Throughout the 1980s, Winger continued to deliver memorable performances in films such as “Terms of Endearment” and “An Officer and a Gentleman” with both roles earning her two Academy Award nominations
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Blanchett’s versatility shone through in diverse roles, from the enigmatic elf queen Galadriel in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy to the troubled socialite Jasmine French in “Blue Jasmine”, for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress
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With her distinctive voice, independent spirit, and unparalleled talent, Hepburn blazed a trail for women in the entertainment industry. She was born on this day in 1907
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Jessica Alba first gained prominence in Hollywood with her breakout role as Max Guevara in the television series “Dark Angel,” created by James Cameron
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Doherty rose to prominence in the 1990s with her portrayal of Brenda Walsh in the popular teen drama “Beverly Hills, 90210” and later with her role as Prue Halliwell in the supernatural series “Charmed”
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Cynthia Nixon was born on April 9, 1966, in New York City. She remains best known for her role of Miranda Hobbes in the HBO series Sex and the City
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She began her career as a vocalist in the late 1930s, achieving her first major success with the song “Sentimental Journey” in 1945 and made her film debut in 1948 with “Romance on the High Seas” leading to a series of successful musicals and comedies throughout the 1950s and 1960s
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Actress and singer Debbie Reynolds is known for her boundless energy and pert demeanor, legendary actress Debbie Reynolds has made memorable turns in films like ‘The Tender Trap,’ ‘Singin’ in the Rain,’ ‘Tammy and the Bachelor’ and ‘The Unsinkable Molly Brown.’
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Shirley Jones is a singer and actress best known for her parts in movie musicals, and for her role as Mrs. Partridge on the 1970s television show “The Partridge Family”
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Maria Schneider was a French actress. At age 19 she became famous for Bernardo Bertolucci’s film Last Tango in Paris (1972), and The Passenger (1975). Schneider died of breast cancer on February 3, 2011, at age 58
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Gloria Swanson was born on March 27, 1899, in a small house in Chicago, Illinois. The actress and producer remain best known for her role as Norma Desmond, in the critically acclaimed 1950 film “Sunset Boulevard”
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Sarah Jessica Parker was born on March 25, 1965, she is an award-winning TV and film actress whose starring role in the series “Sex and the City” catapulted her to stardom
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Jessica Chastain is an award-winning actress who has gained widespread attention in 2011 for her work in ”The Help,’ ‘Tree of Life’ and ‘Zero Dark Thirty’
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Kelly LeBrock was born on March 24, 1960, in New York City she was cast as the “perfect” or “fantasy” woman in films such as “The Woman in Red” (1984) and “Weird Science” (1985)
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Joan Crawford was an Oscar-winning actress, dancer, and executive. She was known for films like “Possessed”, “Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?” and “Mildred Pierce”
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Witherspoon’s acting career began at the age of 14 when she was cast in the leading role of Dani Trant in “The Man in the Moon”, earning critical acclaim for her performance. Throughout the 1990s, she appeared in various films, including “Fear” and “Cruel Intentions” and in 2005, she portrayed June Carter Cash in the biographical film “Walk the Line,” a performance that garnered her the Academy Award for Best Actress
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Her big break came in 1984 when she appeared on the television talent show “Star Search,” gaining national recognition and led to various television and film roles, including appearances on the sitcom “Gimme a Break!” and parts in movies such as “A League of Their Own,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” and “The Flintstones”
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Her breakthrough came in 1987 with two significant roles: Edwina “Ed” McDunnough in the Coen Brothers’ comedy “Raising Arizona,” and Jane Craig in “Broadcast News,” the latter earning her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress and in 1993 with her portrayal of Ada McGrath, a mute pianist, in Jane Campion’s “The Piano,” her performance garnered widespread acclaim, earning her the Academy Award for Best Actress, as well as BAFTA and Golden Globe awards
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Former actress, model, and sex symbol Ursula Andress was born on March 19, 1936, in Ostermundigen, Switzerland. Andress is best known for her breakthrough role as Bond girl Honey Ryder in the first James Bond film, “Dr. No” in 1962
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Actress Glenn Close is best known for her many Oscar-nominated roles, for Academy Award for Best Actress Fatal Attraction (1987), Dangerous Liaisons (1988) and Albert Nobbs (2011).
