Dramatic Female Performances in Film

Actresses in various cinematic scenes, showcasing a range of emotions, styles, and settings, captured with warm lighting and dramatic poses.

Madrid, 02/07/1989. Actress Lauren Bacall in Madrid to record a television program with Terenci Moix.

HELEN MIRREN in NATIONAL TREASURE: BOOK OF SECRETS (2007), directed by JON TURTELTAUB.

MERYL STREEP in RENDITION (2007), directed by GAVIN HOOD.

KATHY BATES in REVOLUTIONARY ROAD (2008), directed by SAM MENDES.

TILDA SWINTON in THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER (2022), directed by JOANNA HOGG.

ANNETTE BENING in RUNNING WITH SCISSORS (2006), directed by RYAN MURPHY and BRIAN MURPHY.

JEAN SMART in DIRTY JOHN (2020), directed by KAT CANDLER.

DIANE KEATON in POMS (2019), directed by ZARA HAYES.

MARISA PAREDES in PETRA (2018), directed by JAIME ROSALES.

ISABELLE HUPPERT in ABOUT JOAN (2022) -Original title: A PROPOS DE JOAN-, directed by LAURENT LARIVIERE.

Madrid, 02/07/1989. Actress Lauren Bacall in Madrid to record a television program with Terenci Moix.

HELEN MIRREN in THE LAST STATION (2009), directed by MICHAEL HOFFMAN.

IMELDA STAUNTON in THE CROWN (2016), directed by PETER MORGAN.

Seville, 11/06/2012. The Duchess of Alba in the blue square hall of the Dueñas Palace. Photo: Raúl Doblado. Archsev.

ANJELICA HUSTON in ART SCHOOL CONFIDENTIAL (2006), directed by TERRY ZWIGOFF.

FIONNULA FLANAGAN in THE OTHERS (2001), directed by ALEJANDRO AMENABAR.

EILEEN ATKINS in LAST CHANCE HARVEY (2008), directed by JOEL HOPKINS.

HOLLAND TAYLOR in THE WEDDING DATE (2005), directed by CLARE KILNER.

ELIZABETH MCGOVERN in DOWNTON ABBEY (2010), directed by JULIAN FELLOWES. Season 6 Episode 6.

HARRIET WALTER in TALKING HEADS (2020).

MERYL STREEP in PRIME (2005), directed by BEN YOUNGER.

HELEN MIRREN in COLLATERAL BEAUTY (2016), directed by DAVID FRANKEL.

CATHERINE DENEUVE in NOBODY'S PERFECT! (2017) -Original title: BONNE POMME-, directed by FLORENCE QUENTIN.

EMMA THOMPSON in WHY DIDN'T THEY ASK EVANS (2022), directed by HUGH LAURIE.

SUSAN SARANDON in THE COMPANY YOU KEEP (2012), directed by ROBERT REDFORD. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

Madrid, 11/04/2014. Interview with Paloma San Basilio. Photo Ernesto Agudo. Archdc.

KATHY BAKER in LAST CHANCE HARVEY (2008), directed by JOEL HOPKINS.

SUSAN SARANDON in THE DEATH AND LIFE OF JOHN F. DONOVAN (2018), directed by XAVIER DOLAN.

HELEN MIRREN in TRUMBO (2015), directed by JAY ROACH.

HELEN MIRREN in INKHEART (2008), directed by IAIN SOFTLEY.

MELANIE LYNSKEY in MRS. AMERICA (2020), directed by DAHVI WALLER.

CHERYL LADD in CHANGES (1991), directed by CHARLES JARROTT.

FIONNULA FLANAGAN in DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD (2002), directed by CALLIE KHOURI.

GLENN CLOSE in TEHRAN (2020), directed by DANIEL SYRKIN.

10/22/2002. Madrid, 10-23-02. Ana Palacio, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Spain. Photo Gonzalo Cruz.

DIANE KEATON in SMOTHER (2008), directed by VINCE DI MEGLIO.

DIANNE WIEST in PASSENGERS (2008), directed by RODRIGO GARCIA.

HELEN MIRREN in INKHEART (2008), directed by IAIN SOFTLEY.

