There are just so many great and wonderful classic actresses that my top 25 really only scratches the surface. I realized that while setting up the 2012 favorite classic actress tournament as we have the count at 128 and still missing out on tons of more actresses who are not in the field. So I decided to expand my favorite actress list to a top 50 that captures most of my favorites. I will break down this list into two parts and shall begin with number 50 and work my way up to number 1, which should be no surprise to all my friends and followers. But let's get started with the second 25 shall we..
50. VERA MILES
Favorite role: Lila Crane (PSYCHO)Favorite film: PSYCHO
49. MITZI GAYNOR
Favorite role: Nellie Forbush (SOUTH PACIFIC)
Favorite film: LES GIRLS
48. JOAN CRAWFORD
Favorite role: Crystal Allen (THE WOMEN)Favorite film: THE WOMEN
47. JEAN SIMMONS
Favorite role: Nancy Downes (DIVORCE AMERICAN STYLE)
Favorite film: THE GRASS IS GREENER
46. ANNE BAXTER
Favorite role: Eve Harrington (ALL ABOUT EVE)
Favorite film: ALL ABOUT EVE
45. LOUISE BROOKS
Favorite role: Lulu (PANDORA'S BOX)Favorite film: PANDORA'S BOX
44. DORIS DAY
Favorite role: Judy Adams (IT'S A GREAT FEELING)
Favorite film: SEND ME NO FLOWERS
43. LAUREN BACALL
Favorite role: Marie"Slim" Browning (TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT)
Favorite film: THE BIG SLEEP
42. LUCILLE BALL
Favorite role: Annabel Alison (THE AFFAIRS OF ANNABEL)
Favorite film: STAGE DOOR
41. GREER GARSON
Favorite role: Mrs. Miniver (MRS. MINIVER
Favorite film: MRS. MINIVER
40. GENE TIERNEY
Favorite role: Ellen Berent Harland (LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN)
Favorite film: LEAVE HER TO HEAVEN/THE GHOST & MRS. MUIR
39. GAIL PATRICK
Favorite role: Bianca Bates (MY FAVORITE WIFE)
Favorite film: MY FAVORITE WIFE
38. GINGER ROGERS
Favorite role: Jean Maitland (STAGE DOOR)
Favorite film: STAGE DOOR/SWING TIME
37. GRETA GARBO
Favorite role: Ninotchka (NINOTCHKA)
Favorite film: NINOTCHKA
36. JOAN BENNETT
Favorite role: Kitty March (SCARLET STREET)
Favorite film: FATHER OF THE BRIDE
35. RITA HAYWORTH
Favorite role: Gilda (GILDA)
Favorite film: GILDA
34. ROSALIND RUSSELL
Favorite role: Hildy Johnson (HIS GIRL FRIDAY)
Favorite film: HIS GIRL FRIDAY
33. MIRIAM HOPKINS
Favorite role: Becky Sharp (BECKY SHARP)Favorite film: THESE THREE
32. THELMA RITTER
Favorite role: Stella (REAR WINDOW)
Favorite film: ALL ABOUT EVE
31. ROMY SCHNEIDER
Favorite role: Janet Lagelof (GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM)
Favorite film: GOOD NEIGHBOR SAM
30. JANE GREER
Favorite role: Kathie (OUT OF THE PAST)
Favorite film: OUT OF THE PAST
29. CATHERINE DENEUVE
Favorite role: Severine Serizy (BELLE DE JOUR)
Favorite film: BELLE DE JOUR
28. JOAN BLONDELL
Favorite role: Rosie Sturges (KANSAS CITY PRINCESS)
Favorite film: GOLD DIGGERS OF 1933
27. HOPE LANGE
Favorite role: Caroline Bender (THE BEST OF EVERYTHING)
Favorite film: PEYTON PLACE
26. ELLA RAINES
Favorite role: Libby (HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO)
Favorite film: HAIL THE CONQUERING HERO)
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What a great list of gals...a couple of them I've never even heard of. But you have really done some shifting around, haven't you? I seem to recall that Lauren Bacall and Gail Patrick have been on your top 20 list for awhile, and now they are lower.
I definitely know what you are saying, though, about needing to expand the lists. I'm that way about the actors. Last week, I was revising my lists a bit---not touching the top 5, but moving around the next several. I realized Van Heflin had suddenly jumped into my top 20...but I had to remove Joel McCrea to put Van there. It killed me to do that. And I realized, that besides Joel, what do I do with Stewart Granger, James Mason, Humphrey Bogart, Audie Murphy (yes, I really like him), Walter Pidgeon, Burt Lancaster, Robert Mitchum, William Powell, and Joseph Cotten, and a few others? All those guys are guys I enjoy watching. So, I now need at least a top 30 list.
Oh, and poor George Brent. He took a dive from #9 to about #17. Good thing he has a birthday next month. Since I'll be watching alot of his films, he may move back up.
So much great talent...so little time to watch it all!
Okay, enough rambling. Sorry for the long comment.
Greta Garbo & Catherine Deneuve have been dissed!
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