Leading Ladies 50s+
There is nothing like a Dame.

Jane Alexander
4-time Oscar nominee: The Great White Hope, All the President's Men, Kramer vs. Kramer, Testament
Joan Allen
3-time Oscar nominee: The Crucible, Nixon, The Contender
Jayne Atkinson
2-time Tony nominee, Free Willy, 24
Ellen Barkin
Diner, Sea of Love, Oceans 13
Kim Basinger
Oscar winner for L.A. Confidential, 9 1/2 Weeks, Batman
Angela Bassett
Oscar nominee for What's Love Got to Do with It, Strange Days, Green Lantern
Annette Bening
4-time Oscar nominee: The Grifters, American Beauty, Being Julia, The Kids Are All Right
Julie Christie
4-time Oscar nominee, winner for Darling
Glenn Close
5-time Oscar nominee: The World According to Garp, The Big Chill, The Natural, Fatal Attraction, Dangerous Liaisons
Frances Conroy
Golden Globe winner for Six Feet Under, Maid in Manhattan, Broken Flowers
Jamie Lee Curtis
Halloween, True Lies, Freaky Friday
Blythe Danner
Futureworld, Meet the Parents films, Huff
Geena Davis
Oscar winner for The Accidental Tourist, nominee for Thelma & Louise
Judi Dench
6-time Oscar nominee, winner for Shakespeare in Love
Sally Field
2-time Oscar winner: Norma Rae and Places in the Heart
Rosemary Harris
Oscar nominee for Tom & Viv, Spider-Man films
Goldie Hawn
Oscar winner for Cactus Flower, nominee for Private Benjamin
Barbara Hershey
Oscar nominee for The Portrait of a Lady, The Natural, The Last Temptation of Christ
Holly Hunter
4-time Oscar nominee, winner for The Piano
Cherry Jones
2-time Tony winner, Emmy winner for 24
Swoosie Kurtz
Sisters, Pushing Daisies, Citzen Ruth
Christine Lahti
Oscar nominee for Swing Shift, Running on Empty, Chicago Hope
Melissa Leo
Oscar winner for The Fighter, nominee for Frozen River, 21 Grams, Treme
Shirley MacLaine
5-time Oscar nominee, winner for Terms of Endearment
Mary McDonnell
Oscar nominee for Dances With Wolves and Passion Fish
Frances McDormand
4-time Oscar nominee, winner for Fargo
Bette Midler
Oscar nominee for The Rose and For the Boys
Helen Mirren
4-time Oscar nominee, winner for The Queen
Michelle Pfeiffer
3-time Oscar nominee: Dangerous Liaisons, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Love Field
Mary Kay Place
Private Benjamin, The Big Chill, Big Love
Vanessa Redgrave
6-time Oscar nominee, winner for Julia
Miranda Richardson
Oscar nominee for Damage and Tom & Viv
Rene Russo
Leathel Weapon films, Get Shorty, The Thomas Crown Affair
Susan Sarandon
5-time Oscar nominee, winner for Dead Man Walking
Maggie Smith
6-time Oscar nominee, winner for The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie and California Suite
Sissy Spacek
6-time Oscar nominee, winner for Coal Miner's Daughter
Sharon Stone
Oscar nominee for Casino, Basic Instinct, Sliver
Meryl Streep
16-time Oscar nominee, winner for Kramer vs. Kramer and Sophie's Choice
Emma Thompson
4-time Oscar nominee, winner for Howards End
Jennifer Tilly
Oscar nominee for Bullets Over Broadway, Bound, Bride of Chucky
Lily Tomlin
Oscar nominee for Nashville, 9 to 5, All of Me, Damages
Sigourney Weaver
3-time Oscar nominee: Aliens, Working Girl, Gorillas in the Mist
Dianne Wiest
3-time Oscar nominee, winner for Hannah and Her Sisters and Bullets Over Broadway
Debra Winger
3-time Oscar nominee: An Officer and a Gentlemen, Terms of Endearment, Shadowlands
Alfre Woodard
Oscar nominee for Cross Creek, The Family That Preys, Desperate Housewives