JULIA ROBERTS
Three Days of Rain (2006)

The Pretty Woman is proof that a megawatt smile — and on-screen flings with stars like Richard Gere and George Clooney — do not guarantee a date with Tony. Last summer, the Oscar-winning actress waived her usual $20 million fee and attempted to gain serious acting cred on the boards in Rain (costarring the instantly upstaged Paul Rudd and Bradley Cooper). Roberts took on two roles: an architect's homely daughter in Act I, and, later, that character's mother. The results? A sold-out run, screaming crowds outside the stage door...and terrible reviews (critics thought she was nervous and stiff). Oh, and no Tony Award nomination.