# Nude actresses across the decades **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [January 17, 2009, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682 "2009-01-17T01:29:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/21 "2009-01-18T08:59:09Z")
Since it appears that we’re still missing a French actress, what about Genevieve Bujold? As for Bo Derek, is it possible that they just don’t know about all of her work in the 00s? If [this](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0221297/) doesn’t scream “BoBoobies!”, then I don’t know what does. I will admit that I haven’t seen it, and I’ll also admit that I don’t really plan on it, but maybe that website just missed it, since it wasn’t exactly a hit. ---
**Author:** ![Cervaise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cervaise/32/16693_2.png) [@Cervaise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cervaise)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 9:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/22 "2009-01-18T09:14:31Z")
> [@DMC](#): > > Since it appears that we’re still missing a French actress, what about Genevieve Bujold? Or Isabelle Huppert? ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2009, 10:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/23 "2009-01-18T10:01:28Z")
Or Jane Birkin? ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/24 "2009-01-19T13:54:15Z")
Never mind, already mentioned. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 6:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/25 "2009-01-19T18:08:08Z")
> [@](#): > > As for Bo Derek, is it possible that they just don’t know about all of her work in the 00s? If this doesn’t scream “BoBoobies!”, then I don’t know what does. I will admit that I haven’t seen it, and I’ll also admit that I don’t really plan on it, but maybe that website just missed it, since it wasn’t exactly a hit. The site mentions _Frozen With Fear_. Derek does a scene in a swimsuit but not nude. Geneviève Bujold (who’s actually Canadian) did nude scenes in the 70’s and 80’s. Jane Birkin (who’s actually British) is a correct answer. She did nude scenes in the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s and then came back for one last nude scenes in 2001 for _Ceci est mon corps_ (_This is My Body_). But like Kellerman and Kirkland, she wasn’t one of the actresses on the original list (which has now grown from ten to thirteen). Isabelle Huppert is correct. So one actress left. ---
**Author:** ![Gangster\_Octopus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a8b319/32.png) [@Gangster\_Octopus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gangster_Octopus)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/26 "2009-01-19T19:17:12Z")
Sharon Stone? ---
**Author:** ![Omniscient](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/omniscient/32/3290_2.png) [@Omniscient](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omniscient)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/27 "2009-01-19T19:50:11Z")
Working from the clues: Kim Cattrall - Anglo-American??? - 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s Melanie Griffith - American - 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s Goldie Hawn - American - 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s Barbara Hershey - American - 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s Natassia Kinski - German - 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s Helen Mirren - British - 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s Charlotte Rampling - British - 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s Catherine Deneuve - French - 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s Isabelle Huppert - French - 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s So presumably the remaining actress is an American. The counts of the actresses in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s doesn’t add up with the clues but I’m not sure which one I have wrong, nevertheless it’s clear that the remaining actress will be nude in the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s. Hmm, Jamie Lee Curtis maybe? Kim Bassinger? ---
**Author:** ![DMC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dmc/32/18049_2.png) [@DMC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DMC)\ **Post date:** [January 19, 2009, 9:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/28 "2009-01-19T21:21:18Z")
Maria Conchita Alonso, perhaps? According to IMDB, she didn’t start making movies until 1979, but it does appear she was nude in the 80s, 90s, and 00s. Perhaps one of those from 1979 also had a nude scene. Otherwise, I’ll keep racking my brain for all of the various nude actresses who are now in the 50+ range. It’s not exactly a terrible task. ETA: Just realized that she was born in Cuba, so nix that. ---
**Author:** ![amarone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e0b2c6/32.png) [@amarone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/amarone)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/29 "2009-01-20T00:02:48Z")
> [@Omniscient](#): > > Helen Mirren - British - 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s I watched [Calendar Girls](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0337909/) from 2003 at the weekend and Helen Mirren was showing her boobies in that, so you can add 00s to her list. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/30 "2009-01-20T05:03:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Working from the clues: > > Kim Cattrall - Anglo-American??? - 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s > > Melanie Griffith - American - 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s > Goldie Hawn - American - 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s > Barbara Hershey - American - 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s > > Natassia Kinski - German - 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s > > Helen Mirren - British - 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s > Charlotte Rampling - British - 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s > > Catherine Deneuve - French - 60s, 70s, 80s, 90s > Isabelle Huppert - French - 70s, 80s, 90s, 00s > > So presumably the remaining actress is an American. The counts of the actresses in the 60s, 70s, 80s and 90s doesn’t add up with the clues but I’m not sure which one I have wrong, nevertheless it’s clear that the remaining actress will be nude in the 70s, 80s, 90s and 00s. You’ve got it mostly right. Cattrall is the “Anglo-American” - she was born in the UK but has mainly worked in the US. To confuse matters she lived a lot of her early life in Canada. Mirren is the five decade actress. Rampling’s first nude scene was in 1971 (in _'Tis Pity She’s a Whore_). So the remaining actress is indeed an American who did nude scenes in the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s, and 2000’s. And it’s not Kim Basinger, Sharon Stone, or Maria Conchita Alonso. Here’s a mostly useless hint: her middle name is Phyllis. You probably won’t be able to find her based on that, but it’s uncommon enough that you can use it to check to see if you have the right answer. ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/31 "2009-01-20T06:15:18Z")
Jessica Lange fits that clue, but I don’t associate her with frequent nudity… ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2009, 6:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/32 "2009-01-20T06:49:54Z")
> [@](#): > > Jessica Lange fits that clue, but I don’t associate her with frequent nudity… Not frequent but well spaced. _King Kong_ (1976); _Frances_ (1982); _Blue Sky_ (1994); and _Titus_ (2000). So we have a winner. Seriously, you knew Jessica Lange’s middle name was Phyllis? ---
**Author:** ![Art\_Rock](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/art_rock/32/525_2.png) [@Art\_Rock](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Art_Rock)\ **Post date:** [January 21, 2009, 11:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682/33 "2009-01-21T11:02:44Z")
No I googled. I can’t let a challenge like that (You probably won’t be able to find her based on that) go by, now can I? Fun quiz - too bad I discovered it when it was almost over. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/nude-actresses-across-the-decades/481682.md?page=1)