The 100 best actresses in history according to UachateC
11. Julie Andrews
She is a British actress who has excelled in both film and musical theater. She won an Oscar for her film debut in Mary Poppins, and was nominated again for The Sound of Music. She also starred in movies like My Fair Lady, Victor Victoria, 10 the perfect woman or The Princess Diary. Additionally, she has a Grammy for her work as a children’s book narrator.
12. Cate Blanchett
She is an Australian actress who has shown her versatility and her ability to transform herself in each role. She has won two Oscars for The Aviator and Blue Jasmine, and has been nominated five other times for Elizabeth, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King, I’m Not There, Carol, and The Truth. She has also participated in films such as The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Thor: Ragnarok or Ocean’s 8.
13. Helena Bonham Carter
She is a British actress who is characterized by her eccentric style and her choice of original and complex characters. She has been nominated twice for an Oscar for The Wings of the Dove and The King’s Speech, and has participated in films such as Fight Club, Big Fish, Alice in Wonderland or Cinderella. She is also known for her collaboration with director Tim Burton, with whom she has worked on films such as Planet of the Apes, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Sweeney Todd, and Dark Shadows.
14. Charlize Theron
She is a South African actress who has succeeded in Hollywood for her beauty and talent. She won an Oscar for her physical and psychological transformation into Monster, and was nominated two other times for In Men’s Land and Bombshell. She has also starred in action movies like Mad Max: Fury Road, Atomic or The Old Guard, and comedies like Young Adult, Tully or Long Shot.
15. Kathy Bates
She is an American actress who has stood out both in film and on television. She won an Oscar for her chilling performance in Misery, and was nominated two other times for Fried Green Tomatoes and About Schmidt. She has also participated in movies like Titanic, PS I Love You or Richard Jewell, and in series like American Horror Story, Feud or The Big Bang Theory.
16. Emma Thompson
She is a British actress, screenwriter and comedian who has won the Emmy, Golden Globe, BAFTA and Oscar awards. She began her career on stage and on television, and became famous for her collaboration with her ex-husband Kenneth Branagh in films like Henry V, To Die Still or Much Ado About Nothing. She won the Best Actress Oscar for Howards End, and the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar for Sense and Sensibility. She has also participated in movies like What’s Left of the Day, Love Actually, Nanny McPhee, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban or Saving Mr. Banks.
17. Grace Kelly
She was an American actress who became Princess of Monaco by marrying Prince Raniero III. She was one of Alfred Hitchcock’s muses, and starred in films like Perfect Crime, Rear Window, To Catch a Thief or Mogambo.
She won the Best Actress Oscar for The Anguish of Living, and was nominated again for A Woman’s Face. She retired from film in 1956 to devote herself to her family life and her humanitarian work.
18. Viola Davis
She is an American actress who has achieved the so-called «Triple Crown of Acting», by winning an Oscar, an Emmy and a Tony. She is known for her roles in movies like Duda, The Help, Suicide Squad, or Fences, for which she won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. She has also starred in the hit series How to Get Away with Murder, for which she won an Emmy for Outstanding Actress in a Drama Series.
19. Natalie Portman
She is an Israeli-American actress who began her career as a child in the film The Professional (Léon). She has worked in films of various genres and styles, such as Heat, Beautiful Girls, Star Wars: Episode I-The Phantom Menace, Closer, V for Vendetta, Goya’s Ghosts, or Jackie. She won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as a ballerina in Black Swan, and was nominated twice more for Closer and Jackie.
20. Sandra Bullock
She is an American actress who has excelled in both romantic comedies and dramas and action movies. She won the Best Actress Oscar for her role as Leigh Anne Tuohy in A Possible Dream, and was nominated again for Gravity.
He has also starred in movies like While You Were Sleeping, Miss Congeniality, The Proposal, The Social Network, Bird Box, or Ocean’s 8.
