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Lucille Ball
United States comedienne best known as the star of a popular television program (1911-1989)
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Tallulah Bankhead
uninhibited United States actress (1903-1968)
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Georgiana Emma Barrymore
United States actress; daughter of John Drew and wife of Maurice Barrymore; mother of Ethel Barrymore and John Barrymore and Lionel Barrymore (1854-1893)
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Ethel Barrymore
United States actress; daughter of Maurice Barrymore and Georgiana Barrymore (1879-1959)
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Ingrid Bergman
Swedish film actress (1915-1982)
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Henriette Rosine Bernard
French actress (1844-1923)
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Shirley Temple Black
popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
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Katherine Cornell
United States actress noted for her performances in Broadway plays (1893-1974)
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Joan Crawford
United States film actress (1908-1977)
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Bette Davis
United States film actress (1908-1989)
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Maria Magdalene von Losch
United States film actress (born in Germany) who made many films with Josef von Sternberg and later was a successful cabaret star (1901-1992)
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Eleonora Duse
Italian actress best known for her performances in tragic roles (1858-1924)
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Jane Fonda
United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937)
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Lynn Fontanne
United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983)
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Greta Louisa Gustafsson
United States film actress (born in Sweden) known for her reclusiveness (1905-1990)
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Judy Garland
United States singer and film actress (1922-1969)
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Lillian Gish
United States film actress who appeared in films by D. W. Griffith (1896-1993)
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Harlean Carpenter
United States film actress who made several films with Clark Gable (1911-1937)
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Helen Hayes
acclaimed actress of stage and screen (1900-1993)
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Katharine Houghton Hepburn
United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003)
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Lena Calhoun Horne
United States singer and actress (born in 1917)
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Glenda Jackson
English film actress who later became a member of British Parliament (born in 1936)
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Princess Grace of Monaco
United States film actress who retired when she married into the royal family of Monaco (1928-1982)
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Emilie Charlotte le Breton
British actress and mistress of the prince who later became Edward VII (1853-1929)
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Gertrude Lawrence
English actress (1898-1952)
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Eva Le Gallienne
United States actress (born in England) (1899-1991)
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Vivien Leigh
English film actress (1913-1967)
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Beatrice Lillie
British actress (born in Canada) (1898-1989)
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Sofia Scicolone
Italian film actress (born in 1934)
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Mary Martin
United States actress (1913-1990)
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Anna Amalia Mercouri
Greek film actress (1925-1994)
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Norma Jean Baker
United States film actress noted for sex appeal (1926-1962)
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Alla Nazimova
United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945)
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Mary Pickford
United States film actress (born in Canada) who starred in silent films (1893-1979)
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Virginia Katherine McMath
United States dancer and film actress who partnered with Fred Astaire (1911-1995)
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Moira Shearer
Scottish ballet dancer and actress (born in 1926)
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Sarah Kemble Siddons
English actress noted for her performances in Shakespearean roles (1755-1831)
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Cornelia Otis Skinner
United States actress noted for her one-woman shows (1901-1979)
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Meryl Streep
United States film actress (born in 1949)
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Barbra Joan Streisand
United States singer and actress (born in 1942)
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Gloria May Josephine Svensson
United States actress in many silent films (1899-1983)
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Jessica Tandy
United States actress (born in England) who made many stage appearances, often with her husband Hume Cronyn (1909-1994)
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Elizabeth Taylor
United States film actress (born in England) who was a childhood star; as an adult she often co-starred with Richard Burton (born in 1932)
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Dame Alice Ellen Terry
English actress (1847-1928)
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Dame Sybil Thorndike
English actress (1882-1976)
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Ethel Waters
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
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Mae West
United States film actress (1892-1980)
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Natalie Wood
United States film actress (1938-1981)
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Loretta Young
United States film and television actress (1913-2000)