With almost half a thousand of votes from some charming trolls lurking around, the second part of our
BEST BRITISH ACTRESS poll is over :) Refined beauty
Thandie Newton has won with 56% of votes,
Kate Winslet took second place with 20%,
leaving
Polly Walker (8%) and
Helen Mirren in third and fourth place with Polly scoring just two votes more than Helen. Now methinks you will agree with a strange notion I have that this poll has been hijacked by
Thandie Newton's fans, because she probably wouldn't be able to beat experienced and acclaimed actresses such as
Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet or
Polly Walker in reality, but I won't complain too much :) I do love the beautiful and sensual Thandie.
She basically got world wide fame with her supersexy role in
MISSION IMPOSSIBLE 2 alongside
Tom Cruise and
Dougray Scott. After that she was equally brilliant and mesmerizing as dangerous Dame Vaako alongside
Karl Urban and
Vin Diesel in
THE CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK. She showed her
dramatic talent in one of the best films of the last decade
THE CRASH by Paul Haggis. After that she didn't have a lot of noticeable roles, but I must admit I remember and love her most for her touching portrayal of African doctor in famous TV show
E.R. where she had a tragic love with
Noah Whyle. In
2012 she got the chance to play a presidential daughter. In the future we shall watch her in futuristic mystery
THE VANISHING ON 7TH STREET alongside
Hayden Christensen and then in spooky thriller
RETREAT alongside
Cillian Murphy and
Jamie Bell.
It's interesting that she has a Cambridge degree in anthropology, proving she's not just beautiful but smart as well. She was supposed to be a CHARLIE'S ANGEL instead of Lucy Liu. Would you believe that she is almost 40?
Now, off to our next poll which will be the closing chapter of our
BEST BRITISH GENT voting. Eight new distinguished British actors for whom you can vote during next two weeks as much as you like are:
Jude Law (SKY CAPTAIN AND THE WORLD OF TOMORROW, ALFIE, SHERLOCK HOLMES),
Dougray Scott (MISSION IMPOSSIBLE, ENIGMA, ARABIAN NIGHTS),
Kenneth Branagh (HAMLET, MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING),
Johnny Lee Miller (THE FLYING SCOTSMAN, AEON FLUX, MINDHUNTERS, EMMA),
Paul Bettany (LEGION, WIMBLEDON, THE YOUNG VICTORIA, PRIEST),
Anthony Hopkins (SILENCE OF THE LAMBS, THOR, ALEXANDER),
Jeremy Northam (THE TUDORS, GOSFORD PARK, ENIGMA) and
Clive Owen (ELISABETH THE GOLDEN AGE, KING ARTHUR). Vote on and let the best men win!
AND A SMALL INFO - you know that I work as a book translator, so if you are interested in seeing how my books actually look like, head over to my dear
Vics over at
HAIRNETS AND HOPES who has organized a charming game with the covers of my books. So go over to Vics and join the fun :)
