Who's Your Favorite Actress That's No Longer With Us?

[arwalden]

I've got four: Myrna Loy, Norma Shearer, Bette Davis, Rosalind Russell.


1905 - 1993

[thedailyshow]

1. Marlene Dietrich

[Kellanved]

15. seconded

eom

[Midlodemocrat]

2. Katharine Hepburn

[donheld]

68. Katherine without doubt

[mohinoaklawnillinois]

3. Kathryn Hepburn. In fact "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner" is

playing on TCM as I type this.

[Metatron]

4. Both the Hepburns

Katherine and Audrey

[peacebird]

17. Katherine & Audrey Hepburn, definately, but gotta love Lucille Ball too!

[flamingyouth]

33. I just started a thread on Audrey earlier today...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=254x311

[Ardee]

5. Why Divine of course

'nuff said

[Mojambo]

6. Gilda Radner n/t

[Longgrain]

7. Audrey Hepburn...

Audrey Hepburn is the first one to come to my mind

http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000030/

A gorgeous woman...

Oh, also Natalie Wood, I've always had a thing for Natalie Wood...

:loveya: :loveya: :loveya:

[proud2BlibKansan]

8. Audrey Hepburn and Katherine Hepburn

[blm]

9. Ava Gardner, Judy Holliday, Rita Hayworth, Audrey Hepburn

Linda Darnell, Judy Garland, Myrna Loy, to name a few.

[Turn CO Blue]

10. Myrna Loy, the great Kate, and Audrey ( as mentioned above)nt

[Left Is Write]

11. Bette Davis. (nt)

[movonne]

12. Audrey Hepburn, Betty Davis and Jean Tierney...

[arwalden]

71. I Loved Gene Tierney in "The Ghost And Mrs. Muir"...

she wasn't that old when she died... only 70 years old. I believe she was a heavy smoker and that contributed to hear death.

She did have some striking features and was a very attractive woman. I liked her role is Lucy Muir for the way she managed to balance the role of a delicate grieving widow and being "proper" for the period along with her strong desire to be a new independent turn-of-the-century (1900's, 20th century) woman.

[pippin]

13. Grace Kelly

Audrey Hepburn, Ingrid Bergman

[Nikepallas]

14. I'd go with Ros Russell as well

[Spinzonner]

16. Lassie

[Longgrain]

20. Ha, ha, ha...

I suppose we must also add Spuds Mackenzie, surely she must have passed on by now...

Anybody remember the old "Bloom County" series on this?

[lpbk2713]

34. Nope.......... Lassie wasn't an "Actress".

From the "Unofficial Lassie Website" .........

"All the dogs portraying Lassie have been male. A female collie was hired to play the lead in Lassie Come Home, but when an opportunity came to film "Lassie" negotiating some rapids, the female reportedly would have nothing to do with the rushing water. Rudd Weatherwax's collie "Pal" was substituted, and not only stole the stunt but won the role. Weatherwax continued to use male collies in the role for a good reason: both sexes shed in the summer (when most movies and television shows traditionally film most of their episodes), but since the male has a thicker coat, he wouldn't look so scrawny during filming. Also, fans tend to think of Lassie as a "big heroic dog." Female collies are usually 10-15 pounds lighter than their male counterparts, therefore a male dog playing Lassie would look more impressive. Female collies were not ignored because they are any less intelligent; in fact, some of Lassie's stunt doubles have been females."

Link: http://www.flyingdreams.org/tv/lassie/lassfact.htm

[Spinzonner]

43. I don't think we should be penalizing transvestites

and it wouldn't be the first cross-dresser in Hollywood.

We should respect them as they choose to portray themselves.

[Longgrain]

53. I Think you're corret...

Lassie, despite her name, was always portrayed by a male dog.

Furthermore, in a way, Lassie is still with us. I think there have been six or seven Lassies over the years, all descended from the original.

I heard Benji made a movie recently...maybe he/she will tell...

[jasmeel]

18. Vivien Leigh, Ava Gardner, Judy Garland

(not necessarily in that order)

[jasmeel]

19. Frances Farmer

[Fleurs du Mal]

22. Good choices

[Left Is Write]

23. Add Vivien Leigh to my list too! (nt)

[RhodaGrits]

21. Katharine Hepburn.

Brains, spunk and beauty. She had it all.

[the Princess]

24. Judy Holiday!

:)

[arwalden]

37. Born Yesterday, It Could Happen To You, Bells Are Ringing...

Oh I just adore her too!

[Lydia Leftcoast]

49. A brilliant comic actress who died before her time

:-(

Her version (not Melanie Griffith's!!!) version of Born Yesterday is one of the best comedic performances on film.

[progmom]

62. I hear you! Absolutely the best.

Brilliant actress.

[LDS Jock]

25. what, no Joan Crawford of wire hanger fame?

[Catchawave]

26. Lucille Ball

I loved Lucy:silly:

[hahahey]

60. me too *sniff*

[Wallflower_Liberal]

27. Katharine Hepburn no doubt

I have almost all of her movies on video.

Edited to add: I'm such a dork!

[welshTerrier2]

28. Gracie Allen ...

oh, and of course, aunt bee ...

[Padraig18]

29. Katherine Hepburn. n/t

[Habibi]

30. Geraldine Page

[RetroLounge]

31. Both Hepburns

RL

[Sabriel]

32. Agnes Moorehead (aka Endora)

No one played the meddling MIL better. I particularly liked how she managed to mangle his name every time. Very campy, too.

[Rowdyboy]

35. How do you pick just one?

All of the above.

[arwalden]

54. I Know... It's An Unfair Question...

So just ask yourself instead "which one would I like to watch in a movie tonight?"

My list of favorites is like my moods. It changes from week to week.

