21. RITA HAYWORTH
Gilda (1946)
She plays a lady with a shady past gone down to Argentina bad news in the best way. She exudes sex, of course, but also sadistic sarcasm, slimy sweetness, and murderous contempt. She sings ''Put the Blame on Mame'' and makes it a prancing celebration of the femme fatale. She is unapologetic, and because Hayworth swings her demeanor from the unbearably tense to the devil-may-care, we love her for it.
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