Audrey Hepburn in Funny Face Isabelle Huppert in Eight Women Laurence Olivier in The Beggar's Opera Julia Migenes in Carmen Placido Domingo in Carmen Paul Robeson in Show Boat Dolores Gray in It's Always Fair Weather Margaret O'Brien in Meet Me in St. Louis Bert Lahr in The Wizard of Oz Howard da Silva 1776
hon. mention: Isabel Jeans in Gigi (ok, she didn't sing or dance, but she rocked!)
Thank you monestere, forgot how great Cagney was in Yankee Doodle Dandy
So Hard to pick 10
Yul Brynner and Deborah Kerr Topol Rex Harrison Julie Andrews in The Sound of Music Shirley Jones in Oklahoma and Carousel Richard Harris in Camelot Gloria Grahame in Oklahoma Rita Moreno in WWS Streisand in Funny Girl and I loved Miyoshi Umeki in Flower Drum song
Fred Astaire in THE BANDWAGON Dorothy Dandridge/Marilyn Horne in CARMEN JONES (which I am surprised no one else has mentioned) Jean Hagen and Donald O'Connor in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN Robert Preston and Lesley Ann Warren in VICTOR/VICTORIA Ann Miller in KISS ME, KATE (especially in 3D) Vernel Bagneris in PENNIES FROM HEAVEN Tim Curry in THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW Ron Moody in OLIVER!
Honorable mention to Paul Lynde in BYE BYE BIRDIE ("Ed! I love you!") and to many others whose Broadway performances I am glad were preserved on film (Gwen Verdon, Ray Walston, Robert Morse, Rudy Vallee, Zero Mostel, Jack Gilford, et al.) Updated On: 5/15/14 at 08:50 AM
1. Rita Moreno in WEST SIDE STORY 2. Gene Kelly in SINGIN' IN THE RAIN 3. Judy Garland in THE WIZARD OF OZ 4. Natalie Wood in GYPSY 5. Dorothy Dandridge in CARMEN JONES 6. Shirley MacLaine in SWEET CHARITY 7. Robert Preston in THE MUSIC MAN 8. Julie Andrews in THE SOUND OF MUSIC 9. Olivia Newton-John in GREASE 10. Ann-Margret in TOMMY
Camelot and Vanessa Redgrave both carry a lot of baggage. Who cares? She was at her most beautiful when the movie was made, and interpreted the lyrics with more depth than any version I've seen or heard. The funny ones were funnier and the poignant ones were heartbreakers.
And in an age dubbing, her lack of vocal polish was more than made up for with the match between her extensive dialog scenes that perfectly married with the timbre of her actually sweet voice.