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In 1993, she achieved global success with the release of the album “Black Reign,” which included the Grammy Award-winning track “U.N.I.T.Y.,” addressing issues of sexism and violence against women, while at the same time also launching her successful acting career
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Down’s acting career commenced with roles in British films such as “The Smashing Bird I Used to Know” in 1969. Transitioning to Hollywood, Down appeared in notable films including “The Pink Panther Strikes Again” and “The First Great Train Robbery” alongside Sean Connery. During the 1980s, Down gained further prominence for her portrayal of Madeline Fabray LaMotte in the American miniseries “North and South”
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Sharon Stone is an Oscar-nominated actress known for her roles in a variety of films, including Total Recall, Basic Instinct, Sliver, and Casino.
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Throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Muti collaborated with prominent directors and gained international recognition for her role as Princess Aura in the 1980 science fiction film “Flash Gordon”
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Binoche’s international breakthrough came with her role in “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” in 1988 and her portrayal of Hana in “The English Patient” garnered her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in 1996
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Patsy Kensit’s career truly took off in the 1980s with her acting roles, starring in a series of films, including Lethal Weapon 2, where she played the character of a femme fatale, and Absolute Beginners in 1986
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Barrymore gained international fame at seven years old with her role as Gertie in Steven Spielberg’s “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” however, her early rise to stardom was accompanied by struggles with substance abuse during her youth
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Over the last 30 years, as an actress she has played several memorable roles, including one of the lead roles in the popular Horror movie “I Know What You Did Last Summer” and its sequel, and the TV hit-series “Ghost Whisperer” where she played Melinda Gordon
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Molly Ringwald was born on February 18, 1968, in Roseville, California. Ringwald began acting at an early age. She has starred in 80’s classics like Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, and Pretty in Pink.
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Actress Florence Henderson was born on February 14, 1934, in Dale, Indiana. Henderson moved over to television and became The Tonight Show’s first female guest host. In 1969 she landed the role that made her a household name, Carol Brady on “The Brady Bunch” which ended in 1974.
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She rose to fame as one of Hollywood’s most iconic actresses of the 1950s and 1960s after she was discovered
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Her breakthrough came in 1994 when she was cast as Rachel Green on the NBC sitcom “Friends” a show that became a cultural phenomenon
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The daughter of Eric Robers and niece of Julia Roberts, she made her acting debut at the age of nine in the film “Blow” portraying the daughter of Johnny Depp’s character and became one of the most popular contemporary actresses through her work in the anthology series “American Horror Story”
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Carmen Miranda was born on 9 February 1909 in Marco de Canaveses, Portugal and was a Portuguese-born Brazilian samba singer, dancer, Broadway actress, and film star who was popular from the 1930s to the 1950s.
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Mamie Van Doren was born Joan Lucille Olander on February 6, 1931, in Rowena, South Dakota. She is an actress, known for “The Navy vs. the Night Monsters” (1966), “Teacher’s Pet” (1958) and “Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women” (1968)
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Turning 62 today is the talented Bridget Fonda, the daughter of Peter Fonda and niece of Jane, who since 2002 hasn’t played any role. During the 1990’s she starred in some of the decade’s most memorable films including Point of No Return, Single White Female and Tarantino’s Jackie Brown
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Diane Lane was born on January 22, 1965, in New York City and is an Oscar nomination for her role as a wayward wife in 2002’s Unfaithful. Lane has since worked more box office magic with romantic fare like Under the Tuscan Sun and Nights in Rodanthe, with additional projects including Secretariat, Man of Steel
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The actress Linda Blair is best known for playing Regan McNeil in the groundbreaking 1973 horror “The Exorcist”
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Born on January 21, 1956, actress Geena Davis is also known for her roles in “The Fly” (1986), “Beetlejuice” (1988), “Earth Girls Are Easy” (1988), “A League of Their Own” (1992)
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Known for her captivating performances and screen presence, Dunaway has built a successful career spanning over six decades, since her breakthrough role in 1967 with “Bonnie and Clyde,” where her portrayal of Bonnie Parker earned her an Academy Award nomination
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Known for her impeccable comedic timing and memorable roles, her career-defining role came as Elaine Benes on the iconic sitcom “Seinfeld”
