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Poll: Best Female Lead in Movies About Cinema Fandom and Movie Business

Ever since Hollywood arose, women played in lead roles. Some of these films are telling about movie business or at least about cinematic fandom. Here we have some female protagonists who rocked it.

Which of them is your favorite character?

Tell us here.

Make Your Choice

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    Cate Blanchett in The Aviator (2004)

    Katharine Hepburn
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    Barbra Streisand in Funny Girl (1968)

    Fanny Brice
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    Bérénice Bejo in The Artist (2011)

    Peppy Miller
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    Audrey Tautou in Amélie (2001)

    Amélie Poulain
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    Gloria Swanson in Sunset Blvd. (1950)

    Norma Desmond
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    Emma Stone in La La Land (2016)

    Mia
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    Chloë Grace Moretz and Asa Butterfield in Hugo (2011)

    Isabelle
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    Elle Fanning in Super 8 (2011)

    Alice Dainard
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    Mélanie Laurent in Inglourious Basterds (2009)

    Shosanna
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    Helen Mirren in Hitchcock (2012)

    Alma Reville
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    Scarlett Johansson in Hail, Caesar! (2016)

    DeeAnna Moran
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    Mia Goth in Pearl (2022)

    Pearl
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    Bette Davis in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962)

    Baby Jane Hudson
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    Cathy Moriarty in Matinee (1993)

    Ruth Corday, Carole in 'Mant!'
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    Mia Farrow in The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

    Cecilia
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    Gene Kelly and Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    Kathy Selden
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    Margot Robbie in Babylon (2022)

    Nellie LaRoy
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    Thomas Mann and Olivia Cooke in Me and Earl and the Dying Girl (2015)

    Rachel
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    Natalie Wood in Gypsy (1962)

    Louise Hovick
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    Jean Hagen in Singin' in the Rain (1952)

    Lina Lamont
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    Naomi Watts in Mulholland Drive (2001)

    Betty Elms
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    Margot Robbie in Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)

    Sharon Tate
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    Michelle Williams in My Week with Marilyn (2011)

    Marilyn Monroe
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    Julianne Moore in Maps to the Stars (2014)

    Havana Segrand
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    Nicole Kidman in Grace of Monaco (2014)

    Grace (Kelly)
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    Tina Apicella and Anna Magnani in Bellissima (1951)

    Maddalena Cecconi
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    Anne Baxter and Gary Merrill in All About Eve (1950)

    Eve
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    Bette Davis in All About Eve (1950)

    Margo

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