# Who were the five most beautiful women in the history of film? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 22, 2005, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827 "2005-12-22T18:02:53Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![Sam\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecccb3/32.png) [@Sam\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sam_Stone)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 9:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/101 "2005-12-25T09:18:28Z")
In no particular order: 1. [Grace Kelly](http://www.lemague.net/illustre/IMG/jpg/Grace_Kelly.1.jpg) 2. [Grace Kelly](http://www.ilovemontecarlo.com/gfx/principaltyroyalfami/grace-kelly.jpg) 3. [Grace Kelly](http://images.easyart.com/i/prints/rw/lg/2/2/Celebrity-Image-Grace-Kelly-227979.jpg) 4. [Grace Kelly](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/8357/images/grace6.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/8357/pictures.html&h=430&w=350&sz=166&tbnid=r3bM9hYwMmAJ:&tbnh=123&tbnw=100&hl=en&start=19&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgrace%2Bkelly%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1%26rls%3DGGLD,GGLD:2004-35,GGLD:en%26sa%3DN) 5. [Grace Kelly](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0047396/Ss/0047396/4?path=pgallery&path_key=Kelly,%20Grace%20(I)) ---
**Author:** ![indierock82](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f14d63/32.png) [@indierock82](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/indierock82)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 10:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/102 "2005-12-25T10:17:53Z")
Kathy Bates :eek: haha… yeah right! But Maria Bello is definitely a hottie. ---
**Author:** ![drm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e57/32.png) [@drm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drm)\ **Post date:** [December 25, 2005, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/103 "2005-12-25T14:31:27Z")
5.[Ziyi Zhang](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/3354/ZiyiZhang_Grani_5503817_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Zhang,%20Ziyi&seq=2) 4.[Olivia De Havilland](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/mptv/1338/Mptv/1338/0925_1009.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=de%20Havilland,%20Olivia) 3.[Jessica Lange](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0319061/Ss/0319061/fish3.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Lange,%20Jessica) 2.[Claire Danes](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/3896/Events/3896/ClaireDane_Devan_6594933_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Danes,%20Claire) And number 1 [Natalie Portman](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/granitz/2883/Events/2883/NataliePor_Grani_4538206_400.jpg?path=pgallery&path_key=Portman,%20Natalie) ---
**Author:** ![Large\_Marge](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/50afbb/32.png) [@Large\_Marge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Large_Marge)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2005, 4:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/104 "2005-12-26T04:09:40Z")
> [@danceswithcats](#): > > Yikes! Other than a passing mention as Jessica Rabbit, no one mentions Kathleen Turner for her uber hottie role in Body Heat? I’m convinced she’s a man in drag. ---
**Author:** ![John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/2bfe46/32.png) [@John\_Carter\_of\_Mars](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_Carter_of_Mars)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2005, 7:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/105 "2005-12-26T07:02:53Z")
1)Natalie Wood 2)Rita Hayworth 3)Lauren Bacall 4)Barbara Eden 5)Jane Fonda (Yeah, I know, but check her out in “Klute”.) ---
**Author:** ![Sternvogel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bc79bd/32.png) [@Sternvogel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sternvogel)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 7:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/106 "2005-12-28T07:22:36Z")
> [@Roderick Femm](#): > > For face only (and not in any order) > > Greta Garbo > Hedy Lamarr > Marlene Dietrich > Katherine Hepburn > Donna Reed > > All of these but Hedy seemed also to inhabit their beautiful faces with great character and intelligence, which made them even more appealing to me. Hedy might not have appeared intelligent in her roles – she even said that “any girl can be glamorous” just by “stand[ing] still and looking stupid” – but she was [one of the brainiest actresses ever to grace the silver screen.](http://www.inventions.org/culture/female/lamarr.html) **chinaglenn** : While I appreciate the humor of your entry, it may interest you to know that LaWanda Page was once a stripper billed as the “Bronze Goddess of Fire” for her various [flame-related tricks.](http://www.inventions.org/culture/female/lamarr.html) My list (in alphabetical order): 1. [Isabelle Adjani](http://morganea.free.fr/) 2. [Grace Kelly](http://www.premiere.com/article.asp?section_id=6&article_id=2396&page_number=12) 3. [Natalie Portman](http://www.askmen.com/women/actress_60/64_natalie_portman.html) 4. [Gene Tierney](http://themave.com/Tierney/bio/index.htm) 5. [Raquel Welch](http://www.cultsirens.com/welch/welch.htm) (page is borderline work-safe – no “naughty bits”, but some “arm over breasts” toplessness) ---
