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Who were the best actors and actresses in the 80's? What about the Roaring 20's? Take a look at our lineup of the top 50 performers spanning the ages. Whether you're looking for the best from a specific year, or a full decade, we've got the stars who made the movies hits that keep bringing back audiences of all generations.

1	Ingrid Bergman	3.4196	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. Gaslight (1944) See all Ingrid Bergman movie rankings
2	Lauren Bacall	3.3353	50	1940s - 6 1950s - 10 1960s - 3 1970s - 2 1980s - 6 1990s - 14 2000s - 9	1. Big Sleep, The (1946) 2. Key Largo (1948) 3. To Have and Have Not (1944) 4. Dark Passage (1947) See all Lauren Bacall movie rankings
3	Jean Arthur	3.3294	78	1920s - 37 1930s - 32 1940s - 8 1950s - 1	1. Talk of the Town, The (1942) 2. Lady Takes a Chance, A (1943) 3. More the Merrier, The (1943) 4. Devil and Miss Jones, The (1941) See all Jean Arthur movie rankings
4	Irene Dunne	3.2990	45	1930s - 29 1940s - 12 1950s - 4	1. Anna and the King of Siam (1946) 2. Life with Father (1947) 3. My Favorite Wife (1940) 4. Penny Serenade (1941) See all Irene Dunne movie rankings
5	Cary Grant	3.2924	72	1930s - 34 1940s - 20 1950s - 13 1960s - 5	1. Notorious (1946) 2. Philadelphia Story, The (1940) 3. His Girl Friday (1940) 4. Talk of the Town, The (1942) See all Cary Grant movie rankings
6	Teresa Wright	3.2768	27	1940s - 10 1950s - 11 1960s - 2 1970s - 1 1980s - 2 1990s - 1	1. Shadow of a Doubt (1943) 2. Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946) 3. Pride of the Yankees, The (1942) 4. Mrs. Miniver (1942) See all Teresa Wright movie rankings
7	Myrna Loy	3.2456	112	1920s - 31 1930s - 58 1940s - 13 1950s - 4 1960s - 3 1970s - 2 1980s - 1	1. Best Years of Our Lives, The (1946) 2. Love Crazy (1941) 3. Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948) 4. Shadow of the Thin Man (1941) See all Myrna Loy movie rankings
8	Judy Garland	3.2339	39	1930s - 9 1940s - 22 1950s - 3 1960s - 5	1. Meet Me in St. Louis (1944) 2. Clock, The (1945) 3. Ziegfeld Girl (1941) 4. Ziegfeld Follies (1946) See all Judy Garland movie rankings
9	Humphrey Bogart	3.2301	79	1920s - 1 1930s - 35 1940s - 27 1950s - 16	1. Casablanca (1942) 2. Maltese Falcon, The (1941) 3. Treasure of the Sierra Madre, The (1948) 4. Big Sleep, The (1946) See all Humphrey Bogart movie rankings
10	James Stewart	3.1967	81	1930s - 21 1940s - 16 1950s - 22 1960s - 13 1970s - 7 1980s - 1 1990s - 1	1. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) 2. Philadelphia Story, The (1940) 3. Shop Around the Corner, The (1940) 4. Call Northside 777 (1948) See all James Stewart movie rankings

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