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Top Actresses of All Time

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Actors are ranked according to overall movie critic score

1	Meryl Streep	3.9259	48	1970s - 5 1980s - 12 1990s - 14 2000s - 17	1. Manhattan (1979) 2. Deer Hunter, The (1978) 3. Adaptation. (2002) 4. Hours, The (2002) See all Meryl Streep movie rankings
2	Cate Blanchett	3.6172	33	1990s - 9 2000s - 24	1. Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The (2001) 2. Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, The (2003) 3. Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers, The (2002) 4. Notes on a Scandal (2006) See all Cate Blanchett movie rankings
3	Kate Winslet	3.5424	24	1990s - 8 2000s - 16	1. Titanic (1997) 2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 3. Heavenly Creatures (1994) 4. Little Children (2006) See all Kate Winslet movie rankings
4	Julianne Moore	3.5228	47	1980s - 1 1990s - 25 2000s - 21	1. Children of Men (2006) 2. Far from Heaven (2002) 3. Boogie Nights (1997) 4. Fugitive, The (1993) See all Julianne Moore movie rankings
5	Nicole Kidman	3.4653	44	1980s - 8 1990s - 13 2000s - 23	1. Happy Feet (2006) 2. To Die For (1995) 3. Moulin Rouge! (2001) 4. Hours, The (2002) See all Nicole Kidman movie rankings
6	Katharine Hepburn	3.4032	47	1930s - 15 1940s - 12 1950s - 7 1960s - 4 1970s - 4 1980s - 4 1990s - 1	1. Philadelphia Story, The (1940) 2. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) 3. African Queen, The (1951) 4. Holiday (1938) See all Katharine Hepburn movie rankings
7	Cameron Diaz	3.3302	30	1990s - 14 2000s - 16	1. Shrek (2001) 2. Being John Malkovich (1999) 3. Shrek 2 (2004) 4. There's Something About Mary (1998) See all Cameron Diaz movie rankings
8	Julia Roberts	3.3282	39	1980s - 4 1990s - 19 2000s - 16	1. Pretty Woman (1990) 2. Charlotte's Web (2006) 3. My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) 4. Erin Brockovich (2000) See all Julia Roberts movie rankings
9	Sigourney Weaver	3.3278	45	1970s - 3 1980s - 12 1990s - 11 2000s - 17	1. Alien (1979) 2. Annie Hall (1977) 3. Aliens (1986) 4. Ghost Busters (1984) See all Sigourney Weaver movie rankings
10	Emily Watson	3.3258	23	1990s - 8 2000s - 15	1. Breaking The Waves (1996) 2. Hilary and Jackie (1998) 3. Gosford Park (2001) 4. Punch-Drunk Love (2002) See all Emily Watson movie rankings
11	Laura Linney	3.3110	28	1990s - 9 2000s - 19	1. Truman Show, The (1998) 2. You Can Count On Me (2000) 3. Mystic River (2003) 4. Squid and the Whale, The (2005) See all Laura Linney movie rankings
12	Ingrid Bergman	3.2475	48	1930s - 11 1940s - 16 1950s - 10 1960s - 5 1970s - 6	1. Casablanca (1942) 2. Notorious (1946) 3. Bells of St. Mary's, The (1945) 4. Cactus Flower (1969) See all Ingrid Bergman movie rankings
13	Bette Davis	3.2317	95	1930s - 43 1940s - 21 1950s - 10 1960s - 9 1970s - 7 1980s - 4 1990s - 1	1. All About Eve (1950) 2. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) 3. Petrified Forest, The (1936) 4. Jezebel (1938) See all Bette Davis movie rankings
14	Frances McDormand	3.2113	36	1980s - 5 1990s - 16 2000s - 15	1. Almost Famous (2000) 2. Lone Star (1996) 3. Blood Simple. (1984) 4. Short Cuts (1993) See all Frances McDormand movie rankings
15	Drew Barrymore	3.2020	42	1980s - 7 1990s - 20 2000s - 15	1. E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) 2. Scream (1996) 3. Donnie Darko (2001) 4. Ever After (1998) See all Drew Barrymore movie rankings
16	Julie Christie	3.1888	45	1960s - 11 1970s - 7 1980s - 9 1990s - 5 2000s - 13	1. McCabe & Mrs. Miller (1971) 2. Away from Her (2007) 3. Don't Look Now (1973) 4. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) See all Julie Christie movie rankings
