Dommy Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Madeline Kahn Diane Keaton Jill Clayburgh Marsha Mason Teri Garr Eileen Brennan Lily Tomlin Goldie Hawn Jane Fonda Karen Black Ann-Margret Barbra Streisand Faye Dunaway Meryl Streep Ellen Burstyn Cybil Shepherd Sally Field Cloris Leachman Raquel Welch Liza Minelli Jacqueline Bissett Dyan Cannon Candice Bergen Katharine Ross Louise Fletcher Glenda Jackson Maggie Smith Mia Farrow Sally Kellerman Stockard Channing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FredCDobbs Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Hey Dommy, I know most of those girls from their films. I vote for: Faye Dunaway Meryl Streep Sally Field Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
speedracer5 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I would say: Sally Field Meryl Streep Bo Derek Farrah Fawcett Diane Keaton Faye Dunaway Mary Tyler Moore Florence Henderson Goldie Hawn Lynda Carter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 We'll,.i'm assuming it's movie actresses. In which case I would add Diana Ross, Pam Grier, Natalie Wood, Vanessa Redgrave, Julie Andrews, Julie Christie, Ali McGraw. Liz Taylor was still making movies regularly, at least in the first half of the decade. And Audrey Hepburn, Shelley Winters, and Debbie Reynolds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Shirley MacLane, Anne Bancroft, Margaux Hemingway, Mariel Hemingway, Bette.Davis, Tatum O'Neal, Sigourney Weaver, Jessica Lange. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Candy Clark, Cindy Williams, Mackenzie Phillips, Lauren Hutton, Barbara Carrera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 It looks as if all the actresses who ever acted in the seventies defined the decade. If so, there's still one missing, and one of the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Susan Sarandon....Olivia Newton John.....Michelle Phillips.....Jody Foster.....Brooke Shields.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Sissy Spacek... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Gena Rowlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slaytonf Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 That's her. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Lee Remick....Joanne Woodward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WinslowLeach74 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Only two words: Faye Dunaway! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownGoesFrazier Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 The first name that popped into my mind was Jane Fonda. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 If I had to pick one actress who defined the 70s it would also be Fay Dunaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Yeah, it did seem some felt prone to listing every actress who worked in the '70's. Even some who were at the end of their careers. But just making movies in the '70's doesn't mean they DEFINED the decade. Which is why I go along with FAYE DUNAWAY and DIANE KEATON. Faye may have started big at the end of the '60's, but reached her peak of fame AND influence through the '70's. And Keaton did the lion's share of her better work in that decade, and had a huge influence on other actresses and pop culture as well. For honorable mentions, I'd include GOLDIE HAWN and SALLY FIELD. I know I should mention MERYL STREEP somewhere. While undoubtedly the finest actress in the decade( and other decades since), I think she more greatly ENHANCED the '70's than defined them. If ya catch my drift. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesJazGuitar Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Great picks as it relates to 'defining' a decade (verses just being an actress in said decade). Yes, Keaton is right up there with Dunaway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lzcutter Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Adding another one to the list from a terrific decade of filmmaking: Jill Clayburgh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhook47 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Liv Ullmann Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
traceyk65 Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 Somebody listed Audrey Hepburn as a defining 70's actress? No. She was more the definition of the 50's and early 60's. I think. And Sigourney Weaver came more into her own in the 80's. The first name that popped into my head was Jane Fonda, followed by Sally Fields. Jane for drama and Sally for comedy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeverlyBuzzby Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 That's a list of actresses in the 1970's, but a lot of them didn't define the decade (for me, anyway). I would say: Jane Fonda (I will never forgive her) Farrah Fawcett-Majors Karen Black Diane Keaton And: as far as TV goes, Cher, Dolly Parton and Marie Osmond LOL The 70's were way cheesy, narcissistic, and ridiculous. Edited by: BeverlyBuzzby on Jan 26, 2014 2:20 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Arturo Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Well I went with the thrust of the original poster, who did not give explanations or expectations. I noticed many names on that list that were marginal at.best in the 70s,.so I included actresses.left.off.that list that were active during the decade. As for Audrey, her few movies in the 70s were highly anticipated, and released amid a flurry of media coverage. Just because certain actresses better represent another decade does not.mean they were not important.during the 70s. Edited by: Arturo on Jan 26, 2014 9:58 AM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sepiatone Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 But Arturo, the thrust of the thread is in identifying the women who DID represent the decade. Hepburn did not. EITHER hepburn didn't, even though they were still working in it. And even though Beverly doesn't like certain actresses, it also doesn't mean they didn't define the decade either. I was never a big Audrey Hepburn fan, but if people wish to claim SHE defined the '50's, I'd have to go along with it. Sepiatone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arturo Posted January 26, 2014 Share Posted January 26, 2014 Well.actresses.tha defined the decade.would be: Jane Fonda Faye Dunaway Barbra.Sreisand Pam.Grier Cicely Tyson Diana Ross Goldie Hawn Sissy Spacek Liza Minnelli Linda Blair Mis Farrow Karen Black Anne.Bancroft Lee.Remick In the first half: Ali McGraw Raquel Welch Elizabeth Taylor In the second half: Marsha Mason Diane Keaton Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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