Poll....The Ladies this time...

[amicus]

Film list. actresses

Anne Archer
Drew Barrymore
Kate Beckinsale
Bonny Bedelia
Jessica Beil
Halle Berrie
Jacqueline Bissett
Helena Bonham-Carter
Cher
Jill Clayburgh
Penelope Cruz
Geena Davis
Judy Dench
Laura Dern
Carmen Diaz
Kirsten Dunst
Carrie Fisher
Bridget Fonda
Jane Fonda
Jody Foster
Jennifer Garner
Jennifer Grey
Melanie Griffith
Maggie Gyllenhaal
Darryl Hannah
Anne Hathaway
Salma Hayeck
Anne Heche
Helen Hunt
Holly Hunter
Amy Irving
Kate Jackson
Jill St. John
Catherine Zeta-Jones
Nicole Kidman
Natasha Kinsky
Sondra Locke
Jennifer Lopez
Mary Stuart Masterson
Angie McDowell
Penelope Ann Miller
Helen Mirren
Demi Moore
Julliane Moore
Carrie-Ann Moss
Julia Ormand
Gwyneth Paltrow
Amanda Peet
Michelle Pfeiffer
Natalie Portman
Christina Ricci
Winona Ryder
Julia Roberts
Renee Russo
Meg Ryan
Brooke Shields
Catherine Mary Stewart
Sissy Spacek
Karen Stone
Madeline Stowe
Meryl Streep
Barbra Streisand
Audrey Tatou
Marisa Tomei
Kristin Scott-Thomas
Elizabeth Shue
Leah Thompson
Uma Thurman
Kathleen Turner
Sigourney Weaver
Rachael Weiz
Debra Winger
Kate Winslett
Reese Witherspoon
Liv Tyler


(Triage)

Kate Beckinsale
Helena Bonham-Carter
Jody Foster
Melanie Griffith
Darryl Hannah
Anne Hathaway
Anne Heche
Helen Hunt
Nicole Kidman
Demi Moore
Gwyneth Paltrow
Michelle Pfeiffer
Natalie Portman
Julia Roberts
Renee Russo
Meg Ryan
Audrey Tatou
Kristen Scott-Thomas
Liv Tyler
Sigourney Weaver
Kate Winslet


Second List, ten only

Kate Beckinsale "Cold Comfort Farm" "Pearl Harbor"
Jodie Foster "Contact" "Nell"
Anne Heche "Seven Days...." "Volcano"
Gwyneth Paltrow "Proof" "Bounce"
Michelle Pfeiffer "The Russia House" "The Fabulous Baker Boys"
Natalie Portman "The Professional) {child} & Where the Heart Is"
Julia Roberts "Pretty Woman" "The Pelican Brief"
Meg Ryan "Sleepless" "You've Got Mail"
Kristen Scott-Thomas "Horse Whisperer" "Random Hearts"
Liv Tyler "Stealing Beauty" "Armageddon"

I also wanted Holly Hunter, for "Always" & "The Piano"
Renee Russo "Tin Cup" "Thomas Crown Affair", Helen Hunt, "What Women Want". "Twister", Audrey Tatou, "Amelie", "DaVinci", and several more...but...ten is the limit of a poll...

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This was more difficult than I ever imagined and for the fans of classical actresses such as Ogbashan implied, I apologize and also for the content of the films I mentioned, much was entertainment plus performance plus quality of actress.

Still...it was an interesting project and I learned about myself that I have many more female favorites than male and, in the case of Liv Tyler and Holly Hunter, hormones played a factor.

Sorry for those I may have omitted, again, not a complete survey...just my personal preferences.

Hope you enjoy the exercise...

regards...



Amicus...

 

[jomar]

I'm sorry, but this whole exercise is irrelevant if you don't have Amanda Peet on the list.

 

[NoJo]

Aside from Michelle Pfeiffer, who is the sexiest blonde woman ever, all these women are decades too late for me. I'd pay Liv Tyler a $1,000 to suck my dick with her dad's lips

 

[amicus]

Hmph...added Amanda Peet, although I cannot recall a single film I have seen her in....and....'decades too old?', sighs, I guess I could have put some teenagers in for you, but their 'body of work', is somewhat skimpy.

How about Hannah Montana, just for you? (Heh!)

As I mentioned, for enjoyment only, not a term paper all inclusive...

Ami...

 

[cloudy]

Kate Jackson????

All she ever did was Angels and Lifetime movies. I hardly consider her an actress at all.

 

[Liar]

Just an observation... you said the "era of Johnny Depp and Leonardo De Caprio represents a different view of films and generational concerns", which made them hard to include in your list for men.

Apparently not in your list for women. A much lower average age here, And several of the Depp generation, and much younger, in the top picks for the poll.

Not sure if it says anything about you. I'm more inclined to think it says something about Hollywood.

 

[Liar]

Kate Jackson????

All she ever did was Angels and Lifetime movies. I hardly consider her an actress at all.

