Eva Marie Saint in North by Northwest (1959)
Eva Marie Saint as Eve Kendall in 'North by Northwest' (1959)
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Poll: Favorite Alfred Hitchcock-Directed Female Movie Character
In honor of the National Women's History Month's March 2025 theme of “Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations” and the evolution of female character portrayals in film over the past century, as well as, the celebration of National Alfred Hitchcock Day on March 12, 2025. Also, 2025 marks the 100-year anniversary of the release of the first completed feature-length film directed by Hitchcock, the British–German silent film, The Pleasure Garden (1925).
Hitchcock's portrayal of women has often been the subject of discussion among cineophiles. In the October 13, 1996 edition of the Chicago Sun-Times, Pulitzer Prize-winning film critic Roger Ebert offered the following opinion: "Alfred Hitchcock was known as the most controlling of directors, particularly when it came to women. The female characters in his films reflected the same qualities over and over again: They were blond. They were icy and remote. They were imprisoned in costumes that subtly combined fashion with fetishism." All told, Hitchcock was Oscar-nominated five times himself for an Academy Award for Best Director. Meanwhile, actress performances in Hitchcock-directed films were Oscar-nominated five times as well, with Joan Fontaine's performance as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth in Suspicion (1941) winning the Academy Award.
Which of these selected Alfred Hitchcock-directed female movie characters* is your favorite one of them all? *answer pool is limited to two female Hitchcock film characters or less per actress
Make Your Choice
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Janet Leigh in Psycho (1960)
Janet Leigh as Marion "Mary" Crane / Marie Samuels (alias) in 'Psycho' (1960) -
Vera Miles in Psycho (1960)
Vera Miles as Lila Crane in 'Psycho' (1960) -
Teresa Wright in Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Teresa Wright as Charlotte "Charlie" Newton in 'Shadow of a Doubt' (1943) -
Grace Kelly in To Catch a Thief (1955)
Grace Kelly as Frances Stevens in 'To Catch a Thief' (1955) -
Jessie Royce Landis in To Catch a Thief (1955)
Jessie Royce Landis as Jessie Stevens in 'To Catch a Thief' (1955) -
Joan Fontaine in Suspicion (1941)
Joan Fontaine as Lina McLaidlaw Aysgarth in 'Suspicion' (1941) -
Kim Novak in Vertigo (1958)
Kim Novak as Madeleine Elster / Judy Barton in 'Vertigo' (1958) -
Barbara Bel Geddes in Vertigo (1958)
Barbara Bel Geddes as Marjorie 'Midge' Wood in 'Vertigo' (1958) -
Ingrid Bergman in Notorious (1946)
Ingrid Bergman as Alicia Huberman in 'Notorious' (1946) -
Judith Anderson in Rebecca (1940)
Judith Anderson as Mrs. "Danny" Danvers in 'Rebecca' (1940) -
Joan Fontaine in Rebecca (1940)
Joan Fontaine as the second Mrs. de Winter in 'Rebecca' (1940) -
Tippi Hedren in Marnie (1964)
Tippi Hedren as Margaret "Marnie" Edgar in 'Marnie' (1964) -
Grace Kelly in Rear Window (1954)
Grace Kelly as Lisa Fremont in 'Rear Window' (1954) -
Thelma Ritter in Rear Window (1954)
Thelma Ritter as Stella in 'Rear Window' (1954) -
Julie Andrews in Torn Curtain (1966)
Julie Andrews as Dr. Sarah Sherman in 'Torn Curtain' (1966) -
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Tippi Hedren as Melanie Daniels in 'The Birds' (1963) -
Jessica Tandy in The Birds (1963)
Jessica Tandy as Lydia Brenner in 'The Birds' (1963) -
Suzanne Pleshette in The Birds (1963)
Suzanne Pleshette as Annie Hayworth in 'The Birds' (1963) -
Margaret Lockwood in The Lady Vanishes (1938)
Margaret Lockwood as Iris Matilda Henderson in 'The Lady Vanishes' (1938) -
Tallulah Bankhead in Lifeboat (1944)
Tallulah Bankhead as Constance "Connie" Porter in 'Lifeboat' (1944) -
Karen Black in Family Plot (1976)
Karen Black as Fran in 'Family Plot' (1976) -
Barbara Harris in Family Plot (1976)
Barbara Harris as Blanche Tyler in 'Family Plot' (1976) -
Ingrid Bergman in Spellbound (1945)
Ingrid Bergman as Dr. Constance Petersen in 'Spellbound' (1945) -
Marlene Dietrich in Stage Fright (1950)
Marlene Dietrich as Charlotte Inwood in 'Stage Fright' (1950) -
Doris Day in The Man Who Knew Too Much (1956)
Doris Day as Josephine "Jo" Conway McKennan in 'The Man Who Knew Too Much' (1956) -
Carole Lombard in Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941)
Carole Lombard as Ann Smith (née Krausheimer) in 'Mr. & Mrs. Smith' (1941) -
Maureen O'Hara in Jamaica Inn (1939)
Maureen O'Hara as Mary Yellan in 'Jamaica Inn' (1939) -
Shirley MacLaine in The Trouble with Harry (1955)
Shirley MacLaine as Jennifer Rogers in 'The Trouble with Harry' (1955) -
Priscilla Lane in Saboteur (1942)
Priscilla Lane as Patricia "Pat" Martin in 'Saboteur' (1942) -
Patricia Hitchcock in Strangers on a Train (1951)
Patricia Hitchcock as Barbara Morton in 'Strangers on a Train' (1951) -
Anna Massey in Frenzy (1972)
Anna Massey as Barbara Jane “Babs” Milligan in 'Frenzy' (1972) -
Madeleine Carroll in The 39 Steps (1935)
Madeleine Carroll as Pamela in 'The 39 Steps' (1935) -
Vera Miles in The Wrong Man (1956)
Vera Miles as Rose Balestrero in 'The Wrong Man' (1956) -
Anne Baxter in I Confess (1953)
Another Alfred Hitchcock-Directed Female Movie Character Not ListedAnne Baxter as Ruth Grandfort in 'I Confess' (1953) [as the cited example]
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