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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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40 - Greer Garson
Greer Garson was a huge hit in Hollywood during the 1940s, when war required actresses to be dignified and stiff upper-lipped, and she earned seven Oscar nominations during that time.

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39 - Thandie Newton
This British beauty has starred in many fine films, but is probably best known for her performance as a jewel thief alongside Tom Cruise in Mission Impossible II.

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38 - Amanda Donohoe
Best known for playing strong seductive women on the big screen, Amanda Donohoe got her big movie break alongside Oliver Reed in Castaway in 1987.

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37 - Claire Bloom
Claire Bloom shot to overnight fame after being chosen by Charlie Chaplin to star in his film Limelight in 1952. In addition to Olivier's Richard III, Bloom also appeared in films like The Haunting (1963) and Clash Of The Titans (1981)

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36 - Joyce Grenfell
Grenfell performed on both stage and radio during the 1940s and 1950s, but it was for her role as gawky matron Ruby Gates in the St Trinian's comedies that the British public most loved her.

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