Favourite Actresses

My list of favourite actresses. What is it about an actress that you like enough to see a film solely because she is in it? Certainly, the women on my list are all beautiful, but more importantly, they are skilful actresses. But why Uma Thurman and not Jean Simmons? They’re both beautiful. They’ve both been in some fine films. But for me at least Uma Thurman has a quality that I want to see. These actresses engage the role itself, and by doing so engage the viewer; and, often times, through hypnotic sexuality.

I realize that many of the images are fanboy photos, which I feel a little bad about (but not that...