The Leading Ladies of the 1970's (redux)

The Leading Ladies of the 1970's! - That is right, I am revisiting hence the redux the list's thus far made for the leading ladies and men of each decade. A total of only 4 does not allow us to fairly capture the actors from around the globe that truly left a mark in that particular decade. With a lot of thought a pain staking hours I have finally came up with the leading lists for each decade and now bringing you the COMPLETE LIST of the ladies of the 1970's who simply were in my book the definition of that decade. Enjoy and left me know via comments your thoughts...perhaps you agree or disagree and have leading ladies that potentially belong to the "Runner's Up List."

Note: The actors that were originally part of each list are not being edited and removed (they are there for a reason!).

 The eight top leading ladies deemed as the defining women of the 1970's are:

Faye Dunaway, Liv Ullman, Diane Keaton, Glenda Jackson, Gena Rowlands, Ellen Burstyn, Hanna Schygulla, & Jane Fonda. 


These leading ladies truly hit the silver screen in big ways with major roles in motion pictucres during the 1970's.

"Love Those Classic Movies!" will highlight in articles each leading lady as being the definition of what made the 1970's a great decade for films.

Great films that each leading lady appeared during the 1970's:

Faye Dunaway:

Little Big Man (1970)
Puzzle of a Downfall Child (1970)
The Deadly Trap (1971)
'Doc' (1971)
Oklahoma Crude (1973)
The Three Musketeers (1973)
Chinatown (1974)
The Four Musketeers: Milady's Revenge (1974)
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Three Days of the Condor (1975)
Network (1976)
Voyage of the Damned (1976)
Eyes of Laura Mars (1978)
The Champ (1979)

Liv Ullman:

Cold Sweat (1970)
The Night Visitor (1971)
The Emigrants (1971)
The New Land (1972)
Pope Joan (1972)
Cries & Whispers (1972)
Lost Horizon (1973)
40 Carats (1973)
Zandy's Bride (1974)
The Abdication (1974)
Leonor (1975)
Face to Face (1976)
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
The Serpent's Egg (1977)
Autumn Sonata (1978)



Diane Keaton:

Lovers and Other Strangers (1970)
The Godfather (1972)
Play It Again, Sam (1972)
Sleeper (1973)
The Godfather: Part II (1974)
Love and Death (1975)
I Will...I Will...For Now (1976)
Harry and Walter Go To New York (1976)
Annie Hall (1977)
Looking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
Interiors (1978)
Manhattan (1979)

Glenda Jackson:

The Music Lovers (1970)
Sunday Bloody Sunday (1971)
Mary, Queen of Scotts (1971)
The Triple Echo (1972)
The Nelson Affair (1973)
A Touch of Class (1973)
The Devil is a Woman (1974)
The Maids (1975)
The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
Hedda (1975)
The Incredible Sarah (1976)
Nasty Habits (1977)
House Calls (1978)
Stevie (1978)
The Class of Miss MacMichael (1979)
Lost and Found (1979)

Gena Rowlands:

Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
A Woman Under The Influence (1974)
Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Opening Night (1977)
The Brink's Job (1978)


Ellen Burstyn:

Alex In Wonderland (1970)
The Last Picture Show (1971)
The King of Marvin Gardens (1972)
The Exorcist (1973)
Harry and Tonto (1974)
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974)
Providence (1977)
A Dream of Passion (1978)
Same Time, Next Year (1978)

Hanna Schygulla:

God's of the Plague (1970)
Why Does Herr. R Run Amok? (1970)
Mathias Kneissl (1970)
Whity (1971)
Beware of the Holy Whore (1971)
The Merchant of Four Seasons (1971)
The Bitter Tears of Petra Von Kant (1972)
Effie Briest (1974)
The Wrong Move (1975)
Der Stumme (1976)
The Clown (1976)
Silversternacht - Ein Dialog (1978)
The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979)
The Third Generation (1979)

Jane Fonda:

Klute (1971)
Tout va bien (1972)
Steelyard Blues (1973)
A Doll's House (1973)
The Blue Bird (1976)
Fun With Dick and Jane (1977)
Julia (1977)
Coming Home (1978)
Comes a Horseman (1978)
California Suite (1978)
The China Syndrome (1979)
The Electric Horseman (1979)