J.C. Loophole from Random Shelf blog tagged me with a whopper. I am to choose my favorite actresses of all time. Now isn’t that a lot of homework? I mean that is hard because to me, there were so many talented actresses in classic Hollywood, it is pretty hard to pick and choose. Now, if you were to tell me to pick from today’s actresses, I couldn’t even pick 10. Sorry if I sound too harsh, but it is very difficult for me with todays so called actresses, they just don’t measure. I digress…I chose the following because they’ve been in a movie that has impacted me greatly, and because most, if not all, portrayed women in stronger roles. Here it goes.
Bette Davis
Joan Crawford
Dorothy McGuire
Joan Crawford
Dorothy McGuire
Kaye Francis
Ruth Chatterton
Ruth Chatterton
Ida Lupino
Norma Shearer
Olivia de Havilland
Barbara Stanwyck
Alida Valli
Norma Shearer
Olivia de Havilland
Barbara Stanwyck
Alida Valli
Dame May Whitty (ah, the days when age was appreciated in Hollywood)
Thelma Ritter (the side kick with pizzazz)
Greer Garson
Marlene Dietrich
Loretta Young
Thelma Ritter (the side kick with pizzazz)
Greer Garson
Marlene Dietrich
Loretta Young
Jennifer Jones
Audrey Hepburn
Joan Blondell
Eve Arden ( love her sarcasm)
Carole Lombard
Audrey Hepburn
Joan Blondell
Eve Arden ( love her sarcasm)
Carole Lombard
This was a very difficult task for me, I know I have left some out and it was hard choosing one over the other. Oh well, are any of the ones on my list one of your favorites? Why?
4 Responses to “Meme: 20 Favorite Actresses”
I love your list! The fact that you included Ruth Chatterton is what put it over the top for me… she was #21 for me that I painfully had to leave off. She has too few performances preserved on DVD. Female and Girl’s Dormitory are the only two I can think of off the top of my head. I guess we can only hope for more of her on DVD in the future- she was a great actress.
Eve Arden – great pick! Love her in ‘Mildred Pierce’
So glad that you included Dorothy, Greer, Loretta, and Jennifer. I felt I was alone on that, glad to find someone else who loves them as well.
Great choices. Hurray for another Dorothy McGuire fan. Eve Arden is wonderful, too little appreciated.