30 Day Awesome Women Meme, Day 8

[featherxquill]

1. Someone you've loved since you were little
2. Someone you discovered recently
3. A leader
4. A mother
5. A fighter
6. A goddess
7. Someone funny

8. Someone bitchy



~ Every Character Cornelia Frances has ever played ~

Including Herself, as a matter of fact. Cornelia Frances is an English-born Australian actress who is famous for her bitches, including Morag Bellingham on Home and Away, Sister Grace Scott in The Young Doctors ('strict and acidic', according to Wikipedia and clips that I've seen), Marie in the Australian stage production of Calendar Girls earlier this year (a role that was considerably rewritten for Cornelia's particular brand of authoritative bitchiness), and 'Herself' as a bitch, when she hosted Australia's version of The Weakest Link.

This woman has made a career out of being a bitch, and she's awesome at it, let me tell you. The woman herself, though, not so much. I read her biography 'And What Have You Done Lately?' when I was fifteen, and proceeded to write her a long-winded and probably kind of flaily fan letter. About a week later, I received a hand-written response. She is awesome ♥.

I could talk about how hilarious/fantastic Cornelia's bitches are, but I'd much rather show you. I've quite enjoyed watching some clips of her that some kind soul posted on Youtube. There's an entire playlist here, but here are some of my faves:

9. Someone sexy
10. A writer
11. A singer
12. An artist
13. An actress
14. An athlete
15. Anyone you like
16. A woman of colour
17. A woman with a disability
18. A lesbian, bisexual, transgenderd or genderqueer woman/individual
19. Someone you'd love to have teach you
20. Someone you'd love to get drunk with
21. Someone you wouldn't want to cross
22. Someone you'd love to be for a day
23. A woman from traditionally male arena (politics, science, medicine, military, etc)
24. A woman over 50
25. An activist
26. A woman from the past
27. A woman of the future
28. Someone you once disliked but now admire
29. Someone from your own life
30. Anyone you like

Comments

[modernpirates.livejournal.com]

She attended this thing at a community radio in my hometown and I was really shocked at how nice she was! I mean, I didn't know too much about her in RL but from her performances so I was really taken aback! She chatted and ate cake and left - was all rather weird really :/

[modernpirates.livejournal.com]

PS totally loving your responses to this 30 day meme ♥

[therealsnape.livejournal.com]

Wow! Great scenes, all of them. Especially the one with the photos taken. That's putting someone in her place.

I'm really enjoying your meme and all the answers; thanks for sharing it with us.

[velmaneuwirth.livejournal.com]

I love her. I've seen her in a few things and never knew much about her just that she always draws me in.

And am I wrong, but could she not do a good Endora?

I'm loving this meme too and really should do one for myself, I'm just not sure I'd have the stamina with my concentration lately and lack of LJ posting.

[tetleythesecond]

I have yet to look at the videos, but let me just say that that photo is a delight to have on the flist :))