The Most Famous Actress Born Each Year Between 1920-2006 By Ben Wittstein, Stacker News AND Meagan Drillinger, Stacker News On 5/23/21 at 8:00 AM EDT Whether it be Judy Garland's timeless portrayal of Dorothy in 1939's The Wizard of Oz or Anya Taylor-Joy turning heads in the 2020 mastery of Beth Harmon in the Netflix adaptation of The Queen's Gambit, film and television actresses have turned out performances with grace and talent time and time again. While films and shows such as these will rightfully mark these women's places in history, it is not uncommon that the people they've fashioned themselves into in real life are even more impressive than the characters they portray.