what actress turned down the leading roles in pretty well?
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Biggest career mistakes of movie stars â 15 actors who turned down huge roles Dana Delany turned down the role because she believed she wasn’t stylish enough. It is hard to imagine a world where Sarah Jessica Parker is not connected with fashion icon Carrie Bradshaw. Parker was initially hesitant to accept the role in a television series as she was more focused on film and theatre at the time.
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- Anne Hathaway Wins Best Supporting Actress for Les Miserables. 1  Jennifer Lawrence Interview. 2  Adele Interview. 3  Lupita Nyong'o Wins Best Supporting Actress in 2014. 4  Jennifer Lawrence Wins the Oscar for Best Actress. 5  Marisa Tomei Wins Best Supporting Actress in 1993. 6  Quvenzhane Wallis Talks About Her First Red Carpet Experience.
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- Kirk Douglas' Heartbreaking Prison Letter To Druggie Robert Downey Jr. Once one of TV’s hottest actresses, former “Charlie’s Angels” star Kate Jackson is now a tragic recluse who’s hit rock bottom — losing her fortune, beauty, health, and a $2 million home while battling drug demons! Splash News.
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Which Actress Makes the Best Jackie Kennedy? [Sarah Michelle Gellar](http://glamour.com/about/sarah-michelle-gellar) and [Roma Downey](http://glamour.com/about/roma-downey) played kid/adult Jackie respectively in the Emmy-winning miniseries *A Woman Named Jackie*.
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Pretty Woman When all the other actresses turned down the role, 21-year-old Julia Roberts, who was relatively unknown at the time, with the exception of the sleeper hit Mystic Pizza (1988), and later her Oscar-nominated performance in Steel Magnolias (1989), won the role of Vivian.
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Molly Ringwald In the early 1990s, Ringwald reportedly turned down the female lead roles in Pretty Woman and Ghost. In the mid-1990s, Ringwald, who had been educated at a French high school in Los Angeles called Lycée Français de Los Angeles and is fluent in French, moved to Paris and starred in several French movies.
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Biography In Hello, Everybody! (1933), Kate Smith literally played Kate Smith, a meek, plus-sized radio singer who unabashedly tends to her farm in between jobs while losing the man of her dreams ('Randolph Scott') to her svelte-looking sister, played by Sally Blane.
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- Kimberly : (on other actors she would like do direct) There are so many talented actors out there. I love Ellen Page who was in Juno. She is wonderful. Meryl Streep is someone I've always wanted to work with. It doesn't get any better than her. She never hits a false note; she always finds something.
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Esther Rolle Esther Rolle appeared early in her career in the film, Nothing But a Man (1964). After Good Times ended, she appeared in a number of made-for-television movies and films, including Driving Miss Daisy and My Fellow Americans. A memorable role was that of Aunt Sarah in the film Rosewood (1997). She had a major role in I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings based on Maya Angelou's memoir of the same name, and has the distinction of having won the first Emmy Award for the category Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie, in 1979, for her work in the television movie Summer of My German Soldier.
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Rose Leslie Rose Leslie is a Scottish actress. Her leading on screen debut was at age 21 in the television film New Town (2009). She is famous for playing Ygritte in the HBO fantasy series Game of Thrones (2011). Leslie also appeared in the films Now Is Good (2012) and The Last Witch Hunter (2015). Leslie was born Rose Eleanor Arbuthnot-Leslie in Aberdeen, ...
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Charlie's Angels star Kate Jackson 'in financial ruin after being given dodgy advice' Charlie's Angels star Kate Jackson 'in financial ruin after being given dodgy advice'. At the height of her fame, Charlie's Angels star Kate Jackson was not only one of the most recognisable faces on television, but also one of the best paid.
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Esther Rolle Esther Rolle appeared early in her career in the 1964 film, Nothing But a Man. After Good Times ended, she appeared in a number of made-for-television movies and films, including Driving Miss Daisy and My Fellow Americans. A memorable role was that of Aunt Sarah in the 1997 film Rosewood.
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Biography Despite the fact that a large portion of her role was left on the cutting room floor, she still made a spectacularly sexy impression in the cult movie hit MASH (1970), which led to numerous TV co-star roles.
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What are some of the roles rejected by famous actors which went onto become huge hits? 1 A whole host of actresses turned down the lead role in Pretty Woman (including Molly Ringwald, Meg Ryan, Michelle Pfeiffer, Jennifer Connelly, Karen Allen, and Winona Ryder). Julia Roberts was eventually given the part and it help solidify her growing stardom.  Julia Roberts passed on the leading role in The Blind Side.