STEPHANIE BEACHAM in DYNASTY (1981), directed by PHILIP LEACOCK, JEROME COURTLAND and DON MEDFORD.

JULIANNE MOORE in ROOMMATES (1995), directed by PETER YATES.

BLAIR BROWN in FRINGE-TV (2008) -Original title: FRINGE-.

SIGOURNEY WEAVER in THE DEFENDERS (2017).

LIV ULLMANN in SARABAND (2003), directed by INGMAR BERGMAN.

MERYL STREEP in THE IRON LADY (2011), directed by PHYLLIDA LLOYD.

LORRAINE BRACCO in THE SOPRANO (1999) -Original title: SOPRANO, THE-TV-.

LAURA SOLTIS in DEVIL IN OHIO (2022), directed by LESLIE HOPE and JOHN FAWCETT.

CHERYL LADD in UNFORGETTABLE (2017), directed by DENISE DI NOVI.

MERYL STREEP in THE MANCHURIAN CANDIDATE (2004), directed by JONATHAN DEMME.

MAGGIE SMITH in DIVINE SECRETS OF THE YA-YA SISTERHOOD (2002), directed by CALLIE KHOURI.

DEBRA WINGER in RADIO (2003), directed by MICHAEL TOLLIN. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

DIANNE WIEST and ROSAMUND PIKE in I CARE A LOT (2020), directed by J BLAKESON.

JUDI DENCH in IRIS (2001), directed by RICHARD EYRE.

Madrid, 03/07/2016. Interview with Mercedes Arzu de Wilson, president of the World Family Organization and member of the Pontifical Academy of Life. Photo: Isabel Permuy ARCHDC.

HELEN MIRREN in WINCHESTER (2018), directed by MICHAEL SPIERIG and PETER SPIERIG.

GILLIAN ANDERSON in THE FIRST LADY (2022), directed by SUSANNE BIER.

Madrid, 03/12/2015. Interview with Mitzy Capriles, wife of the mayor of Caracas Antonio Ledezma. Photo: Ignacio Gil.

MERYL STREEP and ANNE HATHAWAY in THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA (2006), directed by DAVID FRANKEL.

NICOLE KIDMAN in GRACE OF MONACO (2013), directed by OLIVIER DAHAN.

Anefo photo collection. Photo hour royal family home ten Bosch; Queen Beatrix window. August 8, 1986

LENA OLIN in HILMA (2022), directed by LASSE HALLSTROM.

TILDA SWINTON in MICHAEL CLAYTON (2007), directed by TONY GILROY.

Madrid. 05/16/2014. Piluca Baquero candidate to preside over the Film Academy photo, Isabel Permuy ARCHDC.

JODIE FOSTER in THE MAURITANIAN (2021), directed by KEVIN MACDONALD.

GLENN CLOSE in THINGS YOU CAN TELL JUST BY LOOKING AT HER (2000), directed by RODRIGO GARCIA.

GERALDINE CHAPLIN in A CHRISTMAS CAROL (2004).

GLENN CLOSE in FOUR GOOD DAYS (2020), directed by RODRIGO GARCIA.

TRACY ANN OBERMAN in IT'S A SIN (2021), directed by RUSSELL T. DAVIES.

SHARON STONE in THE MUSE (1999), directed by ALBERT BROOKS.

Hildegard Knef as a wax figure in Madame Tussauds Wax Museum, Unter den Linden 74, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Madrid, 05/31/2012. Interview with Celia Villalobos, Deputy of the PP. Photo: Ángel de Antonio Archdc.

JULIANNE MOORE in DON JON (2013), directed by JOSEPH GORDON-LEVITT. Copyright: Editorial use only. No merchandising or book covers. This is a publicly distributed handout. Access rights only, no license of copyright provided. Only to be reproduced in conjunction with promotion of this film.

Property of Albert Kahn, Boulogne, France Mademoiselle H. Antelès , (French - Propriété d' Albert Kahn , Boulogne , France Mademoiselle H. Antelès). Woman, portrait, fashion, Human beings, clothing, H. Antelès France, Boulogne, Portraits, Melle H. Antelès

Chloe Morrison (1931 - 2019), known as Toni Morrison, American novelist, essayist, book editor, and college professor. Her first novel, The Bluest Eye, was published in 1970. In 1988, Morrison won the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved (1987), she gained worldwide recognition when she was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993.

