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Greatest Screen Performances
per Film Actresses - W-Z


Criteria: These screen performances are ranked according to their acclaim, influence as well as popularity.

Actresses are displayed in alphabetical order by last name.

 Edited By: Tim, Dubrow, ManPerson, Sherick
Last Updated: 2026-05-29

Emily Watson

(1967 - )
  1. Breaking the Waves (1996)
  2. Hilary and Jackie (1998)
  3. Chernobyl (2019)
  4. Appropriate Adult (2011)
  5. Angela's Ashes (1999)
  6. Oranges and Sunshine (2010)
  7. God's Creatures (2022)
  8. Small Things Like These (2024)
  9. Punch-Drunk Love (2002)
  10. Red Dragon (2002)

Naomi Watts

(1968 - )
  1. Mulholland Dr. (2001)
  2. 21 Grams (2003)
  3. The Impossible (2012)
  4. The Ring (2002)
  5. King Kong (2005)
  6. Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024)
  7. Funny Games (2007)
  8. The Painted Veil (2006)
  9. St. Vincent (2014)
  10. Mother and Child (2009)

Sigourney Weaver

(1949 - )
  1. Aliens (1986)
  2. Gorillas in the Mist (1988)
  3. Alien (1979)
  4. Snow White: A Tale of Terror (1997)
  5. Working Girl (1988)
  6. The Ice Storm (1997)
  7. A Map of the World (1999)
  8. Prayers for Bobby (2008)
  9. Political Animals (2012)
  10. Galaxy Quest (1999)

Rachel Weisz

(1970 - )
  1. The Constant Gardener (2005)
  2. The Favourite (2018)
  3. The Deep Blue Sea (2011)
  4. Disobedience (2017)
  5. Dead Ringers (2023)
  6. Denial (2016)
  7. Agora (2009)
  8. The Whistleblower (2010)
  9. Enemy at the Gates (2001)
  10. Youth (2015)

Michelle Williams

(1980 - )
  1. Blue Valentine (2010)
  2. My Week with Marilyn (2011)
  3. Dying for Sex (2024)
  4. Fosse/Verdon (2018)
  5. Manchester by the Sea (2016)
  6. Wendy and Lucy (2008)
  7. The Fabelmans (2022)
  8. Brokeback Mountain (2005)
  9. All the Money in the World (2017)
  10. Take This Waltz (2011)

Kate Winslet

(1975 - )
  1. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
  2. Revolutionary Road (2008)
  3. The Reader (2008)
  4. Steve Jobs (2015)
  5. Sense and Sensibility (1995)
  6. Heavenly Creatures (1994)
  7. Little Children (2006)
  8. Hamlet (1996)
  9. Titanic (1997)
  10. Quills (2000)

Shelley Winters

(1920 - 2006)
  1. A Place in the Sun (1951)
  2. A Patch of Blue (1965)
  3. The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
  4. Lolita (1962)
  5. The Night of the Hunter (1955)
  6. A Double Life (1947)
  7. The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
  8. Next Stop, Greenwich Village (1976)
  9. Alfie (1966)
  10. Pete's Dragon (1977)

Reese Witherspoon

(1976 - )
  1. Walk the Line (2005)
  2. Election (1999)
  3. Legally Blonde (2001)
  4. Wild (2014)
  5. Big Little Lies (2017 - 2019)
  6. The Man in the Moon (1991)
  7. The Morning Show (2019 - 2025)
  8. Freeway (1996)
  9. Fear (1996)
  10. Water for Elephants (2011)

Natalie Wood

(1938 - 1981)
  1. Splendor in the Grass (1961)
  2. Love with the Proper Stranger (1963)
  3. Rebel Without a Cause (1955)
  4. This Property Is Condemned (1966)
  5. From Here to Eternity (1979)
  6. Gypsy (1962)
  7. Miracle on 34th Street (1947)
  8. Inside Daisy Clover (1965)
  9. Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (1969)
  10. West Side Story (1961)

Joanne Woodward

(1930 - )
  1. The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
  2. Rachel, Rachel (1968)
  3. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
  4. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
  5. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
  6. No Down Payment (1957)
  7. Do You Remember Love (1985)
  8. See How She Runs (1978)
  9. Breathing Lessons (1994)
  10. Empire Falls (2005)

Jane Wyman

(1917 - 2007)
  1. Johnny Belinda (1948)
  2. Magnificent Obsession (1954)
  3. The Yearling (1946)
  4. The Blue Veil (1952)
  5. The Lost Weekend (1945)
  6. All That Heaven Allows (1955)
  7. Stage Fright (1950)
  8. Pollyanna (1960)
  9. Falcon Crest (1981 - 1990)
  10. The Glass Menagerie (1950)

Michelle Yeoh

(1962 - )
  1. Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
  2. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
  3. Yes, Madam (1985)
  4. The Soong Sisters (1997)
  5. Police Story 3: Super Cop (1992)
  6. Star Trek: Discovery (2017 - 2020)
  7. Crazy Rich Asians (2018)
  8. Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)
  9. Reign of Assassins (2010)
  10. The Lady (2011)

Renée Zellweger

(1969 - )
  1. Chicago (2002)
  2. Judy (2019)
  3. Bridget Jones's Diary (2001)
  4. Cold Mountain (2003)
  5. Nurse Betty (2000)
  6. Miss Potter (2006)
  7. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025)
  8. Jerry Maguire (1996)
  9. A Price Above Rubies (1998)
  10. Cinderella Man (2005)

Zhang Ziyi

(1979 - )
  1. The Grandmaster (2013)
  2. 2046 (2004)
  3. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000)
  4. The Road Home (1999)
  5. Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)
  6. House of Flying Daggers (2004)
  7. Hero (2002)
  8. Jasmine Women (2005)
  9. Love for Life (2012)
  10. Purple Butterfly (2003)
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