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• Didn't realize how good a question... - gwlvrns 14:10:16 04/23/04 (0)
  In Reply to: Opinions. Best current English language actresses 30-40 age range posted by Analog Scott on April 22, 2004 at 10:44:15:

  ... that was until I started thinking about it and found that most of my favorite actresses are either over 40 or under 25...
  ... or French
  I'd have to agree that Emily Watson is about as good as it gets
  I like Juliette Lewis too, but I understand she's not for all tastes
  Jennifer Connely, Kate Winslet, Halle Berry, Laura Dern, Samantha Morton, all very good

  
  
  

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• Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Demi Moore... - orejones 01:52:12 04/23/04 (1)
  In Reply to: Opinions. Best current English language actresses 30-40 age range posted by Analog Scott on April 22, 2004 at 10:44:15:

  Oops! Wrong thread...

  Regards

  BF
  
  

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  • Thank God! I was worried - mvwine 10:00:56 04/23/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Sandra Bullock, Julia Roberts, Demi Moore... posted by orejones on April 23, 2004 at 01:52:12:

    I thought you'd suffered a serious head injury! ;-)
    
    In Vino Veritas
    
    

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• Judy Davis hands down - GreySky 20:49:56 04/22/04 (0)
  In Reply to: Opinions. Best current English language actresses 30-40 age range posted by Analog Scott on April 22, 2004 at 10:44:15:

  Judy Davis hands down although she's 45 or a little more.
  
  

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• Emily Watson - Phil DeGrave 14:24:30 04/22/04 (0)
  In Reply to: Opinions. Best current English language actresses 30-40 age range posted by Analog Scott on April 22, 2004 at 10:44:15:

  Easily comes to mind, for Breaking the Waves and Gosford Park.
  
  

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• Some ladies from the States - Buckeye 13:12:58 04/22/04 (2)
  In Reply to: Opinions. Best current English language actresses 30-40 age range posted by Analog Scott on April 22, 2004 at 10:44:15:

  
  This is a little like the post from a few weeks ago...where mostly Euro/Brit actresses were named.

  Well, I've thought about it, and there are a few girls from America with acting chops:

  Jennifer Connelly(sp?) (33)...getting better all the time!
  Outstanding acting job in house of Sand and Fog and Dangerous Mind.

  Diane Lane (38)...great in Unfaithful, but great roles don't seem to come her way.

  Jennifer Aniston (late 30's)...very good in The Good Girl...probably gonna get better (and better parts) now that TV show is over.

  Uma Thurman (she's not 40 yet, is she?)...Pulp Fiction and the Kill Bills should say it all...unlike the above three ladies, I don't find Uma to have killer good looks...and imo she has the UGLIEST feet ever on a woman! Prety fine actor, imo.

  Halle Berry...don't let the drop dead good looks fool ya...strong acting chops...but, Halle---Gothika to follow up your Oscar?

  Laura Linney...more "pretty" than beautiful, always interesting even in so-so films, imo. Currently Frasier's girlfriend on tv...back to the big screen, LL!

  There are many others...you want more?

  Good Question, Thanks!

  Gary

  
  
  

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  • Re: Some ladies from the States - Analog Scott 15:00:03 04/22/04 (1)
    In Reply to: Some ladies from the States posted by Buckeye on April 22, 2004 at 13:12:58:

    "There are many others...you want more?"

    
    Yes!

    
    "Good Question, Thanks!"

    Thank you for your answers.

    
    
    

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    • Re: Some ladies from the States - Buckeye 20:25:41 04/22/04 (0)
      In Reply to: Re: Some ladies from the States posted by Analog Scott on April 22, 2004 at 15:00:03:

      
      Scott,

      Just off the top of me head, I like the work of:

      Sammantha Mathis
      Sheryl Lee
      Sherlyn Finn
      Maura Tierney...

      all are in their mid-30's, and imo have something to offer as actors. All are easy on the eyes, but not necessarily drop dead beautiful. One thing they have in common is a start in television...but they all have done fine work on the big screen as well.

      I know they may not all fit your posted requirements, but I certainly find their work worth watching.

      Thanks for asking,

      Gary
      
      

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• There is one at the pinnacle, inarguably. Nicole Kidman. nt - tinear 12:32:33 04/22/04 (4)
  In Reply to: Opinions. Best current English language actresses 30-40 age range posted by Analog Scott on April 22, 2004 at 10:44:15:

  ghjh
  
  

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  • I would change that to "arguably". - Harmonia 15:16:43 04/22/04 (3)
    In Reply to: There is one at the pinnacle, inarguably. Nicole Kidman. nt posted by tinear on April 22, 2004 at 12:32:33:

    I, for one, would argue with you.

    While she's excellent in Dogville, she was not believable in Cold Mountain.

    An uneven performer, IMO, especially given the criteria. Despite her charms, there are other female thesps I find overall more compelling.
    
