Top actress of today (actors, Charlize Theron, theatre, screen)

[aqua0]

1. Cate Blanchett
2. Cate Blanchett
3. Cate Blanchett

No other actress OF TODAY seems to have her capability of being onscreen, onstage, and successful in so many different roles.

Other actresses (actors) don't seem to know how to play beyond their usual roles that they keep repeating.

The great thing about Blanchett is she never plays herself.

[ditchlights]

Is this a Cate Blanchett worship thread, or are you polling for the opinions of others?

If it is the latter, Charlize Theron has my vote hands down. What a sexy woman. If you want versatility, her role in Monster should sum it up.

Other than her, though, I'll give it to you. The list is pretty short.

[Giesela]

Seems sort of ageist to not include Meryl Streep. Just because she's not young or sexy. Or is this a list for the top young sexy best actress?

[LaoTzuMindFu]

I have to go with:

1. Dame Judi Dench - for some reason those with British accents seem to be always considered the best.
2. Meryl Streep
3. That chick who was in Titanic. The one who was cute but got fat. She's a good actress.

[Lancet71]

Originally Posted by aqua0

1. Cate Blanchett
2. Cate Blanchett
3. Cate Blanchett

No other actress OF TODAY seems to have her capability of being onscreen, onstage, and successful in so many different roles.

Other actresses (actors) don't seem to know how to play beyond their usual roles that they keep repeating.

The great thing about Blanchett is she never plays herself.

She's approaching the end of her career but by far no one compares to Meryl Streep!!!

[noid_1985]

Meryl Streep.....everybody else

[golfgod]

Huge Blanchett fan here, but I have to admit that all the others already mentioned; Dench, Streep, Thereon, Winslet, ALL completely disappear into their roles. You never sit in the theatre and say to yourself; "X is doing a great job up there", you just BELIEVE them.

I might have to throw Emma Thompson, Toni Collette and Katherine Keener onto the list.

The other thing about them is that they all seem like the type that you could sit down over a cup of tea or coffee, have a very normal conversation about everyday topics and not think; "oooh, I'm sitting here with X". Instead you'd just enjoy and hour or so of good conversation.

I also appreciate that you almost NEVER read about them in the scandal sheets, they go to work, screen or stage, tend to their very normal families and sometimes go on the "pimping" circuit; Letterman, Oprah, Leno, Daily Show, which is a part of their job.

And to the above poster; Winslet-FAT? WTF are you talking about?

golfgod

[TheJickler]

Originally Posted by LaoTzuMindFu

I have to go with:

1. Dame Judi Dench - for some reason those with British accents seem to be always considered the best.
2. Meryl Streep
3. That chick who was in Titanic. The one who was cute but got fat. She's a good actress.

I assume you're referring to Kate Winslet? She is quite far from fat. She looks like a real woman and is one of the sexiest actresses around. I think she's insanely gorgeous.

[domergurl]

Originally Posted by noid_1985

Meryl Streep.....everybody else

i'd put Kate Winslet in there ...

[StarlaJane]

My vote goes to Meryl.