Femmes Fatales in Film Noir

1. Mary Astor

2. Lauren Bacall

3. Joan Bennett

4. Ann Blyth

5. Marian Carr

6. Peggie Castle

7. Jeanne Crain

8. Joan Crawford

9. Peggy Cummins

10. Linda Darnell

11. Yvonne De Carlo

12. Faith Domergue

13. Doris Dowling

14. Rhonda Fleming

15. Nina Foch

16. Ava Gardner

17. Jean Gillie

18. Gloria Grahame

19. Coleen Gray

20. Jane Greer

21. Jean Hagen

22. Dorothy Hart

23. Rita Hayworth

24. Evelyn Keyes

25. Veronica Lake

26. Hedy Lamarr

27. Carole Landis

28. Janet Leigh

29. Ida Lupino

30. Virginia Mayo

31. Marilyn Monroe

32. Kim Novak

33. Lilli Palmer

34. Jean Peters

35. Ella Raines

36. Donna Reed

37. Ruth Roman

38. Ann Savage

39. Lizabeth Scott

40. Ann Sheridan

41. Jean Simmons

42. Barbara Stanwyck

43. Jan Sterling

44. Gene Tierney

45. Audrey Totter

46. Claire Trevor

47. Lana Turner

48. Alida Valli

49. Martha Vickers

50. Helen Walker

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Aug 28 13:28

I love this list but the first two I though of were Bacall and Marlene Dietrich! Dietrich should definitely be on there.

Posted : 1 year, 2 months ago at Aug 28 14:54

Actually, this is a list about femmes fatales in film noir (mostly american movies from 1940 to 1959). Marlene Dietrich's characters are precursors (ante-litteram) of the "Noir Femmes Fatales". She is and was a "Femme Fatale" for antonomasia, par excellence, but technically speaken not a "Noir Femme Fatale" since she played that role mostly in the '30s (Der Blaue Engel, Morocco, Dishonored, Shanghai Express, Blonde Venus, ...) or in non-noir movies (Seven Sinners, The Flame of New Orleans, Manpower, ...). Nevertheless, maybe I give her a special mention...

Posted : 11 months, 2 weeks ago at Nov 27 20:16

I suggest adding Jean Gillie. Considering the noirs, Decoy is not the best in my books, but pretty certainly her performance in it is easily one of the most grim and evil of em all. I kinda think her as an ultimate caricature of "femme fatale". It's really so psychotic performance that it almost tops Cagney's Cody Jarrett... almost. :P

Posted : 11 months, 2 weeks ago at Nov 28 8:04

Added :) Thanks a lot, Doc Holliday!

Posted : 10 months, 3 weeks ago at Dec 18 12:59

Fantastic list sir!

Posted : 1 week, 3 days ago at Oct 28 21:26

This is - no doubt - one of the best lists I have bumped into on this site. Exquisite work man! Have you thought of adding some pictures maybe?