Poll: Oscar-Winning Leading Actress From a Biopic

Results of 194 votes:

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   Charlize Theron in Monster (2003)

    

   Charlize Theron Role: Aileen Wuornos (Figure) | Film: Monster (2003) 2004 Winner Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role
2. 2.
   

   Julia Roberts in Erin Brockovich (2000)

    

   Julia Roberts Role: Erin Brockovich (Figure) | Film: Erin Brockovich (2000) 2001 Winner Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role
3. 3.
   

   Renée Zellweger in Judy (2019)

    

   Renée Zellweger Role: Judy Garland (Figure) | Film: Judy (2019) 2020 Winner Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
4. 4.
   

   Olivia Colman in The Favourite (2018)

    

   Olivia Colman Role: Queen Anne (Figure) | Film: The Favourite (2018) 2019 Winner Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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   Jennifer Jones in The Song of Bernadette (1943)

    

   Jennifer Jones Role: Bernadette Soubirous (Figure) | Film: The Song of Bernadette (1943) 1944 Winner Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role
6. 6.
   

   Helen Mirren in The Queen (2006)

    

   Helen Mirren Role: Queen Elizabeth II (Figure) | Film: The Queen (2006) 2007 Winner Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
7. 7.
   

   Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose (2007)

    

   Marion Cotillard Role: Edith Piaf (Figure) | Film: La Vie En ROse (2007) 2008 Winner Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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   Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side (2009)

    

   Sandra Bullock Role: Leigh Anne Tuohy (Figure) | Film: The Blind Side (2009) 2010 Winner Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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   Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl (1968)

    

   Barbra Streisand Role: Fanny Brice (Figure) | Film: Funny Girl (1968) 1969 Winner Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role
10. 10.
    

    Katharine Hepburn in The Lion in Winter (1968)

     

    Katharine Hepburn Role: Eleanor of Aquitaine (Figure) | Film: The Lion in Winter (1968) 1969 Winner Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role
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    Hilary Swank in Boys Don't Cry (1999)

     

    Hilary Swank Role: Brandon Teena (Figure) | Film: Boys Don't Cry (1999) 2000 Winner Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role
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    Anne Bancroft in The Miracle Worker (1962)

     

    Anne Bancroft Role: Annie Sullivan (Figure) | Film: The Miracle Worker (1962) 1963 Winner Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role
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    Jessica Chastain in The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021)

     

    Jessica Chastain Role: Tammy Faye Bakker (Figure) | Film: The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) 2022 Winner Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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    Sissy Spacek in Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)

     

    Sissy Spacek Role: Loretta Lynn (Figure) | Film: Coal Miner's Daughter (1980) 1981 Winner Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role
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    Reese Witherspoon in Walk the Line (2005)

     

    Reese Witherspoon Role: June Carter (Figure) | Film: Walk the Line (2005) 2006 Winner Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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    Ingrid Bergman in Anastasia (1956)

     

    Ingrid Bergman Role: Anna Koreff (Figure) | Film: Anastasia (1956) 1957 Winner Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role
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    Meryl Streep in The Iron Lady (2011)

     

    Meryl Streep Role: Margaret Thatcher (Figure) | Film: The Iron Lady (2011) 2012 Winner Oscar - Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role
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    Susan Hayward in I Want to Live! (1958)

     

    Susan Hayward Role: Barbara Graham (Figure) | Film: I Want to Live! (1958) 1959 Winner Oscar - Best Actress in a Leading Role