Iconic Female Film Characters

Memorable moments featuring women in glamorous attire from classic films, showcasing elegance and character in dramatic scenes.

CATHERINE DENEUVE in ANIMA PERSA (1977), directed by DINO RISI.

CATHERINE DENEUVE in GENEALOGIES OF A CRIME (1997) -Original title: GENEALOGIES D'UN CRIME-, directed by RAOUL RUIZ.

BETTE MIDLER in DOWN AND OUT IN BEVERLY HILLS (1986), directed by PAUL MAZURSKY.

JULIANNE MOORE in FAR FROM HEAVEN (2002), directed by TODD HAYNES.

MADELINE KAHN.

LESLEY ANN WARREN in CLUE (1985), directed by JONATHAN LYNN.

CATHERINE DENEUVE in ANIMA PERSA (1977), directed by DINO RISI.

BETTE DAVIS in DEATH ON THE NILE (1978), directed by JOHN GUILLERMIN.

ROCIO DURCAL.

MAGGIE SMITH in GOSFORD PARK (2001), directed by ROBERT ALTMAN.

SHIRLEY MACLAINE in GUARDING TESS (1994), directed by HUGH WILSON.

MAGGIE SMITH in A ROOM WITH A VIEW (1985), directed by JAMES IVORY. 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.

ELIZABETH TAYLOR in NORTH AND SOUTH (1985), directed by RICHARD T. HEFFRON.

ELISABETH DAVIS (BETTE DAVIS) - ACTRIZ ESTADOUNIDENSE.

SILVANA MANGANO in DEATH IN VENICE (1971) -Original title: MORTE A VENEZIA-, directed by LUCHINO VISCONTI.

JESSICA LANGE in BLUE SKY (1994), directed by TONY RICHARDSON.

Faye Dunaway, woman, actress, celebrity, entertainment, historical,

ANNE BANCROFT in HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS (1995), directed by JODIE FOSTER.

"Great Ladies", Toni Frissell, Antoinette Frissell Bacon, Antoinette Frissell

MARISA PAREDES in HIGH HEELS (1991) -Original title: TACONES LEJANOS-, directed by PEDRO ALMODOVAR.

JEANNE MOREAU in EVER AFTER (1998), directed by ANDY TENNANT.

LUCILLE BALL in MAME (1974), directed by GENE SAKS.

AVA GARDNER in 55 DAYS AT PEKING (1963), directed by NICHOLAS RAY.

CHARLES BUSCH in THE LADY IN QUESTION IS CHARLES BUSCH (2005), directed by JOHN CATANIA and CHARLES D. IGNACIO.

GLENN CLOSE in MARS ATTACKS! (1996), directed by TIM BURTON.

SOPHIA LOREN in YESTERDAY, TODAY AND TOMORROW (1963) -Original title: IERI, OGGI E DOMANI-, directed by VITTORIO DE SICA.

ANJELICA HUSTON in THE GRIFTERS (1990), directed by STEPHEN FREARS.

JULIE ANDREWS in STAR! (1968), directed by ROBERT WISE.

Shirley Temple Black, left, the U.S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia; listens to a reporter's question following an informal ceremony marking the presentation of 130,000 pounds of donated medical supplies to the Czech government. The supplies are flown to Prague from Rhein-Main Air Base, Germany, aboard a U.S. Air Force cargo aircraft. Base: Prague Country: Ceskoslovensko(CSK)

MERYL STREEP in SHE-DEVIL (1989), directed by SUSAN SEIDELMAN.

ANDREA MARTIN in MY BIG FAT GREEK WEDDING (2002), directed by JOEL ZWICK.

BERNADETTE PETERS in PENNIES FROM HEAVEN (1981), directed by HERBERT ROSS.

JODIE FOSTER in MAVERICK (1994), directed by RICHARD DONNER.

RHONDA FLEMING.

CARMEN CERVERA.

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

ELLEN BURSTYN in PLAYING BY HEART (1998), directed by WILLIAM CARROLL.

LIZA MINNELLI in NEW YORK, NEW YORK (1977), directed by MARTIN SCORSESE.

Penelope Ann Miller , Carlito's Way , 1993 directed by Brian De Palma (Universal Pictures)

JULIE ANDREWS in STAR! (1968), directed by ROBERT WISE.

DIANA RIGG.

New York, New York: December 12, 1929 Child prodigy Winifred Sackville Stoner Jr. seeks an annulment from her first husband whom she believed dead as a result of a car accodent in Mexico.

ANJELICA HUSTON in THE WITCHES (1990), directed by NICOLAS ROEG.

TONI COLLETTE in COSI (1996), directed by MARK JOFFE.

TIPPI HEDREN in COUGAR TOWN (2009).

URSULA ANDRESS in LES TRIBULATIONS D'UN CHINOIS EN CHINE (1965), directed by PHILIPPE DE BROCA.

HELEN MIRREN in RAISING HELEN (2004), directed by GARRY MARSHALL.

JOAN COLLINS in DYNASTY: THE REUNION (1991), directed by IRVING J. MOORE.

