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EW readers responded in droves -- and with passion -- to our cataloging of Hollywood's 25 Greatest Actresses (#460, Nov. 27). ''With your issue on greatest actresses, you've gained an admirer for life,'' raves our new best pal Frank Milazzo of Farmingdale, N.Y. Not all readers were so thrilled. Brian Alexander of Atlanta writes, ''I flipped the pages searching madly for Winona Ryder. Imagine my disgust when I didn't find her. '' And Reuben Murray of Albuquerque, N.M., did a bit too much imagining: ''My latest issue came with a page missing -- the one with Kate Winslet on your list? Somebody must have torn it.'' Rest easy, Reuben: Winslet did make the top 10 on EW online's poll, along with Gillian Anderson, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Katie Holmes, and...Madonna? Go figure.
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With your issue on Hollywood's 25 Greatest Actresses, you didn't do a ''good'' job; you did a superb job! I think you hit the nail on the head. And I've seen 'em come and go for the last six decades! CHARLES FLEETWOOD Fredericksburg, Va.
With a nod to Sesame Street, let's all sing along: One of these actresses is not like the others/One of these actresses just doesn't belong/If you guessed which actress I'm talking about here/Then you too think Sharon Stone's inclusion is wrong. BENJAMIN CURTIS Armydillo1@aol.com Mount Vernon, Ind.
Where's Winona? Mermaids, Edward Scissorhands, Bram Stoker's Dracula, Age of Innocence, Reality Bites, Little Women, How to Make an American Quilt, Looking for Richard. Quite an impressive body of work. Seriously, how many actresses on your list can match this? But she's not there. Why? Is it because she appeared in Alien Resurrection? MIKE HYPIO Ludington, Mich.
If you must include Julia Roberts for her romantic comedies, then how could you omit Meg Ryan for that and more? I'm honestly astounded by this. By the way, did anyone see Nicole Kidman in To Die For or Dead Calm? CINNAMON MOREAU Scarborough, Maine
Pardon the bad pun, but you sure missed the boat when you left Kate Winslet off your talent-filled ''Who's Next'' list. Also, why must you simply dismiss television actresses? Those ranks are also filled with multitalented actresses such as Helen Hunt and Gillian Anderson. Otherwise, nice job, EW! GREGORY M. FELTES GF2020@aol.com South Barrington, Ill.
It's blasphemy! how could you leave out Judy Davis? DREW FEINBERG North Augusta, S.C.
...Miranda Richardson? LILY CHAN Newcastle, Wash.
...Gwyneth Paltrow? ANTHONY EPLING Memphis
...Uma Thurman? JACOB BERG magnet@access1.net Concord, Calif.
...Parker Posey? SCOTT VIGDOR Norwalk, Conn.
...Diane Keaton? GREG YAITANES Los Angeles
...Kristin Scott Thomas? CORRINA CANFIELD Bensalem, Pa.
...Natalie Portman? BETH NEWCOMBE Halifax, Nova Scotia
...Mira Sorvino? CLAY FINCHER Gilbert, Ariz.
...Whoopi Goldberg? J.D. BOWMAN Wichita, Kan.
...Sally Field? ANITA NEWTON Reseda, Calif.