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Actress Anne Schedeen is mostly remembered for her Kate Tanner character on the 1980’s TV series “ALF”, she turns 77 today
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The German movie star Marlene Dietrich, one of the most influential and stylish women of all time was born on this day in 1901
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She’s one of the biggest and most legendary cinema divas from Hollywood’s golden period, Ava Gardner was the star of many movies that she graced with her beauty and glamour, we look back briefly at her life and career
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Actress, TV celebrity, Sex Symbol and activist, Jane Fonda has been in the spotlight over the last six decades as one of the most famous women in the planet. We look back at her life and career on the day she turns 88
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Her film debut came with a small role in Sergio Leone’s epic Once Upon a Time in America, but it was her starring role in Labyrinth, opposite David Bowie, that cemented her as a young star in Hollywood
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Dey rose to fame in the 1970s as Laurie Partridge on the hit musical sitcom The Partridge Family, a role that made her a teen idol and won Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in the Drama Series “L.A Law” in 1988
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Carpenter’s breakout role came in 2005 with her portrayal of Emily Rose in “The Exorcism of Emily Rose,” and gained widespread recognition for her role as Debra Morgan in the Showtime series “Dexter”
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From Broadway to Hollywood the famous singer and actress Bette Midler has done it all, the awarded actress has one of the longest and most successful careers on showbiz, from stage plays to musicals to movie dramas, the iconic actress turns 80 today
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Marceau’s rise to fame began at the age of 14 when she was cast as Vic Beretton in the 1980 film La Boum and her international breakthrough came with her portrayal of Princess Isabelle in Mel Gibson’s Braveheart
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Flockhart’s big break came in 1997 when she landed the now iconic lead role in Ally McBeal
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Moore’s acting breakthrough came with the television series General Hospital in the early 1980s, and became part of the so-called “Brat Pack” with her role in St. Elmo’s Fire
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With a career spanning over six decades that started in the 1960s TV series Gidget, Sally Field’s film career skyrocketed in the 1980s with performance in the movie “Norma Rae” earning her first Academy Award for Best Actress in her career, followed by a second one for her role in “Places in the Heart”
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The ‘Pretty Woman’ and Oscar-winning actress Julia Roberts turns 58 today. Roberts has one of the most illustrious careers in all of Hollywood. Here are 10 of the best performances in her over 30 plus-year career.
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She’ll always be the No.1 red hair beauty bombshell, a timeless sex symbol and a beauty icon. We look back at the life and career of Rita Hayworth, on her 107th Birthday
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Turning 76 today, Sigourney Weaver has played every type of role throughout her extensive career, the “Alien” and “Ghostbusters” star remains one of the most versatile and prolific actresses in Hollywood
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During the 1990’s, Alicia Silverstone’s acting career quickly went from a discreet one-episode role on “The Wonder Years” to one of Hollywood’s top actresses
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She is one of our favorite Pop icons, for over 6 decades she has brought us smiles and joy as we watched over the years the timeless movies “May Poppins” and “The Sound of Music”, today Julie Andrews turns 90
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Gwyneth Paltrow’s breakthrough came in 1996 when she starred in the film “Emma,” and her career skyrocketed in 1998 with her acclaimed performance in “Shakespeare in Love,” where she played Viola de Lesseps and led to her winning the Academy Award for Best Actress in 1999
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She found fame with the iconic role of Sarah Connor on “The Terminator” movie series and ever since, has led a very active career
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Salma Hayek’s big break in Hollywood came with the 1995 film “Desperado,” and in 2002, her career reached new heights with the portrayal of the iconic Mexican painter Frida Kahlo in the biographical film “Frida,” which she also produced and earned her an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress, making her the first Mexican actress to be nominated in that category
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Marlee Matlin was awarded for her groundbreaking role in the 1986 movie “Children of a Lesser God” alongside with William Hurt. In 2009 she released her own biography that revealed some shocking facts
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Kim Catrall is still best known for her role as Samantha Jones on the HBO comedy series “Sex and the City” and for the 1987 blockbuster “Mannequin” but she owns a career that started back in the 1970’s and starred in several popular TV series and movies
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Maria de Medeiros role as the fragile Fabienne, Bruce Willis French girlfriend in “Pulp Fiction” remains one of the highlights of her prolific acting career
