Just imagine pulling out an old photo album to find Katharine Hepburn’s fearless eyes next to Audrey’s soft smile and Meryl Streep’s chameleon-like composure. These faces defined our passion for films and why there’s a word called ‘icon’ for that.
This test takes you on a walk through decades of talent: sultry Lauren Bacall, consistent Susan Sarandon, witty Emily Blunt and radiant Sophia Loren all show up. A peek at a cheekbone or hint of a signature role can get you back to a night in at the movies.
Have a great time trying out your memory. You may find you know more of the female leads than you do—or that you should re-watch a classic or two.
[C] Lauren Bacall | A smoky-voiced teenager who sidled into To Have and Have Not (1944) and taught Bogart—and the world—how to whistle.
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2. Who is this actress?
[A] Susan Sarandon | The activist siren who turned a baseball diamond into a temple of desire in Bull Durham (1988) and never stopped sliding home.
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3. Who is this actress?
[B] Emily Blunt | A stammering schoolgirl who weaponized couture and sarcasm in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) and sprinted straight into stardom.
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4. Who is this actress?
[D] Jessica Lange | A Minnesota beauty who went mad in the attic for King Kong (1976) and came down with an Oscar habit.
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5. Who is this actress?
[C] Emma Stone | Wide-eyed Arizona misfit who learned to spell “euphemism” and steal hearts in Easy A (2010).
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6. Who is this actress?
[B] Anne Bancroft | One nylon-clad leg at a time, she seduced a generation and Dustin Hoffman in The Graduate (1967).
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7. Who is this actress?
[A] Amy Adams | Wide grins, sharper wit; she stitched poison into couture in Junebug (2005) and sang her way into everything since.
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8. Who is this actress?
[D] Jamie Lee Curtis | Scream queen turned yogurt pitchwoman, she hacked her way through Halloween (1978) and never truly hung up the butcher knife.
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9. Who is this actress?
[D] Lucille Ball | Red-haired chaos agent who turned prime-time pregnancy into national comedy in I Love Lucy (1951).
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10. Who is this actress?
[C] Anne Hathaway | Jersey dreamer who got a Parisian makeover and an Oscar nomination in The Devil Wears Prada (2006) before singing through revolution.
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11. Who is this actress?
[A] Julia Roberts | A million-dollar smile that sold a modern Cinderella fantasy in Pretty Woman (1990) and never left the throne.
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12. Who is this actress?
[D] Maureen O'Hara | Flame-haired Irish spitfire who crossed swords—and hearts—with John Wayne in The Quiet Man (1952).
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13. Who is this actress?
[D] Diane Keaton | Annie Hall’s necktie, menswear swagger, and Oscar speech in Annie Hall (1977) made neurotic the new cool.
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14. Who is this actress?
[C] Barbara Stanwyck | Noir’s coldest blonde who lured insurance men and audiences into Double Indemnity (1944).
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15. Who is this actress?
[B] Natalie Wood | Child star turned restless teenager who learned not to play with matches in Rebel Without a Cause (1955).
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16. Who is this actress?
[C] Glenn Close | Fatal in pearls and razor-sharp ambition, she boiled bunnies and careers in Fatal Attraction (1987).
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17. Who is this actress?
[D] Rita Hayworth | Put the blame on Mame, boys—she slinked through Gilda (1946) and became the war’s favorite pin-up.
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18. Who is this actress?
[A] Scarlett Johansson | Voice like bourbon, gaze like neon, she ghosted through Tokyo and into indie glory in Lost in Translation (2003).
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19. Who is this actress?
[D] Marilyn Monroe | The breathy blonde who let her skirt fly over a subway grate in The Seven Year Itch (1955) and froze time forever.
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20. Who is this actress?
[A] Margot Robbie | Australian blonde who stole Wall Street’s cocaine and The Wolf of Wall Street (2013) in five electric minutes.
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21. Who is this actress?
[C] Sissy Spacek | Coal miner’s daughter who sang her way from Kentucky poverty to Oscar gold in Coal Miner’s Daughter (1980).
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22. Who is this actress?
[C] Winona Ryder | Goth teen who shoplifted our sympathy in Beetlejuice (1988) and our hearts in every thrift-store romance.
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23. Who is this actress?
[A] Angela Lansbury | Broadway doyenne who brewed tea and murder with equal charm in Gaslight (1944).
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24. Who is this actress?
[C] Shirley MacLaine | Free-spirited eccentric who danced on tables and won Oscars for Terms of Endearment (1983).
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25. Who is this actress?
[D] Jessica Tandy | Soft-spoken Southern widow who drove Miss Daisy—and an Oscar—home in 1989.
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26. Who is this actress?
[A] Marisa Tomei | Brooklyn firecracker who stole a trial and an Oscar with expert automotive knowledge in My Cousin Vinny (1992).
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27. Who is this actress?
[B] Janet Leigh | Took the most famous shower in history in Psycho (1960) and rewrote horror’s rulebook in 45 seconds.
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28. Who is this actress?
[B] Rachel McAdams | Queen bee in pink who made fetch happen and Mondays unbearable in Mean Girls (2004).
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29. Who is this actress?
[D] Reese Witherspoon | Blonde dynamo who bent and snapped her way from Elle Woods to Oscar in Legally Blonde (2001) and Walk the Line (2005).
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30. Who is this actress?
[C] Debbie Reynolds | Studio-system sweetheart who kept singing in the rain—and through heartbreak—after Singin’ in the Rain (1952).