The Most Iconic Female Roles Ever!

[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 126 Posts: 4028 View Predictions]

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Which female roles would you consider to be the most iconic? The performances may not have been Oscar winners, but they remain part of cinema culture today. Here are my top 10.

1. Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland) – The Wizard of Oz
2. Scarlett O’Hara (Vivian Leigh) – Gone With The Wind
3. Holly Golightly (Audrey Hepburn) – Breakfast at Tiffany’s
4. Clarice Starling (Jodie Foster) – Silence of the Lambs
5. Sugar “Kane” Kowalczyk (Marilyn Monroe)- Some Like It Hot
6. Ripley (Sigourney Weaver) – Alien Franchise
7. Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) – Star Wars Franchise
8. Laurie Strode (Jamie Lee Curtis) – Halloween Franchise
9. Celie (Whoopi Goldberg) – The Color Purple
10. Alex Forrest (Glenn Close) – Fatal Attraction

There are so many that I wanted to add but I did not want to make a top 40. I will likely change my mind on the top 10. Who do you think are the top 10 Iconic female roles???

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[Wanda Joined: Feb 16th, 2019 Topics: 42 Posts: 3493 View Predictions]

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I would replace the last three with Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction, Shelley Duvall in The Shining and Kate Winslet in Titanic. The rest seems pretty accurate.

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[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 126 Posts: 4028 View Predictions]

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^I was very close to adding Uma for Kill Bill too

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[Honey Joined: Jan 30th, 2017 Topics: 20 Posts: 5000 View Predictions]

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Replace bottom 3 with

Julie Andrews – Sound of Music/Mary Poppins
Faye Dunaway – Bonnie & Clyde
Louise Fletcher – One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest

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[Wanda Joined: Feb 16th, 2019 Topics: 42 Posts: 3493 View Predictions]

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Oh right, Mary fucking Poppins

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[ENGLAND Joined: Oct 5th, 2011 Topics: 126 Posts: 4028 View Predictions]

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I’m glad you guys are replying. I forgot about so many performances. Julie Andrews could be in the top 10 alone with Mary Poppins and Maria von Trapp.

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[Stank83 Joined: Mar 8th, 2020 Topics: 57 Posts: 1082 View Predictions]

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Cate Blanchett in Elizabeth
Sharon Stone in Basic Instinct
Kim Novak in Vertigo

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[marty Joined: Aug 18th, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 1184 View Predictions]

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Alicia Silverstone’s Cher in Clueless is pretty iconic

FYC:

Best Director - Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), Darius Marder (Sound of Metal)

Lead Actor - Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods), Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round), Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal)

Supporting Actor - Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)

Supporting Actress - Youn Yuh-jung (Minari)

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[marty Joined: Aug 18th, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 1184 View Predictions]

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Rachel Weisz in the Mummy. I feel like an important distinction should be made between what an “iconic” role is and what a “critically acclaimed” role is.

FYC:

Best Director - Lee Isaac Chung (Minari), Darius Marder (Sound of Metal)

Lead Actor - Delroy Lindo (Da 5 Bloods), Mads Mikkelsen (Another Round), Riz Ahmed (Sound of Metal)

Supporting Actor - Paul Raci (Sound of Metal)

Supporting Actress - Youn Yuh-jung (Minari)

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[xandyeugh Joined: Aug 21st, 2020 Topics: 1 Posts: 78 View Predictions]

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Kate Winslet in Titanic is what instantly comes into my mind. That role is known EVRYWHERE.

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[Foolio Joined: Jan 24th, 2017 Topics: 4 Posts: 6675 View Predictions]

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[Dan Backslide Joined: Apr 24th, 2016 Topics: 63 Posts: 5679 View Predictions]

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Surprised nobody’s mentioned Marge Gunderson from Fargo, played beautifully by Frances McDormand. Not only is she simultaneously the smartest, kindest, most competent character in the entire movie, but she pulls all that off while being several months pregnant.

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[Monty Joined: Jan 21st, 2015 Topics: 1 Posts: 417 View Predictions]

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Scarlett O’Hara in Gone With The Wind
Blanche Du’Bois in A Streetcar Named Desire
Margo Channing and Eve Harrington in All About Eve
Mildred Pierce
Mary Poppins
Nurse Ratched in One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest
Clarice Starling in Silence of the Lamb
Thelma and Louise
Rose in Titanic
Queen Elizabeth in Elizabeth
Princess Leia in Star War
Katniss in Hunger Game
Wonder Woman

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[Sir Shaw Joined: Aug 1st, 2019 Topics: 2 Posts: 373 View Predictions]

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THR did a poll in 2016 asking about “Hollywood’s Favourite Female Characters” (both TV & Film).

The Film results were

01. Hermione Granger (#1 overall)
02. Princess Leia (2)
03. Miranda Priestly (4)
04. Elle Woods (9)
05. Mary Poppins (10)
06. Riply (12)
07. Katniss Everdeen (13)
08. Rey (15)
09. Imperator Furiosa (22)
10. Regina George (24)
11. The Bride (25)
12. Clarice Sterling (26)
13. Annie Hall (28)
14. Mulan (34)
15. Scarlett O’Hara (37)
16. Holly Golightly (39)
17. Elizabeth Benet (40)
18. Amy Dunne (41)
19. Maria von Tramp (46)
20. Dorothy Gale (48)
21. Juno (50)

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[keithw Joined: Aug 17th, 2012 Topics: 37 Posts: 400 View Predictions]

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The first 2 I thought of were: Gloria Swanson in “Sunset Blvd” & Louise Fletcher in “One Flew Over….Nest”

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