French actress Danielle Darrieux (1917-2017) was another mid-century leading lady who did a ton...
Woman Crush Wednesday
Women we love in historical costume movies & TV.
American poet Emily Dickinson was born on December 10, 1830, so this seems like...
Once I realized that French actress Noémie Lvovsky was in several period films, I...
Susannah York (1939-2011) was an English actress who starred in NUMEROUS British frock flicks...
Swedish actress Rebecca Ferguson hasn’t done a TON of frock flicks, but she’s done...
Danish actress Connie Nielsen recently starred in the Gladiator sequel, AND will play Eleanor of...
French actress Martine Carol (1920-67) was considered their Marilyn Monroe — a major blonde...
The original blonde bombshell, Mae West (1893-1980) was an actor, singer, dancer, writer, and...
![Portrait of a lady said to be Jeanne de Valois, comtesse de la Motte [I would be shocked if this was accurate] by Élisabeth Louise Vigée Le Brun, c. 1780 [I'd say post-1783], via Wikimedia Commons](https://i0.wp.com/frockflicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/Jeanne_lamotte_valois.jpg?resize=590%2C350&ssl=1)
Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy was a pivotal figure in late 18th-century France, as it was...
I happen to think that British actress Lyndsey Marshal is criminally underrated. Case in...
