Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "female-movie-star"

1. Gilligan's Island (1964–1992)

TV-G | 30 min | Comedy, Family

Four men and three women are stranded on an uncharted island following a torrential storm.

Stars: Bob Denver, Alan Hale Jr., Jim Backus, Natalie Schafer

Votes: 16,927

2. Sonic X (2003–2006)

TV-Y7 | 30 min | Animation, Action, Adventure

A slight malfunction causes Chaos Control, and sends Sonic the Hedgehog to Earth. While there, Sonic meets Chris Thorndyke, who aids at collecting the Chaos Emeralds, so Sonic and friends can go home.

Stars: Gabriella Lewis, Jun'ichi Kanemaru, Sanae Kobayashi, Jason Griffith

Votes: 5,574

3. The Barefoot Contessa (1954)

Not Rated | 128 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

This is the life of a Hollywood movie star named Maria, as told by writer/director Harry Dawes, from being discovered in Madrid, Spain, until her funeral in Italy.

Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz | Stars: Humphrey Bogart, Ava Gardner, Edmond O'Brien, Marius Goring

Votes: 12,770

4. Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

Approved | 110 min | Comedy, Musical

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. looks down from Heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style.

Directors: Lemuel Ayers, Roy Del Ruth, Robert Lewis, Vincente Minnelli, George Sidney, Merrill Pye, Charles Walters | Stars: William Powell, Judy Garland, Lucille Ball, Fred Astaire

Votes: 3,643 | Gross: $7.93M

5. Bombshell (1933)

Passed | 96 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery

A glamorous film star rebels against the studio, her pushy press agent and a family of hangers-on.

Director: Victor Fleming | Stars: Jean Harlow, Lee Tracy, Frank Morgan, Franchot Tone

Votes: 3,157

6. Center Stage (1991)

126 min | Biography, Drama, Romance

Biopic of 1930s Chinese actress Lingyu Ruan.

Director: Stanley Kwan | Stars: Maggie Cheung, Han Chin, Tony Ka Fai Leung, Carina Lau

Votes: 2,733

7. Spotlight on Christmas (2020 TV Movie)

TV-PG | 84 min | Drama, Romance

Dumped before Christmas, famous Hollywood actress Olivia secretly returns to her hometown to eat cookies and avoid the press. Instead, she must step up to take the starring role in her own life.

Director: Ali Liebert | Stars: Tori Anderson, Victor Zinck Jr., Lia Frankland, Janet Kidder

Votes: 952

8. Baffled (1972 TV Movie)

Not Rated | 90 min | Fantasy, Mystery, Thriller

A US racing champion is haunted by intense visions of an American woman in some kind of danger in a English mansion. A British ESP and occult expert believes that his visions will really happen and asks him to help her investigate them.

Director: Philip Leacock | Stars: Leonard Nimoy, Susan Hampshire, Rachel Roberts, Vera Miles

Votes: 445

9. The Sex Symbol (1974 TV Movie)

74 min | Biography, Drama

A thinly disguised version of the life of Marilyn Monroe, detailing her ups and downs in life and how her erratic behavior contributes to her deteriorating career.

Director: David Lowell Rich | Stars: Connie Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Carter, William Castle

Votes: 122

10. Ella Cinders (1926)

Passed | 75 min | Comedy, Romance

Ella Cinders, oppressed and abused by her stepmother and stepsisters, wins a contest for a film role in Hollywood. When the contest turns out to be fraudulent, she determines to stay and achieve Hollywood stardom the hard way.

Director: Alfred E. Green | Stars: Colleen Moore, Lloyd Hughes, Vera Lewis, Doris Baker

Votes: 1,084

11. The Lost Squadron (1932)

Passed | 79 min | Drama, History, War

In hard times just after World War I, three ex-fighter pilots manage to land jobs as Hollywood stunt fliers working for dictatorial director Von Furst.

Director: George Archainbaud | Stars: Richard Dix, Mary Astor, Robert Armstrong, Dorothy Jordan

Votes: 820

12. All About Ewa (2018 Video)

Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Short

An interview with the titular Ewa Aulin, retired Swedish actress and former Miss Teen International, in which she discusses her film career, her marriage to the late British musician-turned-filmmaker John W. Shadow (d. 2014), and more.