[Rowdyboy]

61. True, ask me tonight and it would be Bette Davis but that could change

by tomorrow!

[Left Is Write]

65. About Bette Davis -

"What Ever Happened To Baby Jane" is one of my favorite movies of all time.

However, I really have a soft spot for "Mr. Skeffington." I watch it every time I see it come on - even if I have to drop something else to do so. Do you know that one?

[Rowdyboy]

74. I've heard of it but never seen it....

The description sounds flawless. Loved Baby Jane and absolutely adore Hush, Hush Sweet Charlotte, The Little Foxes, and (especially) Jezebel. How dare she wear that red gown to the Olympus(?) Ball, the hussy!

[Left Is Write]

75. I think it's time once again -

for me to clear an afternoon and evening for a Bette Davis film festival. She was just fabulous.

[Rowdyboy]

78. I can't imagine a better use of a rainy day...

(or a clear day, for that matter). She was stunning, even in an era of incredibly talented actresses.

[Ron Green]

36. Barbara Stanwyck - hottest of all time! n/t

She usually played a feisty woman with a smoldering sexuality underneath, and she was hot-looking, too.

[Commie Pinko Dirtbag]

38. JEAN SEBERG

Read her story and watch your socks blow a hole through the ceiling:

http://www.saintjean.co.uk/politics.htm

[Individualist]

39. Both Hepburns, Helen Hayes

[deerhead]

40. Ingrid Bergman

Forever Ilsa...

[pinniped]

41. Audrey Hepburn

.

[pink-o]

42. how can you all forget...

Natalie Wood??????:shrug:

[Longgrain]

48. I did...

See post .7

Been in love with actress's like Natalie since I was a boy...

Audrey Hepburn, Sophia Loren, Susan Dey...

Ya know, real pretty faces...YUM, YUM...

[Skittles]

44. Susan Hayward

what a gal she was. :thumbsup:

[Lydia Leftcoast]

50. Yes, her performance in "I Want to Live"

was superb.

[corporatemedia]

45. Cortney Love?

[Champ]

46. Marilyn Monroe

Did anyone mention her?

[UncleSepp]

47. Lida Baarova.

[greendog]

51. Irene Ryan...

...aka "Granny".

[lgardengate]

52. Audrey Hepburn,Joan Crawford,Betty Davis, & Myrna Loy

I love classic films.My list could be REALLY long (espec if Actors were included).

[5thGenDemocrat]

55. Lee Remick

Her birthday's coming up. Hope AMC remembers and runs her films all day.
John
I don't even care which films. I just always thought she was dreamy.

[Lydia Leftcoast]

56. Lee Remick was wonderful in

A Face in the Crowd (as the baton twirler that Andy Griffith marries), Anatomy of a Murder, and Days of Wine and Roses.

[CanuckAmok]

57. Louise Brooks...VA VA VOOM!

it's all in the bob...

[Seabiscuit]

58. 1. Audrey Hepburn 2. Marilyn 3. Lee Remick. In that order.

[Seabiscuit]

59. OMG! How could I forget Natalie Wood (make her #3 on the list).

[Carla in Ca]

63. Jean Harlow

A wonderful actress (Red Dust, among others) and I even named my Beagle after her. She died at the age of 26 while making Saratoga with Clark Gable.

[Bridget Burke]

72. Yes. She died far too young.

Most of the other ladies on this list had long careers, but hers was cut short. Back in the day, several Houston folkies sang "Jean Harlow Died the Other Day"--a Leadbelly tune, I believe.

[Forkboy]

64. Janet Leigh

[VeniceBeat]

66. I Fell in Love With Greer Garson the Other Night

while watching her opposite Ronald Coleman on TCM.

VavavaVOOM!

[Rhiannon12866]

67. Vivien Leigh

[FreedomFry]

69. Lillian Gish

As a teenager, I attended a lecture in which she showed scenes from her greatest films, talked about her work with D.W. Griffith, and what it was like being a heroine in the silents.

If you haven't seen any of her pictures, try these for a quick biography:

"Way Down East (1920) - The father of her child abandons her; her baby dies in her arms; she has nothing more to live for. An absolutely harrowing climax on the frozen Connecticut River.

"The Night of the Hunter (1955) - Charles Laughton's only directorial effort, and worth every minute. Lillian was a wonderful foil for arch-villain Robert Mitchum.

"The Whales of August" (1988) - With Bette Davis and Vincent Price; her last film.

[VOX]

70. Grace Kelly -- classy, classy, classy...

[joeybee12]

73. Vivien Leigh and Kate Hepburn are tied, with Lucy right behind...

...I just never consider Lucy an actress--more a comedienne. But, truly, she was one of the greatest actresses ever--no one can make what she did look so easy and natural.

[foreigncorrespondent]

76. Boy!

You really are asking the loaded questions tonight. LOL

Mine would have to be, Judy Garland, Marilyn Monroe, Katherine Hepburn, Audrey Hepburn, Marjorie Main (gotta love Ma and Pa Kettle.)

And yes my list could go on and on and on. LOL

[Adenoid_Hynkel]

77. louise brooks, mary pickford, and lillian gish

my ideal girl- stylish, elegant, super intelligent (she was a great writer after retiring from the screen), great politics, and breathtakingly gorgeous

- underrated and forgotten to a large extent these days, but she broke a lot of ground for women behind the scenes in films, had a great spunk about her in her roles. too bad she turned into a weird rightwing recluse in her older age, but in her youth she was cool


about as good as it gets as far as acting ability goes. great in the silent films of her youth and the talkies that followed. if you haven't seen it, check out her amazing performance at 93 in 1987's the whales of august' -and, according to a friend of mine who knew her in her later years, she was VERY liberal

[Baja Margie]

79. Ingrid Bergman

[Robeson]

80. Bette Davis