Here are some websites, books, and magazines/journals you can use as Famous Actress Resources and check out for more information on the list. We used these to create our Top 10 list of Famous Female Actresses.
Websites:
- IMDb (https://www.imdb.com/)
- Rotten Tomatoes (https://www.rottentomatoes.com/)
- American Film Institute (https://www.afi.com/)
- The Guardian – Film (https://www.theguardian.com/film)
- Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/)
- Vanity Fair – Hollywood (https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/)
- Variety (https://variety.com/)
- Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/)
- Turner Classic Movies (https://www.tcm.com/)
- Screen Rant (https://screenrant.com/)
Books:
- “The Genius of Women: From Overlooked to Changing the World” by Janice Kaplan
- “Leading Ladies: The 50 Most Unforgettable Actresses of the Studio Era” by Andrea Sarvady and Gary Koca
- “Women in Hollywood: From Pre-Code to Pulse-Pounding” by Christina Lane
- “100 Greatest Film Stars of All Time: A Quiz Book” by Tom Henry
- “The Women Who Made Television Funny: Ten Stars of 1950s Sitcoms” by David C. Tucker
- “The First Ladies of Hollywood: The Lives and Legacies of Hollywood’s Trailblazing Women” by Molly Haskell
- “Women in Film Noir” by E. Ann Kaplan
- “Glamour in a Golden Age: Movie Stars of the 1930s” by Adrienne L. McLean
- “The Women of Warner Brothers: The Lives and Careers of 15 Leading Ladies, with Filmographies for Each” by Daniel Bubbeo
- “Starstruck: Vintage Movie Posters from Classic Hollywood” by Ira M. Resnick
Magazines/Journals:
- Film Comment (https://www.filmcomment.com/)
- Sight & Sound (https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-sound-magazine)
- The Hollywood Reporter (https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/)
- Vanity Fair (https://www.vanityfair.com/)
- Empire (https://www.empireonline.com/movies/)
- Entertainment Weekly (https://ew.com/)
- Total Film (https://www.gamesradar.com/total-film-magazine/)
- Vogue (https://www.vogue.com/)
- Harper’s Bazaar (https://www.harpersbazaar.com/)
- Variety (https://variety.com/)