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31. Simone Signoret

Sun Oct 14, 2018, 08:34 PM

Oct 2018

Just wanted to add her name to a worthy list. Depth, humanity, subtlety. And even when her looks faded she could still seduce a dead man. See Ship of Fools.

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Who is your all time favorite film actress? [View all] CTyankee Oct 2018 OP

Greta Garbo Mike Nelson Oct 2018 #1

Yes she was. Ingrid Bergman also comes to mind... CTyankee Oct 2018 #2

Ingrid Bergman is a great actress and Greta excelled in silent and talkies. Kahuna7 Oct 2018 #109

Meryl Streep ghostsinthemachine Oct 2018 #4

She's my pick, too... CTyankee Oct 2018 #6

Mine too! eom Control-Z Oct 2018 #15

She is a remarkable actor ailsagirl Oct 2018 #41

Really? No offense or shade but...why does she seem Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #59

It's odd. I see her as an actress who is vastly talented in vastly different roles. CTyankee Oct 2018 #70

Yes, diverse roles for sure. But to me ..same mannerisms. Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #85

Yes, she does have a style (and btw she learned to speak Polish in preparation for her role as CTyankee Oct 2018 #91

I heard an interview on PBS where she said she Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #95

Roseanne? EleanorR Oct 2018 #96

She Devil, 1989. irisblue Oct 2018 #97

Me too, probably have to go with Meryl. nt R B Garr Oct 2018 #47

Maggie Smith fierywoman Oct 2018 #3

Excellent!1 UTUSN Oct 2018 #24

(Back at you!) fierywoman Oct 2018 #43

Excellent, Excellent Choice! mr_lebowski Oct 2018 #77

(Well, back at you, too !) fierywoman Oct 2018 #92

Claire Danes TwistOneUp Oct 2018 #5

That is a great film! n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #71

Bette davis Guppy Oct 2018 #7

Me too. Zoonart Oct 2018 #102

Too hard. Lol BootinUp Oct 2018 #8

Maureen O'Sullivan FSogol Oct 2018 #9

Susan Hayward virgogal Oct 2018 #10

Marilyn Monroe, Shirley MacLaine, Isabella Rossellini Floyd R. Turbo Oct 2018 #11

It's hard to pick just one. Some of my favorites... smirkymonkey Oct 2018 #12

Susan Sarandon KayF Oct 2018 #13

Lol, I scrolled down to see who might say this. R B Garr Oct 2018 #46

Ingrid Bergman ailsagirl Oct 2018 #14

Helen Mirren suffragette Oct 2018 #16

Absolutely GoneOffShore Oct 2018 #81

Acting has changed dramatically over the years. OilemFirchen Oct 2018 #17

Did you see Amy in Sharp Objects? TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #72

We watched the first episode on a sneak preview weekend. OilemFirchen Oct 2018 #84

It's a slow burn, but well worth a binge watch TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #88

Lauren Bacall kairos12 Oct 2018 #18

Kate Hepburn. malthaussen Oct 2018 #19

Greta Garbo, Bette Davis, Katherine Hepburn and Meryl Streep Talitha Oct 2018 #20

Rosalind Russell. oasis Oct 2018 #21

Excellent!1 UTUSN Oct 2018 #25

35 years ago, Michelle Pfeiffer kissed me on the lips... Callmecrazy Oct 2018 #22

I've always said I'd never get plastic surgery Tucker08087 Oct 2018 #83

Do tell a bit more about that encounter! MLAA Oct 2018 #105

Rita Hayworth mithnanthy Oct 2018 #23

Excellent!1 UTUSN Oct 2018 #26

Patricia Neal. yellerpup Oct 2018 #27

That's so cool you got to meet her Bradshaw3 Oct 2018 #50

"Hud" is the role I remember her in from the time I was a child. yellerpup Oct 2018 #68

