Live Life Team
Classic film actresses are still talked about today and many of today’s current actors are compared to them in terms of their skills, charm and appearance. Here are the top ten actresses of the classic film era.
10. Judy Garland
She became an instant star the day The Wizard of Oz was released and her star continued to become brighter through the years.
9. Shirley Temple
The little girl who stole our hearts and grew up on screen. She was talented far beyond her years and it was amazing to watch her hold her own with some of the best actors, singers and dancers of the time.
8. Marilyn Monroe
The sexpot! She spiced up the screen and brought men who would normally sit at home on Friday night to the theatres to watch her.
7. Ginger Rogers
The best dance partner a man could have. She was sassy, feminine and could keep up with Fred Astaire which is no easy feat. It was “Fred and Ginger” for so many years that audiences were shocked if they saw Fred with anyone else, on or off screen. She completed the perfect duet.
6. Elizabeth Taylor
Strong, commanding and dominant. Cleopatra was her first big hit and put her on the map for the future but it was the rest of her film choices that made her stick out. She never settled for a weak role and like Katherine Hepburn wanted to be known as an independent woman which was humorous considering her multiple husbands and constantly done up appearance.
5. Bette Davis
She starred in more than one hundred and twenty films, and that’s a whole lot of work. A two time Oscar winner, it was well known that she was not only beautiful but talented. Her work was very varied and she is probably best known for her film What Ever Happened To Baby Jane,
4. Natalie Wood
The young prodigy. Her face was transparent; she was a radiant vision and a brilliant actress. A tragic loss.
3. Lucille Ball
The funniest woman in the bunch she managed to have one of the longest running series of the time and by far the most popular. She is still looked upon as a comedic genius.
2. Audrey Hepburn
The classic beauty and ideal woman. Everyone wanted to have her grace and style. She was a vision and her films stand the test of time even today.
1. Katherine Hepburn
She was strong, stunning and commanded attention on screen. Katherine defied the standards of the day and decided to do things her way. She didn’t need a man; she was a confident woman who could stand on her own two feet. Sometimes she played a queen, others a conniving woman on the hunt. A master at both comedy and drama she was pure perfection. No matter what she played she stole the screen.
