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OUR TOP 20 Actresses

1st Place SANDRA BULLOCK - She gave memorable performances in Demolition Man (1993) Speed (1994) Miss Congeniality (2001). She's now one of the most popular actresses in Hollywood.

 

 

 

2nd Place - JULIA ROBERTS - Julie Fiona Roberts, born in Smyrna, Georgia. When her brother Eric achieved some success in Hollywood, Julia decided to try acting. Her first break came in 1988 .Julia's biggest success was the movie Pretty Woman (1990).

 

 

 

 

3rd Place - KIM BASINGER - Her breakout role was as photojournalist Vicki Vale in the blockbuster hit Batman (1989).She gave memorable performance in My mother is an Alien as well.

 

 

 

 

4th Place - JADA PINKETT - Jada Pinkett-Smith was born to Robson Pinkett, Jr. and Adrienne Banfield in Baltimore, Maryland.She did gain widespread recognition, thru her role opposite Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996).

 

 

 

 

5th Place - JENNIFER CONNELLY - Jennifer Connelly was born December 12th 1970, at Catskill Mountains, New York.Most recently, Ron Howard chose her to co-star with Russell Crowe in Beautiful Mind, A (2001), the film that tells the true story of John Forbes Nash Jr. Jennifer plays Forbes' wife . She won a Golden Globe, BAFTA, AFI and Oscar as Best Supporting Actress.

 

 

 

6th Place - CAMERON DIAZ - Cameron Diaz was born on August 30, 1972, in San Diego, California. The movie world met with her name in 1994’s big budget comedy, 'The Mask,' in which she starred opposite Jim Carrey.


 

 

 

7th Place - RACHEL WEISZ - Rachel has starred in many movies, including Mummy, The (1999), Enemy at the Gates (2001) and Stealing Beauty (1996). Rachel can next be seen in the movies, Shape of Things, The (2002) and About a Boy (2002).

 

 

 

 

8th Place - MICHELLE PFEIFFER - Michelle Pfeiffer was born in Santa Ana, CA to Dick and Donna Pfeiffer.In (1999) chosen by People magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the world.

 

 

 

 

9th Place - RENE RUSSO - On February 17th, 1954 Rene Russo was born in Burbank, Los Angeles, California.Her first role as an actress was as Eden in the TV series Sable, but since then she has appeared in such films as Tin Cup (1996) Outbreak (1995) and Lethal Weapon 3&4

 

 

 

10th Place - REESE WITHERSPOON - Born Laura Jean Reese Witherspoon on March 22, 1976, in Nashville, Tennessee .She began her first big screen film at 14. She gave memorable performances in Pleasantville, Election, American Psycho, Cruel Intentions and Legally Blonde

 

 

 

 

11th Place - GILLIAN ANDERSON - In (1997) chosen by "People" magazine as one of the 50 Most Beautiful People in the World. Her film career started with the movie Turning, The (1992) in 1992, then she moved onto the X-Files (with David Duchovny) as Dana Scully.

 

 

 

12th Place - JENNIFER LOPEZ - Jennifer was born on July 24, 1970 in the Castle Hill section of the Bronx.Her career took off from her "Living Color" and reached new peaks with her portrayal of Latino singer Selena (1997).

 

 

 

 

13th Place - NATALIE PORTMAN - Natalie Portman was born on June 9, 1981, in Jerusalem, Israel . She was featured in many live performances, but she made her powerful film debut in the movie Léon (1994) (The Professional). Following this role Natalie won roles in such films as Heat (1995), Beautiful Girls (1996) and Mars Attacks! (1996). It wouldn't be until 1999 when she received worldwide fame as Queen Amidala in the highly anticipated $431 million grossing Prequel Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999).

 

14th Place - KIRSTEN DUNST - Kirsten Caroline Dunst was born on April 30, 1982 in Point Pleasant, New Jersey, USA .She made her feature film debut in a segment of Woody Allen's 1989 film New York Stories (1989).Over the next few years she made a string of hit movies including Little Women (1994), Jumanji (1995) and Small Soldiers (1998).

 

 

 

15th Place - JENNIFER ANISTON - Born in Sherman Oaks, California, Jennifer Aniston spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family. Her family then relocated to New York City .With the success of the series "Friends" (1994), Jennifer has become famous and sought-after as she turns her fame into movie roles during the series breaks.

 

 

16th Place - CARRIE ANNE MOSS - She is currently filming Matrix II and III in Sydney, Australia, San Francisco and Chicago. Their release has been delayed by 12 months, so expect to see them in Summer 2003

 

 

 

 

17th Place - HEATHER LOCKLEAR - She played Amanda Woodward on Melrose Place, which is her defining role. She is currently a regular on Spin City. She also starred in Dynasty, T.J. Hooker, and the film The Return of Swamp Thing.

 

 

 

 

18th Place - ALYSON HANNIGAN - Her first big screen appearance was in My Stepmother is an Alien. She landed the starring role as Dan Aykroyd’s daughter, Jessie Mills. Alyson was fourteen years old. Her sympathetic portrayal of Jessie eventually earned her additional guest and starring roles in various movie and television productions including Picket Fences, Roseanne, Touched by an Angel and Buffy the Vampire Slayer where she plays a shy wallflower who becomes Buffy’s friend .

 

 

19th Place - JULIETTE BINOCHE - Fun fact - After the success of Damage, Juliette receives offers for "Blue" and for "Jurassic Park". The answer she gave Spielberg: "OK, but only if I'll play the dinosaur."

 

 

 

 

20th Place - TYRA BANKS - She made People Magazine's "50 Most Beautiful" list not once, but twice, and even wrote a revealing book about her life, Tyra's Beauty Inside & Out.Quote:"Black women have always been these vixens, these animalistic erotic women. Why can't we just be the sexy American girl next door?"
-Tyra Banks, on her status as a sex symbol.

 

 

 

 

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