I hate you now. I was totally in love with Kate Jackson when I was...erm...11.

 

[cloudy]

I hate you now. I was totally in love with Kate Jackson when I was...erm...11.

Exactly.

eta: no Kiera Knightly? I really hate that bulldog-ish underbite thing she has, but she's a pretty decent actress...certainly eons better than Kate Jackson.

 

[amicus]

Hmmm...a five-way tie thus far...Liar, yeah, I noticed that and not to start a feminist conflict here, but I suppose youthful beauty, which does not always last into middle age, may play a role in many actresses retiring after early success...dunno...whereas men seem to age better...as with sean connery, clint eastwood and tommy lee jones....they still maintain popularity it seems?

amicus...

 

[jomar]

Hmph...added Amanda Peet, although I cannot recall a single film I have seen her in....

Ami...

Now we're getting somewhere.

The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
Syriana (2005) .... Julie Woodman
The Whole Ten Yards (2004) .... Jill
Igby Goes Down (2002) .... Rachel
Saving Silverman (2001) .... Judith
The Whole Nine Yards (2000) .... Jill St. Claire

Lots of others. She's underrated, though maybe it's just my celebrity crush.

Hmmm...a five-way tie thus far...Liar, yeah, I noticed that and not to start a feminist conflict here, but I suppose youthful beauty, which does not always last into middle age, may play a role in many actresses retiring after early success...dunno...whereas men seem to age better...as with sean connery, clint eastwood and tommy lee jones....they still maintain popularity it seems?

amicus...

There was picture of Judi Dench in a bikini floating around here recently. She makes 62 look like the new 35.

And on tv, Sally Field is looking absolutely beautiful on Brothers & Sisters.

 

[midwestyankee]

Now we're getting somewhere.

The X Files: I Want to Believe (2008)
Syriana (2005) .... Julie Woodman
The Whole Ten Yards (2004) .... Jill
Igby Goes Down (2002) .... Rachel
Saving Silverman (2001) .... Judith
The Whole Nine Yards (2000) .... Jill St. Claire

Lots of others. She's underrated, though maybe it's just my celebrity crush.



There was picture of Judi Dench in a bikini floating around here recently. She makes 62 look like the new 35.

And on tv, Sally Field is looking absolutely beautiful on Brothers & Sisters.

Judi Dench is giving Bond some new gravitas. And Sally Field will never, ever live down Gidget or Smokey and the Bandit.

 

[Liar]

Hmmm...a five-way tie thus far...Liar, yeah, I noticed that and not to start a feminist conflict here, but I suppose youthful beauty, which does not always last into middle age, may play a role in many actresses retiring after early success...dunno...whereas men seem to age better...as with sean connery, clint eastwood and tommy lee jones....they still maintain popularity it seems?

amicus...

I can't remember where I read it, but someone did a sort of summary of the age of the leading characters in a big bunch of major movies. I think it was all big studio releases from 1995 to 2005. And it showed that there was a significant dip in high profile roles for women over the age of 40.

 

[amicus]

Gads....I think I omitted Sally Field ....argh! And yes. she has aged well....



ami

 

[NoJo]

Anyway you're thinking of Helen Mirren, who's (for me inexplicably) been voted Britains sexiest woman many many times.

 

[jomar]

Judi Dench is giving Bond some new gravitas. And Sally Field will never, ever live down Gidget or Smokey and the Bandit.

Or the "They really like me," but she is looking good.

 

[jomar]

Anyway you're thinking of Helen Mirren, who's (for me inexplicably) been voted Britains sexiest woman many many times.

You're right. My mistake. Mirren it is. Probably because of the accent.

 

[Liar]

Oh, and Sandra Bullock seems to be nowhere in this thread yet. In terms of star power, she's up there with Meg Ryan and Julia Roberts, as a woman who has multible box office hits with her name in front of the title. As an actress, she's a bit of a one trock pony though. But good at her thing.

List is also missing Emma Thompson. Because she's da bomb.


I also have to confess that I had to Google four names: Bonnie Bedelia, Amy Irving, Sondra Locke and Lea Thompson. Because I had seriously never heard of them. And of thouse four, Lea Thompson was the only face I recognized.

 

[amicus]

Gads! I left Sandra Bullock out? How could I? That ommission makes me feel bad...she would have been in the top and made number ten....gads....my apologies....

 

[DeeZire]

This poll is meaningless without Jessica Alba, who does most of her acting with her ass.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

LIAR

The ladies take it in the shorts when it comes to pay for acting, and theyre history when their sexual appeal goes.

Take the 80s for example. Name one 80s actress who still has commercial appeal? Yet Clint and Robert De Niro and Tommy Lee Jones and Kevin Kostner et al still draw crowds.

 

[Liar]

Xactly. There are no roles for older women other than the occasional typecasted token mom and granny. Because there's no business in sagging mammaries.

There are older leading ladies in more serious flicks like biopics and dramas. But that doesn't really make the big money. And Helen Mirren gets half of those roles anyway.