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We have a favorite male actor thread. http://able2know.org/topic/138719-1 So? Why not a favorite female actor thread to balance out the a2k universe?

Off the top of my noggin:
Amy Adam
Alison Brie
Helena Bonham Carter
Jessica Chastain
Tina Fey
Jodie Foster
Jennifer Lawrence
Julianne Moore
Carey Mulligan
Tilda Swinton

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Anna Magnani
Julie Christie
Jeanne Moreau
Giulietta Masina
Anne Bancroft
Isabelle Huppert
Isabelle Adjani
Lucille Ball
Elaine May
Lee Remick
Maureen Stapleton
Sophia Loren

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@ossobuco,

Julie Christie and Isabelle Huppert? Oooh la la! Those French gals are very talented actors! Very Happy

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@tsarstepan,

Julie is British, but wait, you know that. Isabelle Adjani is also french (I liked her in Camille Claudel), then there's Moreau, the woman with the eyes to remember..

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@tsarstepan,

tsarstepan wrote:

We have a favorite male actor thread. http://able2know.org/topic/138719-1 So? Why not a favorite female actor thread to balance out the a2k universe?

Off the top of my noggin:
Amy Adam
Alison Brie
Helena Bonham Carter
Jessica Chastain
Tina Fey
Jodie Foster
Jennifer Lawrence
Julianne Moore
Carey Mulligan
Tilda Swinton

Frankly, I don't even recognize most of those names, let alone have any opinions regarding them. And the ones I do recognize, I have a problem putting a face to the name in my mind. 21st Century actresses all seem to largely intechangeable, all cut from the same mold.

Greatest actress still living? Meryl Streep, hands down.

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@ossobuco,

Not sure why I thought Julie was French. Must have been confusing her with someone else. I absolutely love Fahrenheit 451 (1966) .... Clarisse / Linda Montag and Doctor Zhivago (1965) .... Lara.

I also have to rewatch:
Afterglow (1997) .... Phyllis Mann
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) .... Madame Rosmerta
Julie Christie in New York, I Love You (2008) .... Isabelle (segment "Shekhar Kapur")
in order to catch her again in those roles.

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@tsarstepan,

I can't say I have a particular favorite but I always like Toni Colette when she shows up in something.

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@tsarstepan,

I dont have a favorite but the three that I am most interested in watching more of right now are

Amy Adam
Alison Brie
Carey Mulligan

Two that I never seem to get bored with are
Hepburn
Monroe

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I like all the actresses already mentioned, but I love watching Cate Blanchett in film, she can transform herself and take on wildly different characters.

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@boomerang,

boomerang wrote:

I can't say I have a particular favorite but I always like Toni Colette when she shows up in something.

She's a very talented actress.

She was great in Mary and Max (2009) (voice) .... Mary Daisy Dinkle
Little Miss Sunshine (2006) .... Sheryl Hoover
The Sixth Sense (1999) .... Lynn Sear

I'm really looking forward to this claymation/animated film:
The Boxtrolls (2014) (voice) .... Lady Portley-Rind

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@tsarstepan,

To start:
Maggie Smith
Renee Zellweger
Kathy Bates
Zhang Ziyi
Audrey Tautou
Kathy Bates
Marlene Dietrich
Meryl Streep
Sandra Bullock
Amy Adams

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Claire Danes would lead my list.

Rachel Mc Adams would be there.

Helen Mirren would also.

I'll think of more...and post later.

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@glitterbag,

I totally agree re: Cate Blanchett

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@Frank Apisa,

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Claire Danes would lead my list.

Claire Danes has definitely matured into a great actress with her turn in Homeland.

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@Lustig Andrei,

Oh...yes. She's great!!

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I have only seen her in " The Perks of BEing a Wallflower" , but Emma Watson has my attention.

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Olivia Colman is consistently excellent in everything she's been in, from comedy to gritty drama.

http://news.images.itv.com/image/file/203633/image_update_1c55a0a1409c72bc_1368385246_9j-4aaqsk.jpeg

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Leading actress

Meryl
Charlize Theron
Helen Mirren

Supporting

Amy Adams
Jennifer Lawrence
Pam Grier

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