Birthday Beauty Break: Charlotte & Jennifer & Barbara & Laura
Friday, February 5, 2016 at 12:24AM
NATHANIEL R in Barbara Hershey, Beauty Break, Charlotte Rampling, Jennifer Jason Leigh, The Lovely Laura Linney

February 5th is a big day for Actress birthdays. Two of this year's Oscar nominees are celebrating birthdays today! How about that? Charlotte Rampling, Best Actress nominee, is 70 today and Jennifer Jason Leigh, Best Supporting Actress nominee, is 54. And to round out the 1-time nominee party, it's also Barbara Hershey's special day. She's 67.  Finally, since  The Lovely Laura Linney, turning 52, is one of our most beloved actresses we can't leave her out if we're talking Oscar love.  

HAPPY BIRTHDAY OSCAR BEAUTIES!

After the jump, I've selected 7 of their most important performances each (excluding current roles) and, to make it more fun, they're in chronological order so you can see how the careers overlap. Sound off on these beauties in the comments.


Georgy Girl (1966)The Damned (1969)The Babymaker (1970)
The Night Porter (1974)The Stuntman (1980)
Stardust Memories (1980) Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) The Verdict (1982)The Entity (1982)

Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)A World Apart (1988)

Last Exit to Brooklyn (1989)Single White Female (1992)
Mrs Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)Georgia (1995) Primal Fear (1996)Portrait of a Lady (1997)The Wings of the Dove (1997)The Truman Show (1998)

EXistenZ (1999)You Can Count On Me (2000)The House of Mirth (2000)
Under the Sand (2000)Kinsey (2004)
The Squid and the Whale (2005)
Margot at the Wedding (2007)The Savages (2007)Black Swan (2010)

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