For her performance, Ms. de Havilland won an Academy Award as best actress.

For Babra, the film gave a boost to her career and she won her first Nigar award as best actress.

She won the Ariel as best actress with her first movie Los meses y los días.

In 1950 she starred in the film of the play, and won an Academy Award as best actress.

Ms. Caldwell went on to win a Tony Award as best actress.

Holly Hunter is the front-runner to win as best actress for "The Piano."

Jessica Tandy played the role in the film, winning an Academy Award as best actress.

For "Career Girls," she won an Evening Standard award as best actress.

But they hadn't: She went on to win a Tony Award as best actress in a musical.

Ms. Alexander, who won that award in 1969 as featured actress, has since been nominated six times as star.