Top 10: Contemporary Female Actors

Just a few days ago I published my Top 10 favorite contemporary actors (as opposed to all-time favorites, which I will perhaps publish one day too) here. This is finally time to give a piece of mind on female actors (not actresses) that I find particularly intriguing. It must be however stressed, that as with male actors I had no problem (in fact my initial list had over 20 names there), with female actors it gets pretty complicated. Not that there are no interesting females acting, of course not. It's just that for obvious reasons it is usually men that are observed more cautiously. Completely unfair, right? Well, that is the world we live in. A man's world. With no further ado, let's have a look at the prettier and/or more talented side of Hollywood.

10. Rebecca Hall

Favorite roles:
"Starter for 10," "Vicky Cristina Barcelona," "Frost/Nixon," in theatre: "Winter's Tale," "The Cherry Orchard" in The Old Vic London, directed by Sam Mendes.