My Top 20 Favorite Actresses

Last month I did my favorite actors of all time, so now it's the ladies turn. The trouble is I couldn't narrow it down to just 20, so I had to expand it to 25. Even then, I could have named a few more, but I had to draw the line somewhere. So here goes, starting at number 25 and working my way up to my favorite actress of all time. And I  have just made a change to include Joan Blondell.

25. Joan Blondell

Favorite Role: Rosie Sturges (Kansas City Princess)

24. Debbie Reynolds

Favorite Role: Kathy Selden (Singin' in the Rain)

23.  Lee Remick

Favorite Role: Laura Manion (Anatomy Of A Murder)

22. Natalie Wood

Favorite Role: Maggie Dubois (The Great Race)

21. Jane Wyman

Favorite Role: Emmadel Jones (Here Comes The Groom)

20. Paulette Goddard

Favorite Role: Gwen Saunders (Nothing But The Truth)

19. Marilyn Monroe

Favorite Role: Lorelei Lee (Gentlemen Prefer Blondes)

18. Hope Lange

Favorite Role: Selena Cross (Peyton Place)

17. Deborah Kerr

Favorite Role: Sister Clodagh (Black Narcissus)

16. Olivia de Havilland

Favorite Role: Maid Marian (Robin Hood)

15. Ginger Rogers

Favorite Role: Jean Maitland (Stage Door)

14. Barbara Stanwyck

Favorite Role: Elizabeth Lane (Christmas In Connecticut)

13. Teresa Wright

Favorite Role: Charlie Newton (Shadow Of A Doubt)

12. Grace Kelly

Favorite Role: Lisa Fremont (Rear Window)

11. Doris Day 

Favorite Role: Judy (Send Me No Flowers)

10. Bette Davis

Favorite Role: Margo Channing (All About Eve)

 

 

9. Lana Turner

Favorite Role: Sheila Regan (Ziegfeld Girl)

8. Donna Reed

Favorite Role: Alma Burke (From Here To Eternity)

7. Shirley Jones

Favorite Role: Marian Paroo (The Music Man)

 

6. Gail Patrick

Favorite Role: Bianca Bates (My Favorite Wife)

5. Elizabeth Taylor

Favorite Role: Maggie (Cat On A Hot Tin Roof)

4. Ann Sheridan

Favorite Role: Catherine Gates (I Was A Male War Bride)

 

3. Myrna Loy

Favorite Role: Nora Charles (The Thin Man)

 

2. Irene Dunne

Favorite Role: Ellen Arden (My Favorite Wife)

And finally my favorite actress of all time at No. 1

Carole Lombard

Favorite Role: Ann (Mr. and Mrs.Smith)

So there you have it, my list of my favorite actresses of all time.

And I could have gone on and on but decided to stop at 25.