Greatest Actress of the Classic Era of films (30's thru mid 50s)

[CMT]

[Maple]

1. Rosalind

Russell

[arwalden]

15. Ahhh Yes... "Auntie Mame" and "Sylvia Fowler" and "Rose Hovick"

Those are three of her characters that I most love.

She's a classic!

-- Allen

[Cheswick2.0]

2. kick

I voted for kate. I actually think Vanessa Redgrave is the best actress ever, but she is not from the period.

[Kellanved]

3. Marlene Dietrich

http://www.spiegel.de/img/0,1020,172300,00.jpg

[CMT]

4. ah yes

just saw her the other night in "Witness for the Prosecution" Wonderful performance.

[Kellanved]

8. She was a "Berlinerin" to be proud of

I'm stil amazed that she chose to return in her will. The city treated her like a pariah after the war; only recently people came to respect her.

(She took US citizenship and uniform during the war; returned both later)

[Palacsinta]

5. Susan Hayward

Always my favorite. Thought about changing my name to "rae smith" (all lower case letters....very chic) after I saw "Back Street".

[Kahuna]

6. Ingrid Bergman. And she's not even on the list.

:eyes:

[GreenArrow]

11. I'll second Ingrid Bergman

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[_Wayne_]

7. Vivien Leigh (although her characters were annoying as hell)

Her performances in Streetcar and GWTW make her the best of that era.

[mitchum]

9. easily Barbara Stanwyck

she could do everything from noir to screwball comedy...and she did it well

[lpbk2713]

10. Add Patricia Neal, Carol Lombard,

and Mae West had a lot of talent even though she always played the same role basically.

[JackSwift]

12. Kate had the Oscars to prove it

but Ingrid and Grace were my favorites.

[Tom Kitten]

13. good choices

I voted for Barbara Stanwyke....very talented and versatile....Carole Lombard is my favorite, though...only 34 when she died, could have been the greatest if she lived longer...I also like Joan Fontaine and Greer Garson...

(edited spelling)

[arwalden]

14. Your Forgot: NORMA SHEARER!!!... NORMA SHEARER!!!

No "best of" poll can be complete or inclusive without Norma. She was the QUEEN before ANY OF THEM.

For pete's sake, she was married to Irving Thalberg!!! She was one of the FEW who successfully made the transition between silent movies and talking movies.

More Photos Here: http://www.lafterhall.com/shearer.html

[CMT]

16. Kate and Bette as expected leading the way

with over 50% selecting one or the other.