Greatest Hollywood Actresses of All Time

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Greatest Hollywood Actresses of All Time

Since the beginning of the cinema there has always been a partiality in choosing the female talents as compared to male talents. Major Film Production companies and talent agencies choose male talent on the basis of acting, skills and looks. But this isn’t true for choosing the female talent. Most girls are chosen as actress just because of their looks. This is obviously because people want to see beautiful faces on screen instead of talented actresses and production companies wants to utilize this fact. Probably this is the reason why we dont have a huge pool of talented actresses as compared to actors.
However, there are still actresses who proved that they are not in industry just because of looks. In fact many of them not only became fan favorites but global icon. Here is a list of 100 Such talented actresses who not only have won millions of hearts globally but also are awarded some of the most prestigious award in the film industry. In this list of best actresses of all time we tried to include best actresses of almost every decade starting from the silent era of 1920s to the latest 2010s decade.
1920s was the decade when the cheesecake photos of several glamorous models and actresses became hugely popular in mass media and such models came to be known as Pin Up Girls. The decade of 1930s, 1940s and 1950s saw a rise in the number of pin up girls and $ex symbols. Jayne Mansfield, Ava Gardner, Rita Hayworth and Marilyn Monroe were some of the most popular names.
The popularity of these pin up girls led to an assumption that beautiful girls can do much better as an actress than a talented female actor. This trend is still in continuation. However, several female actors have proved this assumption wrong.
Here is a list of 100 Most Popular and Talented Actresses of All time:


99. Emma Watson

98. Jennifer Aniston

97. Kristen Stewart

96. Winona Ryder

95. Janet Leigh

94. Keira Knightley

93. Octavia Spencer

92. Marisa Tomei

91. Dianne Wiest

90. Renée Zellweger

89. Whoopi Goldberg

88. Thelma Ritter

87. Joan Cusack

86. Shelley Winters

85. Eva Marie Saint

84. Michelle Williams

83. Jessica Chastain

82. Catherine Zeta-Jones

81. Maggie Smith
 
80. Anne Hathaway

79. Cameron Diaz

78. Meg Ryan

77. Julia Roberts

76. Demi Moore

75. Amy Adams

74. Michelle Pfeiffer

73. Uma Thurman

72. Julianne Moore

71. Rachel Weisz

70. Jennifer Hudson

69. Tilda Swinton

68. Audrey Tautou

67. Rachel McAdams

66. Gwyneth Paltrow

65. Helena Bonham Carter

64. Sigourney Weaver

63. Jennifer Connelly

62. Halle Berry

61. Penelop Cruz

60. Judi Dench

59. Naomi Watts

58. Jennifer Lawrence

57. Marion Cotillard

56. Sandra Bullock

55. Annette Benning

54. Nicole Kidman

53. Helen Mirren

52. Angelina Jolie

51. Charlize Theron

50. Natalie Portman

49. Hilary Swank

48. Kate Winslet

47. Joan Crawford

46. Kathy Bates

45. Diane Keaton

44. Jessica Lange

43. Shirley MacLaine

42. Faye Dunaway

41. Julie Christie

 
40. Glenda Jackson

39. Helen Hunt

38. Barbara Streisand

37. Deborah Kerr

36. Sophia Loren

35. Rita Hayworth

34. Claudette Colbert

33. Luise rainer

32. Natalie Wood

31. Jennifer Jones

30. Barbara Stanwyck

29. Frances McDormand

28. Holly Hunter

27. Emma Thompson

26. Cate Blanchett

25. Jane Wyman

24. Glenn Close

23. Ellen Burstyn

22. Joan Fontaine

21. Susan Hayward

    20. Olivia De Havilland

19. Greer Garson

18. Susan Sarandon

17. Greta Garbo

16. Gloria Swanson

15. Julie Andrews

14. Sissy Spacek

13. Jane Fonda

12. Jodie Foster

11. Sally Field

10. Viven Leigh

9. Grace Kelly

8. Judy Garland

7. Marilyn Monroe

6. Meryl Streep

5. Ingrid Bergman

4. Bette Davis

3. Elizabeth Taylor

2. Audrey Hepburn

1. Katharine Hepburn

This is our list of Best Ac