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Who are your all time favourite actors/actresses?

Asked by ucme (50047points) February 11th, 2011

Yeah, let’s for the sake of it say a personal top three of each. Living or dead, from way back to the present day. It’s a toughie because there have been so many great performers over the years, but i’m sure you could narrow those numbers down, revealing your true, genuine faves. Okay, i’ll start with my selections.

Actors
Clint Eastwood
Robert De Niro
Steve Mcqueen

Actresses
Audrey Hepburn
Madeline Kahn
Uma Thurman

I’m not at home to acting snobbery here. The acting prowess of each personal choice is not up for debate. Simply individual preferences based on your own unique tastes. You may begin.

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jonsblond's avatar

Actor- Johnny Depp, Fred Willard, Sam Neill

Actress- Parker Posie, Catherine O’Hara, Kathleen Turner

bkcunningham's avatar

Actors
Male
Jimmy Stewart
John Wayne
Ralph Fiennes

Female
Maureen O’Hara
Shelly Winters
Cate Blanchett

SuperMouse's avatar

Actor
Al Pacino
Sidney Poitier
James Stewart
Christopher Walken (before you start laughing watch The Dead Zone or The Deer Hunter)

Actress
Mary Steenbrrgen
Kathy Bates
Alfre Woodard
Diane Keaton

bkcunningham's avatar

@SuperMouse Kathy Bates and Christopher Walken get thumbs up from me.

VS's avatar

Actors: Sean Connery, Al Pacino, Clark Gable
Actresses: Sandra Bullock, Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe

zenvelo's avatar

Cary Grant
Humphrey Bogart
Peter Lorre

Dyan Cannon
Jane Fonda
Jean Arthur

wilma's avatar

Maureen O’Hara
Marjorie Maine
Sandra Bulloch

Johnny Depp
Alan Rickman
Jimmy Stewart
Cary Grant
Johnny Depp

poofandmook's avatar

Actors: Christopher Walken, Johnny Depp, Denzel Washington, Al Pacino, Robert DeNiro, Jack Nicholson.

Actresses: Kathy Bates, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson,

Seelix's avatar

Male: Edward James Olmos, Alan Rickman, Anthony Hopkins

Female: Audrey Hepburn… I’m having a hard time with the ladies.

Vunessuh's avatar

Laura Linney
Helena Bonham Carter

Johnny Depp
Philip Seymour Hoffman
Edward Norton
Josh Brolin

jonsblond's avatar

@SuperMouse No laughing from me. I almost put Christopher Walken on my list. I also love his role in True Romance. He had a part in one of the best scenes in that film. imo

Jude's avatar

Maggie Smith, The Redgraves, Gregory Peck, Jimmy Stewart, Dame Judi, Samantha Morton, Frances McDormand, Catherine Keener and Jodhi May.

lloydbird's avatar

@ucme Why; you, silly!

ucme's avatar

@lloydbird Good god man, I couldn’t act my way out of a paper bag!

Aster's avatar

Kathy Bates, Julie Christie, Morgan Freeman, Jack Nicholson, Al Pacino, Walter Matthau, Woody Allen, Jack Lemmon, Diane Keaton.

lloydbird's avatar

@ucme You used to. Before you became so clinical and matter of fact.
These days, I half expect to see you approach me in the street brandishing a clip-board!
Where has the real you gone?
Deficient of ucme chuckles. :-(

tinyfaery's avatar

Men: John Malkovich, Joaquin Phoenix (I think he is a fabulous actor, aside from his performance art) and I am liking James Franco more and more. Props to Daniel Day-Lewis and Heath Ledger.

Women: Cate Blanchett, Kathy Bates and Natalie Portman (I’ve loved her since The Professional).

marinelife's avatar

William Holden
Johnny Depp
Alan Rickman

Renee Zellweger
Natalie Portman
Meryl Streep

ucme's avatar

@lloydbird Okaaaay, slightly freaked out now! Err….no, that just went way over my head. As the tramp said to the tailor…“i’ll never change, not for you, nor for anyone!”

lloydbird's avatar

@ucme Chyuk yuk yuk! That’s more like it. ”..tramp and tailor..” :-)

But, you’re going to ask about my favorite what? next?

ucme's avatar

@lloydbird That’s how famous buggers deal with disgruntled fans. Drop your linen & stop your grinnin :¬)

lloydbird's avatar

@ucme Sorry sir.
Slopes off. Chastened. ;-)

ucme's avatar

@lloydbird Hey come back, every childish immature twat, like me needs a straight man, that’ll be you. Feed me those gag lines ya dopey article :¬)

tranquilsea's avatar

Kathryn Hepburn, Emma Thompson, Jessica Lange

Ben Kingsly, Tom Hanks, Kevin Spacey (and I’m sneaking in one more) Jack Nicholson

ragingloli's avatar

Al Pacino, Patrick Stewart, Hugh Laurie, Brent Spiner

The woman from Alien, Hayashibara Megumi, Kugimiya Rie

thorninmud's avatar

I agree with many of the above choices. Just adding a few I haven’t seen yet:

Derek Jacobi
Kenneth Branagh
Robert Duval

Helen Mirren
Audrey Tautou

Bun's avatar

David Duchovny
Lee Pace
Nathan Fillion!
Bryan Cranston (well, in Breaking Bad)

Alyson Hannigan
Zooey Deschanel
Molly Ringwald

boffin's avatar

Actor;
John Wayne
Alan Alda
Mel Brooks

Actress;
Teri Garr
Betty White
Meg Ryan

Earthgirl's avatar

Marion Cotillard
Emily Watson
Kristin Scott Thomas

Al Pacino
Jack Lemmon
Kenneth Branagh

Twinkletoes22's avatar

Christain Bale, Daniel Day Lewis, Mickey Rourke, Jeff Bridges, John Malcovich, Kevin Spacey, Robert Deniro, Will Ferrel, Robert Downy Jr., Johnny Depp. Kate Hudson, Natalie Portman, Eva Longoria, Anne Hathaway, Cameron Diaz.

Scooby's avatar

Stan Laural (A local hero)
Oliver Hardy
James Finlayson
Buster Keeton
Harold Loyd……..

Robert De Niro :-/

Sigourney Weaver
Bette Davis
Elizabeth Taylor
Goldie Horn
Keira Knightley……..

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