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re: Which Actor/Actress Has Has Great Success Over The Longest Time Span?
Posted on 6/11/13 at 9:37 pm to Dandy Lion
Posted on 6/11/13 at 9:37 pm to Dandy Lion
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Michael Caine
Good one
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Posted on 6/11/13 at 10:18 pm to LE610N
Depends on how you qualify success. Meryl Streep has 17 Oscar nominations, which is just insane.
Posted on 6/11/13 at 10:21 pm to Sinister1
quote:
Jodie Foster
From Copper tone baby to two time( I think) Oscar winning actress is a good run.
Posted on 6/11/13 at 11:46 pm to bengalbabe4eva
Robert De Niro
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Posted on 6/11/13 at 11:59 pm to Placebeaux
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Robert De Niro
54 years
Posted on 6/12/13 at 7:50 am to LE610N
Let me add Michael Caine for consideration.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 8:38 am to LE610N
Male side:
The Duke - 50 years, ~ 170 films - A lister for over 40 years of that
Eastwood - although he transitioned and has been behind the camera for much of the last quarter century - we're still talking about a guy who had lead roles from 1964 to 2012 - and counting.
Stallone/Pacino/Deniro/Brando - kind of make up the next tier - and all Italians - perhaps a 5th to include here would be Dustin Hoffman?
Honorable mentions:
Olivier - overlooked because of his stage work and British Cinema - pretty much an A-lister for almost 60 years.
Welles - was a major force while still in his 20s. His late career swoon probably keeps him out of the running.
Females:
Bette Davis - 53 years as a screen actress, 10 Oscar nominations
Stanwyck (the heavy television at the back end probably dims her star a little) was on screen, big and little for a long, long time.
Meryl Streep - probably still behind Davis, but has the Oscar credibility (17 noms, 3 wins) and still a viable actress in her 60s. Julia was in 1977, so we're at 36 years and counting.
Lucille Ball - purely from a television standpoint, Lucy was television for almost 30 years, and remains synonomous with sitcoms and syndication. Probably the most influential star on this list, save perhaps the Duke and Clint, and is the single most important person in television history.
The Duke - 50 years, ~ 170 films - A lister for over 40 years of that
Eastwood - although he transitioned and has been behind the camera for much of the last quarter century - we're still talking about a guy who had lead roles from 1964 to 2012 - and counting.
Stallone/Pacino/Deniro/Brando - kind of make up the next tier - and all Italians - perhaps a 5th to include here would be Dustin Hoffman?
Honorable mentions:
Olivier - overlooked because of his stage work and British Cinema - pretty much an A-lister for almost 60 years.
Welles - was a major force while still in his 20s. His late career swoon probably keeps him out of the running.
Females:
Bette Davis - 53 years as a screen actress, 10 Oscar nominations
Stanwyck (the heavy television at the back end probably dims her star a little) was on screen, big and little for a long, long time.
Meryl Streep - probably still behind Davis, but has the Oscar credibility (17 noms, 3 wins) and still a viable actress in her 60s. Julia was in 1977, so we're at 36 years and counting.
Lucille Ball - purely from a television standpoint, Lucy was television for almost 30 years, and remains synonomous with sitcoms and syndication. Probably the most influential star on this list, save perhaps the Duke and Clint, and is the single most important person in television history.
This post was edited on 6/12/13 at 8:39 am
Posted on 6/12/13 at 8:39 am to sorantable
Betty White
Posted on 6/12/13 at 8:50 am to LE610N
Meryl Streep... the greatest movie actor of all time. She is absolutely amazing.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 10:38 am to LE610N
Jack Nicholson
Mel Blanc (If voice actors count)
Mel Blanc (If voice actors count)
Posted on 6/12/13 at 10:42 am to Zap Rowsdower
Jack Lemmon is one of my favorites.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 11:43 am to Dandy Lion
quote:
Michael Caine
This is the correct answer. Been nominated for an Oscar every decade that he has been acting.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 11:52 am to Carson123987
quote:Mostly true. Heck I don't even like his screaming rants in the movies most of you like.
his work in the last 10 years isnt even worth me wiping my arse with
However, he was outstanding in You Don't Know Jack. He actually acted instead of screaming his lines.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 11:53 am to TigerMyth36
For a woman Streep has no peers. She has been great for a tremendous length of time in a profession obsessed with youth.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 11:53 am to LE610N
Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Drew Barrymore, Kate Winslett, Christian Bale, Shirley Temple (as an ambassador), Marlon Brando, Robert Redford, Christopher Walken, Michael Kane,
Those are all I can name off the top of my head. They were able to act at a very young age and continue their success.
Those are all I can name off the top of my head. They were able to act at a very young age and continue their success.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:02 pm to Burt Reynolds
Kane is a beast. I would love to see him play an elderly psychopath. 
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:05 pm to TigerMyth36
quote:
Kane is a beast. I would love to see him play an elderly psychopath.
I'd also like to add Anthony Hopkins to the list, one of my favorite actors of all time.
Spartacus, A Bridge too Far, The Elephant Man and the bounty were all good.
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:07 pm to Burt Reynolds
You forget Magic with Anne Margaret 
Posted on 6/12/13 at 12:59 pm to Holden Caulfield
quote:quote:
helen mirren too. she looked good in Long Good Friday
Catch her in Age of Consent.
Catch her in Caligula
Posted on 6/12/13 at 1:03 pm to Placebeaux
quote:
Betty White
Can't believe it took so long for her to be mentioned. And I also agree with Jimmy Stewart.
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