1. Meryl Streep 2. Ingrid Bergman 3. Katharine Hepburn 4. Barbara Stanwyck 5. Cate Blanchett 6. Julianne Moore 7. Gena Rowlands 8. Ellen Burstyn 9. Bette Davis 10. Liv Ullmann
Meryl Streep SOPHIE’S CHOICE, KRAMER VS. KRAMER, OUT OF AFRICA, ADAPTATION., THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, DOUBT, THE BRIDES OF MADISON COUNTY, SILKWOOD Meryl Streep is the go-to actress when you describing someone at the top of the acting field. She...
Ingrid Bergman CASABLANCA, NOTORIOUS, GASLIGHT, ANATASIA, MURDER ON THE ORIENT EXPRESS, JOAN OF ARC, SPEELBOUND Ingrid Bergman is the ‘kid’ in Casablanca’s famous line, “Here’s looking at you, kid”. Bergman began her career in her native Sweden both on stage...
Katharine Hepburn THE AFRICAN QUEEN, THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, BRINGING UP BABY, THE LION IN WINTER, ON GOLDEN POND, GUESS WHO’S COMING TO DINNER The golden age of Hollywood produced a lot of female stars with indelible, larger-than-life personas, but not...
Barbara Stanwyck DOUBLE INDEMNITY, THE LADY EVE, MEET JOHN DOE, SORRY, WRONG NUMBER, BABY FACE To call Barbara Stanwyck a versatile performer would be an understatement. In a career that spanned over sixty years, she not only played a variety...
Cate Blanchett ELIZABETH, CAROL, THE AVIATOR, BLUE JASMINE, LORD OF THE RINGS, NOTES ON A SCANDAL Cate Blanchett is multi-award winning Australian actress probably most famous for her work in period films like The Lord of the Rings/Hobbit films, Elizabeth,...
Julianne Moore BOOGIE NIGHTS, SAFE, FAR FROM HEAVEN, STILL ALICE, MAGNOLIA, THE BIG LEBOWSKI, THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT, SHORT CUTS, THE HOURS Julianne Moore’s greatest strength might be her ability to calibrate. She seems like a live wire constantly...
Gena Rowlands A WOMAN UNDER THE INFLUENCE, FACES, GLORIA, THE NOTEBOOK, SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT, LOVE STREAMS, NIGHT ON EARTH One of the most naturalistic performers to ever grace the screen, Gena Rowlands’ ability to be in the moment at all times...
Ellen Burstyn REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, THE EXORCIST, ALICE DOESN’T LIVE HERE ANYMORE, SAME TIME, NEXT YEAR, THE LAST PICTURE SHOW A product of the Actor’s Studio, Ellen Burstyn has played over 150 incredibly varied roles, and brought her fearlessly...