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Which leading lady would you be?

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mary51 Mon 17-Feb-20 16:16:26

Following on from the thread about films, who do you see yourself (and your OH) as, in a film. For me it would be Rosie in The African Queen with Humphrey Bogart in that boat, or Eddie's mum in Eddie the Eagle especially at the end when she meets Hugh Jackman.

And also Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy. I'm sure there are many more.

I know this is an idle thread but just sat down after a busy day!! smile

Susie42 Tue 18-Feb-20 13:31:25

Audrey Hepburn or Angelica Houstone

nanarossi Tue 18-Feb-20 13:35:14

Lara with Omar Sharif in Doctor Zhivago.

Keeper1 Tue 18-Feb-20 13:57:24

Any leading lady who has played Kathy so that I could have Heathcliffe

tiredoldwoman Tue 18-Feb-20 14:12:37

Judi Dench - I would like to ride behind Bill Nighy in The Second Best Marigold Hotel .

wicklowwinnie Tue 18-Feb-20 14:16:14

Celia Johnson in Brief Encounter.

Davida1968 Tue 18-Feb-20 15:10:19

I would love to be Sophia Loren, but I fear I'm more Margaret Rutherford...

Chardy Tue 18-Feb-20 15:22:05

Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich, but really I want to be Moana.

grannylyn65 Tue 18-Feb-20 15:49:01

Miriam Margoles

Roswell Tue 18-Feb-20 16:06:08

Celia Johnson for me too.

Emerald888 Tue 18-Feb-20 16:23:38

Julie Andrews in the Sound of Music. A re make would never touch original. Mary Poppins was great too

Millie22 Tue 18-Feb-20 16:38:33

Elizabeth Bennett with Colin Firth as Mr Darcy
Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman
I like rich men!!

Edithb Tue 18-Feb-20 16:38:39

Fabulous Joanna Lumley is my hero.

GrannyGravy13 Tue 18-Feb-20 16:39:17

Doris Day in "Move over Darling"
Cameron Diaz in "The Holiday"

But I fear I am more "Bridget Jones"

dragonfly46 Tue 18-Feb-20 16:48:35

I would like to say Meg Ryan in When Harry met Sally but more like Maggie Smith in Downton Abbey.

Breda Tue 18-Feb-20 17:47:55

Probably Calamity Jane!

grannydarkhair Tue 18-Feb-20 18:17:31

There's only one for me, Princess Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher). Smart, brave, loyal, funny, feisty, sexy and I'm meaning both Leia and Carrie. Wonderful leading lady.

Curlywhirly Tue 18-Feb-20 18:20:51

Oh perhaps I should have said Princess Leia too - in the 70s I used to plait my hair and wind it over my head a la Princess Leia and was told on many occasions that I was a dead ringer for her!

dahlia Tue 18-Feb-20 18:38:12

It would have to be Mary Poppins for me - as long as I had magically improved my voice! I did play the part in a show we put on with the local operatic society when my children were small, but it was, fortunately, "Supercalifragilistic . . ." much of which is spoken verse.

hulahoop Tue 18-Feb-20 19:41:53

Olivia Newton John in grease oh to have that figure and be able to dance in those heels

seadragon Tue 18-Feb-20 19:42:58

After several years of marriage, whilst we were reminiscing, DH told me he had thought I looked like Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca when he met me. I'll take that!

lilydily9 Tue 18-Feb-20 20:08:35

Deborah Kerr in 'An Affair to Remember' playing opposite Cary Grant. I know the film was really sad in that she ended up in a wheelchair but she also ended up with Cary Grant!

HiPpyChick57 Tue 18-Feb-20 20:24:58

Katniss Everdeen in the Hunger Games. What a hero. Loved that dress of fire ?

Anniebach Tue 18-Feb-20 20:41:17

I did think Vivian Leigh in Gone With The Wind but couldn’t wait all that time for Rhett Butler whilst mooning over Ashley ,
so same old -

Ingrid Bergman in Casablanca so Bogart would say to me
‘We will always have Paris ‘

Googes41 Wed 19-Feb-20 08:57:41

Maggie Smith in Quartet
Audrey Hepburn in The Nuns Story.
Bridget Jones

EllanVannin Wed 19-Feb-20 09:21:20

Martita Hunt---Miss Faversham.

Ethel Barrymore---Spiral staircase.

Bette Davis---Hush Hush sweet Charlotte.