Arguing that the study of the film actress has largely been ignored, Hollinger (film and literature, Armstrong Atlantic State U.) examines the contemporary actress as both an artist and an ideological construct. She first considers the study of film acting, stardom and star studies, star acting and the Hollywood actress and associated problems with studying the topics, and then provides case studies of Meryl Streep, Susan Sarandon, Jodie Foster, Angela Bassett, and Gwyneth Paltrow through the intertextual approach of star studies, which analyzes their career, image, comments on their craft, and ideological significance of their personas. Her aim is to find out what they reveal about Hollywood female acting and stardom. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
The Actress: Hollywood Acting and the Female Star investigates the contemporary film actress both as an artist and as an ideological construct. Divided into two sections, The Actress first examines the major issues in studying film acting, stardom, and the Hollywood actress. Combining theories of screen acting and of film stardom, The Actress presents a synthesis of methodologies and offers the student and scholar a new approach to these two subjects of study.
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