Founded in 1967, the American Film Institute (AFI) is an independently operated nonprofit organization created by the National Endowment for the Arts. In 1973, the American Film Institute established the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award. In 1987, the American Film Institute organized the first AFI Film Festival, which has been held annually ever since. In 1998, in order to commemorate the centenary of the birth of American cinema, the American Film Institute issued the Centennial Series. And the selection of 10 "the greatest actresses in a hundred years" announced the following rankings.
1 Catherine Hepburn
Catherine Hepburn is an American film actress. She is considered an iconic figure in American cinema and theater and a Legend of Hollywood: she has won the Academy Award for Best Actress 4 times – the highest record today; 12 Academy Award nominations (all for the lead actress) – the holder of the most nominations for a long time (Meryl Streep received her thirteenth nomination in 2003, surpassing Hepburn). The American Film Institute named Hepburn the greatest actress in the history of American cinema. Catherine Hepburn is also highly regarded by audiences and critics for her astuteness, elegance and unassuming manners.
2 Betty Davis
Bette Davis (April 5, 1908 – October 6, 1989). A famous actress in the early Days of the United States, she has been nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress 10 times and won two awards. She was the first female president of the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. In 1999, she was selected by the American Film Institute as the 2nd greatest actress of a hundred years. Many actresses like to play sympathetic roles, and Davis's choice of roles is not conventional, and he can be competent for a variety of roles such as killers and personality perverts. She wants the character to be real rather than bright, and is willing to change her appearance for the character. Claudet Colbeth believes davis was the first actress to play a character whose age is older than her actual age. Therefore, when she is old, she can easily play the role of old age.
3 Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn, a famous film star and Oscar queen, is revered by the world as an "angel on earth". As one of Hollywood's most famous actresses, she is known for her elegant temperament and tasteful dress. In 1999, she was selected by the American Film Institute as the 3rd greatest actress of a hundred years. Hepburn devoted himself to philanthropy in his later years as a representative of UNICEF Goodwill Ambassadors and was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 1992. As a Goodwill Ambassador, she has held concerts and fundraising events from time to time, visiting children in some poor areas and traveling to many countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. Famous quote: "Remember, you need a hand to help you at all times, and you can find it at the end of each of your arms." As you grow, you will find that you have two hands, one to help yourself and the other to help others.
4 Ingrid Bergman
Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 – 29 August 1982), born in Stockholm, Sweden, died in London, England, was a famous Swedish film actress and another Swedish superstar who followed Greta Garbo in Hollywood and the international film scene. Bergman has won three Academy Awards, two Emmys and one Tony Award. In 1999, she was selected by the American Film Institute as the 4th greatest actress of a hundred years. Ingrid Bergman is also best known for her performances in Casablanca (aka North African Spy Films).
5 Greta Garbo
Greta Garbo is a film actress. Born in Stockholm, Sweden, died in New York, USA. She is one of the most famous female stars in the history of cinema. He was awarded the Academy Award for Lifetime Achievement. In 1999, she was selected by the American Film Institute as the 5th greatest actress of a hundred years. The beauty of Garbo is desperate. Garbo's dying lines in La Traviata suffocate all pure hearts, she says, "My heart is not used to happiness." Perhaps, it is better to live in your heart, in your heart, the world will not see me. Roland Barthes said: "Garbo's face has the rules of elegant love, and the flesh and blood on her face gives a devastating feeling." In 1990, the legendary "most melancholy Scandinavian since Hamlet" quietly left the troubled world. From then on, we could no longer see her beautiful blue eyes. All the directors and cinematographers who have worked with Garbo say she is the Renaissance goddess of their dreams, saying that she has the most beautiful eyes of the past and the future.
6 Marilyn Monroe
Marilyn Monroe is one of the most famous American film actresses of the 20th century. Her moving performance style and the fall of the prime of the year have become the eternal sexy goddess sexy symbols and representative figures of popular culture in the hearts of fans. In 1999, she was selected by the American Film Institute as the sixth greatest actress of a hundred years. In addition, the artist Warhol created "Marilyn Monroe Diptych", which is a representative work of Pop Art. There's also a cocktail named After Marilyn Monroe, which organically blends Kimballe's bright red colors, slight bitterness and sweetness into one, which seems to embody Marilyn Monroe's colorful and complex life. Monroe's life was short, she married at the age of 16, died at the age of 36, and the cause of death is still controversial. She was the sexy goddess of Americans, with blonde hair, red lips and a wind-blown skirt that had become her hallmark. She was also named the second of the top ten hero idols of the 20th century by Time magazine.
