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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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30 - Alison Steadman
Liverpudlian Alison Steadman has been a staple figure of British realist films since the early seventies, collaborating with director (and later husband) Mike Leigh on working-class gems such as Hard Labour, Life Is Sweet and Secrets And Lies (1996).

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29 - Anna Friel
Anna Friel caused a major stir in 1994 with her lesbian screen kiss in Brookside, before moving into film in movies like The Land Girls and Rogue Trader.

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28 - Emily Watson
London-born Emily Watson may owe Helena Bonham-Carter a drink - Bonham-Carter's late withdrawal from Lars Von Trier's Breaking The Waves (1996) allowed Watson the opportunity to deliver her remarkable, Oscar nominated debut performance.

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27 - Deborah Kerr
Deborah Kerr was showered with 6 Oscar nominations during her career, but never won, despite starring in movies like The King And I and From Here To Eternity.

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26 - Elizabeth Hurley
Actress, model, producer and tabloid favourite Liz Hurley became famous around the world after turning up to the Four Weddings And A Funeral premiere in a revealing Versace dress in 1994.

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