Tough one but let us put them to the supreme test.

Foster and Hunter have shown bush on screen. Even in the low budget sex thriller that Bullock starred in she insisted on having her hair cover her titties. Bullock is clearly in last place here.

Also Emma Thompson has done her share of comedies. Check out the excellent "The Tall Guy" (she shows her boobs) and the criminally under rated "Peter's Friends".

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Posted by scrooster

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Posted on 9/24/19 at 4:47 pm to Arksulli

blueboy and sulli I stand corrected on Lady Emma.

Whomever mentioned Frances McDormand makes a great point too. Hunter and she in Raising Arizona were great and she also has Fargo and 3 Billboards to boot.

She's 62 years old and she has 67 credits to her name.

She's won all the big time awards too.

McDormand could have been included and probably should have been included.

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Posted by VOR

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Posted on 9/24/19 at 5:08 pm to scrooster

Honestly, I'd have to put Hunter at the top, based on her body of work.

She's very highly regarded in the industry. Not quite in Sissy Spacek territory, but not too terribly far behind.
I might give Foster the edge over Bullock, but barely.

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Posted by VOR

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Posted on 9/24/19 at 5:28 pm to Brosef Stalin

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Is she? I would guess Sandra Bullock has sold way more tickets than the other two combined.

I love Bullock, but she's chosen some crowd pleasing scripts.

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Posted by Dandy Lion

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Posted on 9/24/19 at 5:30 pm to scrooster

Unattractive actresses who aren´t bad at their craft for 100, Alex.

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Posted by Ace Midnight

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Posted on 9/24/19 at 6:28 pm to scrooster

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McDormand could have been included and probably should have been included.

As an "actress", I would think she is the best of the category. Now, she leans comedy (which makes sense), but, frankly, comedy is harder.

Those impressed with Meryl Streep, with all due respect, any competent actress can do a Sophie's Choice. It is much harder to deliver an Oscar-worthy performance like McDormand's in Fargo or Tomei's in My Cousin Vinny, IMHO.

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Posted by Bench McElroy

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Posted on 9/24/19 at 10:48 pm to Tigeralum2008

Jodie was clearly the best actress out of the three at her peak but she's really declined as an actress over the past 25 years or so. I really haven't liked any of her recent performances. She was downright terrible in Elysium. Holly Hunter's the best actress overall when you factor in prime and career. She's been consistently good in all of her projects over the past 30 years or so.

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Posted by blueboy

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Posted on 9/25/19 at 2:40 pm to Arksulli

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the criminally under rated "Peter's Friends".

If that's what she's really like in bed, I really really want to get some of that.

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Posted by iwyLSUiwy

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Posted on 9/25/19 at 2:51 pm to TygerTyger

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Sandra (She seems like a cool woman and would be fun to hang with)
Jodie (A good actress but to much of an "activist" for my taste. Shut up and act)

I think you missed the point

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Posted by FearlessFreep

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Posted on 9/25/19 at 3:23 pm to scrooster

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I've always been a big fan of Emma Thompson and she certainly has the awards and at 60 years of age is still going strong ... but has she pulled off comedy?