I don't know... was that whole "America's Sweetheart" thing such a tremendous factor in the Hepburn era, because I've seen lots of actresses give an original performance or two and then get skinny, blonde(er) or winsome really fast.(Not that those are horrific qualities, I have some of them, I think, but if that's all you ever see...)
Oz is the highest-scoring person ever to fail to graduate.
Willow ,'Him'
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erikaj - Jan 20, 2006 8:22:43 am PST #9993 of 10002
If Scooby Doo taught me anything, it's that the only thing to fear is real-estate developers.Lisa Simpson
DebetEsse - Jan 20, 2006 8:25:37 am PST #9994 of 10002
Woe to the fucking wicked.
I know exactly what you mean, erika. They get bland and cookie-cutter. It usually codes as sying their hair blonde for me, too.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 20, 2006 8:26:18 am PST #9995 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Rosalind Russell certainly played tough in a comedy in HIS GIRL FRIDAY, but I don't know if that was her usual type of role.
Granted, for that, they took a male role in the play and re-gendered it while changing as little as they could.
Scrappy - Jan 20, 2006 8:28:30 am PST #9996 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
Tough and funny these days? Hmmm. There aren't a lot of those kinds of roles in film, TV is more fertile. Wendy Malick?
Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 20, 2006 8:34:02 am PST #9997 of 10002
"You should never say bad things about the dead, only good… Joan Crawford is dead. Good.” —Bette Davis
I guess Sigourney Weaver is too much of an action hero to count. Although, outside of the Alien movies, has she done another action character?
I think of Sigourney first and foremost in Ghostbusters rather than the Alien franchise, and she's also played comedic roles in Galaxy Quest and arguably Working Girl. I'd say she's a fair example.
erikaj - Jan 20, 2006 8:35:56 am PST #9998 of 10002
If Scooby Doo taught me anything, it's that the only thing to fear is real-estate developers.Lisa Simpson
Melissa Leo(even if she only got to be sly-funny once in a while and her big movie role is a giant tragedy, she could play anything.) That one woman on CSI with the funny name I never remember.(I like her much better than that sounds.) Second the Sarandon and McDormand emotions... Gina Torres
Frankenbuddha - Jan 20, 2006 8:36:18 am PST #9999 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Rene Russo has been quite funny too, but only some of those were tough, and some were, well, not what I'd call ditzy, but certainly loopy.
Kathy A - Jan 20, 2006 8:37:26 am PST #10000 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
Last post?
ETA: Rock on!! My first 10,000 evah!
Um, to make this on topic--I'm going to go see King Kong this weekend.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 20, 2006 8:37:28 am PST #10001 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Also, Janene Garafalo, though she's never gotten a lead role that's worthy of her snark.
eta muhahahahaha!
DXMachina - Jan 20, 2006 8:45:09 am PST #10002 of 10002
You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.
This balcony is closed. Talk all you want about dead gay cowboys and pudding over here:
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