DEZMOND'S BEST LIVING ACTRESSES (Part2)

Dezmond, editor and chief of Hollywood Spy continues his list with part 2 of The Best Living Actresses. If you missed part 1 you can read it here, which included Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench. Who will make his list today?

Toni Collette is larger than life. We knew that from the first time we saw her in the cult Australian film MURIEL'S WEDDING in which she gave the most intelligent portrayal of a girl captured in the world which constantly puts her down. She was also absolutely flawless in LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, THE SIXTH SENSE, EVENING, THE DEAD GIRL, IN HER SHOES, THE HOURS, but she amazed us mostly with her charismatic portrayal of a mother with multiple personalities in UNITED STATES OF TARA. The role is one those profound and multilayered ones which can be tackled only by the most talented of actors. Toni Collette did it so flawlessly and with such stunning ease that she basically made television history with it securing herself a spot among the best living actresses .

Kate Winslet is one of those actresses whom people love because they can relate to her. She has always been a woman comfortable with her body and her looks. She even became a role model for all the women who refuse to look anorexic just for the sake of being trendy and stylish. Although most average moviegoers know her best from TITANIC, she has a huge number of deeply profound dramatic roles in HEAVENLY CREATURES (one of Peter Jackson's first films), LITTLE CHILDREN, QUILLS. I personally loved her best as the greatest Ophelia ever in Kenneth Branagh's HAMLET, and as the tragic victim of the war chaos in THE READER. We will be watching her in CONTAGION, a huge action thriller on a worldwide disease, in Polanski's new drama GOD OF CARNAGE and in period TV series MILDRED PIERCE.

Meryl Streep is a category of her own. The unbeatable thespian, the actress whose talent and personality will never be outmatched by no other human creature.The list of films in which she gave outstanding, groundbreaking, mindblowing performances is way too long and she deserves an Oscar every time she appears on screen: JULIE AND JULIA, CRAMER VS CRAMER, DOUBT, OUT OF AFRICA, THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE HOUSE OF THE SPIRITS, MAMMA MIA, PRIME, THE HOURS, ANGELS IN AMERICA, SILKWOOD, FALLING IN LOVE .... We will be seeing her in the future as Margaret Thatcher in THE IRON LADY.

British beauty Emily Blunt is the most starlicious young actress who is most likely to take over the throne of Hollywood in the future. Having Cate Blanchett, Meryl Streep and Nicole Kidman as her favourite actresses, Emily has also shown their elegant and profound acting talent combined with the refined, almost angelic looks and spellbinding charisma in her performances. You've seen her in DEVIL WEARS PRADA, THE YOUNG VICTORIA, THE WOLFMAN and you'll be seeing her in GULLIVER'S TRAVELS and GNOMEO AND JULIET. She is in love with John Krasinsky, and her best friend is Anne Hathaway. She's won a Golden Globe and was nominated for Oscars and Baftas.

This article was written by Dezmond, Editor and Chief of Hollywood Spy