Here’s a very, very brief list of biopics–many of which are terrible, ha, and include lots of singers and entertainers–to think about, but please propose your own ideas for film reviews–including reviews of documentaries about women, too.
Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in The Queen
Meryl Streep as Julia Child in Julie & Julia
Angela Bassett as Tina Turner in What’s Love Got to Do With It?
Julia Roberts as Erin Brockovich in Erin Brockovich
Marion Cotillard as Edith Piaf in La Vie En Rose
Reese Witherspoon as June Carter Cash in Walk the Line
Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in Lady Sings the Blues
Angelina Jolie as Gia Carangi in Gia
Faye Dunaway as Bonnie Parker in Bonnie and Clyde
Jennifer Lopez as Selena in Selena
Sissy Spacek as Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner’s Daughter
Charlize Theron as Aileen Wuornos in Monster
Halle Berry as Dorothy Dandridge in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge
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