Best Female Horror Performance Tournament

Now that the Male Horror Performance Tournament is good and done with, it is time for the females to have their chance. Included below is a list of 128 females vying for the top spot of "Best Female Horror Performance".

Adrienne Barbeau as “Stevie Wayne” in THE FOG
Adrienne Barbeau as “Wilma Northrup” in CREEPSHOW
Adrienne King as “Alice” in the FRIDAY THE 13TH Films
Alexandra Paul as “Leigh Cabot” in CHRISTINE
Amy Irving as “Sue Snell” in CARRIE
Amy Steele as “Ginny Field” in FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART 2
Angie Dickenson as “Kate Miller” in DRESSED TO KILL
Ashley Laurence as “Kirsty Cotton” in the HELLRAISER films
Asia Argento as “Anna Manni” in THE STENDHAL SYNDROME
Barbara Bouchet as “Patrizia” in DON’T TORTURE A DUCKLING
Betsy Baker as “Linda” in THE EVIL DEAD
Betsy Palmer as “Pamela Voorhees” in the FRIDAY THE 13TH films
Betty Buckley as “Miss Collins” in CARRIE
Brooke Adams as “Rose” in SHOCK WAVES
Brooke Adams as “Sarah Bracknell” in THE DEAD ZONE
Camille Keaton as “Jennifer Hill” in I SPIT ON YOUR GRAVE
Candace Hilligoss as “Mary Henry” in CARNIVAL OF SOULS (1962)
Carol Kane as “Jill Johnson” in WHEN A STRANGER CALLS
Caroline Munro as “Anne D’Antoni” in MANIAC
Catherine Hicks as “Karen Barclay” in CHILD’S PLAY
Catriona MacColl as “Liza Merril” in THE BEYOND
Chloë Sevigny as “Jean” in AMERICAN PSYCHO
Christine Galbo as “Elizabeth” in WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO SOLANGE?
Cinzia Monreale as “Emily” in THE BEYOND
Dana Kimmell as “Chris Higgins” in FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART 3D
Danielle Harris as “Jamie Lloyd” in the HALLOWEEN films
Daria Nicolodi as “Anne” in TENEBRE
Daria Nicolodi as “Gianna Brezzi” in DEEP RED
Deborah Foreman as “Muffy/Buffy” in APRIL FOOL’S DAY
Dee Wallace-Stone as “Donna Trenton” in CUJO
Dee Wallace-Stone as “Helen Brown” in CRITTERS
Dee Wallace-Stone as “Karen White” in THE HOWLING
Denise Crosby as “Rachel Creed” in PET SEMATARY
Drew Barrymore as “Charlene McGee” in FIRESTARTER
Eihi Shiina as “Asami Yamazaki” in AUDITION*
Ellen Burstyn as “Chris MacNeil” in THE EXORCIST
Ellen Sandweiss as “Sheryl” in THE EVIL DEAD
Ellie Cornell as “Rachel Carruthers” in the HALLOWEEN films
Emily Watson as “Reba McClane” in RED DRAGON
Fairuza Balk as “Nancy Downs” in THE CRAFT
Felissa Rose as “Angela” in SLEEPAWAY CAMP
Franca Stoppi as “Iris” in BUIO OMEGA
Gaylen Ross as “Francine Parker” in DAWN OF THE DEAD
Geena Davis as “Veronica Quaife” in THE FLY (1986)
Genevieve Bujold as “Claire Niveau” in DEAD RINGERS
Heather Donahue as “Heather” in THE BLAIR WITCH PROJECT
Heather Langenkamp as “Nancy Thompson” in the A NIGHTMRE ON ELM STREET films
Heather O’Rourke as “Carol Anne Freeling” in the POLTERGEIST films
Isabelle Adjani as “Anna/Helen” in POSSESSION
Isabelle Rosellini as “Dorthy Vallens” in BLUE VELVET
Jamie Lee Curtis as “Kim Hammond” in PROM NIGHT
Jamie Lee Curtis as “Laurie Strode” in the HALLOWEEN films
Janet Leigh as “Kathy Williams” in THE FOG
Janet Leigh as “Marion Crane” in PSYCHO
Jennifer Agutter as “Alex Price” in AN AMERICAN WEREWOLF IN LONDON
Jennifer Connelly as “Jennifer Corvino” in PHENOMENA
Jennifer Jason Leigh as “Nash” in THE HITCHER
Jennifer Lopez as “Catherine Deane” in THE CELL
Jennifer O’Neill as “Kim Obrist” in SCANNERS
Jennifer Salt as “Grace Collier” in SISTERS
Jennifer Tilly as “Tiffany” in BRIDE OF CHUCKY
Jenny Wright as “Mae” in NEAR DARK
Jeramie Rain as “Sadie” in THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
Jessica Harper as “Suzy Bannion” in SUSPIRIA*
