They are sort of my "heroes" when it comes to musical actresses/dancers.

Cyd Charisse





and Leslie Caron





Once a well know theater director came to see me perform, and apparently he told my
director that I reminded him of Leslie Caron onstage.
Of course, I was because I've always loved her.

Yeah, Shirley was/is great as well.




And Rita Moreno.... *





* and there's a Prince connection there since she played Mayte's mother in "The One" video.

minneapolisgenius said:

That's not Shirley MacLaine - it's Ann Magnuson (but there is a great resemblance)
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Ace said:

Hmm, it looks just like her. Who's Ann Magnuson?

minneapolisgenius said:

"Ann Magnuson was raised in West Virginia but left her roots behind when she moved to New York in the '70s and became a downtown scenester and multi-talent. She has worked as a
performance artist, a writer for national magazines, a singer and lyricist in the cult rock group Bongwater, and as an actor (mostly comedic) on the stage and screen. A regular guest on television sitcoms, a series of her own, Anything but Love, coincided with her work in film. She played lead opposite John Malkovich in Susan Seidelman's Making Mr. Right (1987) and has since had minor roles in bigger films, like A Clear and Present Danger (1994), as well as in some real turkeys, like her role as an Indian goddess in Cabin Boy (1994). She's staged a series of one-woman shows for small theater and continues to record as a rock artist."
- Denise Sullivan, All Music Guide

"Phenomenal Woman"

Pretty women wonder where my secret lies.
I'm not cute or built to suit a fashion model's size
But when I start to tell them,
They think I'm telling lies.
I say,
It's in the reach of my arms
The span of my hips,
The stride of my step,
The curl of my lips.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

I walk into a room
Just as cool as you please,
And to a man,
The fellows stand or
Fall down on their knees.
Then they swarm around me,
A hive of honey bees.
I say,
It's the fire in my eyes,
And the flash of my teeth,
The swing in my waist,
And the joy in my feet.
I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Men themselves have wondered
What they see in me.
They try so much
But they can't touch
My inner mystery.
When I try to show them
They say they still can't see.
I say,
It's in the arch of my back,
The sun of my smile,
The ride of my breasts,
The grace of my style.
I'm a woman

Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Now you understand
Just why my head's not bowed.
I don't shout or jump about
Or have to talk real loud.
When you see me passing
It ought to make you proud.
I say,
It's in the click of my heels,
The bend of my hair,
the palm of my hand,
The need of my care,
'Cause I'm a woman
Phenomenally.
Phenomenal woman,
That's me.

Corrina and Sarah Davies

sag10 said:

good one!

lollyp0p said:

I love her. I always thought she was and is so beautiful

Elyse Sewell (the one on the left):

sag10 said:

Vanillasky said:

Jackie O

theVelvetRoper said:

Are you a fan?

Couldn't resist..... and I definately know the answer....

Ace said:

Do you mean Mani or Prince? Because they're both pretty classy ladies.
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All of them

HelloKittyIsMyFriend said:

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