Historical Photos of the most beautiful actresses during the Golden Age of Cinema
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Historical Photos of the most beautiful actresses during the Golden Age of Cinema
25 Actresses - symbols of the '50s (my list)
Jane Mansfield.
American film actress who achieved success both on Broadway and in Hollywood. Mansfield, who repeatedly appeared in the pages of Playboy magazine, was one of the major sex symbols of the 1950s along with Marilyn Monroe.
Loretta Young
Oscar winner for Best Actress. In the 1930s and 1940s she was considered the epitome of elegance and brilliance of a movie diva, for a quarter of a century she starred in about a hundred films, played by the most celebrated geniuses of cinema. Films include "The Farmer's Daughter," "The Bishop's Wife," and "Come to the Stables."
Marilyn Monroe
Well, this famous blonde obviously needs no introduction, because she became one of the most iconic images of American cinema and the entire world culture.
Veronica Lake.
The actress who introduced the fashion of long hair covering one eye. She was an idol of many women, and her hair with loose shoulder-length blonde hair, called "hide-and-seek," was one of the most popular of those years. Movies: Sullivan's Travels, Guns for Hire, The Glass Key.
Anita Ekberg
A Swedish actress and photo model, Anita is best known for her role as Silvia in Federico Fellini's 1960 film Sweet Life and is considered one of the sex symbols of Italian cinema.
Diana Dors.
British actress and singer. Between the late 1940s and the early 1980s (she died in 1984), Diana Doors starred in several dozen films, mostly British-made. Diana is featured on the cover of Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967) by The Beatles.
Lana Turner
American actress, one of the most glamorous and sensual stars of classic Hollywood. This girl, born into a miner's family, became the dream of American soldiers during World War II, the epitome of pin-up style, and changed eight husbands during her tumultuous life.
Carol Lombard
American actress and Oscar nominee. She is best known for her comedy roles in classic Hollywood movies of the 1930s. The American Motion Picture Institute included her in their list of the "100 Greatest Movie Stars" at number 23. Her films include "My Servant Godfrey," "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," and "To Be or Not to Be."
Joey Lansing
American actress, fashion model, and singer. At age 14, she signed a contract with MGM Studios. She began acting in movies in the late 1940s. In total she played about 70 roles in movies and TV shows. She died in 1972 of breast cancer.
Ginger Rogers
American actress and dancer, winner of the Academy Award in 1941. She is best known for her performances together with Fred Astaire. Ranked 14th on the list of the 100 Greatest Movie Stars. Films include "42nd Street," "Flight to Rio," "The Merry Divorcee," "Carefree," "The Barkley Couple from Broadway," "Storm Warning.
Gina Lollobrigida.
Italian actress whose career peaked in popularity in the 1950s and 1960s. Her films in Hollywood: "Shame the Devil", "Trapeze", "Notre Dame de Paris", "Tulip Fanfan", "Provincial Girl", "Come in September", "So Little Ever", "Solomon and the Queen of Sheba".
Mamie Van Doren.
American actress. In 1949, after she won the Miss Palm Spring contest, she was noticed by the famous producer Howard Hughes, who offered her first film roles. In 1951 Van Doren posed for the famous erotic artist Albert Varges, and already in July her image was on the cover of Esquire magazine.
Anne Sheridan
American actress. Films: Angels with Dirty Faces, Dodge City, The Man Who Came to Dinner, Edge of Darkness, Silver River, Soldier in a Skirt.
Sophia Loren.
Italian actress and singer. Winner of honorary awards at all major film festivals. Winner of five Golden Globe Awards in the special category "International Audience Favorite".) The first Oscar winner for best actress in a foreign language film. Recipient of an honorary Oscar for "a career rich in memorable roles that have given a lasting sparkle to cinema. Her films in Hollywood include "Pride and Passion," "The Countess of Hong Kong," "Love Under the Elms," "The Black Dahlia," "It Started in Naples," "Millionaires," "El Cid," "The Fall of the Roman Empire," "Lady L.," "Arabesque," "Verdict.
Ann Francis
American actress and model, winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Television Actress. She entered show business very early, at the age of six. She became widely known after the sci-fi movie "Forbidden Planet", where she played a girl Altair. In the war drama "Case" her partner was Paul Newman. She is also known as Georgia James from "Funny Girl."
Kim Novak
American actress best known for her role in Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "Vertigo."
Ava Gardner
American actress, one of the brightest stars of Hollywood in the 1940s and 1950s. Oscar nominee. Included in the list of the greatest movie stars in Hollywood history. The owner of the "face of an angel and body of a goddess", she is often called one of the most beautiful actresses of the XXth century. Films: "Snows of Kilimanjaro", "On the Shore", "And the Sun Rises", "Mogambo", "Knights of the Round Table", "Barefoot Countess", "Night of the Iguana", "The Blue Bird".
Rita Hayworth.
American film actress and dancer, one of the most famous Hollywood stars of the 1940s who became a legend and a sex symbol of her era. She was included in the list of 100 greatest movie stars by the American Motion Picture Institute. Her movies include Strawberry Blonde, Blood and Sand, Cover Girl, You'll Never Be Richer, You've Never Been More Adorable, Gilda, The Lady from Shanghai.
Martha Heyer.
American actress, Oscar nominee in 1959. She first appeared in films at the age of eleven in Thunder Mountain (1947).
Cleo Moore
Between 1948 and 1957, Cleo appeared in 25 films and television series. In the late 1950s, after her film career ended, Moore became a successful businesswoman, working as a real estate agent.
Vivien Leigh
British actress, winner of two Academy Awards. Gained a reputation as an actress who was difficult to work with, so her career often saw periods of decline. Her films include "Gone with the Wind", "A Streetcar Named Desire", "Tempest in a Glass of Water", "A Yankee in Oxford", "Twenty-one Days", "The Sidewalks of London", "Lady Hamilton", "Caesar and Cleopatra", "Anna Karenina", "Mrs. Stone's Roman Spring", "Ship of Fools".
Hedy Lamarr.
Popular Austrian and then American film actress and inventor during the 1930s and 1940s. After a failed marriage, Hedy went to Hollywood, where her career developed rapidly. She starred in such films as: "Algiers," "Lady in the Tropics," "Tortilla Flat," "The Dangerous Experiment," and "Samson and Delilah."
Elizabeth Taylor
"Queen of Hollywood," a two-time Best Actress Oscar winner. The first actress whose fee for starring in a film was a million dollars. In 1999, the American Motion Picture Institute put Elizabeth Taylor on the 7th place in the list of the greatest stars of cinema. Her films include "National Velvet," "Giant," "Cat on a Hot Tin Roof," "Elephant Trail," "The Smell of Mystery," "Suddenly, Last Summer," "Cleopatra" and "Bluebird.
Genie Carmen.
American model, pin-up icon, golfer, and actress, mostly starring in B-movies. Date: 2022-09-09
