My Contribution to The Twenty Actresses Meme

Ray over at Flickhead was nice enough to tag me in a new Meme going around that originated at Film Experience, and I am more than happy to participate. The goal of this meme is to select twenty favorite actresses. I thought this would be fairly simple at first but then I found that twenty is an extremely small number, and no matter what list I came up with I would indeed be leaving out many of my 'favorites'.
To make it a little easier for me, I decided to split it up into some categories, and I made the choice to not include any actresses who worked before 1970 (this list would have been impossible for me otherwise). Still, I am leaving many out including some I have celebrated here previously.
My selections are based on many things, including the fact that not only do I think all these ladies are fabulous actors but that they also posses a special charisma and style that separates them from their peers. I also admire each one personally, a fact that make the work they do in front of the camera all the more consistently transcendent. The original meme just called to name them, but for fun I am adding in what I think the 'key work' is for each. Enough said...here goes.

My Essentials:

Juliette Binoche: Key Work: Blue



Jennifer Connelly: Key Work: Waking The Dead



Jodie Foster: Key Work: The Silence of the Lambs



Nastassja Kinski: Key Work: Paris, Texas



Michelle Pfeiffer: Key Work: The Fabulous Baker Boys




They Deserve the Oscar on Their Shelf:

Charlize Theron: Key Work: Monster



Rachel Weisz: Key Work: The Fountain




Keep An Eye On:

Eva Green: Key Work: The Dreamers



Scarlett Johansson: Key Work: Lost in Translation



Roxane Mesquida: Key Work: Sex is Comedy



Sienna Miller: Key Work: Alfie



Paz Vega: Key Work: Sex and Lucia



Tragically Undervalued:

Bridget Fonda: Key Work: Bodies, Rest and Motion



Carla Gugino: Key Work: Karen Sisco



Jennifer Jason Leigh: Key Work: Georgia



Gretchen Moll: Key Work: The Notorious Bettie Page



Sean Young: Key Work: Blade Runner




They Should Have Cults Around Them:

Asia Argento: Key Work: The Stendahl Syndrome



Beatrice Dalle: Key Work: Betty Blue



Sylvia Kristel: Key Work: La Marge



I would love to see the choices of the following folks so consider them tagged:

Keith at Sugar and Spice.

Mr. Peel at Mr. Peel's Sardine Liquor.

Steve at The Last Picture Show.

Tony at Cinema Viewfinder.

J.D. at Radiator Heaven.