The following is an overview of the events of 1885 in film, including a list of notable births.
| Month | Date | Name | Country | Profession | Died | |
| January | 1 | Hungary | Director | |||
| 6 | US | Actress | ||||
| 11 | US | Actor | ||||
| 28 | Sweden | Actress | ||||
| February | 21 | France | Actor, director, screenwriter | |||
| March | 1 | UK | Actor | [1] | ||
| April | 1 | US | Actor | |||
| 3 | Canada | Director, screenwriter | ||||
| May | 2 | US | Actress, Columnist | |||
| 7 | US | Actor | ||||
| 8 | France | Actor, director | ||||
| 21 | Sweden | Actor, screenwriter, director | ||||
| June | 26 | Czechia | Actress | |||
| July | 15 | US | Actor | |||
| 21 | Belgium | Actor, screenwriter, director | ||||
| 29 | UK | Actress | ||||
| 31 | Italy | Actor | ||||
| September | 22 | Austria | Actor, Filmmaker | |||
| October | 10 | France | Actor | |||
| 18 | Italy | Actor | ||||
| 20 | US | Actor | ||||
| November | 27 | France | Actor | |||
| December | 11 | Denmark | Actor | |||