Mary Badham in To Kill a Mockingbird (1962)ĭiminutive Mary Badham was selected from thousands of young girls to portray the plum role of Scout in the film adaptation of this beloved book. Hudson is confident, amazingly so for a first-time actress, and she brings the house down with each song. Just three years after being voted off Idol, she was holding an Oscar for her simply stunning performance as the much-wronged singer in the group.
BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS TV
Though she lost as a contestant on the popular TV Show American Idol, her performance as Effie, the explosive songbird, is already a legend. McDaniel, like Melanie becomes the conscience of the film and lets us know she understood Rhett Butler before anyone. But clearly she loves the O’Hara family, as they do her. She hears and sees more than she should, and often makes the mistake of opening her mouth when she should not. As the mammy for the O’Hara family, Mammy has cooked, cleaned and raised the children at Tara. Is it politically correct to choose McDaniel for such a list? She moved me, so from my standpoint, yes, it certainly is. Hattie McDaniel in Gone with the Wind (1939) More often than not their performance was what we were watching. Some are true supporting roles, some are near cameos, some blur the line between lead and supporting but because they were campaigned as supporting, I went with that.įrom a wicked witch, a vile welfare mother, through to a furious and betrayed wife unleashing her wrath, to a vain Broadway star, through to a dim blonde in the sixties, these women have seared themselves into the landscape of audiences minds. Their job was to support the story, the leads, to support the vision of the director, and in the case of the 25 actresses listed here, they shone oh so very bright. Many are established stars, some were character actors never to dance so close to Oscar to greatness again. Like the men, these women steal movies, they rip the carpet from beneath the feet of the stars to give some of the most remarkable film performances in memory.