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Madeleine Stowe who comes from a prominent Costa Rica family, originally wanted to be a concert pianist and became famous during the 1990’s by appearing in movies such as “12 Monkeys”
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Rosanna Arquette is part of the famous and talented Arquette family, she hit the mainstream during the 1980’s with movies such as “Desperately Seeking Susan,” today she turns 66
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Anderson’s breakthrough came in 1993 when she was cast as FBI Special Agent Dana Scully in the science fiction television series “The X-Files.” Her portrayal of Scully, a medical doctor and skeptical investigator, earned her critical acclaim and several awards, including a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress in a Television Series
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Throughout her career, Melanie Griffith landed some iconic movie roles that remain memorable. The daughter of actress Tippi Hedren, Griffith made a name for herself, and built a career mixed with many relationships and marriages in the eye of the public. Today she turns 68
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For over the last two decades the Academy Award winner Charlize Theron has starred in several blockbusters including “Monster” and “Atomic Blonde”
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Swank’s acting career began with small television roles in the early 1990s, including a stint on the popular series “Beverly Hills, 90210” and her breakthrough came in 1999 when she was cast as Brandon Teena, a transgender man, in the film “Boys Don’t Cry” Swank’s powerful and poignant performance earned her critical acclaim and numerous awards, including her first Academy Award for Best Actress.
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Her big screen debut happened discretely in 1987, but it wasn’t up until the 1990’s her name started to show up in several of the decade’s blockbusters such as “Demolition Man” and “Speed”
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Getty’s early career was marked by small roles in theater and television and spent many years in relative obscurity. Her big break came in 1985 when she was cast as Sophia Petrillo on the NBC sitcom “The Golden Girls”
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She remains one of the most memorable Hollywood actresses of all time, a symbol from one of the most appreciated movie history eras with several timeless classics, and her untimely death, a mystery. Remember this timeless Hollywood icon born 87 years ago today
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Her role as Linda Barrett in the iconic coming-of-age film “Fast Times at Ridgemont High” catapulted her to stardom but despite her successful career, Cates chose to step away from the spotlight in the mid-1990s to focus on her family
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Her partnership with Fred Astaire catapulted her to stardom, starting with “Flying Down to Rio,” Rogers and Astaire made a total of ten films together, including classics like “Top Hat,” “Swing Time” and “Shall We Dance”
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For better or worse, Brigitte Nielsen’s image still sells and movies where she starred, such as “Red Sonja” and “Cobra” are now absolute cult classics. Today she turns 62, look back at her controversial life and career
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Cheryl Ladd’s big break came in 1977 when she was cast as Kris Munroe in the hit television series “Charlie’s Angels”
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Tura Satana’s breakthrough came in 1965 with the role of Varla in Russ Meyer’s “Faster, Pussycat! Kill! Kill!” The film, which did not achieve mainstream success at the time, eventually became a cult classic and her work challenged traditional gender roles and paved the way for future portrayals of strong, independent women in film
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McGillis’s breakthrough roles came in 1985 and 1986 with the blockbuster movies “Witness,” and “Top Gun,” in which she played Charlotte “Charlie” Blackwood
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The Grunge Queen Courtney Love was born on this day in 1964 and to celebrate her 61st birthday look back at the Top 10 most popular Hole songs
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Her memorable role of Morticia Addams in “The Addams Family” and its sequel remains iconic to this day, but Anjelica Huston’s breakthrough came in 1985 when she delivered a powerful performance in “Prizzi’s Honor,” where her role as Maerose Prizzi earned her the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, making her the third generation of her family to win an Oscar, after her father John and grandfather Walter Huston
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One of her most iconic roles came in Alfred Hitchcock’s “Psycho” where she played Marion Crane. Her performance in the infamous shower scene became one of the most memorable moments in film history and earned her a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress and an Academy Award nomination
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One of the most successful actresses of the last 30 years, Liv Tyler, who is also the daughter of Aerosmith’s frontman Steven Tyler, began her career in the entertainment industry as a model at the age of 14. She appeared in various magazines and advertisements and starred alongside Alicia Silverstone in her father’s band’s music video for “Crazy” in 1994
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The British actress was among the last surviving movie stars of the “Hollywood’s Golden Age” when she passed at age 104 in 2020. She starred in movies such as “The Adventures of Robin Hood” and “Gone with the Wind”
