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| Check out the Results pages to find out who you voted as the 100 greatest movie stars of all time. Click on any star's name to be taken to in-depth information about their work. |
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| 100- Michael Douglas |
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Kirk's son was born in New Jersey in 1944. He learnt about film while visiting his father on set, and studied drama at the University of California. He appeared in a number of films and on TV but first hit it big when he persuaded his dad to sell him the rights to One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Douglas produced the Oscar-winning smash and went on to set up his own production company. On the acting front he has been a leading man for over 20 years, often playing distinctly dislikeable men in films which border on the reactionary.
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| 99- Halle Berry |
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Halle Berry was born in Ohio in 1968 and developed an interest in showbusiness after appearing in a number of beauty pageants, including Miss USA. After becoming a model, Berry got her first acting job in the TV series Living Dolls, before Spike Lee gave Halle her big break in Jungle Fever, in which she played a crack addict. She then appeared in a number of films, including Boomerang, The Flintstones and Losing Isaiah in 1995 opposite Jessica Lange. Berry received critical acclaim for her performance in Warren Beatty's political satire Bulworth, before taking the role of Storm in Bryan Singer's hit X-Men. This has been a huge year for Halle Berry, she made Oscar history by winning the Best Actress Award for Monster's Ball; the first African American to do so.
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| 98- Jane Fonda |
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Born in 1937 in New York, the daughter of screen legend Henry Fonda, Jane Fonda was always destined for Hollywood. Originally uninterested in acting, she was persuaded to appear in a theatre production of Country Girl in 1954. Fonda's screen debut came in 1960 in the film Tall Story. A successful career followed, including two Oscars for Klute and Coming Home. She famously appeared in the risqué Barbarella for then husband Roger Vadim before courting controversy in the 70s for her anti-war opinions. Currently married to broadcasting czar Ted Turner.
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| 97- Burt Reynolds |
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The son of the Palm Beach police chief, Burt Reynolds ran away from home at 14 but came back to win a footballing scholarship to Florida State University. He was a talented halfback until a car accident forced him to switch to acting. Moving to New York he appeared in various forgettable TV shows, often as half-Indian characters (his grandmother was a Cherokee). After gaining some exposure as a witty talk show guest, he exposed himself further as Cosmopolitan's first nude male centrefold. A prolific movie career embraced both commercial success and critical acclaim with notable performances including Deliverance (1972), Smokey & The Bandit (1977) and The Canonball Run (1981). Reynolds' career slid in the 80s before his comeback in Boogie Nights, for which he won an Oscar nomination.
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| 96- Wesley Snipes |
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Born in Florida in 1962, Wesley Snipes grew up in the Bronx and attended the High School for the Performing Arts. He was spotted by an agent in a talent competition and got his debut movie role in the American Football comedy Wildcats in 1986. Thereafter, he has appeared in many action films such as New Jack City, Passenger 57, Boiling Point, and US Marshals. However, Snipes is also an impressive actor and gave great performances in films such as Spike Lee's Jungle Fever, White Men Can't Jump and Rising Sun alongside Sean Connery. One film role that stands out is that of the "daywalker" vampire hunter Blade and Snipes also appeared in the sequel Blade II in 2002.
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