There are models, and then there are actresses. The most
beautiful actresses of our time not only bare their beauty on
screen with their presence, but the living greats of our
generation, which we here salute, also bare their soul. A great
actor, like a great script, can make us laugh or cry. And these
TOP 10 HOTTEST ACTRESSES OF OUR TIME made this elite list not
only for their looks, but for their ability to move us in ways
that only a great actor can; with their voice, their figure,
their actions, and of course, with their face, and its every
expression and nuance. While our industry is filled with plenty
of amazingly talented and beautiful stars, these women are at the
pinnacle, the forefront of greatness and all it embodies in
Hollywood. They above all others are the reason why men and woman
alike intrigue or obsess about Hollywood. They are Hollywood, in
its greatest form.
I first saw Natalie Portman when some of the rest of the world
did, in the modern noir thriller ‘The Professional.’
Playing a sexy, Lolitaesque role as a young teenage femme fatale,
that controversial role launched her career as an international
star, showing her brilliance as a young performer. The world then
watched her grow up on screen, with subsequent films including
‘Heat,’ ‘Beautiful Girls,’ and next, the
films that would make here a household name, ‘Star Wars I,
II, and III.’ ‘Cold Mountain’ cemented her
artistry, while the hip ‘Garden State’ epitomized her
coolness. Yet ‘Closer,’ in which she played an exotic
dancer, proved her icon status as a global sex symbol, if there
was ever any doubt. It was the brilliant ‘V for Vendetta’ however, that proved she is one of the greatest and
coolest actors of our time. For the film, she shaved her head
bald, as she did earlier for Star Wars, showing her bravery as an
artist. In ‘The Other Boleyn Girl,’ she again pushed
the edges of her sex appeal by toying with lesbianism. She
succeeded in many other films and stage, and as she is now also a
producer, has over one dozen films on her slate for the next
seven years and beyond.
Talented beyond compare of most any of her generation, beautiful
as can be, and cool as ever, Natalie Portman is without question
one of the TOP 10 HOTTEST ACTRESSES OF OUR TIME. Don’t miss
the next nine, in no particular order, in our next issue.