BETTE DAVIS in THE VIRGIN QUEEN (1955), directed by HENRY KOSTER.

ANNE ARCHER in CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER (1994), directed by PHILLIP NOYCE.

BARBRA STREISAND in FUNNY LADY (1975), directed by HERBERT ROSS.

ANJELICA HUSTON in THE GRIFTERS (1990), directed by STEPHEN FREARS.

PILAR BARDEM in 20 CENTIMETROS (2005), directed by RAMON SALAZAR.

PRISCILLA PRESLEY in THE NAKED GUN (1988), directed by DAVID ZUCKER.

ANN SOTHERN.

JULIE ANDREWS in VICTOR / VICTORIA (1982), directed by BLAKE EDWARDS.

KATHLEEN TURNER in SERIAL MOM (1994), directed by JOHN WATERS.

RAQUEL WELCH in FUNNY PAPERS (1972).

SUSAN SARANDON in BULL DURHAM (1988), directed by RON SHELTON.

BETTE DAVIS in THE ANNIVERSARY (1968), directed by ROY WARD BAKER.

1970s PORTRAIT PRETTY BLOND WOMAN WHITE TURBAN STYLE HAT LOOKING AT CAMERA

JULIE ANDREWS in STAR! (1968), directed by ROBERT WISE.

SHIRLEY MACLAINE.

' Axis Sally ' Found Guilty -- Mildred Gillars, "Axis-Sally" of German wartime propaganda fame, holds her head high as she hurries from U.S. District court today after being found guilty by jury of treason. The death penalty could be imposed under the law. March 10, 1949. (Photo by AP Wirephoto)

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

CABALLE , MONTSERRAT SOPRANO ESPAÑOLA . BARCELONA 1933 - FOTO PROMOCIONAL.

Portrait of a lady; Promotional material for Color Technik (Van Wolfgang Jarschke), Anonymous, c. 1963 photograph slide / slide

ANJELICA HUSTON in AGNÈS BROWNE (1999), directed by ANJELICA HUSTON.

ROCIO DURCAL.

PAMELA REED in THE LONG RIDERS (1980), directed by WALTER HILL.

CANDICE BERGEN in THE WIND AND THE LION (1975), directed by JOHN MILIUS.

Lee Remick, on-set of the film, "The Europeans", Enterprise Pictures (UK), Levitt-Pickman (US), 1979

JESSICA LANGE in THE POLITICIAN (2019), directed by RYAN MURPHY and IAN BRENNAN.

ANGELA LANSBURY in MURDER, SHE WROTE (1984), directed by VINCENT MCEVEETY, JERRY JAMESON, ALLEN REISNER and SEYMOUR ROBBIE.

LESLEY-ANNE DOWN in NORTH AND SOUTH.

LYNDA CARTER in PARTNERS IN CRIME (1984), directed by DON WEIS, KEVIN CONNOR, ROD DANIEL and ALAN COOKE.

Meryl Streep (1950- ) Actress

The Virgin Queen is a 1955 historical drama film starring Bette Davis, Richard Todd and Joan Collins. It focuses on the relationship between Elizabeth I of England and Sir Walter Raleigh. The film marks the second time Davis played the British monarch.

SHELLEY DUVALL in POPEYE (1980), directed by ROBERT ALTMAN.

MERYL STREEP in FLORENCE FOSTER JENKINS (2016), directed by STEPHEN FREARS.

Portrait of a beautiful elderly woman in a leopard blouse and fur coat with classic makeup and gray hair

JANE FONDA in YOUTH (2015), directed by PAOLO SORRENTINO.

HELEN MIRREN in COMING THROUGH (1988), directed by PETER BARBER-FLEMING.

JESSICA WALTER in ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT (2003), directed by PAUL FEIG.

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

STEPHANIE BEACHAM in CONNIE (1985).

JOAN ALLEN in NIXON (1995), directed by OLIVER STONE.

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

VANESSA REDGRAVE in MRS. DALLOWAY (1997), directed by MARLEEN GORRIS.

LA CANTANTE DE OPERA MONTSERRAT CABALLE.

Maria Rosaria Omaggio.

MONTSERRAT CABALLE CANTANDO EN LA ZARZUELA LA DOLORES - S XX. Author: TAMAYO JOSE. Location: TEATRO DE LA ZARZUELA. MADRID. SPAIN.

Cher Actress/Singer (1946- )

SARAH JESSICA PARKER in HOCUS POCUS (1993), directed by KENNY ORTEGA.

MADELEINE STOWE in THE PROPOSITION (1998), directed by LESLIE LINKA GLATTER.

HOLLY HUNTER in O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU (2000), directed by ETHAN COEN and JOEL COEN.

ISABELLA ROSSELLINI in WYATT EARP (1994), directed by LAWRENCE KASDAN.

KIRSTIE ALLEY in NORTH AND SOUTH (1985), directed by RICHARD T. HEFFRON.

Tina Turner Anna Mae Bullock as a wax figure Wax museum of Prague Czechia

ANJELICA HUSTON in THE ADDAMS FAMILY (1991), directed by BARRY SONNENFELD.

CLAUDETTE COLBERT.

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