The Actress you dreamed of being as a kid.

[Stephanie Julianna]

I got this idea for a thread because GiGi just came on and I remember as a kid going to the movie and wondering how I could get myself to blossom into something like Leslie Carron. Also I wished I could look and sing like Doris Day in any movie she made. Have fun with this.

[Valarie]

Judith Hoag, she played April O'Neil in the original Ninja Turtle Movie. I thought she was gorgeous and so confident.

[AngelaKelly<3]

Don't think I had a fantasy to be her, but I've always wanted to look like Cameron Diaz...she's beautiful! and that smile?! *swoon* :blush:

I had some weird dreams when I was younger about being female cartoon characters...(shrinks would be having a party with that one no doubt lol).

[Deborah2B]

As far as female actresses I would have to say Jacqueline Smith. I watched Charlie's Angels because of her. She has always had this air of feminity and elegance about her to me. I loved her long brown hair.

Stephanie, if your avatar is actually you, I have to say you look a lot like Princess Diana. I mean that in a very positive way. Check out some of her pictures when her hair was a little longer and I am sure you would agree.

[barbie lanai]

As a kid, always liked Gale Storm. In My Little Margie, and a really early version of Love Boat called the Gale Storm Show where she played a cruise entertainment director.

[CarlaWestin]

Barbra Eden, Liz Taylor, Dolly Parton, Sophia Loren, Brigit Bardeau, Anette Funacello, Katherine Hepburn, etc.........
And many, many more!

Ooooo! Mary Tyler Moore!

[Flirty_Fantasies]

I hadn't given this a thought until I started dressing en femme.....I had been told that I look very much like Linda Evans from Dynasty and I was flattered and taken by the compliment. Ever since, she has been my model to emulate her look and sensual appeal.

Happy Holidays All!

Janelle

[Beverley Sims]

Only later in life did I dream of wanting to emulate a female star.
Just because I dressed when I was quite young I still had male heroes until I was about fifteen.
Then the rot set in. :)

[gypsy_lover]

Jacqueline Smith, Morgan Fairchild, Victoria Principal, Suzy Sommers, ... etc

[Fran Moore]

Then and now......The gorgeous, statuesque, Susan Anton:daydreaming:

[Sheila11]

Linda Evans as Wonder Woman. WOW.
Sally Fields. So girl next door, and boy could that nun fly.

[Sometimes Steffi]

At that time, I was less into being and more into being with. So I'd say being with Farah Fawcett.

[rachael.davis]

Priscilla Lawson (ok ok I'm old) http://theatrex.net/strip_serial/aura01intro.jpg

[Sabrina133]

Jacqueline Smith, Morgan Fairchild, Victoria Principal, Suzy Sommers, ... etc

agree with all your choices -- and in the order you named them.

[lingerieLiz]

That is easy Sandra Dee. I grew up in the days of petticoats and shirt waist dresses. My sisters had the outfits, which I ended up with. By the time I graduated high school I became a Doris Day devotee. Working for a high end department store enabled me to buy very classy clothes and the SAs were more than helpful in selections.

[Adriana Moretti]

wow good question Steph....Ginger (Gilligans Island ) and Mary Tyler Moore ! And EVERY Bond girl !!

[Girl]

I think Audrey Hepburn was the most beautiful actress ever. I wish I looked like her!

[Shari]

It would be tough to make a choice between Ann-Margret and Barbara Eden.
Wish I had that choice to make.

[BOBBI G.]

There is no way on earth I could ever be confused for anyone but the bride of Frankenstein. But the woman I fell in love with on the screen was, and still is, Natalie Wood. One of my best friends in the world is a ringer for her.

Bobbi

[stephNE]

Raquel Welch (Myra Breckinridge)

[Phylis Nicole Schuyler]

Mine was the one and only Marilyn Monroe. She made a size 14 look awesome. If I had her body, I'd only wear Channel #5 not only to bed but all the time.

[Andrea Renea]

Never really thought about it, but as a man I've always found Cindy Crawford and Christie Brinkley sexy.

[Lynn Marie]

I'm pretty much with Carla, at least with her first four picks. I've always been especially enamored with Liz Taylor as "Maggie the cat" in "Cat on a hot tin roof" with Paul Newman and Burl Ives.

[steftoday]

Stefanie Powers.

[Katey888]

Here's a vote for some Brits...
Jane Seymour... Lesley-Anne Down... Jenny Agutter (In Logan's Run not The Railway Children! :)) and, of course, Diana Rigg and Honor Blackman.
I might include Joan Collins but perhaps just a bit too OTT?
Too many memories... too long ago... bwaaaahhhh! :cry:
Kx

[steffigirl37]

I have always admired the Charlie's Angels women, as well as, Julie from the Mod Squad.

Susan Dey from The Partridge Family have very cute outfits to admire.

