Despite originating as a high-risk Netflix original, the role has scored Spacey both Golden Globe and Emmy nods.

She also starred opposite the Wayans brother in creepy CGI comedyLittle Man.

Eh, can’t win ‘em all.

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Combined, Davis’ filmography has collectively earned nearly $1 billionat the U.S. box office.

Davis has thus far won two SAG Awards and an Emmy for her work on the show.

Transition Role:Spin City, 2000

Small-Screen Success:Taking over a role from beloved Michael J.

Jennifer Lopez

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Fox should have been a thankless task.

Instead, Sheen shined, winning a Golden Globe for his performance.

After wrappingSpin, he famously went on to star in the ratings smashTwo and a Half Men.

Film Career: Lange’s long and storied career began with her breakout role as the Angel of Death in All That Jazz and reached its zenith

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Sally Field

Film Career:How much time do you have?

Perhaps you’ve heard of her work in a little movie calledLincoln?

Joe: Retaliation,andSan Andreas.

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Dern is alsoset to starin the upcomingStar Wars: Episode VIII.

Despite low ratings,Enlightenedwas universally praised by critics and audiences alike.

Allen began headlining ABC’sThe Family,created by frequent Shonda Rhimes collaborator Jenna Bans, in 2016.

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And she did it all in kitten heels!

More than three decades later, Malden’s co-star Michael Douglas presented Malden with a SAG Lifetime Achievement Award.

The performance scored her a Golden Globe (plus another nomination) and an Emmy nod.

Film Career: Baldwin captivated the world with his role in 1990’s The Hunt for Red October . He maintained that momentum with an array of

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Transition Role:Rescue Me, 2004

Small-Screen Success:Leary co-createdRescue Me.

In 2003, Mortimer won the Independent Spirit Award for her work in Nicole Holofcener’sLovely & Amazing.

Film Career: Washington spent the first half of her career supporting leading men in Oscar bait like Ray and The Last King of Scotland .

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Film Career: Sutherland had roles in dozens of movies prior to 24 , including The Lost Boys, Stand by Me, A Few Good Men, Flatliners

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Film Career: After scoring an Oscar nomination for her first feature film role (1983’s The World According to Garp ), Close became one of the

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Viola Davis

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Film Career: After starring in Red Dawn , Sheen had his breakout role in Platoon . He went on to star in an eclectic mix

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Film Career: How much time do you have? Field came a long way from her Flying Nun days in the years after 1970, scoring two

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Matthew McConaughey, Rachel McAdams, Colin Farrell

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Film Career: Buscemi is the prototypical ‘‘That Guy’’ of film, with unforgettable parts in everything from Reservoir Dogs and Fargo to The Big Lebowski and

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Dwayne Johnson

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Film Career: Sedgwick got her start in soaps but quickly turned to films in the ’90s, playing wives and girlfriends in flicks like Singles and

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Jeff Daniels

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Laura Dern

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Film Career: Griffith made an unforgettable entrance on film with 1957’s A Face in the Crowd . His performance as a supposed yokel who was,

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Joan Allen

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Film Career: After breaking out in Almost Famous , Deschanel made a name for herself by playing unorthodox objects of desire in light fare like

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Film Career: After winning an Oscar for playing Mitch in 1951’s A Streetcar Named Desire , where do you go next? If you’re Karl Malden,

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Jamie Lee Curtis

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Film Career: A true triple threat, Carroll was a proto-reality TV star, scoring her breakthrough (and a whopping $1,000) on a 1954 episode of Chance

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America Ferrera

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Film Career: A stand-up comedian and writer, Leary found a following with late-night appearances and bits on MTV’s Remote Control . He parlayed his wisecracking

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Film Career: Alongside the likes of Joan Crawford, Bette Davis, and Claudette Colbert, Stanwyck was one of the preeminent actresses of the women’s films of

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Justin Theroux and Liv Tyler

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Film Career: The handsome MacMurray, Stanwyck’s Double Indemnity co-star, got his start in Hollywood in 1930 and became one of the silver screen’s highest-paid actors

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Emily Mortimer

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