7 Elizabeth Taylor
Elizabeth Taylor is known as a rare gem in the world film world. Regarded as the most Hollywood character in the history of American cinema, across Hollywood for 60 years, he is accustomed to Hollywood legendary movie stars, evergreen trees, undefeated flowers, the world's number one beauty, jade woman reputation, especially with a pair of beautiful blue-purple eyes. She was the first actor in history to pay millions of dollars, once the queen of Hollywood, won two Academy Awards, and after countless people won Oscar honors, her fame rose and she returned to loneliness, while Taylor's charm lasted for a long time. In 1999, she was selected by the Motion Picture Association of America as the 7th greatest actress in a hundred years. He was knighted in 2000. He died on 23 March 2011 at the age of 79 after years of illness. Her departure also marks the end of Hollywood's classics. Elizabeth Taylor has always been regarded as the most Hollywood figure in the history of American cinema, accustomed to being known as the "Hollywood Evergreen" and "World's Number One Beauty", especially for her beautiful blue-purple eyes.
8 Judy Garland
Judy Garland (née Francis Ethel Gum; June 10, 1922 – June 22, 1969) was an American actress and singer. During her 45-year singing career, Garland became an international star for her musical theatrical roles and performances on the musical stage. Because of her versatility, she was awarded the Academy Award for Best Young Actor, the Golden Globe Award, the Cecil S. Miller Award, and the Academy Award. B. Dimer Award, Grammy Award, and Tony Award. Her vocal range is soprano. In 1999, she was selected by the American Film Institute as the 8th greatest actress of a hundred years. Born in 1922 in Minnesota to a family of jugglers, Judy Garland, formerly known as Francis Gum, performed on stage at an early age. Her father ran a theater at the time, and she became famous at the age of 3 when she began performing in theaters with her two older sisters. Garland then began to expand into the film industry, joining MGM in the mid-1930s and coming to the screen with the short feature film Every Sunday. Later, due to the bargain between 20th Century Fox and MGM, super child star Solan Temple lost the opportunity to shoot "Adventures in OZ Country", and Judy was lucky to get the role. Judy Garland became famous for Adventures in OZ (The Wizard of Oz).
9 Marilyn Dietrich
Marlene Dietrich (December 27, 1901 – May 6, 1992) was a German-American actress and singer. In 1999, he was selected by the American Film Institute as the 9th greatest actress of a hundred years. In the world of cinema, Marlene Dietrich is an amazing legend, undoubtedly a complex series of complex contradictions, she is beautiful, sexy, full of temptation, and her sexy image deeply touched and conquered a generation of male audiences. From the dancer in "The Blue Angel" to the infatuated girl in "Morocco" to the dust girl in "Shanghai Express", in a series of films, Marlene fully shows her breathtaking beauty. As a world-class movie star, Marlene Dietrich's image on the screen forms a wonderful correspondence with the image in life. Behind her beautiful appearance, there is actually an emotionally rich heart. As a German actress, she faced Hitler's favor during World War II, and her resolute display of integrity, wisdom and courage was even more admirable.
10 Joan Crawford
Joan Crawford, formerly known as Lucille Fay LeSueur, was a famous actress of Hollywood's Golden Age. She won the 18th Academy Award for Best Actress for "The Devil of the Sea" and was nominated for the 25th Academy Award for Best Actress for "Fear of the Sudden Rise". (March 23, 1904 – May 10, 1977) Joan Crawford was no ordinary actress, to be precise, a film superstar. The difference is very important: she rarely appears in top films, and her films are rarely called "outstanding", regardless of the material, but she is the most successful actress in film history and the longest actress in her acting career. She was born charming, a person on top of people, and her star temperament is simply innate. Everything about her, from her history of going from nothing to being worthy, all her tireless efforts to be under the flash, made her the best material for Hollywood's dreamworks. The revealing book written by her daughter about her autobiographical nature brazenly reveals Joan's corrupt private life, allowing her to truly "win her posthumous name". Joan's life is given dramatic details, and this big-eyed, crazy heroine is forever shown the film's name, determination, and unscrupulous ambition.