When you type into Google “Greatest Actresses of All Time”

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If you type into Google  “Greatest Actresses of All Time” (exactly as it’s written and spelled out like that), these are the results for the top 15:

Greatest Actresses of All Time:

1. Meryl Streep

2. Katherine Hepburn

3. Bette Davis

4. Audrey Hepburn

5. Elisabeth Taylor

6. Ingrid Bergman

7. Jodie Foster

8. Julianne Moore

9. Cate Blanchett

10.Kate Winslet

11.Grace Kelly

12.Nicole Kidman

13.Marilyn Monroe

14.Helen Mirren

15.Judi Dench

(Thoughts?? I’m only surprised about Foster and Moore ahead of Blanchett and Monroe making the top 15, but aside from that, it seems pretty legit and accurate).

 

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[Barbra Please Joined: Oct 21st, 2018 Topics: 43 Posts: 1627 View Predictions]

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Isabelle Huppert’s performance in The Piano Teacher, and Charlotte Rampling’s heartbreaking final shot in 45 Years should be more than enough to earn them spot in this list.

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[Aniket Sharma Joined: Aug 25th, 2016 Topics: 2 Posts: 20 View Predictions]

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Camila Cabello

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[alittle03 Joined: Sep 16th, 2020 Topics: 5 Posts: 1890 View Predictions]

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The order in which the actresses come up when you search “greatest actresses of all time” on Google isn’t exactly a ranking; it’s an itemized list constructed from all general sources across the Internet. Nevertheless, I’m sure Meryl Streep, for instance, comes up first because she’s widely considered to be the greatest actress of all time and then other actresses follow underneath (just not necessarily from greatest to least greatest, it’s purely because those actresses are the ones who appear on many pages across the web, having something to do with a general listing of actresses who are considered the greatest of all time or have the reputation of being one of the greatest actresses of all time, e.g. Cate Blanchett). I hope I don’t come off as pedantic, I just want to preface that the list isn’t based on superiority.

I digress: from just looking at the top 15, I’d say they’re all deserving of appearing on the list.

• FYC: Everything Everywhere All at Once in any and every single category, especially Best Picture, Michelle Yeoh in Actress, Stephanie Hsu in Supporting Actress, The Daniels in Director/Screenplay, Paul Rogers in Editing, and Son Lux in Score.

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[BigJay2012 Joined: Nov 30th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 1792 View Predictions]

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So no women of color. Got it.

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[alittle03 Joined: Sep 16th, 2020 Topics: 5 Posts: 1890 View Predictions]

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BigJay2012 wrote:

So no women of color. Got it.

Viola Davis and Halle Berry come up later down the list, but yes, it’s rather disheartening that the list disproportionately lacks women of color.

• FYC: Everything Everywhere All at Once in any and every single category, especially Best Picture, Michelle Yeoh in Actress, Stephanie Hsu in Supporting Actress, The Daniels in Director/Screenplay, Paul Rogers in Editing, and Son Lux in Score.

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[veronikavoss Joined: Jul 28th, 2011 Topics: 0 Posts: 711 View Predictions]

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It’s not a bad list of mostly English-speaking actresses, though even then there’s a few names there I’d switch out for actresses like Joan Crawford, Deborah Kerr, Vivien Leigh, Gena Rowlands, Rosalind Russell, Kim Stanley, Tilda Swinton, Joanne Woodward, among others.

Some of my favorite international actresses:
Isabelle Adjani
Bibi Andersson
Marlene Dietrich
Setsuko Hara
Isabelle Huppert
Gong Li
Anna Magnani
Giulieta Masina
Jeanne Moreau
Madhabi Mukherjee
Nargis
Hanna Schygulla
Kinuyo Tanaka
Liv Ullman

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[Piper Halliwell Joined: Oct 20th, 2019 Topics: 9 Posts: 1180 View Predictions]

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Simply because women of color haven’t gotten the same opportunities as those names on the list. It’s hard to compare Viola Davis’ four or five significant movie roles to Meryl Streep’s filmography and we really shouldn’t. ‘Greatest’ is really a strong word and I don’t think that there is an absolute consensus in this matter.

For example I find Meryl’s legacy legendary, but do I think she’s among the Top 3 actresses of all time? Not necessarily.

FYC 2022 Emmys:

Best Actress in a Drama Series: Sandra Oh in "Killing Eve"

Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Sandra Oh in "The Chair"

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Kim Joo-ryoung in "Squid Game"

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[Piper Halliwell Joined: Oct 20th, 2019 Topics: 9 Posts: 1180 View Predictions]

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veronikavoss wrote:

It’s not a bad list of mostly English-speaking actresses, though even then there’s a few names there I’d switch out for actresses like Joan Crawford, Deborah Kerr, Vivien Leigh, Gena Rowlands, Rosalind Russell, Kim Stanley, Tilda Swinton, Joanne Woodward, among others. Some of my favorite international actresses: Isabelle Adjani Bibi Andersson Marlene Dietrich Setsuko Hara Isabelle Huppert Gong Li Anna Magnani Giulieta Masina Jeanne Moreau Madhabi Mukherjee Nargis Hanna Schygulla Kinuyo Tanaka Liv Ullman

That being said, yes, I think Swinton, Huppert, Gong Li and names such as Cicely Tyson and Whoopi Goldberg would be deserving here.

FYC 2022 Emmys:

Best Actress in a Drama Series: Sandra Oh in "Killing Eve"

Best Actress in a Comedy Series: Sandra Oh in "The Chair"

Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series: Kim Joo-ryoung in "Squid Game"

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[Barbra Please Joined: Oct 21st, 2018 Topics: 43 Posts: 1627 View Predictions]

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Tyler Perry didn’t make the list?

her transformative performance as Madea in countless movies are for the ages. She’s too great for that list.

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[Marcus Snowden (The Artist Formerly Known as msnowden1) Joined: Nov 18th, 2012 Topics: 15 Posts: 1081 View Predictions]

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Barbra Please wrote:

her transformative performance as Madea in countless movies are for the ages. She’s too great for that list.

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[BigJay2012 Joined: Nov 30th, 2011 Topics: 2 Posts: 1792 View Predictions]

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Tyler Perry didn’t make the list?

is Tyler Perry an actress?

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[Bassett Joined: Dec 21st, 2016 Topics: 1 Posts: 2607 View Predictions]

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BigJay2012 wrote:

is Tyler Perry an actress?

Two times Razzie winner for Worst Actress actually hihi

FYC

Best Actress - Pénélope Cruz, Olivia Colman

Best Actor - Denzel Washington

Best Supporting Actress - Aunjanue Ellis, Kathryn Hunter

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Aniket_Sharma wrote:

Camila Cabello

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