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Best British Actress
You sent in your Best British Actress nominees, and we've created a list of the top 50 of all time for you to vote on. So, whether you're wild about Winslet, or mad for Mortimer, cast your votes now.

 
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15 - Miranda Richardson
Superb as the ditzy 'Queenie' in Richard Curtis' cult television comedy Blackadder, Lancashire lass Miranda Richardson has made her mark on stage and screen, appearing in films such as Tim Burton's Sleepy Hollow (1999) and Stephen Daldry's critically acclaimed The Hours in 2002.

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14 - Kate Beckinsale
The British siren has Hollywood under her spell. America took her to their hearts after Pearl Harbour, and Beckinsale has since starred as a vampire in Underworld, before becoming a vampire hunter in Van Helsing in 2004.

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13 - Helena Bonham Carter
After having to wear a corset for years in period dramas, Helena Bonham Carter broke away from typecasting by starring in Fight Club and playing a monkey in Planet Of The Apes.

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12 - Vivien Leigh
Vivien Leigh achieved stardom in one of Hollywood's most famous ever films (Gone With The Wind), married Laurence Olivier and won two Oscars.

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11 - Elizabeth Taylor
Born in London in 1932, Taylor achieved international stardom with the 1944 classic National Velvet as a keen teen equestrian. Highlights from her illustrious acting career (which garnered five Oscar nominations and two awards) include Ivanhoe, Cat On A Hot Tin Roof and Cleopatra.

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