Top Twenty Female Actors - Page 3

8.) Julia Walters first shot to prominence with the recreation of her West End hit character Rita in the movie version of Educating Rita Although there was a period of time when she was on a slight hiatus from movies she has once again worked herself back into the public eye. Recreating Mrs. Weasley for Harry Potter 1, 2, and 3 may be what she’s gained the most recognition for, but her roles in Billy Elliot as the dance teacher, and Annie Clarke in Calendar Girls are some of the best work I’ve seen from her. Julia Walters brings an earthiness to the screen which lends credibility to her roles of middle and lower class women which would be lacking in other actors.

9.) Kate Winslet unlike her co-star in Titanic chose not to jump in the limelight but to continue and take rolls that were challenging for both her and her audience. From Quills where she plays a servant in a mad house hosting the Marquis de Sade, to Iris where she plays a young free spirited Iris Murdoch famed British novelist and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind where she plays an angry and confused young woman. Her ability to create unique individuals shows a remarkable diversity and an innate sensitivity for characters of any stripe. Truly destined to be one of the greats.

10.) Helena Bonham-Carter originally made her name as Ms. Merchant Ivory, making all sorts of period piece pictures as the young English Woman of Good Breeding. She blew the doors off that image when she madeMargaret’s Museum where she plays a coal miners wife who puts his parts on display as a memorial and passes it off as a museum. Although she will still play the occasional classic like Twelfth Night works like George Orwell’s Keep The Aspidistra Flying where she plays a single pregnant girl are becoming more her style. Still the same gorgeous china doll face, but now taking rolls that don’t confine her to that look.

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