In Reply to: Actress Academy Award winning or nominated performances that had an emotional impact on you... posted by TWB on August 27, 2006 at 00:46:30:
Well it's a tough question because most of my favorite performances weren't nominated...For example - Renee Falconetti as Joan of Arc is my hands down #1
But in your criteria I would mostly agree with Elizabeth Taylor - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? A great performance and what an ensemble. of Burton, Denis and Segal.
I recently saw Woolf here in NYC as a stage play with Kathleen Turner . Although Turner was good it really made appreciate E.T. even more. Taylor brought a sexuality and crudeness that was powerful and off-putting - but somehow while always earning our empathy. Burton was no slouch either!
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Follow Ups
- Woolf - commonjailpig@yahoo.com 03:51:48 08/27/06 (3)
- I seriously considered listing Elizabeth Taylor's performance in WAoVW, but... - Audiophilander 21:16:03 08/27/06 (0)
- It's true that many times worthy performances are overlooked... - TWB 09:53:31 08/27/06 (0)
- Only Bette (All About Eve) could be as catty and yet so engaging. nt - tinear 07:43:18 08/27/06 (0)