[marshalynn]

reading all of the choices here I would think you all were old, not me, I am a young 70 year old...

[mariehart]

Although I didn't think in those terms as a kid. Now I think Joanna Lumley or Felicity Kendal. But really I wanted to look like my sister Aisling, who I suppose looked a bit like a version of those two. As it happens I do look a bit like her when made up and dressed naturally enough. So it's a bit of a pattern. My wife fits the pattern too being naturally blonde and similar. I guess I married the woman I wanted to be.

On the other hand I often harbour a desire to dress like Velma Dinkley???? Yes the geeky one on Scooby Do.

[kimdl93]

I loved Susan Hayward. She was long past her prime when I saw on late night in dozens movies from the 40s and 50s. I thought she was the most beautiful woman I'd ever seen.

[5150 Girl]

I don't know if it's a product of growing up in a small, somewhat redneck town, or if it was my lust for the General Lee, but I always wanted to be Catherine Bach's Daisy Duke.



Linda Evans as Wonder Woman. WOW.
Sally Fields. So girl next door, and boy could that nun fly.
Data error: Lynda CARTER was Wonder Woman

[Madilyn A.]

Two of my favorites, those I wished to trade places with, were Donna Reed and Susan Hayward. Always beautiful and classy !

[Gail Marie]

Wanted to be Mary Anne and sleep with Ginger.

Yes, confused perhaps.

[Rachael Leigh]

Always wanted to be Cheryl Ladd, loved the show loved the girls loved the clothes

[eileendover]

Here's a vote for some Brits.....and, of course, Diana Rigg
Absolutely, Katey. Diana Rigg as Mrs. Emma Peel ... swoon!

[Stephanie47]

Family members think I enjoy watching "The Wheel of Fortune" for the puzzles. I watch primarily to see what Vanna White is wearing each evening. It's pure fantasy land for me. Nothing like watching a show that keeps your head fully engaged!

[Rachael Leigh]

I remember doing that too Stephanie

[samanthasolo]

Barbara Eden, Elizabeth Montgomry, and Tina Louise. I just couldn't choose one and I am sure in ways they all contributed to the girl in me!

[Chari]

Always wished to be the niece of Grace Kelly, who IMO was a very elegant classy lady with a fabulous wardrobe! Wondered if she had matching lingerie for all her outfits.

[Karren H]

Marlene Dietrich..... her cabaret outfits were amazing and I wouldn't have had to change my voice! lol

[Chari]

....but Karren, didn't Marlene often wear pants? Thought you never liked gals in pants.

[Loveday]

For me it was Diana Rigg as Mrs. Emma Peel in the Avengers show.

[chrissy111]

Elizabeth Montgomery, a twitch of her nose and I could be anyone I want...

[Amandartv]

shoot I grew up in the nighty's don't get me wrong girls all the choices here a more than wonderful, love the classic ladies, but I wanted to be Demi Moore, or the gals from saved by the Bell Tiffany and Elizabeth.

[Karren H]

....but Karren, didn't Marlene often wear pants? Thought you never liked gals in pants.

Not in the shows I watched! lol and if she did... they weren't jeans!

[reb.femme]

Seeing as I get milked by the taxman, Daisy the Cow? On the udder hand........

[Sarah L]

Then and now......The gorgeous, statuesque, Susan Anton:daydreaming:


I don't know if it's a product of growing up in a small, somewhat redneck town, or if it was my lust for the General Lee, but I always wanted to be Catherine Bach's Daisy Duke.


Data error: Lynda CARTER was Wonder Woman

The first two women I ever had a crush on...

I never wanted to be a woman, so I can't name one. I would probably choose someone "plain." If I looked like a Victoria's Secret model, I would get alot of unwanted attention.

[Angie G]

I always idealized Sophia loren I'd love to have looked like her.:hugs:
Angie

[LilSissyStevie]

When I was little I had a huge crush on Annette Funicello on the Mickey Mouse Club. I didn't really want to be her I just wanted to be like her. Same with Shelley Fabares from the Donna Reed Show. I would stay up all night just to see a Late, Late, Late Show starring Ginger Rogers or Vera-Ellen. I wanted to dance like that. I also had naughty fantasies involving mean women like Barbara Stanwyk, Joan Crawford, Bette Davis or Lauren Bacall. I didn't want to be them, I wanted to be their pet.

[Lorileah]

....but Karren, didn't Marlene often wear pants? Thought you never liked gals in pants.

although she was a champion for trousers for women she is far better known for her leotards and spike heels and long long legs

[Katey888]

I could totally go with Grace Kelly - she was a truly beautiful woman...
And just in case anyone thinks I was being too partisan earlier :Peace: here are my international choices which - I think rather cleverly :heehee: - are also great singers/ musicians...
Debbie Harry.... Olivia Newton-John (that closing outfit in Grease.. phew) Whitney Houston (bless her..)
Kateyx

[Sarah21]

Always loved watching the old movies growing up, especially loved Grace Kelly and Sophia Loren for their style and elegance.

