101 Facts About Hollywood’s Leading Ladies
Charm, beauty, grace, talent, and intelligence: Hollywood's leading ladies have it all, and on top of that, many of them have led fascinating lives full of drama, melancholy, humor, tragedy, romance, and heartbreak.
In fact, when it comes to the actresses on this list, many of them have actually been through more interesting experiences than some of their most well-known movie roles!
From the very first faces of silent film like Mary Pickford and Marion Leonard to the names that defined the Golden Age of Hollywood like Joan Crawford and Veronica to modern talents like Meryl Streep and Angelina Jolie, here are 101 glamorous facts about Hollywood actresses.
1. Choose Your Own Adventure
A tabloid was going to publish a story that Jennifer Lawrence was having an affair with one of her co-stars, but her publicist got wind of it first. Lawrence called them and was allowed to choose which one of her co-stars she was involved with.
She went with Bradley Cooper. Solid choice.
2. The Look
Lauren Bacall’s trademark facial gesture, known as “The Look,” was actually borne out of nerves on the set of her first film, To Have and Have Not. She kept her chin pressed against her chest to keep from shaking until just before the cameras rolled, which is why she began every shot by bringing her gaze upward.
3. Girl Crush
Natalie Portman has outwardly expressed interest in wanting to grab Scarlett Johansson’s breasts—she thinks they’re really pretty.
A Dead Giveaway
The 1935 film The Call of the Wild starred Loretta Young and Clark Gable as co-stars. During their time together on the film, Young became impregnated by Gable—clearly, a situation that's ripe for scandal. Young ended up leaving the country for an "extended holiday," took the baby to an orphanage in California, then returned sometime later to "adopt" her biological child. She stuck by the adoption story, despite everyone realizing the truth due to the fact that her daughter had inherited her famous father’s distinctive ears.
