Men vote for Bond girl but women choose Hepburn

MEN and women are poles apart when it comes to choosing their top screen sirens.
By The Newsroom
Published 5th Apr 2010, 00:07 BST
Updated 5th Apr 2010, 00:37 BST

While women opted for Audrey Hepburn's gamine charm in Breakfast At Tiffany's, a new poll shows men's favourite female movie icon is Ursula Andress, who memorably emerged from the sea in a white bikini during the 1962 Bond film Dr No, which starred Sean Connery.

Hepburn came fifth in the men's poll behind three popular female sci-fi sirens: Sigourney Weaver in The Alien saga was second ahead of Carrie Fisher in Star Wars in third place and Jane Fonda in Barbarella in fourth.

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In contrast, the top five as voted by women was dominated by musical legends, with Julie Andrews in The Sound Of Music in second place, followed by her Mary Poppins role in third and Judy Garland's performance in The Wizard Of Oz in fourth. Julia Roberts took fifth place for her memorable role in Pretty Woman.

The top 50 most iconic women in film, spanning more than 75 years of cinema, can be read in the Radio Times, out tomorrow.

About 2,000 people voted for their favourite from a shortlist chosen by Radio Times' film experts of both genders.