HELEN MIRREN in THE GOOD LIAR (2019), directed by BILL CONDON.

HELEN MIRREN in THE HUNDRED-FOOT JOURNEY (2014), directed by LASSE HALLSTROM.

FANNY ARDANT in CALLAS FOREVER (2002), directed by FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI.

GEMMA JONES in GENTLEMAN JACK (2019), directed by SALLY WAINWRIGHT.

CYBILL SHEPHERD in THE CLIENT LIST (2010), directed by ERIC LANEUVILLE.

DIANE KEATON in SOMETHING'S GOTTA GIVE (2003), directed by NANCY MEYERS.

SILVIA ABRIL in SPANISH MOVIE (2009), directed by JAVIER RUIZ CALDERA.

SARAH LANCASHIRE in TALKING HEADS (2020).

THANDIWE NEWTON in WESTWORLD (2016), directed by JONATHAN NOLAN. Season 3.

ANTONIA SAN JUAN in TU ELIGES (2009), directed by ANTONIA SAN JUAN.

Lee Remick, Harvey Spencer Stephens, on-set of the film, "The Omen", 20th Century-Fox, 1976

RVD / Royal House photo collection. Inauguration of Queen Beatrix. In the palace on Dam Square, April 30, 1980. April 30, 1980. Amsterdam, Noord-Holland

France, Occitanie, Blagnac on 2023-07-10. Bruno Le Maire, French Minister for the Economy, Finance and Industrial and Digital Sovereignty, Roland Lescure, French Minister for Industry, Dominique Faure, French Minister for Local Authorities and Rural Affairs, and Clement Beaune, French Minister for Transport, inaugurate Airbus' new A320 Family final assembly line in Blagnac. This new assembly line, which is highly digitised and automated, will employ almost 700 people. They were welcomed by Guillaume Faury, Executive Chairman of Airbus, Marion Smeyers, Director of the new assembly line, and Carole Delga, President of the Occitanie Region. Photograph by Martin Bertrand.France, Occitanie, Blagnac le 2023-07-10. Bruno Le Maire, ministre de lEconomie, des Finances et de la Souverainete industrielle et numerique, Roland Lescure, ministre de lIndustrie, Dominique Faure, ministre des Collectivites territoriales et de la Ruralite, et Clement Beaune, ministre des Transports, inaugurent la nou

Madrid, 10/31/2017. Interview with Mercedes Monmany. Photo: Maya Balanya Archdc.

NICOLE KIDMAN in DESTROYER (2018), directed by KARYN KUSAMA.

MERCEDES SAMPIETRO.

THELMA SCHOONMAKER in MR. SCORSESE (2025), directed by REBECCA MILLER.

JULIANNE MOORE in BLINDNESS (2008), directed by FERNANDO MEIRELLES.

MERYL STREEP in THE HOURS (2002), directed by STEPHEN DALDRY.

06/23/2000. Madrid, 06/23/2010. Raffaella Carra presents Tutto Carrà, a compilation album, in Madrid. Photo: Ernesto Agudo ARCHDC.

CATE BLANCHETT in CAROL (2015), directed by TODD HAYNES.

HELEN MIRREN in 1923 (2022), directed by TAYLOR SHERIDAN.

U.S. First Lady Nancy Reagan at U.S. President Ronald Reagan's Republican party fundraising event at Washington Convention Center, Washington, D.C., USA, President Ronald Reagan White House Photographic Office, May 11, 1988

MICHELLE PFEIFFER in THE FIRST LADY (2022), directed by SUSANNE BIER.

CHARLOTTE RAMPLING in SWIMMING POOL (2003), directed by FRANÇOIS OZON.

MARTA MARCO in EL CORONEL MACIA (2006).

Madrid, 01/18/2015. Interview with Sonia Grande. Photo: Isabel Permuy Archdc.

John V. Lindsay Family, Vogue published shots, Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

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