Ah, what a delightful little puzzle we have here! The actress you're thinking of is likely Halle Berry. Her first name has five letters and her last name also has five letters, creating a perfect balance just like adding a happy little tree to a beautiful landscape.
Salma Hayek
adele
what is the first five letters that come after grudge
Julia Roberts
angst
ruing, ruins
array
Iran used to be called Persia - six letters.
empty
Here's an example of a five letter word which reads the same when the first and last letters are dropped: gnome and nom (as in 'nom de plume')
Five letter words that can be made from those letters are vodka and goads.
A five letter word of the letters wwdmouabblep is babel, label, and/or below