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Best actresses and their best performances. Vote for 1 to 5.

Yonyx

Banned
The actresses you enjoy watching more, either because of the subjective charisma they exude or the value you place on their acting quality.

Please, write down the names of the actresses and not just a photo or a gif. For the vote count, I will only count the posts with the names written (up to 5 per person).

Final tally up to post number 91:

Jodie Foster
8
Sigourney Weaver
7
Charlize Theron
3
Jamie Lee Curtis
3
Natalie Portman
3
Toni Collette
3
Amy Adams
2
Emily Blunt
2
Emma Stone
2
Frances McDormand
2
Geena Davis
2
Jessica Chastain
2
Kathy Bates
2
Meryl Streep
2
Sharon Stone
2
Tilda Swinton
2
Viola Davis
2
Winona Ryder
2
Ana de Armas
1
Audrey Hepburn
1
Barbra Streisand
1
Betsy Russell
1
Bette Davis
1
Bingbing Li
1
Carey Mulligan
1
Carrie-Anne Moss
1
Cate Blanchett
1
Choi Seung-yoon
1
Cicely Tyson
1
Claire Danes
1
Diana Rigg
1
Drew Barrymore
1
Edie Falco
1
Ellen Burstyn
1
Gena Rowlands
1
Gillian Anderson
1
Glenn Close
1
Goldie Hawn
1
Grace Jones
1
Harriet Andersson
1
Hilary Swank
1
Holly Hunter
1
Jean Arthur
1
Jessica Tandy
1
Jessica Walter
1
Julia Roberts
1
Kate Winslet
1
Katherine Hepburn
1
Lauren Bacall
1
Léa Seydoux
1
Linda Hamilton
1
Lorraine Bracco
1
Louise Fletcher
1
Maria Falconetti
1
Marion Cotillard
1
Mary Elizabeth Winstead
1
Michelle Yeoh
1
Mira Sorvino
1
Myrna Loy
1
Naomi Watts
1
Parker Posey
1
Penélope Cruz
1
Queen Latifah
1
Rachel Ward
1
Rooney Mara
1
Rosalind Russell
1
Rosanna Arquette
1
Sandra Bullock
1
Shelley Duval
1
Shohreh Aghdashloo
1
Sophia Loren
1
Susan Sarandon
1
Uma Thurman
1
Whoopi Goldberg
1
Zelda Rubinstein
1
Zendaya
1
Ziyi Zhang
1


These are the actresses I like the most, along with the performance of theirs that has impacted me the most:

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Marion Cotillard - "Rust and bone"

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Carey Mulligan - "An education"

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Jean Arthur - "Only angels have wings"

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Viola Davis - "Fences"

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Kate Winslet - "Revolutionary road"
 
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jason10mm

Gold Member
Natalie Portman in The Professional. We've all seen it and she nailed that role.

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Linda Hamilton in T2. Just rewatched it and damned if she doesn't anchor that film.

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I have an INCREDIBLE soft spot for Conan The Destroyer and Grace Jones is the epitome of hard ass female warrior here. You may not realize it, but TONS of actresses have been chasing this performance and failing!
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Fell absolutely in love with Zhang Yiyi in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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And finally, Rosanna Arquette in Silverado. Her line "in a few years I may not be beautiful, but this land will be" is womanhood in a nutshell. We should all aspire to marry such.

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West Texas CEO

GAF's Nicest Lunch Thief and Nosiest Dildo Archeologist
Natalie Portman in The Professional. We've all seen it and she nailed that role.

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Linda Hamilton in T2. Just rewatched it and damned if she doesn't anchor that film.

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I have an INCREDIBLE soft spot for Conan The Destroyer and Grace Jones is the epitome of hard ass female warrior here. You may not realize it, but TONS of actresses have been chasing this performance and failing!
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Fell absolutely in love with Zhang Yiyi in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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And finally, Rosanna Arquette in Silverado. Her line "in a few years I may not be beautiful, but this land will be" is womanhood in a nutshell. We should all aspire to marry such.

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All of these are excellent mentions.
 

Yonyx

Banned
And finally, Rosanna Arquette in Silverado. Her line "in a few years I may not be beautiful, but this land will be" is womanhood in a nutshell. We should all aspire to marry such.

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I'll make a note to watch this movie (Silverado), I didn't know about it and it looks really good.
 
There are very few actresses that can make me want to watch a film, but here are those few rare diamonds:

1. Geena Davis - A League Of Their Own (Dottie Hinson)


2. Penélope Cruz - Volver (Raimunda)


3. Jamie Lee Curtis - True Lies (Helen Tasker)


4. Whoopi Goldberg - Sister Act (Deloris Wilson)


5. Queen Latifah - Last Holiday (Georgia Byrd)


P.S. Weird to see all these selections without any acting footage.
 
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RickSanchez

Member
You're on GAF, this thread will quickly become about who has the best tits. You tried though :p

And sure enough, there are replies below you demanding the same thing. Sheesh. Sometimes it is as if we are trying to prove all the misconceptions that the left wing has about us.
 

Lord Panda

The Sea is Always Right
Here's are some off the top of head for more recent movies:

Emily Blunt — Sicario
Toni Collette — The Sixth Sense
Tilda Swinton — We Need to Talk About Kevin
Cate Blanchette — TAR
Choi Seung-yoon — Riceboy Sleeps
 

Yonyx

Banned
Please, write down the names of the actresses and not just a photo or a gif. For the vote count, I will only count the posts with the names written (up to 5 per person).
 
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Lord Panda

The Sea is Always Right
Natalie Portman in The Professional. We've all seen it and she nailed that role.

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Linda Hamilton in T2. Just rewatched it and damned if she doesn't anchor that film.

L8lFmdM.jpg


I have an INCREDIBLE soft spot for Conan The Destroyer and Grace Jones is the epitome of hard ass female warrior here. You may not realize it, but TONS of actresses have been chasing this performance and failing!
rzmyBtx.jpg


Fell absolutely in love with Zhang Yiyi in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
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And finally, Rosanna Arquette in Silverado. Her line "in a few years I may not be beautiful, but this land will be" is womanhood in a nutshell. We should all aspire to marry such.

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Portman's performance as Mathilde was incredible. I don't think she's ever topped it to be honest.

Zhang Ziyi's acting debut in The Road Home was fantastic too.
 

Lord Panda

The Sea is Always Right
I loved it, especially when you watch the lore of paimon and how detailed they were with recreating it, makes you appreciate the film even more

Yep, incredible movie. I was watching this movie while running on the treadmill and almost had a near heart attack towards the end of the movie.
 

realcool

Member
Sophia Loren in "Matrimonio all'italiana"
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Barbra Striesand in "The Way We Were"
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Drew Barrymore in "Mad Love"
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Claire Danes in "Romeo + Juliet"
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Mira Sorvino in "Mighty Aphrodite"
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jason10mm

Gold Member
Claire Danes in "Romeo + Juliet"
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Mira Sorvino in "Mighty Aphrodite"
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Yes and YES!

In this vein of actresses kinda hitting their peak early, along with Marisa Tomei from Vinny, I'd add Cameron Diaz from The Mask, NEVER hotter
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THE 80's nerd crush, Molly Ringwald

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And of course Jamie Gertz from Lost Boys
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and Lucy Liu from Kill bill

 
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