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The Roles That Won an Oscar for "Best Actress" - Page 2

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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Eleanor of Aquitaine - The Lion in the Winter
Eleanor of Aquitaine - The Lion in the Winter
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Fanny Brice - Funny Girl
Fanny Brice - Funny Girl
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Jean Brodie - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
Jean Brodie - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie
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Gudrun Brangwen - Women in Love
Gudrun Brangwen - Women in Love
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Bree Daniels - Klute
Bree Daniels - Klute
45
Sally Bowles - Cabaret
Sally Bowles - Cabaret
46
Vickie Allessio - A Touch of Class
Vickie Allessio - A Touch of Class
47
Alice Graham-Hyatt - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
Alice Graham-Hyatt - Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
48
Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
Nurse Ratched (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest)
49
Diana Christensen - Network
Diana Christensen - Network
50
Annie Hall - Annie Hall
Annie Hall - Annie Hall
51
Sally Hyde - Coming Home
Sally Hyde - Coming Home
52
Norma Rae Webster - Norma Rae
Norma Rae Webster - Norma Rae
53
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter
54
Ethel Thayer - On Golden Pond
Ethel Thayer - On Golden Pond
55
Sophie Zawistowska - Sophie's Choice
Sophie Zawistowska - Sophie's Choice
56
Aurora Greenway - Terms of Endearment
Aurora Greenway - Terms of Endearment
57
Edna Spalding - Places in the Heart
Edna Spalding - Places in the Heart
58
Carrie Watts - The Trip to Bountiful
Carrie Watts - The Trip to Bountiful
59
Sarah Norman (Children of a Lesser God)
Sarah Norman (Children of a Lesser God)
60
Loretta Castorini - Moonstruck
Loretta Castorini - Moonstruck
61
Sarah Tobias (The Accused)
Sarah Tobias (The Accused)
62
Daisy Werthan - Driving Miss Daisy
Daisy Werthan - Driving Miss Daisy
63
Annie Wilkes (Misery)
Annie Wilkes (Misery)
64
Clarice Starling (The Silence of the Lambs)
Clarice Starling (The Silence of the Lambs)
65
Margaret Schlegel - Howards End
Margaret Schlegel - Howards End
66
Ada McGrath (The Piano)
Ada McGrath (The Piano)
67
Carly Marshall - Blue Sky
Carly Marshall - Blue Sky
68
Sister Helen Prejean - Dead Man Walking
Sister Helen Prejean - Dead Man Walking
69
Marge Gunderson (Fargo)
Marge Gunderson (Fargo)
70
Carol Connelly - As Good as It Gets
Carol Connelly - As Good as It Gets
71
Viola De Lesseps/Thomas Kent - Shakespeare in Love
Viola De Lesseps/Thomas Kent - Shakespeare in Love
72
Brandon Teena - Boys Don't Cry
Brandon Teena - Boys Don't Cry
73
Erin Brockovich - Erin Brockovich
Erin Brockovich - Erin Brockovich
74
Leticia Musgrove - Monster's Ball
Leticia Musgrove - Monster's Ball
75
Virginia Woolf - The Hours
Virginia Woolf - The Hours
76
Aileen Wuornos - Monster
Aileen Wuornos - Monster
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Maggie Fitzgerald - Million Dollar Baby
Maggie Fitzgerald - Million Dollar Baby
78
June Carter Cash - Walk the Line
June Carter Cash - Walk the Line
79
Queen Elizabeth II - The Queen
Queen Elizabeth II - The Queen
80
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