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| Check out the Results pages to find out who you voted as the 100 greatest movie stars of all time. Click on any star's name to be taken to in-depth information about their work. |
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| 30- 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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| 29- Julia Roberts |
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Born in Georgia in 1967, Roberts wanted to be a vet until she graduated from high school. She won her first film role thanks to her brother, Eric, in Blood Red (made in 1986, although it wasn't released until after Mystic Pizza in 1988) and was Oscar-nominated for Steel Magnolias. Her break came with Pretty Woman – it was originally a bleak drama, but Disney bought the rights and it became My Fair Hooker. A number of stinkers followed (Hook, Dying Young, Mary Reilly) and after passing up on Shakespeare in Love she won the best actress Oscar for Erin Brockovich. We may have had a different view of her had she taken the lead in Basic Instinct.
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| 28- Denzel Washington |
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Born in 1954 in Mount Vernon, New York, Washington spent several years as a Shakespearean actor on stage before making his film debut in 1981's Carbon Copy. He impressed on TV in St Elsewhere before boosting his profile further with A Soldier's Story. Since then Washington, who won an Oscar for 1989's glory, has often played real people with deadly seriousness and considerable presence, among them Steve Biko, Malcolm X and the boxer Rubin Carter. Indeed, he is often affectionately mocked in black culture as being the actor to take on any story of a bona fide black hero. In 1995 he made Quentin Tarantino squirm by confronting him about the racial slurs in the Crimson Tide's script. Won Best Actor Oscar in 2002 for his role in Training Day.
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| 27- Morgan Freeman |
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Born in Memphis in 1937, Freeman initially pursued a military career, joining the US Air Force at 18. He left after four years and worked in the theatre before his TV break as, variously, Count Dracula and the Mad Scientist on children's show The Electric Company. The undemanding work literally drove him to drink, and Freeman nearly abandoned acting in the early 80s until rescued by Paul Newman for Harry and Son . Described by Rachel Weisz as the sexiest man she'd ever met, Freeman was Nelson Mandela's choice for the movie based on the statesman's autobiography Long Walk To Freedom. Nominated for an Oscar for his outstanding performance as Red in The Shawshank Redemption.
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| 26- Russell Crowe |
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Born in New Zealand and brought up in Australia by movie set caterers, Crowe was a child TV star at an early age. He was more interested in music, however, and became Rus Le Roc at 16, playing in his band, 30 Odd Foot of Grunts, who are still performing. He appeared briefly on Neighbours in 1985 but it was his role as a neo-nazi in Romper Stomper that proved pivotal in his career. Critically well received, it caught the eye of Sharon Stone who insisted he be cast in The Quick and the Dead t. Larger roles followed and after his Oscar-nominated turn in The Insider t he won with Gladiator, while avoiding a kidnapping plot against him.
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