Meryl Streep Tops the List of Best Actors of All Time as Ranked by TopTenREVIEWS; Robert De Niro Ranked as Top Male Actor

Web site also ranks actors by year, decade and genre, and lists top-rated actors by birth year


OGDEN, Utah- May 9, 2007 -

TopTenREVIEWS, the leading review site of entertainment and technology, today announced its list of the best actors of all time. Meryl Streep is ranked as best actor of all time, followed by Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford.

TopTenREVIEWS™ new movie portal (http://movies.toptenreviews.com) ranks and compares actors based on the prominence of an actor's role in a movie, awards from that role and the overall score of that movie given by critics. Actors are ranked by genre, year, decade and of all time, including rankings of the best actors by year they were born, so visitors can see the best actors their same age or year of birth. TopTenREVIEWS has ranked more than 37,000 actors and more than 23,000 actresses, utilizing 700,000 movie reviews of 190,000 movies from 40,000 sources.


TopTen™ Actors of All Time*

Meryl Streep is ranked as the highest-rated actor of all time by TopTenREVIEWS, because of her award-winning performances in a large number of prominent roles and well received feature films. She is followed in the rankings by Robert De Niro, Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise and Harrison Ford, rounding out the top five. The entire list of highest-rated actors can be seen at http://movies.toptenreviews.com/actors/list_all_time_actor.htm.

Rank	Movie	Actor's Highest-Ranked Movie
1	Meryl Streep	Manhattan (1979)
2	Robert De Niro	The Godfather: Part II (1974)
3	Tom Hanks	Toy Story (1995)
4	Tom Cruise	Magnolia (1999)
5	Harrison Ford	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
6	Michael Caine	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
7	Kate Winslet	Titanic (1997)
8	Gene Hackman	Superman (1978)
9	Robin Williams	Aladdin (1992)
10	Al Pacino	The Godfather (1972)

*As of May 9, 2007. Rankings may change slightly as new movies are released and new reviews are posted.


TopTen Male Actors of All Time*

Of the best male actors of all time, Robert De Niro is at the top of the list followed by Tom Hanks, Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford and Michael Caine. The entire list can be viewed at http://movies.toptenreviews.com/actors/list_all_time_male_actor.htm.

Rank	Movie	Actor's Highest-Ranked Movie
1	Robert De Niro	The Godfather: Part II (1974)
2	Tom Hanks	Toy Story (1995)
3	Tom Cruise	Magnolia (1999)
4	Harrison Ford	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
5	Michael Caine	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
6	Gene Hackman	Superman (1978)
7	Robin Williams	Aladdin (1992)
8	Al Pacino	The Godfather (1972)
9	Denzel Washington	Glory (1989)
10	Johnny Depp	Platoon (1986)

*As of May 9, 2007. Rankings may change slightly as new movies are released and new reviews are posted.


TopTen Actresses Actors of All Time*

Topping the list of best actresses of all time is Meryl Streep, followed by Kate Winslet, Julianne Moore, Cate Blanchett and Nicole Kidman. The entire list can be viewed at http://movies.toptenreviews.com/actors/list_all_time_female_actor.htm.

Rank	Movie	Actor's Highest-Ranked Movie
1	Meryl Streep	The Godfather: Part II (1974)
2	Kate Winslet	Toy Story (1995)
3	Julianne Moore	Magnolia (1999)
4	Cate Blanchett	Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
5	Nicole Kidman	Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
6	Katharine Hepburn	The Philadelphia Story (1940)
7	Cameron Diaz	Shrek (2001)
8	Emily Watson	Breaking the Waves (1996)
9	Sigourney Weaver	Alien (1979)
10	Julia Roberts	Pretty Woman (1990)

*As of May 9, 2007. Rankings may change slightly as new movies are released and new reviews are posted.


On its actors' pages, TopTenREVIEWS provides movie fans with biographies and filmographies, plus rankings of their favorite actors in each decade and every genre. Plus, visitors can see the movie rankings of every actor in each decade of their career.


Top Actors by Birth Year*

Using TopTenREVIEWS' unique ranking and review system, Web site visitors can view the best actors who share their birth year. Below is a list of the top actors for some selected birth years.

Birth Year	Movie	Actor's Highest-Ranked Movie
1940	Al Pacino	The Godfather (1972)
1947	Glenn Close	Tarzan (1999)
1952	John Goodman	Monsters, Inc. (2001)
1958	Michelle Pfeiffer	Scarface (1983)
1964	Nicolas Cage	Adaptation. (2002)
1969	Cate Blanchett	The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, (2001)
1973	Kate Beckinsale	The Aviator (2004)
1979	Claire Danes	Little Women (1994)
1981	Natalie Portman	The Professional (1994)
1985	Keira Knightley	Pride & Prejudice (2005)

*As of May 9, 2007. Rankings may change slightly as new movies are released and new reviews are posted.


Movie and actor rankings are updated continuously, as new movies are released and new reviews become available. Over time, rankings may change when a new movie is released that is highly regarded by critics, or if an actor stars in a new movie, depending on whether or not that movie is received well or rated poorly.

The complete lists of movie and actor rankings and pages can be found at http://movies.toptenreviews.com. TopTenREVIEWS recently announced the best movies of all time. The list can be found at http://movies.toptenreviews.com/list_all_time.htm. The news release about the all-time movie list can be found at http://www.toptenreviews.com/5-2-07.html. 


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