Welcome to Glamour UK. This site uses cookies to improve your experience and deliver personalised advertising. You can opt out at any time or find out more by reading our cookie policy. The most famous actresses who became legends in their own time become movie goddesses, their immense talent and show-stopping beauty making them Hollywood royalty. Certain women throughout the history of cinema have become symbols of their era, legends on and off screen and for some, simply recognisable in just one word Natasha McNamara.

It's a very subjective list. Acting is not the only criteria, I wanted to create a list that includes my personal favorite actresses who I find charismatic, who has movies I love to watch and who made their mark on the whole world. Actress Pretty Woman. Julia Fiona Roberts never dreamed she would become the most popular actress in America. As a child, due to her

Actress Black Swan. Hathaway , a lawyer, both originally from Philadelphia. She is of mostly Irish descent, along with English, German, and French. Her first major role came in the short-lived television series

Support Independent journalism. It turns out that Hollywood When executives look at their phones during your pitch Gwyneth Paltrow Gwyneth Paltrow has been starring in notable Hollywood films since the early '90s, most recently as a staple of the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Pepper Potts.