Joan Allen as “Reba McClane” in MANHUNTER
Jodie Foster as “Clarice Starling” in THE SILENCE OF THE LAMBS
Judith O’Dea as “Barbara” in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
Julie Christie as “Laura Baxter” in DON’T LOOK NOW
Kate Winslet as “Juliet Hulme” in HEAVENLY CREATURES
Katherine Isabelle as “Ginger” in GINGER SNAPS
Katherine Ross as “Joanna Eberhart” in THE STEPFORD WIVES
Kathy Bates as “Annie Wilkes” in MISERY
Kimberly Beck as “Trish Jarvis” in FRIDAY THE 13TH – THE FINAL CHAPTER
Lar Park-Lincoln as “Tina Shepard” in FRIDAY THE 13TH, PART VII: THE NEW BLOOD
Laura Harring as “Rita/Camilla Rhodes”in MULHOLLAND DRIVE
Lee Remick as “Kathy Thorn” in THE OMEN
Linda Blair as “Marti” in HELL NIGHT
Linda Blair as “Regan MacNeil” in THE EXORCIST
Linda Kozlowski as “Jill McGowan” in VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED (1995)
Linnea Quigley as “Trash” in THE RETURN OF THE LIVING DEAD
Lisa Wilcox as "Alice Johnson" in the A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET films
Lori Cardille as “Sarah” in DAY OF THE DEAD
Lori Hallier as “Sarah” in MY BLOODY VALENTINE
Lorraine DeSelle as “Gloria Davis” in CANNIBAL FEROX
Lucy Grantham as “Phyllis Stone” in THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
Macarena Gómez as “Uxia” in DAGON
Margot Kidder as “Barbie Coard” in BLACK CHRISTMAS
Margot Kidder as “Danielle Breton/Dominique Blanchion” in SISTERS
Marilyn Chambers as “Rose” in RABID
Marilyn Burns as “Sally Hardesty” in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE
Melanie Griffith as “Holly” in BODY DOUBLE
Mia Farrow as “Rosemary Woodhouse” in ROSEMARY’S BABY
Michelle Pfieffer as “Claire Spencer” in WHAT LIES BENEATH
Mindy Clarke as “Julie Walker” in RETURN OF THE LIVNIG DEAD 3
Nancy Allen as “Chris Hargensen” in CARRIE
Nancy Loomis as “Annie Brackett” in HALLOWEEN
Naomi Watts as “Betty Elms/Diane Selwyn” in MULHOLLAND DRIVE
Naomi Watts as “Rachel Keller” in THE RING
Nastassja Kinski as “Irena Gallier” in CAT PEOPLE (1982)
Natasha Henstridge as “Melanie Ballard” in GHOSTS OF MARS
Natasha Henstridge as “Sil” in SPECIES
Neve Campbell as “Sidney Prescott” in the SCREAM films
Nicole Kidman as “Grace Stewart” in THE OTHERS
Olivia Hussey as “Jessica Bradford” in BLACK CHRISTMAS
P.J. Soles as “Lynda Van Der Klok” in HALLOWEEN
P.J. Soles as “Norma Watson” in CARRIE
Pamela Springsteen as “Angela” in the SLEEPAWAY CAMP films
Pamelyn Ferdin as “Laurie Ballard” in THE TOOLBOX MURDERS
Patricia Arquette as “Renee Madison/Alice Wakefield” in LOST HIGHWAY
Patricia Tallman as “Barbara” in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1990)
Piper Laurie as “Margaret White” in CARRIE
Rebecca Romijn-Stamos as “Laure Ash/Lily” in FEMME FATALE
Robin Tunney as “Sarah Bailey” in THE CRAFT
Samantha Eggar as "Nola Carveth" in THE BROOD
Sandra Cassel as “Mari Collingwood” in THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
Sarah Berry as “Annie Knowby” in EVIL DEAD II
Shelley Duvall as “Wendy Torrance” in THE SHINING
Sheryl Lee as “Laura Palmer” in TWIN PEAKS: FIRE WALK WITH ME
Sigourney Weaver as “Ellen Ripley” in the ALIEN films
Sissy Spacek as “Carrie White” in CARRIE
Susan George as “Amanda” in FRIGHT
Susan Sarandon as “Sarah Roberts” in THE HUNGER
Suzy Kendall as “Julia” in BIRD WITH THE CRYSTAL PLUMAGE
Theresa Tilly (Sarah York) as “Shelly” in THE EVIL DEAD
Tippi Hedren as “Melanie Daniels” in THE BIRDS
Virginia Madsen as “Helen Lyle” in CANDYMAN
Winona Ryder as "Mina Murray" in BRAM STOKER'S DRACULA
Zohra Lambert as “Jessica” in LET’S SCARE JESSICA TO DEATH