Grace Kelly in Rear Window is probably my favorite.

[Ally 2112]

Jacklin Smith Linda Carter and Catherine Bach. Or maybe i just wanted to wear their clothes :)

[Rachael Leigh]

Oh Sarah great choice, I loved her dresses in that movie as well and she was such a beautiful women

[paulaprimo]

i was always partial to the russian women athletes... :D

[Audreyanne]

Numerous crushes in the early years. However, very much liked the look started by Bridget Bardot.

[Kristina_nolagirl]

I'm a baby compared to most here so Mariah Carey has been my obsession since the age of 4 and still is. So beautiful and very nice to meet in person according to a friend that waited on her while she was in town.

[DebbieL]

Different as I grew up




Patty Duke
Sally Field[

As Gidget and as Flying Nun



Anne Francis as Honey West (Loved that Gold dress)


Joey Heatherton




Rachel Welch

[Zylia]

Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker in Star Wars.
Oh wait, actress?

[Rachel Morley]

When I was real young it was Barbara Eden and Elizabeth Montgomry. Later it was Jaclyn Smith and Farrah Fawcett. Later still it was Meg Ryan.

[mikiSJ]

Polly Bergen ( http://tinyurl.com/n7lo5r9 ) OK, OK I am 67 and remember the '50s.

Today, Helen Mirren has my vote ( http://tinyurl.com/m7jexz4 )

[Stephanie Sometimes]

Oh Stephanie, this thread is nice. There are some of my most admired actresses already mentioned like Grace Kelly in Rear Window. I am showing my age now but I was always enamored with Suzanne Pleshette.

[Anneliese]

Elizabeth Montgomery for me.

[Stephanie Julianna]

Paula, Laughed out loud with your post. With your sense of humor you could never deny your're a New Yorker. I'm a Brooklyn baby. Peck Memorial Hospital. Stay In touch. LOL Steph

As far as Karren's choice of Dietrich, now ther is proof that you don't have to work that hard on your voice if you look good. Steph

[NV Susan]

Sally Field.....

[Stephanie Sometimes]

As far as Karren's choice of Dietrich, now ther is proof that you don't have to work that hard on your voice if you look good. Steph

Same with Suzanne Pleshette, she had a voice as deep as most men but there was no confusing her gender!

[Sarah21]

Mortified to admit that as a child I used to drape the bed sheets around myself every time I saw Gone With the Wind so that I could feel like Scarlett O'Hara in Gone With The Wind (Vivien Leigh was the actress)

I'm actually not that old just was always drawn to the older movies.

[Krystalina]

Vanity(From Action Jackson), Charlotte Lewis(The Golden Child), Stacey Dash(Clueless), and Brandy Norwood(Cinderella and Moesha).

[tgcowgirl]

Wow...easy one. Raquel Welch...was, and still is an absolutely beautiful women!

[Marissa M]

How about Anne Margaret?

[EmilyPith]

Definitely Uma. Love Uma.

[Barbara Dugan]

Maria Felix for me, she was a beauty and a real diva
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[mariehart]

Another one I've thought of: Lauren Bacall surely the epitomy of grace, beauty, intelligence and sophistication. Still very much alive I note

[Lorileah]

OK people, let's keep it to saying who you idolize and stop all the large format links. Remember each thread is allowed 10 phots/page only

[Jaymees22]

I always thought Blythe Danner is pretty classy and her daughter Gwyneth Paltrow isn't bad either. I think my wife wonders why I always drag her to movies with Gwyneth Paltrow in them. Jaymee

[Giselle(Oshawa)]

for me it was Candace Bergen
50% attraction as a male
50% wanting to be her
in people I know
100% my wife

[LaraPeterson]

As a kid, I had no female model. As I aged and tried to develop my feminine persona, I grew to admire the Lara Croft character--hence my first name. So, if I could be like an actress, I guess it would be Angelina Jolie. I really like the leggy brunettes in film.

[shayleetv]

I had seen pictures of Lilly St. Cyr when I was young and she really impressed me. I think she was on the Ed Sullivan Show. This is her…….

[Ressie]

I never dreamed of being any of the actresses I was gaga over. Am I weird?

[Kate's at home]

Another vote for Diane Rigg, as Ms Emma Peel, and even more so as the Bond girl/only wife in "In Her Majesty's Secret Service", she's the only reason to watch that Bond film as she steals every scene she's in.

A young Natalie Wood, innocent, fragile and beautiful...

And maybe my favorite, Bonnie Bedalia.

