British Beauties
Michelle Ryan
Ryan started her career on British soaps and was cast in the lead role of the remake of "The Bionic Woman" on NBC. (Photo: NBC)
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Keira Knightley Knightley rose to fame in films like "Bend It Like Beckham" and the "Pirates of the Caribbean" trilogy. (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
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Emma Watson Watson stars as Hermione Granger in the "Harry Potter" films. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
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Kate Beckinsale Beckinsale has starred in many films, from Shakespeare adaptations to fantasy films like "Underworld." (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
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Anna Friel Friel moved from British TV to American with a Golden Globe-nominated turn in "Pushing Daisies." (Photo by Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)
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Deborah Kerr Scottish star Deborah Kerr's most famous role was alongside Burt Lancaster and Deborah Kerr in "From Here to Eternity." (Photo: Columbia)
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Natasha Richards... The late Natasha Richardson was raised in a seriously pedigreed British acting family. Her father was director Tony Richardson and her mother is renowned actress Vanessa Redgrave... (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
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Liz Hurley Hurley's British beauty was the perfect foil to Mike Myers' goofiness in the Bond genre spoof "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me." (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)
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Sienna Miller Miller has garnered more attention for her tabloid antics than her screen roles, but she did star in the Edie Sedgwick biopic "Factory Girl." (Photo by Dave Hogan/Getty Images)
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Rachel Weisz Weisz starred alongside Brendan Fraser in "The Mummy." (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images)
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Thandie Newton Newton starred opposite Oprah Winfrey in "Beloved" and opposite Eddie Murphy in "Norbit." (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images)
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Elizabeth Taylor British-born actress Elizabeth Taylor (pictured here in "Ivanhoe") was the most beautiful woman in the world during her prime. (Photo: MGM)
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Kate Winslet Winslet landed on the scene in the 1994 film "Heavenly Creatures" and hasn't stopped working since. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
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Catherine Zeta-J... Born in Wales, Zeta-Jones sizzled onscreen in "Chicago" and "Traffic." (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)
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Jane Seymour Seymour burst onto the scene as a Bond girl in "Live or Let Die," but perhaps is best known for her role as "Dr. Quinn: Medicine Woman." (Photo: Michael Buckner / Getty Images)
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Minnie Driver Driver starred in "Circle of Friends", "Good Will Hunting" and most recently in FX's "The Riches" opposite Eddie Izzard. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
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Saffron Burrows Burrows portrayed Lorraine Weller on "Boston Legal." (Photo: Frank Micelotta / Getty Images)
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Emily Blunt Emily Blunt stole the show as the frosty assistant opposite Anne Hathaway in "The Devil Wears Prada." (Photo: 20th Century Fox)
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Helen Mirren Mirren, who portrayed Queen Elizabeth in "The Queen" is still a British beauty at age 63. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
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Emily Mortimer Mortimer appeared in the 1999 romantic comedy "Notting Hill" as the ill-fated Perfect Girl. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
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Michelle Ryan Ryan started her career on British soaps and was cast in the lead role of the remake of "The Bionic Woman" on NBC. (Photo: NBC)
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Sonya Walger Walger has a recurring role on the show "Lost" as Penny. (Photo: Vince Bucci / Getty Images)
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Julie Christie Academy Award-winning actress Christie retains the haunting beauty - and the acting chops - she displayed in 1965's "Doctor Zhivago." (AP Photo/Stefano Paltera, file)
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Lena Headey Headey was tapped to play single mom and cyborg battler Sarah Connor in the successful sci-fi spin-off, "Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles." (Photo by Brad Barket/Getty Images)
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Joely Richardson... ...and her sister is fellow actress Joely Richardson, who currently stars in "Nip/Tuck" as frustrated housewife Julia McNamara. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Getty Images
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Lynn & Vanessa R... Lynn Redgrave (left) is the sister of Vanessa Redgrave. Both sisters are known for their great acting abilities, as well as their beauty. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)
