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| The voting's over. Now it's time to find out who the 100 Greatest Movie Stars of all time are, as voted by you. Watch Channel 4's 100 Greatest Movie Stars to find out if these nominees made it onto the final list. |
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| Marlon Brando |
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Born in Nebraska in 1924 Brando, a rebellious youth, was taught by Stella Adler on his arrival in New York in 1943. Imbued with The Method, he impressed on Broadway and won the first of his five Oscar nominations in the 50s with only his second film, A Streetcar Named Desire (1951). He won for On the Waterfront in 1954, but the 60s saw him choose less well. Critical acclaim returned with his Oscar-winning portrayal of Don Vito Corleone, and he was nominated the following year for Last Tango In Paris. |
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| Meg Ryan |
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Born in 1961, the daughter of a casting agent (always helpful), Meg Ryan first made an impression in the soap opera As The World Turns, which she appeared on for two years in the early 80s. After showing up in Top Gun (she briefly dated co-star Anthony Edwards before dropping him for Dennis Quaid) she almost literally came to prominence in When Harry Met Sally, and has proven herself to be built for light romantic comedy. However she has also portrayed a drug addict in The Doors and an alcoholic in When A Man Loves A Woman. Her name, uninterestingly, is an anagram of "Germany". |
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| Mel Gibson |
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Mel Gibson, the sixth child of 11, was born in New York in 1956. His father worked on the railways but the threat of the Vietnam draft persuaded the family to move to Sydney. Raised in a strong Catholic family (Gibson's middle name is Columcille, which means "dove of the church"), Gibson initially wanted to be a journalist, but his sister submitted an application in his name to the National Institute of Dramatic Arts. After graduation he featured in a couple of small films before a bar-room brawl sent him on his way to stardom. With his face covered in stitches and bruises he auditioned for the post-apocalyptic action film Mad Max and walked off with the role. Since then he has won Best Picture and Director for his self financed epic Braveheart. |
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| Meryl Streep |
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Born in New Jersey in 1949, Streep wanted to be an actress from an early age and after leaving school studied drama at Vasser, Dartmouth and Yale. Broadway beckoned before she gained the first of 12 Oscar nominations (equalling Katherine Hepburn's record) for only her second movie, The Deer Hunter. Any excitement was overshadowed by the death of her fiancé and co-star John Cazale before the film was released. In 1979 she won the Oscar for her performance in Kramer vs. Kramer and although she left the statue in the toilets, it wasn't long before the next came along. Was due to have starred in Thelma And Louise alongside Goldie Hawn before scheduling difficulties meant they both dropped out. |
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