Friday, February 22, 2013

Sneak Preview: 2013 Favorite Classic Movie Actress Tournament: The 1960s Bracket #1

Voting starts March 3rd.

Julie Andrews
Birth Name: Julia Elizabeth Wells
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "British Invasion" #1
Birth Date: October 1, 1935
Birthplace: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Height: 5' 8"
Academy Awards: 3 nominations, 1 win (best actress, Mary Poppins)
Signature Role: Maria (The Sound of Music)

versus

Margaret Rutherford
Birth Name: Margaret Taylor Rutherford
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "British Invasion" #8
Birth Date: May 11, 1892
Birthplace: Balham, London, England
Academy Awards: 1 win (supporting actress, The V.I.P.'s)
Signature Role: Miss Jane Marple (Murder She Said)

with the winner to take on the winner of

Maggie Smith
Birth Name: Margaret Natalie Smith
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "British Invasion" #4
Birth Date: December 28, 1934
Birthplace: Ilford, Essex, England
Height: 5' 5"
Academy Awards: 6 nominations, 2 wins (actress, The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie, supporting actress, California Suite)
Signature Role: Jean Brodie (The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie)

versus

Vanessa Redgrave
Birth Name: Vanessa Redgrave
Tourney Bracket and Seeding: "British Invasion" #5
Birth Date: January 30, 1937
Birthplace: Greenwich, London, England
Height: 5' 11"
Academy Awards: 6 nominations, 1 win (supporting actress, Julia)
Signature Role: Julia (Julia)

Smith versus Redgrave—dueling redheads!

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