Red - Advanced to the next round.
Blue - Eliminated from the tournament.
* - Advanced tied with another person into the next round.

I realize this list doesn't include everyone's favorite performances, but in order to make this tournament work, the list had to be trimmed. I tried to cover as many films as possible, and many of these picks are based on your input, so no whining!

The tournament works as follows:

I will be posting 4 brackets a day, consisting of two challengers. You will vote for one actor out of each bracket. You must have seen both performances in a bracket in order to vote. The brackets will be posted for 24 hours until they are closed and the new ones posted. In the event of a tie, I will keep that bracket open until someone can break it. If nobody can break it, then I will use a coin toss to determine the winner. All matches will be picked at random in order to avoid a bias of any kind. The status of each performance will be updated in this post after each bracket comes to a close for those who wish to keep track.

Enough with the mumbo jumbo, let's get down to business! The first four brackets of the tournament will be posted momentarily.

Remember:

Vote for the quality of the performance, not just for the quality of the film.

 

Round 1, Bracket 1

Catriona MacColl as “Liza Merril” in THE BEYOND

vs.

Dee Wallace-Stone as “Helen Brown” in CRITTERS


Round 1, Bracket 2

Barbara Bouchet as “Patrizia” in DON’T TORTURE A DUCKLING

vs.

Eihi Shiina as “Asami Yamazaki” in AUDITION


Round 1, Bracket 3

Jeramie Rain as “Sadie” in THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT

vs.

Judith O’Dea as “Barbara” in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)


Round 1, Bracket 4

Marylin Burns as “Sally Hardesty” in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

vs.

Kate Winslet as “Juliet Hulme” in HEAVENLY CREATURES

 

Round 1, Bracket 1
Dee Wallace-Stone as “Helen Brown” in CRITTERS

Round 1, Bracket 3
Judith O’Dea as “Barbara” in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)

Round 1, Bracket 4
Marylin Burns as “Sally Hardesty” in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

 

1. Catriona MacColl as “Liza Merril” in THE BEYOND
2. Have not seen Don't Torture A Duckling
3. Judith O’Dea as “Barbara” in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
4. Kate Winslet as “Juliet Hulme” in HEAVENLY CREATURES

Marylin Burns is the No. 1 Scream Queen but performance-wise Kate Winslet was tops.

