World's Greatest Actresses of all time
Is there such thing as the World’s greatest actress? For me, there is no such thing as the Greatest Actress in the world for there are so many of them, each country have their own great actresses. A great Actress is someone who doesn't settle for being good, they want to be great. They are risk takers; they made films that are outside their comfort zones. They are lost in their characters; you don't see the actress playing the role but a person living the character. And finally, most of their movie characters were so iconic that it became part of their cultural heritage. Here is the list of who I think the greatest Actresses in the World, the best of the best on my list. The List is in Alphabetical Order.
NORA AUNOR, Philippines
She is the greatest Filipino actress ever and one of the World's best. The Grand Dame of Philippine Cinema. The most awarded and nominated actress in the Philippine Cinema. She also won several International Awards including the 1995 Cairo International Film Festival Best Actress, 2013 Asian Film Awards and the 2012 Asia Pacific Screen Award for Best Actress. In 1983 she was recognized as one of the “The Outstanding Women in Nation’s Service.” In 1999, the Cultural Center of the Philippines honored her with the “Centennial Honors for the Arts”. She was also conferred in 2015 by the Cultural Center of the Philippines with the “CCP Award for the Arts” and conferred with the “Gusi Peace Prize” for Performing Arts. And soon she will be conferred as one of the “National Artist” of the Philippines.
CATE BLANCHETT, Australia
This Australian film Goddess is one of the most accomplished actors from her country to conquer Hollywood. She has received international acclaim and many accolades, including six AACTA Awards, two Academy Awards, three Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and three BAFTA Awards. She has been awarded the Centenary Medal for Service to Australian Society by the Australian government. She was appointed Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters by the French government in 2012. She received the British Film Institute Fellowship in recognition of her outstanding contribution to the industry. In 2017, Blanchett was made a Companion in the Order of Australia for eminent service to the performing arts
JUDI DENCH, England
Judi Dench is not just a film actress but she is also a theater actress where she started. She has received many award nominations for her acting in theatre, film and television; her awards include eleven BAFTAs, (including the Bafta Fellowship in 2001) seven Laurence Olivier Awards, (including the Society's Special Award) two Screen Actors Guild Awards, two Golden Globes, an Academy Award, and a Tony Award. In 1988, she was made a Dame by Queen Elizabeth II for services to the performing art. In June 2011, she received a fellowship from the British Film Institute (BFI). Dench is also a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts (FRSA).
KATHERINE HEPBURN, USA
She was named by the American Film Institute as the greatest female star in Hollywood history. She received four Academy Awards for Best Actress—a record for any performer. She received two awards and five nominations from the British Academy Film Awards, one award and six nominations from the Emmy Awards, eight Golden Globe nominations, two Tony Award nominations, and awards from the Cannes Film Festival, Venice Film Festival, the New York Film Critics Circle Awards, the People's Choice Awards, and others. She received the Kennedy Center Honors, which recognize a lifetime of accomplishments in the arts, in 1990. Even though she is a very popular actress, her life remains to be very private
ISABELLE HUPPERT, France
This French Diva is the most nominated actress for the 'César Award', with 16 nominations and won twice. She went on to win two Best Actress awards at the Cannes Film Festival, for Violette Nozière(1978) and The Piano Teacher (2001), as well as two Volpi Cups for Best Actress at the Venice Film Festival, for Story of Women (1988) and La Cérémonie.” Huppert was made Chevalier of the “Ordre national du Mérite” in 1994 and was promoted to Officier in 2005. She was made a Chevalier of the” Legion of Honour” in 1999 and was promoted to Officer in 2009.
GONG LI, China/Singapore
This beautiful lady from China was named one of CNN's "25 greatest Asian actors of all time". She won several international awards including the Volpi Cup from Venice International Film Festival and Best Actress from Montreal World Film Festival. In June 1998, Gong Li became a recipient of France's Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.
ANNA MAGNANI, Italy
This Italian Actress was referred to as "La Lupa," the "perennial toast of Rome" and a "living she-wolf symbol" of the cinema. Time magazine described her personality as "fiery", and drama critic Harold Clurman said her acting was "volcanic". In the realm of Italian cinema, she was "passionate, fearless, and exciting," an actress that film historian Barry Monush calls "the volcanic earth mother of all Italian cinema. She won the Academy Award for Best Actress, along with four other international awards, for her portrayal of a Sicilian widow in The Rose Tattoo
GIULIETTA MASINA, Italy
Another Italian Diva who is considered to be one of the greatest. She is a passionate and very effective actress. She starred in La Strada and Nights of Cabiria, both winners of the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, in 1956 and 1957, respectively. Masina won the Best Actress award at the 1957 Cannes Film Festival for the later film
FERNANDA MONTENEGRO, Brazil
This great actress from Brazil was the First Latin American to be nominated for Best Actress and first actress to be nominated for a Portuguese-speaking role in the Academy Awards. She also won Best actress at the Berlin International Film Festival. In 2013, she won the International Emmy Award for best actress, in the special television film Sweet Mother. She is commonly revered as one of Brazil's finest actresses and referred to as "The First Lady of Brazilian Theater" and "The First Lady of Brazilian Television". In 1999, she was honored with the medal Grand Cross of the National Order of Merit, "for the recognition of the outstanding work in the Brazilian performing arts.” It is the highest award that a civilian can receive from the President of the Republic.
MERYL STREEP, USA
The most awarded and Nominated Actress in Hollywood. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest film actresses of all time. Streep is well known for her ability to imitate a wide range of accents from Danish, French, British and even a Minnesota Accent. She was so effective that she could portray any role given to her with ease. She was awarded the Kennedy Center Honor in 2011 for her contribution to American culture through performing arts. President Barack Obama awarded her the 2010 National Medal of Arts and in 2014 the Presidential Medal of Freedom. In 2003, the government of France made her a Commander of the Order of Arts and Letters
