🎬 Cinema Encyclopedia

Legendary Actors

Actors and actresses bring characters to life on screen. The greatest actors have become cultural icons, representing the essence of cinema itself.

Golden Age Stars

• Humphrey Bogart – Casablanca, The Maltese Falcon
• Marilyn Monroe – Some Like It Hot, The Seven Year Itch
• Katharine Hepburn – Philadelphia Story, African Queen
• James Stewart – It's a Wonderful Life, Rear Window
• Audrey Hepburn – Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday
• Marlon Brando – The Godfather, Streetcar Named Desire

Modern Icons

• Meryl Streep – Most Oscar-nominated actor (21 nominations)
• Robert De Niro – Taxi Driver, Raging Bull, The Irishman
• Tom Hanks – Forrest Gump, Philadelphia, Cast Away
• Denzel Washington – Training Day, Malcolm X
• Leonardo DiCaprio – Titanic, The Revenant

Action Stars

• Arnold Schwarzenegger – Terminator, Predator
• Bruce Willis – Die Hard, Pulp Fiction
• Keanu Reeves – The Matrix, John Wick

International Stars

• Shah Rukh Khan – Bollywood icon
• Jean Reno – French cinema (Leon)
• Monica Bellucci – Italian actress
• Jet Li – Chinese martial arts star

Acting Techniques

The greatest actors often train in specific methods:

• Method Acting – Immersing in the character (Brando, De Niro, Day-Lewis)
• Classical Acting – Theater-trained (Olivier, Hepburn, Stewart)
• Meisner Technique – Emotional truth
• Improvisation – Natural performance

Oscar Records

Record	Actor	Number
Most Oscar wins (actor)	Katharine Hepburn	4 wins
Most Oscar nominations	Meryl Streep	21 nominations
Most wins (male)	Daniel Day-Lewis	3 wins
Oldest Oscar winner	Anthony Hopkins	83 years (2021)
Youngest Oscar winner	Tatum O'Neal	10 years

Interesting Facts

• Marilyn Monroe's famous skirt scene in The Seven Year Itch was filmed with 2000 extras watching.
• Humphrey Bogart is the #1 American male screen legend (according to AFI).
• Meryl Streep is the most nominated actor of all time.
• Keanu Reeves became a global icon after The Matrix (1999).