 

Round 1, Bracket 1

Catriona MacColl as “Liza Merril” in THE BEYOND

Round 1, Bracket 2

Haven't seen either

Round 1, Bracket 3

Judith O’Dea as “Barbara” in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)


Round 1, Bracket 4

Marylin Burns as “Sally Hardesty” in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

 

Round 1, Bracket 1

Catriona MacColl as “Liza Merril” in THE BEYOND



Round 1, Bracket 2

Eihi Shiina as “Asami Yamazaki” in AUDITION.



Round 1, Bracket 3

Judith O’Dea as “Barbara” in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)

I don't even remember Sadie in LHOTL. forgettable performance.


Round 1, Bracket 4

Never seen Heavenly Creatures!

 

Catriona MacColl as “Liza Merril” in THE BEYOND- I love Dee, but CRITTERS is far from her best performance.

Eihi Shiina as “Asami Yamazaki” in AUDITION- She was one of my noms because she is simply spectacular in this film, and that's putting it lightly! I also didn't think Barbara was that great in DUCKLING.

Judith O’Dea as “Barbara” in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)- This was a really tough one, so I flipped a coin.

Marilyn Burns as “Sally Hardesty” in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE- Kate is outstanding in HC, but Marilyn is perfect in TCM.

 

Catriona MacColl as “Liza Merril” in THE BEYOND
Eihi Shiina as “Asami Yamazaki” in AUDITION
Jeramie Rain as “Sadie” in THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT
Marylin Burns as “Sally Hardesty” in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

 

Catriona MacColl as “Liza Merril” in THE BEYOND
abstain
Judith O’Dea as “Barbara” in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
abstain

 

R1B1: Catriona
R1B2: Eihi
R1B3: Judith
R1B4: Marylin

 

Round 1, Bracket 1

Dee Wallace-Stone as “Helen Brown” in CRITTERS


Round 1, Bracket 2

Barbara Bouchet as “Patrizia” in DON’T TORTURE A DUCKLING


Round 1, Bracket 3

Jeramie Rain as “Sadie” in THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT


Round 1, Bracket 4

Marylin Burns as “Sally Hardesty” in THE TEXAS CHAINSAW MASSACRE

 

What is with all of those weird box things where quotation marks should be???

 

Round 1, Bracket 3

Jeramie Rain as “Sadie” in THE LAST HOUSE ON THE LEFT

 

Catriona MacColl- The Beyond
Eihi Shiina- Audition
Judith O'Dea- NOTLD
Marylin Burns- TCM

 

Yeah, another tournament.

Round 1, Bracket 1

Catriona MacColl as “Liza Merril” in THE BEYOND


Round 1, Bracket 2


Eihi Shiina as “Asami Yamazaki” in AUDITION
One of the best female performances EVER.

Round 1, Bracket 3

Judith O’Dea as “Barbara” in NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD (1968)
Really, just because I don't like the other movie.

Round 1, Bracket 4

Kate Winslet as “Juliet Hulme” in HEAVENLY CREATURES
I just rewatched this, so the other girl didnt have a chance.

 

votes:

Catriona MacColl in The Beyond
Eihi Shiina in Audition
Judith O'Dea in Night of the lkiving dead
Marylin Burns in Texas Chainsaw...

 

Wow, this is great guys and girls, I hope this kind of turnout continues for the rest of the tournament!

I will be updating the list late tonight and will continue to update it once a night as I have done with the other polls. Should be good fun!

Any predictions on who you think will take home the title once this tournament is all said and done?

 

Yeah, Marylin Burns :eek2:

 

Definitely Jamie Lee Curtis. She may not be my favorite horror actress, but she will probably win because of the majority of horror fans who think she is the ultimate scream queen. Of course, it wouldn't hurt if she did win, since I admit I like her too!