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Masterson’s breakthrough role came in 1986 with the film “At Close Range,” where she starred alongside Sean Penn and Christopher Walken but it was her role in the 1987 coming-of-age drama “Some Kind of Wonderful” that truly established her as a notable actress
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Adjani’s breakthrough came in 1974 with the role of Adèle Hugo in François Truffaut’s “The Story of Adèle H.,” a performance that earned her the first of five César Awards for Best Actress
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The renowned actress has is known for portraying complex and multidimensional characters that have earned her already 3 Academy Awards
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Meryl Streep’s career is marked by a series of iconic roles that have earned her a record 21 Academy Award nominations, of which she has won three
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Kidman’s Hollywood breakthrough came in the early 1990s with roles in high-profile films including “Days of Thunder,” Far and Away” and “Batman Forever”
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Throughout the 1980s, Turner became one of the most sought-after actresses in Hollywood, starring in a string of successful and memorable films, including: “Romancing the Stone,” “The Jewel of the Nile” and “Peggy Sue Got Married”
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Mia Sara’s most famous role came in 1986 when she starred as Sloane Peterson in the classic teen comedy “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”
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Born on this day in 1932, Angeli’s career began in Italy where she won a Best Actress award at the Venice Film Festival for her role in “Domani è troppo tardi”, which led to her discovery by Hollywood talent scouts
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Born into a family deeply entrenched in the world of cinema, her breakthrough role came in David Lynch’s “Blue Velvet,” where her haunting performance as nightclub singer Dorothy Vallens earned critical acclaim and established her as a serious actress
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In 1940, she made history by winning the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, becoming the first African American to receive an Oscar for her role in “Gone with the Wind”
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With a career spanning over two decades and multiple awards, including the Academy Award for Best Actress, Natalie Portman has established herself as one of Hollywood’s most respected and talented performers
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Bernhard’s critically acclaimed one-woman shows, such as “Without You I’m Nothing” have been instrumental in blending comedy, music, and social commentary
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The daughter of legendary actor Jon Voight, Angelina Jolie was able to build a name for herself as an actress and today, as she turns 50, here’s five of her top film performances
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On June 1 Marilyn Monroe would have turned 99, we remember her through her words on 25 quotes, some inspirational, some revealing of who she was, taken from interviews, films, and live statements.
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Marilyn Monroe’s legacy endures as one of Hollywood’s most enduring icons. She was born on this day in 1926
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Actress Brooke Shields was born on May 31, 1965, in New York City. Shields starred in films and TV shows including “Pretty Baby,” “The Blue Lagoon,” “Suddenly Susan” and “Lipstick Jungle”
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Actress and sex symbol Pam Grier turns 76 today. She was born Pamela Suzette Grier in Winston-Salem, North Carolina on May 26, 1949.
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In addition to her extended collaboration with Tim Burton, Carter also gained widespread recognition for her portrayal of Bellatrix Lestrange in the “Harry Potter” film series
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One of the most iconic actresses of all time, Diane Keaton starred in several hit and acclaimed movies such as “The Godfather” and “Annie Hall”. She was born on this day in 1946
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Marianne Faithfull first came to prominence in 1964 with the Jagger/Richards penned “As Tears Go By” and shortly after became Mick Jagger’s steady girlfriend for over three years until drug addiction stroke her life costing her voice
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The actress Shelley Duvall, that gained mainstream recognition with her iconic role as Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic “The Shining,” has died at the age of 75 just a few days after her birthday. She died in her sleep of complications from diabetes at her home in Blanco, Texas on July 11th, said her partner Dan Gilroy
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Duvall gained mainstream recognition with her iconic role as Wendy Torrance in Stanley Kubrick’s horror classic “The Shining”
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Jane Birkin emerged as a model and actress from the Swinging London scene and ended up in Paris as a singer with Serge Gainsbourg where in 1969 she recorded the controversial duet “Je T’Aime…Moi Non Plus”. An icon of style and beauty, Birkin turns 76 today
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Margot Kidder, who famously portrayed Lois Lane in the Superman films, has died at 69
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