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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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| 60- Jude Law |
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Jude Law was born in London in 1972, and began his stage career in 1993, in Pygmalion. Having appeared in productions of The Snow Orchid and Death Of A Salesman, Law played the lead in a short film called The Crane and made his feature film debut in Channel 4's Shopping. Jude Law then played someone who is genetically perfect in Gattaca alongside Ethan Hawke, starred in Clint Eastwood's film Midnight In The Garden Of Eden, Existenz and won an Oscar nomination for his portrayal of a spoiled rich kid in The Talented Mr Ripley. He recently appeared in Steven Spielberg's Kubrick homage A.I. and The Road To Perdition.
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| 59- John Malkovich |
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Born in Illinois in 1953 Malkovich, nicknamed 'mad dog' by his siblings, was more interested in playing the tuba than acting while at high school. After quitting university he travelled to Chicago to meet Gary Sinise and they helped form the Steppenwolf Ensemble. In 1982 he and Sinise experienced their first off-Broadway success with True West and two years later Malkovich made his film debut in The Killing Fields. In the same year he was Oscar nominated for Places in the Heart, but after Dangerous Liaisons his career dipped before getting back on track with In The Line Of Fire in 1994, and Being John Malkovich.
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| 58- 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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| 57- Peter Sellers |
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Peter Sellers (1925-80) won his first break by ringing a BBC producer and impersonating two stars. He came to fame with the Goons but, wanting more money, repeatedly threatened to walk out. After bewitching Kubrick in Dr Strangelove, for which he won an Oscar nomination, he continued to play multiple parts in many of his films. Will always be remembered with affection for his unforgettable roles in comedy classics The Party (1968) and The Pink Panther series of movies, without which no Christmas TV schedule would be complete.
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| 56- John Wayne |
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John Wayne (1907-79) was born Marion Morrison to parents with a sense of humour in Winterset, Iowa. He earned his nickname Duke from a pet dog, and went to university on a football scholarship. He entered Hollywood as a prop man and after befriending director John Ford won a series of bit parts before becoming a major star in the 40s. He missed out on serving in WW2 due to an ear infection, but helped form the Motion Picture Alliance for the Preservation of American Ideals, which took pleasure in outing commies.
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