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Marilyn Monroe Was Out of Her Element in The River of No Return 9 years ago. Marilyn Monroe thought her role as Kay, the saloon singer, in the River of No Return was too much a stereotype for her to play. She didn’t like the script, either. But Monroe wasn’t being a prima donna — director Otto Preminger disliked the story and wanted out, too. one scene.
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'That was embarrassing!' Jennifer Lawrence trips and falls as she climbs the steps to accept her Best Actress Oscar 'That was embarrassing!' Jennifer Lawrence trips and falls as she climbs the steps to accept her Best Actress Oscar. Winning an Oscar for Best Actress is beyond doubt the biggest moment of any star's career. But Jennifer Lawrence distracted somewhat from the honour by tripping up the stairs as she headed onto the stage to accept her Academy Award.
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Which Actress Is Leaving General Hospital? Someone is getting ready to bid farewell to Port Charles. After 17 years playing Starr Manning and later Kiki Jerome, actress Kristen Alderson is leaving General Hospital, Soap Opera Digest reports. Alderson, who won an Emmy for the role, will wrap up her run very soon, according to Soap Opera Digest, but no specific end date has been announced. Photos: The sexiest soap stars!
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- Who: Molly Ringwald. Role: Vivian Ward. Movie: Pretty Woman. Ringwald—coming off the success of iconic '80s flicks like The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink—was offered a major role that made Julia Roberts a star in Pretty Woman.. It seems playing a hooker wasn't in her plans, since she turned it down.
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Shelley Winters Biography CLOSE THE FULL BIOGRAPHY. Over a six-decade (and counting) career, Brooklyn-born Shelley Winters has proven to be a highly prolific, galvanic presence on stage and screen. As a teenager, she auditioned for the coveted role of Scarlett O'Hara in her thick Noo Yawk accent, prompting director George Cukor to suggest she consider college.
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20 Famous Hollywood Actresses Who Canât Actually Act Judging from Rihanna’s first few movies, it looks like Hollywood has got yet another pop star/hotbod who cannot act at all. Rose McGowan and Drew Barrymore (apart from a couple of roles here and there) have not done much more in their careers than pout and flutter their pretty eyelashes.
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- Daisy (Carey Mulligan) is a tough role. For all the time that Gatsby spends trying to prove he is good enough for Daisy, the audience, for the book or the film, is led down the path that she is not good enough for him.
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25 Actors Who Turned Down HUGE Movie Roles He's not alone. Molly Ringwald also recently announced on Reddit she was offered Julia Robert's iconic role in Pretty Woman.. We found 25 other actors and actresses who turned down possible career-changing roles. Harrison Ford wasn't originally sought out to play Han Solo, nor was Al Pacino first in mind for Michael Corleone of The Godfather..
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Anne-Marie Johnson Anne-Marie Johnson is an American actress and impressionist, who has starred in film and on television. She is known for her roles as Nadine Hudson Thomas on What's Happening Now!!, Aileen Lewis on Double Trouble, Althea Tibbs on In the Heat of the Night, and as a cast member on In Living Color during its final season.
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27 People Who Could Play âAnastasiaâ Characters In Real Life Managing editor Haley and entertainment editor Lindsey chose two celebs each, then took to the debate floor to hash out why they agreed or disagreed (or were just plain grossed-out by) each other’s picks. From Jennifer Lawrence to Hugh Jackman, here’s who we’d choose to play in a real-life version of “Anastasia.”. Anastasia. [column size=two_third position=first ]Lindsey: I absolutely love that you picked Sophia Bush. In fact, I am watching “Chicago PD” as we write this.
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Liza Minnelli Ruined Sally Bowles For Literally Every Other Actress Liza Minnelli Ruined Sally Bowles For Literally Every Other Actress. Liza Minnelli was miscast as Sally Bowles in Cabaret, and it’s the only time bad casting ever worked out so perfectly. Minnelli was absolutely wrong for the part, but she made it her signature role and ultimately ruined it for every actress that followed her. Even though the role is most associated with Minnelli, who won an Oscar for her portrayal of Sally Bowles, she wasn’t the first person to play the nightclub performer.
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The Star  ( 1952) Middle-aged Oscar winning actress Margaret Elliot - Maggie to those that know her - is a Hollywood has-been. Her life is in shambles. She clings to the hope of resurrecting her past movie stardom as a leading ingénue.