Patterns in The American Film Institute's Top 100 (original)

[longtimebuff]

In the AFI top 100. certain actresses
show up over and over again.

AFI
Top 100
ranking


Katherine Hepburn

17. The African Queen (1951)
51. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
99. Guess Who's Coming To Dinner (1967)

other notables include (besides the nine with Spence)

Grace Quigley (1984)
On Golden Pond (1981)
The Lion in Winter (1968)
Long Day's journey Into Night (1962)
Suddenly, Last Summer (1959)
The Rainmaker (1956)
Summertime (1955)
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Alice Adams (1935)
Morning Glory (1933)


Diane Keaton

31. Annie Hall (1977)
32. The Godfather, Part II (1974)

other notables include

Something's Gotta Give (2003)
Marvin's Room (1996)
Reds (1981)

Eva Marie Saint

8. On The Waterfront (1954)
45. A Streetcar Named Desire (1951)

other notables include

Exodus (1960)

It may be interesting to note (after the accusations
of male-chauvinist dominated Hollywood) the paucity of
actress-generated patterns in the Top 100 ... but suggested
WITHOUT patterns ...

Ingrid Bergman

2. Casablanca (1942)

other notables include

A Woman Called Golda (1982) (TV) .... Golda Meir
Murder on the Orient Express (1974)
Indiscreet (1958)
Anastasia (1956)
Joan of Arc (1948)
Saratoga Trunk (1945)
Spellbound (1945)
Gaslight (1944)
For Whom the Bell Tolls (1943)

Judy Garland

6. The Wizard of Oz (1939)

other notables include

Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
A Star Is Born (1954)
Summer Stock (1950)
In the Good Old Summertime (1949)
Easter Parade (1948)
The Pirate (1948)
The Harvey Girls (1946)
Meet Me in St. Louis (1944)
For Me and My Gal (1942))
Babes on Broadway (1941)
Life Begins for Andy Hardy (1941)
Strike Up the Band (1940)
Andy Hardy Meets Debutante (1940)
Babes in Arms (1939)

Incredible as it seems, Ms Garland was NEVER credited as
winning an Oscar.


Bette Davis

16. All About Eve (1950)

other notables include

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)
The Star (1952)
All About Eve (1950)
Mr. Skeffington (1944)
Now, Voyager (1942)
The Little Foxes (1941)
The Letter (1940)
Dark Victory (1939)
Jezebel (1938)
Dangerous (1935)
Of Human Bondage (1934)

Barbara Stanwyck

38. Double Indemnity (1944)

other notables include

"The Big Valley" (1965) TV Series
Sorry, Wrong Number (1948)
Double Indemnity (1944)
Meet John Doe (1941)
Ball of Fire (1941)
The Lady Eve (1941)
Stella Dallas (1937)

Natalie Wood

41. West Side Story (1961)

other notables include

Brainstorm (1983) - Final film, almost not released with scenes not completed
Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
Gypsy (1962)
Splendor in the Grass (1961)
Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Grace Kelly

42. Rear Window (1954)

other notables include

To Catch a Thief (1955)
The Country Girl (1954)
Mogambo (1953)
High Noon (1952)

Deborah Kerr

52. From Here to Eternity (1953)

other notables include, again, incredibly, no Oscar wins here

The Sundowners (1960)
Separate Tables (1958)
Heaven Knows, Mr. Allison (1957)
An Affair to Remember (1957) - not even NOMINATED like the rest
The King and I (1956)
Edward, My Son (1949)

Julie Andrews

55. The Sound of Music (1965)

other notables include

Victor/Victoria (1982)
Mary Poppins (1964)
Cinderella (1957) (TV)

Kim Novak

61. Vertigo (1958)

other notables include

Bell Book and Candle (1958)
Picnic (1955)


Audrey Hepburn

91. My Fair Lady (1964)

other notables include

Wait Until Dark (1967)
Charade (1963)
The Children's Hour (1961)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
The Nun's Story (1959)
Love in the Afternoon (1957)
Sabrina (1954)
Roman Holiday (1953)