REBECCA DE MORNAY

While two extreme roles cemented Rebecca De Mornay’s degree in pop culture history, the California native went to great lengths to demonstrate that her talents extended beyond parts that were purely dependent on her icy blonde appearance. Following her breakthrough performance in Risky Business, the actress had a prosperous year in 1985, as she landed a part in The Slugger’s Wife.

She also starred in two other successful films that year, both of which received Academy Award nominations. To cap off a good year, she starred in the music video for Sara by Starship, which reached the top one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. De Mornay was never one to sit on her laurels, worked tirelessly to establish herself as one of Hollywood’s most well-known actresses in the late 1980s and 1990s. The actress has proven throughout her 20-plus-year career that she can handle a wide range of characters.