**Author:** ![Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/e36b37/32.png) [@Not\_A\_Tame\_Lion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Not_A_Tame_Lion)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/107 "2005-12-28T19:06:10Z")
I’m scandalized that no one else realizes that **Reneé O’Connor** is the most beautiful woman in the world, let alone on film. Plenty of pictures of her [here.](http://reneeoconnor.info) And just to prove that I’ve studied the matter up close (and to brag that I met her), [this picture](http://geocities.com/malchats/PictureSF9.19.jpg) is my evidence (I’m the fat schlub on the right; the other guy is film director Eric Escobar). All hail the Queen herself! As for the rest 2 through 5, I’ll go with (in no particular order): Grace Kelly Ingrid Bergman Charlize Theron Raquel Welch Jawdroppers one and all. ---
**Author:** ![zamboniracer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/e9a140/32.png) [@zamboniracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zamboniracer)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/108 "2005-12-28T19:20:11Z")
> [@Sam Stone](#): > > In no particular order: > > 1. [Grace Kelly](http://www.lemague.net/illustre/IMG/jpg/Grace_Kelly.1.jpg) > 2. [Grace Kelly](http://www.ilovemontecarlo.com/gfx/principaltyroyalfami/grace-kelly.jpg) > 3. [Grace Kelly](http://images.easyart.com/i/prints/rw/lg/2/2/Celebrity-Image-Grace-Kelly-227979.jpg) > 4. [Grace Kelly](http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/8357/images/grace6.gif&imgrefurl=http://www.geocities.com/Hollywood/Lot/8357/pictures.html&h=430&w=350&sz=166&tbnid=r3bM9hYwMmAJ:&tbnh=123&tbnw=100&hl=en&start=19&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dgrace%2Bkelly%26svnum%3D10%26hl%3Den%26lr%3D%26c2coff%3D1%26rls%3DGGLD,GGLD:2004-35,GGLD:en%26sa%3DN) > 5. [Grace Kelly](http://www.imdb.com/gallery/ss/0047396/Ss/0047396/4?path=pgallery&path_key=Kelly,%20Grace%20(I)) Sam, I appreciate your attention to detail by posting links to 5 different photos of her. Very well done! ---
**Author:** ![lisacurl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/41988e/32.png) [@lisacurl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lisacurl)\ **Post date:** [December 28, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/109 "2005-12-28T21:32:18Z")
> [@Roderick Femm](#): > > All of these but Hedy seemed also to inhabit their beautiful faces with great character and intelligence, which made them even more appealing to me. Which is rather ironic, considering Hedy’s [accomplishments in areas other than acting](http://www.inventionconvention.com/americasinventor/dec97issue/section2.html). ---
**Author:** ![Zoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/a4c791/32.png) [@Zoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zoe)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 5:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/110 "2005-12-30T05:49:20Z")
[Candice Bergen (at seventeen in 1963)](http://wildcat.arizona.edu/papers/92/131/01_3_m.html) I have read that makeup artists said that she was one of the most naturally beautiful women in entertainment. I think that she is still lovely at fifty-nine on _Boston Legal_. ---
**Author:** ![Dorjan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dorjan/32/12440_2.png) [@Dorjan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dorjan)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/111 "2005-12-30T15:56:44Z")
In no particular order: 1.) [Nia Long](http://www.celebrity-pictures-world.com/pics/n/nia-long/nia-long-008.jpg) 2.) [Audrey Tautou](http://toutcute.com/images/audrey.tautou.jpg) 3.) [Vasundhara Das](http://www.my-kerala.com/p/m/stars/f/vasundhara/i/11.jpg) 4.) [Angela Bassett](http://images.art.com/images/PRODUCTS/regular/10053000/10053682.jpg) 5.) [Karena Lam](http://www.honghong.net/wallpaper/component/photogallery/upload/karena_lam03_1024.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![Shagnasty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9dc877/32.png) [@Shagnasty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shagnasty)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 4:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/112 "2005-12-30T16:16:29Z")
Audrey hepburn Vivian Leigh Links already provided. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/113 "2005-12-30T18:57:49Z")
IMHO, and in no particular order… Donna Reed (in “It’s a Wonderful Life”) Ingrid Bergman (“Casablanca”) Kate Winslet (“Sense and Sensibility”) Elizabeth Hurley (“Bedazzled”) Gwyneth Paltrow (“Shakespeare in Love”) …and an honorable mention to whoever played Capt. Hunt’s unnamed younger sister in “Breaker Morant.” ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2005, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/114 "2005-12-30T19:29:01Z")
> [@Elendil's Heir](#): > > …and an honorable mention to whoever played Capt. Hunt’s unnamed younger sister in “Breaker Morant.” She is Bridget Cornish, no info on her however. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [January 2, 2006, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827/115 "2006-01-02T04:15:57Z")
> [@jrfranchi](#): > > She is Bridget Cornish, no info on her however. Thanks, Jim. I’d checked IMDb, too. Quite a looker. Even though she’s only on screen for maybe twenty seconds, I still remember her. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/who-were-the-five-most-beautiful-women-in-the-history-of-film/336827.md?page=5)