17	Diane Keaton	3.1785	39	1970s - 12 1980s - 9 1990s - 10 2000s - 8	1. Godfather, The (1972) 2. Godfather: Part II, The (1974) 3. Annie Hall (1977) 4. Manhattan (1979) See all Diane Keaton movie rankings
18	Jennifer Connelly	3.1738	26	1980s - 7 1990s - 9 2000s - 10	1. Little Children (2006) 2. Once Upon a Time in America (1984) 3. Requiem for a Dream (2000) 4. Beautiful Mind, A (2001) See all Jennifer Connelly movie rankings
19	Charlize Theron	3.1595	29	1990s - 8 2000s - 21	1. Monster (2003) 2. That Thing You Do! (1996) 3. Cider House Rules, The (1999) 4. North Country (2005) See all Charlize Theron movie rankings
20	Helena Bonham Carter	3.1574	36	1980s - 6 1990s - 15 2000s - 15	1. Wallace & Gromit in The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005) 2. Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007) 3. Fight Club (1999) 4. Howards End (1992) See all Helena Bonham Carter movie rankings
21	Michelle Pfeiffer	3.1500	37	1980s - 14 1990s - 16 2000s - 7	1. Scarface (1983) 2. Hairspray (2007) 3. Age of Innocence, The (1993) 4. Prince of Egypt, The (1998) See all Michelle Pfeiffer movie rankings
22	Meg Ryan	3.1479	33	1980s - 9 1990s - 16 2000s - 8	1. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) 2. Courage Under Fire (1996) 3. Anastasia (1997) 4. Sleepless in Seattle (1993) See all Meg Ryan movie rankings
23	Shirley MacLaine	3.1475	58	1950s - 9 1960s - 15 1970s - 7 1980s - 7 1990s - 13 2000s - 7	1. Being There (1979) 2. Around the World in Eighty Days (1956) 3. Trouble with Harry, The (1955) 4. Apartment, The (1960) See all Shirley MacLaine movie rankings
24	Reese Witherspoon	3.1460	25	1990s - 12 2000s - 13	1. Election (1999) 2. Walk the Line (2005) 3. Pleasantville (1998) 4. American Psycho (2000) See all Reese Witherspoon movie rankings
25	Kirsten Dunst	3.1432	37	1980s - 1 1990s - 17 2000s - 19	1. Spider-Man 2 (2004) 2. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004) 3. Spider-Man (2002) 4. Little Women (1994) See all Kirsten Dunst movie rankings
26	Annette Bening	3.1380	22	1980s - 2 1990s - 13 2000s - 7	1. American Beauty (1999) 2. Richard III (1995) 3. American President, The (1995) 4. Open Range (2003) See all Annette Bening movie rankings
27	Susan Sarandon	3.1321	68	1970s - 14 1980s - 12 1990s - 18 2000s - 24	1. Player, The (1992) 2. Bull Durham (1988) 3. Dead Man Walking (1995) 4. Thelma & Louise (1991) See all Susan Sarandon movie rankings
28	Glenn Close	3.1302	41	1980s - 9 1990s - 14 2000s - 18	1. Tarzan (1999) 2. Reversal of Fortune (1990) 3. Dangerous Liaisons (1988) 4. Nine Lives (2005) See all Glenn Close movie rankings
29	Judy Garland	3.1228	39	1930s - 9 1940s - 22 1950s - 3 1960s - 5	1. Wizard of Oz, The (1939) 2. Star Is Born, A (1954) 3. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) 4. Clock, The (1945) See all Judy Garland movie rankings
30	Joan Crawford	3.1130	82	1920s - 24 1930s - 26 1940s - 13 1950s - 12 1960s - 6 1970s - 1	1. Unknown, The (1927) 2. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) 3. Grand Hotel (1932) 4. Mildred Pierce (1945) See all Joan Crawford movie rankings
31	Gwyneth Paltrow	3.1096	38	1990s - 18 2000s - 20	1. Shakespeare in Love (1998) 2. Iron Man (2008) 3. Royal Tenenbaums, The (2001) 4. Se7en (1995) See all Gwyneth Paltrow movie rankings
32	Natalie Portman	3.1045	28	1990s - 9 2000s - 19	1. Professional, The (1994) 2. Garden State (2004) 3. Star Wars Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005) 4. Heat (1995) See all Natalie Portman movie rankings
33	Holly Hunter	3.1026	33	1980s - 8 1990s - 9 2000s - 16	1. Incredibles, The (2004) 2. Piano, The (1993) 3. Raising Arizona (1987) 4. O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) See all Holly Hunter movie rankings
