To complement my question a few weeks ago about actors, today’s question is about actresses. So who is your favorite actress.
I’m not sure who I’d pick as my favorite actress of all time. However, I think Julianne Moore’s the best actress working today and as much as I love Kim Basinger in L. A. Confidential, I think Moore deserved the Oscar more for her role in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Boogie Nights.
But who’s your favorite actress?
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Sally Field definitely!!
By: Niejan on June 9, 2013
at 6:40 am
Nice choice.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 6:40 am
I don’t have a favorite-favorite actress, but I have a few ones that I really like. Marion Cotillard, Isabelle Huppert, Sally Field, Jessica Chastain, Meryl Streep, Judi Dench, and the list goes ON…
Nice question! 🙂
By: armanddc on June 9, 2013
at 7:52 am
Nice selection of picks. Chastain’s one of the best actresses working today.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 3:20 pm
Tilda Swinton, Vera Farmiga and Cate Blanchett 🙂
By: sati on June 9, 2013
at 8:24 am
Nice picks. I’m a fan of Swinton as well.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
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I have way too many to list but one that I like and respect a lot is Tilda Swinton. If there was to be a movie made about my life. I would want Miss Swinton to play me. I think she would be the only one to get my looks and manerisms down. This was a Fun post.
By: The Vern on June 9, 2013
at 8:30 am
Thanks! Swinton’s one of my favorite actresses as well.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 3:21 pm
Old School Lauren Bacall
80s/90s. Sigourney Weaver / Pfeiffer
Recently. Julianne Moore / Jessica Chastain
By: VictorsMovieReviews on June 9, 2013
at 8:40 am
Nice picks. Glad to see some love for both Moore and Chastain.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 3:21 pm
Setsuko Hara (you’ll know her from Tokyo Story as Noriko, the daughter-in-law). She’s great in Ozu’s films.
It’s either her or Lillian Gish, who starred in a ton of D. W. Griffith films.
By: Thomas Priday on June 9, 2013
at 8:41 am
Hara’s a great pick and she was fantastic in Tokyo Story. Thanks for commenting.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 3:21 pm
Ingrid Bergman and Katherine Hepburn. I don’t know who I would pick from those still working… Jennifer Lawrence maybe? Probably her or Cary Mulligan, but that’s not a very definite answer.
By: Hunter on June 9, 2013
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Oh just kidding! I would pick Amy Adams out of actresses working today. She really surprised me with her performance in the Master and has earned my respect ever since.
By: Hunter on June 9, 2013
at 8:57 am
Nice picks. I enjoy Bergman and Hepburn’s work as well. I also really like Amy Adams and feel she deserved an Oscar for her performance in The Master.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 3:22 pm
Older would be Meryl Streep and younger would be Emma Stone 🙂
By: Kim @ Tranquil Dreams on June 9, 2013
at 8:56 am
Nice picks!
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 3:23 pm
JODIE FOSTER. Period. Always Has Been, Always Will Be. 😀
By: youjivinmeturkey on June 9, 2013
at 9:15 am
Great pick. Jodie Foster always delivers great roles.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 3:23 pm
Gosh, how can you narrow it to one? Helen Mirren and Naomi Watts.
By: cindybruchman on June 9, 2013
at 9:18 am
Nice picks, I really enjoy Watts’ work. I’m surprised she was nominated for her performance in Mulholland Drive.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 3:24 pm
If David Lynch were a painter, he’d be Salvador Dali. Lynch is so surreal and beautiful and interesting and horrifying all wrapped up at once. What a way for Naomi to break into pictures. She has a universal quality about her. You’d want her to be your sister, your wife,your daughter, your mother….
By: cindybruchman on June 9, 2013
at 4:51 pm
Yeah, I agree. I’m a big fan of Lynch and Mulholland Drive’s in my own top five. Watts was really amazing.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 9:29 pm
I don’t even know right now… Jodie Foster is an all time fave, like Brad mentioned. Currently working? Its up for grabs I think.
By: Fogs' Movie Reviews on June 9, 2013
at 10:13 am
Yeah, I feel I could call a tie between Moore, Jessica Chastain, and Amy Adams for the best actress working today. Jodie Foster’s a great choice and she’s one of my favorites as well.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
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Oh, yes! Julianne Moore is fantastic, and she was the heart and soul of ‘Boogie Nights’. She’s long overdue by recognition by the Academy, too.
By: le0pard13 on June 9, 2013
at 10:46 am
Glad to see a fellow Moore fan. Kim Basinger was great in LA Confidential but Moore deserved the Oscar more.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 3:25 pm
Currently: Melissa George
Possible Future Contender: Brit Marling
By: theipc on June 9, 2013
at 5:02 pm
Nice pick!
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 9:27 pm
Jena Malone aka BEST IN THE WORLD!!!
By: ninvoid99 on June 9, 2013
at 6:32 pm
Nice pick!
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 9:27 pm
It’s a tossup between Michelle Williams and Carey Mulligan for me.
By: Eric @ The Warning Sign on June 9, 2013
at 8:07 pm
Nice picks, I think both Williams and Mulligan are great as well.
By: ckckred on June 9, 2013
at 9:28 pm
Hmmm, tough one. Not sure I have a definitive favourite but Marion Cottilard is definitely up there for me.
By: Terry Malloy's Pigeon Coop on June 10, 2013
at 6:04 am
Marion Cottilard’s a great pick, I really enjoy her work.
By: ckckred on June 10, 2013
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I like a lot of what Rachel McAdams does, as well as Amy Adams and Hillary Swank. I guess I don’t feel as strongly about one actress over another as I do with actors.
By: Gene on June 10, 2013
at 10:27 am
Nice picks! I enjoy McAdams, Adams, and Swank as well.
By: ckckred on June 11, 2013
at 8:57 am
I’m going with Carey Mulligan and Michelle Williams.
By: filmhipster on June 10, 2013
at 10:32 am
Nice picks! Both are two of my favorite actresses.
By: ckckred on June 11, 2013
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For old school class I adore Grace Kelly, my current favourite is Amy Adams and quickly catching up is Brit Marling and Jennifer Lawrence.
By: Louise on June 15, 2013
at 10:41 am
Nice picks! Amy Adams is one of my current favorites as well.
By: ckckred on June 15, 2013
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