23 favorite female film stars

Because the list of 21 male film stars was fun, but I needed two more slots for women (they're worth it). Honorary mention goes to Maggie Gyllenhaal, Zooey Deschanel, Helen Mirren and a bunch of others I'll think of later.

Whoopi Goldberg

Carole Lombard

Ingrid Bergman

Jean Arthur

Mae West

Grace Kelly

Barbra Streisand

Marion Cotillard

Diane Keaton

Mary Louise Parker

Dianne Wiest

Penelope Cruz

Kristin Scott Thomas

Kate Winslet

Kelly MacDonald

Emma Thompson, Maggie Smith

Cate Blanchett

Audrey Hepburn

Myrna Loy

Barbara Stanwyck

Katharine Hepburn

Meryl Streep