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  2. Jane Greer - Wikipedia

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    Jane Greer (born Bettejane Greer; September 9, 1924 – August 24, 2001) was an American film and television actress best known for her role as femme fatale Kathie Moffat in the 1947 film noir Out of the Past. In 2009, The Guardian named her one of the best actors never to have received an Academy Award nomination. [1]

  3. Femme fatale - Wikipedia

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    Femmes fatales were standard fare in hardboiled crime stories in 1930s pulp fiction.. A femme fatale (/ ˌ f ɛ m f ə ˈ t æ l,-ˈ t ɑː l / FEM fə-TA(H)L, French: [fam fatal]; lit. ' fatal woman '), sometimes called a maneater, [1] Mata Hari, or vamp, is a stock character of a mysterious, beautiful, and seductive woman whose charms ensnare her lovers, often leading them into compromising ...

  4. Femme Fatale (2002 film) - Wikipedia

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    Femme Fatale is a 2002 erotic thriller film [2] [3] written and directed by Brian De Palma. The film stars Antonio Banderas and Rebecca Romijn-Stamos. It was screened out of competition at the 2002 Cannes Film Festival. [4] Upon its release, Femme Fatale received mixed reviews from film critics and became a box office flop.

  5. Out of the Past - Wikipedia

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    Its complex, fatalistic storyline, dark cinematography, and classic femme fatale garnered the film critical acclaim and cult status. [1] In 1991, the National Film Preservation Board at the Library of Congress added Out of the Past to the United States National Film Registry of “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant” films ...

  6. Portrayal of women in film noir - Wikipedia

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    A femme fatale (/ ˌ f æ m f ə ˈ t ɑː l / or / ˌ f ɛ m f ə ˈ t ɑː l /; French: [fam fatal], literally "lethal woman"), is a prevalent and indicating theme to the style of film noir. The portrayal of women in film noir, and more specifically the term “femme fatale”, has been a topic of intrigue and fascination for decades. The ...

  7. Femme Fatale (band) - Wikipedia

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    Femme Fatale was formed in 1987 in Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States. [2] Later on that year, the band moved to Los Angeles and signed a recording contract with MCA Records after a well-received showcase. [2] The band's self-titled debut album, released in 1988, [2] peaked at No. 141 on the Billboard 200 the following year.

  8. Fatal Woman - Wikipedia

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    the concept of the "femme fatale" The Fatal Woman, a 1915 Dutch film; an alternate title for Femme Fatale, a 1991 film; Norine Fournier Lattimore, professionally known as "Dolores", also referred to as the "Fatal Woman of the London Studios" "The Fatal Woman: Three Tales", a 1974 work by John Glassco

  9. Ellie Cornell - Wikipedia

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    Ellie Cornell is an American actress and producer. She made her film debut in the 1988 film Married to the Mob before becoming known for her roles as Rachel Carruthers in Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers (1988) and Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers (1989), and as Detective Janet Wright in the TV series Femme Fatales.