Kate

[Xrys]

Mine was not an actress but a singer. I still view her as a role model and inspiration, and it is Gwen Steffani. And yes, Just a Girl by No Doubt is one of my all time favorite songs.

[Richelle423]

I always wanted to be Marcia Brady.

[JessMe]

Without a doubt, either Sandra Bullock, or Shannen Doherty. I realize that Sandra is a polarizing figure for some reason, but in my opinion, she's got the girl next door image, a kinda understated beauty, and overall a pretty wholesome image (except for the marrying Jesse James thing)... Shannen, on the other hand, has always been a kinda edgy, unapologetic wild woman, but she's pretty. ;)

[Maureen]

Marlo Thomas. Her TV show made me wish i was "That Girl".

[rita63]

Ok showing my age Eve Arden, Spring Byington (sp), Shirley Maclaine, ( there's a little Irma in all of us).

hugs rita

[Lexi Moralas]

wow good question Steph....Ginger (Gilligans Island ) and Mary Tyler Moore ! And EVERY Bond girl !!

Ginger. That's funny because you actually kind of look like Maryanne.
Who most would agree was the prettier one , even though ginger did have a to die for wardrobe.

I always wanted to be bat girl or cat woman from the original series ,
And Alissa Milano , from the who's the boss years until present , we are close in age. So where ever she is in life kinds of represents the image I would love to project

[ruthie801]

Helen Mirren of course http://womanandhome.media.ipcdigital.co.uk/21348/00000cc3d/bd37_orh100000w570/Helen-Mirren.jpg

[Briana90802]

Not an actress but a model named Regina Hall from the 90s. Her or Jessica Rabbit.

[Lorileah]

OK really people, there is NO need to post a picture of the person you want to be. We know who they are and there is always Google if we don't. The photos take a lot of room and there is a limit to the number per page in the FAQs. Please do not post any more photos or I will have to close this thread

[BillieJoEllen]

When I was a boy I was totally captivated by Karen and Annette of the Mickey Mouse Club. I so much wanted to be Karen. There was two women around that time that I hoped be like when I was older. They were Amanda Blake of Gunsmoke and Abby Dalton of Hennessey.

[SuzieLod]

Hayley mills

[jilliannichols]

then,RAQUEL&SOPHIA now EvaMendez(sexiest gg ever in Ghostrider) or ,in a different vein,Charlotte from SITC

[Rhonda Darling]

EileenDover and Loveday hit the nail . . . . Diana Rigg as Mrs. Emma Peel in the Avengers. (Hmmmmmm, why did Mr. Steed carry that cane?

RD

[irene9999]

Not sure there was any one girl who I wanted to be like... but I liked the clothes/hair styles of Jennifer Aniston, Jessica Alba and Jennifer Love-Hewitt. Lately, I really like the style of Zooey Deschanel

[Katherine L.]

Sally Field.

[5150 Girl]

How about former First Lady, Nancy Reagan? I kinda looked up to her to.

[Sophistic8d_grl]

Victoria Principle, Tina Louise & Valerie Bertinelli are all surely & fondly saved in my "bank"; but were one to tie me up and make me tell the truth, it'd be Lynda Carter!

[pantyhose_clare]

Getting put into a dress, tights, heels etc by some friends then the next day watching Jennifer Aniston in friends in some amazing outfits is what got me thinking "wow being a girl was great....I wonder if my mum has any skirts". Little did I know that thought would lead me to the pink fog so deeply.

[sarahspinkdress]

Someone told me when I was littler that Alyson Hannigan looks like what I would look like as a girl. I took it as a compliment, since I never have been much for that supermodel look. I still think she's adorable.

[Kate Simmons]

Diana Rigg as Mrs. Peel in the TV Avengers.:battingeyelashes::)

[Costume]

Mae West. I don't think I had even seen her in anything other than photographs - but what photographs! All those beautiful dresses she'd encase herself in.

I think the first two actresses in films I saw in which I thought "I want to dress up like that" are Sophia Loren in 'Heller in Pink Tights', and Daryl Hannah in 'Splash'!

[Lori B]

Kim Novak :daydreaming: >>

[KristinTX]

Always admired Erin Grey from "Buck Rogers" and "Silver Spoons." Loved her hair and smile!

[Cindy CA]

Nicole Eggert or Alyssa Milano.

[reflections-of]

I loved Posh Spice when I was a teenager and wanted to be one of the Spice Girls. I also adored Madonna and wanted to emulate her. Her outfit in Four Rooms is still to die for. I know they are known more for their music then acting...so actress wise, Jennifer Love Hewitt. I hope I do not catch flak for this, but wanting to dress and be a girl when I was a teen I wanted to have 'grils' like hers.

[Edm_Jamie]

I can't remember any specific actresses, but I do remember lots of female singers. Trisha Yearwood, Wyonna Judd stick out in mind for some reason. Now it's Kate Middleton!