Director: Federico Caddeo | Star: Ewa Aulin

13. Trimmed in Furs (1934)

Approved | 20 min | Comedy, Short

Bill's wife insists that he get her a fur coat, and since he cannot afford to buy one, he goes on a hunting trip, hoping to capture some furs himself. Meanwhile, a temperamental actress, ... See full summary »

Director: Charles Lamont | Stars: John Sheehan, Eleanor Hunt, Dorothy Dix, Louise Keaton

Votes: 31

14. Hollywood Bound (1928)

9 min | Short, Comedy

A hotel clerk from Iowa believes he's destined to collect first prize in a contest: a movie contract at a Hollywood studio.

Director: Bryan Foy | Stars: Gladys Brockwell, James Bradbury Jr., Neely Edwards, Anita Pam

Votes: 22

15. Movieland (1926)

20 min | Comedy, Short

A star-struck fan of a film star botches his chance to meet her with a wardrobe malfunction. But, did Lester give up so easily? He sneaks onto the movie studio to try and make amends--which does not go exactly as planned.

Director: Norman Taurog | Stars: Lupino Lane, Wallace Lupino, Kathryn McGuire, Glen Cavender

Votes: 31

16. Night Life in Hollywood (1922)

60 min | Comedy

Wild melodrama in Hollywood.

Directors: John Frederick Caldwell, Jack Pratt | Stars: J. Frank Glendon, Josephine Hill, Gale Henry, J.L. McComas

Votes: 17

17. Princess Daisy (1983– )
Episode: Part 1 (1983)

Drama, Romance

A whirlwind marriage and divorce leaves movie star Francesca raising twin daughters Daisy and Dani on her own. Francesca's mysterious disappearance sends the twins to England in the care of their father, Prince Valensky and his lusty son.

Director: Waris Hussein | Stars: Lindsay Wagner, Paul Michael Glaser, Robert Urich, Claudia Cardinale

18. American Masters (1985– )
Episode: Mae West: Dirty Blonde (2020)

TV-14 | 85 min | Documentary, Biography, History

The life and career of groundbreaking writer, performer and subversive star Mae West. Over a career spanning eight decades, she broke boundaries and possessed creative and economic powers unheard of for a female entertainer in the 1930s.

Directors: Julia Marchesi, Sally Rosenthal | Stars: Jim Bailey, Gina Barreca, Rona Barrett, Jeanine Basinger

Votes: 238

19. The Pacific (2010)
Episode: Peleliu Landing (2010)

TV-MA | 49 min | Action, Adventure, Drama

Basilone's fame keeps him in the U.S. selling war bonds, Leckie rejoins his company, and Sledge is reunited with Phillips in Pavuvu.

Director: Carl Franklin | Stars: James Badge Dale, Joseph Mazzello, Jon Seda, Brendan Fletcher

Votes: 2,395

20. The Twisted Tales of Felix the Cat (1995–1997)
Episode: Step Right Up/Now Playing: Felix/Jailhouse Shock (1995)

TV-G | Animation, Short, Adventure

At the fair, Peeking Duck and his minions, One Ton and Mooshoo, try stealing Felix's magic bag. / At the cinema, Felix enters the movie of the actress he has a crush on. / Felix and Rosco are arrested in a crazy small town for speeding.

Directors: Lynne Naylor, Dominic Polcino, Phil Robinson | Stars: Thom Adcox-Hernandez, Chuck McCann, Danny Mann, Jeannie Elias

Votes: 9

21. MGM Parade (1955–1956)
Episode: Episode #1.31 (1956)

30 min | Documentary

Host Walter Pidgeon continues with the film career retrospective of Greta Garbo, stating that this and the last show were the most highly anticipated ever since they were announced. The ... See full summary »

Director: Leonard Spigelgass | Stars: Walter Pidgeon, George Cukor, Charles Boyer, Leslie Caron

Votes: 14