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The Roles That Won an Oscar for "Best Actress"

You might recognise the actress, but have you seen them in the role that won them an Academy Award? Some very talented actresses here & some others that we've not heard of since they won their Oscar. Is it the actress or the role that defines greatness?
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The Wife - Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
The Wife - Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans
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Norma Besant - Coquette
Norma Besant - Coquette
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Jerry Martin - The Divorcee
Jerry Martin - The Divorcee
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Min Divot - Min & Bill
Min Divot - Min & Bill
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Madelon Claudet - The Sin of Madelon Claudet
Madelon Claudet - The Sin of Madelon Claudet
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Eva Lovelace - Morning Glory
Eva Lovelace - Morning Glory
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Ellie Andrews - It Happened One Night
Ellie Andrews - It Happened One Night
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Joyce Heath - Dangerous
Joyce Heath - Dangerous
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Anna Held - The Great Ziegfeld
Anna Held - The Great Ziegfeld
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O-Lan - the Good Earth
O-Lan - the Good Earth
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Julie Marsden - Jezebel
Julie Marsden - Jezebel
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Scarlett O'Hara - Gone With the Wind
Scarlett O'Hara - Gone With the Wind
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Kitty Foyle - Kitty Foyle
Kitty Foyle - Kitty Foyle
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Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth - Suspicion
Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth - Suspicion
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Kay Miniver - Mrs Miniver
Kay Miniver - Mrs Miniver
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Bernadette Soubirous - The Song of Bernadette
Bernadette Soubirous - The Song of Bernadette
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Paula Anton - Gaslight
Paula Anton - Gaslight
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Mildred Pierce - Mildred Pierce
Mildred Pierce - Mildred Pierce
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"Jody" Norris - To Each His Own
"Jody" Norris - To Each His Own
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Katie Holstrom - The Farmer's Daughter
Katie Holstrom - The Farmer's Daughter
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Belinda Mcdonald - Johnny Belinda
Belinda Mcdonald - Johnny Belinda
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Catherine Sloper - The Heiress
Catherine Sloper - The Heiress
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Billie Dawn - Born Yesterday
Billie Dawn - Born Yesterday
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Blanche Dubois (A Streetcar Named Desire)
Blanche Dubois (A Streetcar Named Desire)
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Lola Delaney - Come Back, Little Sheba
Lola Delaney - Come Back, Little Sheba
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Princess Ann - Roman Holiday
Princess Ann - Roman Holiday
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Georgie Elgin - The Country Girl
Georgie Elgin - The Country Girl
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Serafina Delle Rose - The Rose Tattoo
Serafina Delle Rose - The Rose Tattoo
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Anna Koreff - Anastasia
Anna Koreff - Anastasia
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Eve White / Eve Black / Jane - The 3 Faces of Eve
Eve White / Eve Black / Jane - The 3 Faces of Eve
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Barbara Graham - I Want to Live!
Barbara Graham - I Want to Live!
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Alice Aisgill - Room at the Top
Alice Aisgill - Room at the Top
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Gloria Wandrous - Butterfield 8
Gloria Wandrous - Butterfield 8
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Cesira - Two Women
Cesira - Two Women
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Annie Sullivan (The Miracle Worker)
Annie Sullivan (The Miracle Worker)
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Alma Brown - Hud
Alma Brown - Hud
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Mary Poppins - Mary Poppins
Mary Poppins - Mary Poppins
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Diana Scott - Darling
Diana Scott - Darling
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Martha (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
Martha (Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?)
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Christina Drayton - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Christina Drayton - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
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