    

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    • So, who else could have done "Dogville?" No one. - tinear 04:23:59 04/23/04 (1)
      In Reply to: I would change that to "arguably". posted by Harmonia on April 22, 2004 at 15:16:43:

      And go see "The Others." An amazing, nuanced performance which gets better upon the second viewing.
      
      

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      • Maybe, maybe not. - Harmonia 13:43:04 04/23/04 (0)
        In Reply to: So, who else could have done "Dogville?" No one. posted by tinear on April 23, 2004 at 04:23:59:

        She's great in DV but I'm sure another actress *could* have done it and done it well.

        Yes, I've seen The Others - twice when it came out in theaters, once on cable - plus I own the DVD. One of her best performances, and a great ghost movie. I've watched Kidman for years, in fact I've seen a some of her Aussie stuff before she was famous - and not just Dead Calm.

        Good though she may be Kidman is not the most versatile actress working today. I find NK uneven in her roles, sometimes frustratingly annoying e.g. her simpering upper-class miss in Far And Away, her dimensionless Ada in Cold Mountain. I loathe MR so I can't evaluate her in that film. She was excellent in The Hours and Dogville, I'll grant you that. She's lovely to look at, although a bit gaunt these days. NK tries hard, and I don't like seeing that on the screen.

        I don't dispute she's talented.

        But untouchable talent? Nope. IMO, of course.

        
        
        

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    • Re: Thank You! - Buckeye 00:24:06 04/23/04 (0)
      In Reply to: I would change that to "arguably". posted by Harmonia on April 22, 2004 at 15:16:43:

      
      "Nicky" is overated in the extreme, imo...both as an actress and as a "beauty."

      In the "inquiring minds want to known" catagory...I'd still like to know what happened with her and Tommy C.

      In all fairness, I haven't seen her Oscar performance...and probably won't.

      Regards,

      Gary
      
      

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• Naomi Watts - Bulkington 12:15:20 04/22/04 (4)
  In Reply to: Opinions. Best current English language actresses 30-40 age range posted by Analog Scott on April 22, 2004 at 10:44:15:

  Cate Blanchett comes in second. I have a third, but she's not thirty yet.

  Representative moment for Watts, in my opion, would be the audition scene in Mulholland Drive.
  
  

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  • Re: She's my favorite, too - Mulholland Dr., 21 Grams, Ring...(nt) - mkuller 14:27:09 04/22/04 (0)
    In Reply to: Naomi Watts posted by Bulkington on April 22, 2004 at 12:15:20:

    (nt)
    
    

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  • Re: Naomi Watts - Analog Scott 12:21:26 04/22/04 (2)
    In Reply to: Naomi Watts posted by Bulkington on April 22, 2004 at 12:15:20:

    who is your third?
    
    

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    • Kate Winslet - Bulkington 12:25:23 04/22/04 (1)
      In Reply to: Re: Naomi Watts posted by Analog Scott on April 22, 2004 at 12:21:26:

      I think she's terribly underrated.
      
      

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      • Re: Kate Winslet - Harmonia 14:40:54 04/22/04 (0)
        In Reply to: Kate Winslet posted by Bulkington on April 22, 2004 at 12:25:23:

        I agree. She hasn't made as many high profile films lately as some other ladies but very very gifted.
        
        

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• For starters..the Great Cate. - Harmonia 11:55:34 04/22/04 (1)
  In Reply to: Opinions. Best current English language actresses 30-40 age range posted by Analog Scott on April 22, 2004 at 10:44:15:

  Cate Blanchette.

  Brilliant in all the parameters you listed, although sometimes she is better than the movies she's in i.e. Veronica Guerin or The Missing.

  
  
  

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  • She's my choice, too........ - danj 23:14:01 04/23/04 (0)
    In Reply to: For starters..the Great Cate. posted by Harmonia on April 22, 2004 at 11:55:34:

    Brains, talent, and beauty. She has it all.
    
    

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• From Ophelia to a talking chimpanzee... - ephemere 11:43:13 04/22/04 (1)
  In Reply to: Opinions. Best current English language actresses 30-40 age range posted by Analog Scott on April 22, 2004 at 10:44:15:

  ...Helena Bonham Carter would be worth consideration.
  
  

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  • Re: From Ophelia to a talking chimpanzee... - Cetaele 07:14:25 04/23/04 (0)
    In Reply to: From Ophelia to a talking chimpanzee... posted by ephemere on April 22, 2004 at 11:43:13:

    I have to admit that she is indeed very, very intriguing on screen. I really did like her as Ophelia.
    Cetaele (aka Bob)
    
    

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• Is Scott-Thomas too old? - albee33 11:02:53 04/22/04 (0)
  In Reply to: Opinions. Best current English language actresses 30-40 age range posted by Analog Scott on April 22, 2004 at 10:44:15:

  She has a fair amount of charisma. I am enchanted by Julia Ormond and Kate Beckensale but, alas, they are lightweights.
  
  

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