Really challenging, well written, award-caliber, Iconic roles have been few and far between since 1980, especially for actresses, who-in todays Hollywood-may, at best, see one, or maybe two, Iconic roles during the entirety of their careers (with a few notable exceptions: Meryl Streep, Sally Field, Jodi Foster, Hillary Swank, Kate Winslett, Nicole Kidman...): 1-Ellen Page-Juno MacGuff-Juno-2007 2-Hallie Berry-Leticia Musgrove-Monsters Ball-2001 3-Charlize Theron-Aileen-Monster-2003 4-Helen Hunt-Carol Connelly-As Good as it Gets-1997 5-Sandra Bullock-Leigh Ann Tuohy-The Blind Side-2009 6-Sandra Bulloch-Ryan Stone-Gravity-2013 7-Marion Cotillard-Edith Piaf-La Vie en Rose-2007 8-Reese Witherspoon-June Carter-Walk the Line-2005 9-Gwyneth Paltrow-Viola de Lesseps-Shakespeare in Love-1998 10-Kathy Bates-Annie Wilkes-Misery-1990 11-Susan Sarandon-Sister Helen Prejean-Dead Man Walking-1995 12-Holly Hunter-Ada-The Piano-1993 13-Marlee Matlin-Sarah-Children of a Lesser God-1986 14-Frances McDormand-Marge Gunderson-Fargo-1996 15-Sissy Spacek-Loretta Lynn-Coal Miners Daughter-1980 16-Cher-Loretta Castorini-Moonstruck-1987 17-Julia Robertts-Vivian Ward-Pretty Woman-1990 18-Julia Roberts-Erin Brockovich-2000 19-Cate Blanchette-Jasmine-Blue Jasmine-2013 20-Natalie Portman-Nina Sayers/The Swan Queen-Black Swan-2010 Most of these actresses have yet to see another role of the caliber/importance that they nailed in the performances listed above... These actresses are surviving in a wasteland, defined/cursed by a dearth of well written roles, mainly because great acting isnt what draws em in, anymore... Well, the masses, anyway...
Posted on: Fri, 04 Jul 2014 13:37:38 +0000
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