Katherine Hepburn! Soxfan58 Oct 2018 #28

Uma Thurman Flaleftist Oct 2018 #29

Gwyneth Paltrow MaryMagdaline Oct 2018 #30

Simone Signoret BeyondGeography Oct 2018 #31

Emma Stone Generic Brad Oct 2018 #32

Katharine Hepburn. TDale313 Oct 2018 #33

Juliette Binoche madaboutharry Oct 2018 #34

Charlize Theron lapfog_1 Oct 2018 #35

Meryl Streep llmart Oct 2018 #36

Stormy Daniels Funtatlaguy Oct 2018 #37

+1 She's certainly used her platform! violetpastille Oct 2018 #39

Damnit I was say gonna say Stormy ... beat me to the Joke ... mr_lebowski Oct 2018 #76

I saw some of her reviews...... Funtatlaguy Oct 2018 #79

Emma Thompson for me, thank you. ZZenith Oct 2018 #38

I just watched this the other day TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #73

That's what I'm talking about! ZZenith Oct 2018 #86

Viola Davis IADEMO2004 Oct 2018 #40

Oh, she's wonderful! I LOVE her! CTyankee Oct 2018 #45

Judy Davis Sneederbunk Oct 2018 #42

+1 Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #61

Madeline Kahn Mendocino Oct 2018 #44

Loved her in "Blazing Saddles". brush Oct 2018 #57

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Dana Wynter was in one of my favorite Alfred Hitchcock Hour programs - An Unlocked Window TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #87

Barbara Stanwyck IrishEyes Oct 2018 #49

She was good. Just watched her in "Eastside, Westside". brush Oct 2018 #58

Cher, Barbra Streisand, Jane Fonda, Debbie Reynolds Totally Tunsie Oct 2018 #51

Julia Roberts (except for "Mystic Pizza" and "Pretty Woman" Laura PourMeADrink Oct 2018 #63

You picked some great ones...Cher, Barbra and Jane Fonda for sure for me too MLAA Oct 2018 #103

Thanks, MLAA! Totally Tunsie Oct 2018 #108

There are just so many. montana_hazeleyes Oct 2018 #52

Definitely two of my top 5. blm Oct 2018 #55

Tie: Dorothy Dandridge and Ava Gardner blm Oct 2018 #53

Myrna Loy Lithos Oct 2018 #54

Hers was the first name that came to my mind. She reminds me of my grandmother. Squinch Oct 2018 #104

Julie Andrews Botany Oct 2018 #56

Meryl Streep, the chameleon. nt tblue37 Oct 2018 #60

For sheer acting chops, Meryl Streep. For LibDemAlways Oct 2018 #62

Katharine Hepburn and Meryl Streep, hands down. Liberty Belle Oct 2018 #64

Coin flip House of Roberts Oct 2018 #65

Ellen Burstyn in Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #93

Something I just stumbled upon - Making of "Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore" TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #94

Audrey Hepburn FM123 Oct 2018 #66

That was going to be my for real answer ... mr_lebowski Oct 2018 #78

Yes - everything you said! FM123 Oct 2018 #82

Dunaway enid602 Oct 2018 #67

Go back and watch. Many of Elizabeth Taylor's roles were amazing. Tikki Oct 2018 #69

The most stunning lady of the last century... MountainMama Oct 2018 #74

Oh, yes. She was exquisite in Gone with the Wind... CTyankee Oct 2018 #75

Lauren Bacall, particularly in her films with Bogart Miles Archer Oct 2018 #80

Judy Garland and all of the above jpak Oct 2018 #89

Love her! MountainMama Oct 2018 #100

Katherine Hepburn and Meryl Streep for me WestMichRad Oct 2018 #90

On The Newer Side of Things ProfessorGAC Oct 2018 #98

She was amazing in Winter's Bone TexasBushwhacker Oct 2018 #106

Judy Davis RobinA Oct 2018 #99

Anne Bancroft is up there for me. MLAA Oct 2018 #101

I have several. Norma Shearer, Ann Harding, Barbara Stanwyck and Bette Davis. nt Kahuna7 Oct 2018 #107

Cicely Tyson. nt Laffy Kat Oct 2018 #110

Hayley Mills 50 Shades Of Blue Oct 2018 #111

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