair & Lovely. The latter, in particular, which was directed by Rakesh Roshan, gave her exposure and brought in several offers for acting in feature films.

In 2005, D'Cruz was called for an audition by director Teja, but the project was cancelled. She made her feature film debut the following year with the Telugu romance film Devadasu, playing an NRI girl opposite Ram Pothineni. She underwent acting classes with Aruna Bhikshu, before starting to work on the film, and recalls that during filming she felt "pressured ... almost cried and didn't want to go further", but went ahead after her mother encouraged her, giving her "the lecture of a lifetime [...] at 3 am." A critic from Indiaglitz stated that she "has chiseled features and a figure to die-for." The film became the year's first commercially successful Telugu film, eventually grossing around ₹140 million, whilst earning D'Cruz the Filmfare Award for Best Female Debut – South. D'Cruz next played an aerobics teacher, who is harassed by a corrupt police officer opposite Mahesh Babu, in Pokiri. The film was a major commercial success, emerging as the highest-grossing Telugu film at the time. The film proved to be her breakthrough, with Trade analyst Sridhar Pillai calling her the "new pin-up girl of Telugu cinema". Sify found her to be "promising". The film earned her nomination for Filmfare Award for Best Actress – Telugu.

In her third release of 2006, she made her Tamil film debut with Kedi opposite Ravi Krishna and appeared opposite Ravi Teja in Khatarnak, both of which were box office failures. Her final release of the year, Rakhi opposite Jr. NTR was a box office success. D'Cruz first release of 2007, Munna opposite Prabhas was an average grosser. She then played a college student who is on the run from the home minister's crooked son, in Aata opposite Siddharth. It was a box office failure. Radhika Rajmani however stated, "Ileana is true to her character and her earnest performances is perhaps the saving grace of the film."

D'Cruz played a college student in love with her sister's ex-lover in the 2008 film Jalsa, opposite Pawan Kalyan. The film was a box office success and one of the year's highest grosser. She received largely positive remarks, with critics citing that she looked "pretty", and "damn cool". Her performance won her the Santosham Award for Best Actress alongside her second Filmfare Best Actress – Telugu nomination. Her second release that year Bhale Dongalu opposite Tarun received mixed reviews from critics and audience.