34	Judi Dench	3.1022	38	1960s - 5 1970s - 2 1980s - 7 1990s - 8 2000s - 16	1. Shakespeare in Love (1998) 2. Casino Royale (2006) 3. Notes on a Scandal (2006) 4. Pride & Prejudice (2005) See all Judi Dench movie rankings
35	Jean Arthur	3.0970	78	1920s - 37 1930s - 32 1940s - 8 1950s - 1	1. Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) 2. Whole Town's Talking, The (1935) 3. Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1936) 4. You Can't Take It with You (1938) See all Jean Arthur movie rankings
36	Emma Thompson	3.0926	25	1980s - 2 1990s - 14 2000s - 9	1. Remains of the Day, The (1993) 2. Sense and Sensibility (1995) 3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004) 4. Stranger Than Fiction (2006) See all Emma Thompson movie rankings
37	Sandra Bullock	3.0862	36	1980s - 3 1990s - 19 2000s - 14	1. Speed (1994) 2. While You Were Sleeping (1995) 3. Prince of Egypt, The (1998) 4. Crash (2004) See all Sandra Bullock movie rankings
38	Faye Dunaway	3.0836	68	1960s - 7 1970s - 15 1980s - 12 1990s - 15 2000s - 19	1. Chinatown (1974) 2. Bonnie and Clyde (1967) 3. Network (1976) 4. Little Big Man (1970) See all Faye Dunaway movie rankings
39	Toni Collette	3.0789	30	1990s - 14 2000s - 16	1. Sixth Sense, The (1999) 2. Little Miss Sunshine (2006) 3. About a Boy (2002) 4. Hours, The (2002) See all Toni Collette movie rankings
40	Samantha Morton	3.0763	23	1990s - 7 2000s - 16	1. In America (2002) 2. Minority Report (2002) 3. Morvern Callar (2002) 4. Jesus' Son (1999) See all Samantha Morton movie rankings
41	Halle Berry	3.0659	28	1990s - 16 2000s - 12	1. Monster's Ball (2001) 2. X2: X-Men United (2003) 3. Bulworth (1998) 4. X-Men (2000) See all Halle Berry movie rankings
42	Uma Thurman	3.0563	33	1980s - 4 1990s - 15 2000s - 14	1. Pulp Fiction (1994) 2. Kill Bill: Volume 2 (2004) 3. Kill Bill: Vol. 1 (2003) 4. Dangerous Liaisons (1988) See all Uma Thurman movie rankings
43	Renee Zellweger	3.0522	19	1990s - 8 2000s - 11	1. Chicago (2002) 2. Cinderella Man (2005) 3. One True Thing (1998) 4. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001) See all Renee Zellweger movie rankings
44	Catherine Zeta-Jones	3.0492	18	1990s - 7 2000s - 11	1. Traffic (2000) 2. Chicago (2002) 3. High Fidelity (2000) 4. Mask of Zorro, The (1998) See all Catherine Zeta-Jones movie rankings
45	Scarlett Johansson	3.0491	29	1990s - 8 2000s - 18	1. Lost in Translation (2003) 2. Ghost World (2001) 3. Prestige, The (2006) 4. Match Point (2005) See all Scarlett Johansson movie rankings
46	Barbara Stanwyck	3.0377	88	1920s - 3 1930s - 34 1940s - 26 1950s - 22 1960s - 3	1. Double Indemnity (1944) 2. Baby Face (1933) 3. Sorry, Wrong Number (1948) 4. Lady Eve, The (1941) See all Barbara Stanwyck movie rankings
47	Jodie Foster	3.0368	44	1970s - 13 1980s - 10 1990s - 12 2000s - 9	1. Taxi Driver (1976) 2. Very Long Engagement, A (2004) 3. Inside Man (2006) 4. Silence of the Lambs, The (1991) See all Jodie Foster movie rankings
48	Keira Knightley	3.0347	22	1990s - 3 2000s - 19	1. Pride & Prejudice (2005) 2. Atonement (2007) 3. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) 4. Bend It Like Beckham (2002) See all Keira Knightley movie rankings
49	Ginger Rogers	3.0277	77	1930s - 44 1940s - 17 1950s - 13 1960s - 2 1980s - 1	1. Top Hat (1935) 2. 42nd Street (1933) 3. Bachelor Mother (1939) 4. Swing Time (1936) See all Ginger Rogers movie rankings
50	Naomi Watts	3.0252	35	1980s - 1 1990s - 11 2000s - 23	1. King Kong (2005) 2. Eastern Promises (2007) 3. Mulholland Drive (2001) 4. 21 Grams (2003) See all Naomi Watts movie rankings

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