FOG Academy - Greatest Actor Ever.

[Wichita Lineman]

Meryl Streep squeaks through with just a 10 vote margin which leaves Hugh Jackmans whitewashing of Julianna Margulies the top performance of the group. 

Some interesting ties coming up for consideration. 
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Results:
Meryl Streep 11 v 1 Jamie Bell
Benicio Del Toro 9 v 3 Jodie Whittaker
Calista Flockhart 2 v 10 Jennifer Aniston
Hugh Jackman 12 v 0 Julianna Margulies


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Round 1 - Matches 101 - 104


Vivien Leigh -Married Laurence Olivier at San Ysidro Ranch in Santa Barbara on August 31, 1940, with Katharine Hepburn as matron of honor; they honeymooned on actor Ronald Colman's yacht. https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000046/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Margot Robbie - She likes to send friends and family letters and postcards from around the world because she thinks people don't get enough mail that isn't a bill.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3053338/bio?..._ov_bio_sm
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Liam Cunningham - Irish actor Liam Cunningham was an electrician in the mid 80's.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0192377/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Jean Rochefort - He learned English seven months before the start of the production "The Man who Killed Don Quixote". https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0734000/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Russell Crowe - Dislocated his shoulder while training for his boxing movie, Cinderella Man (2005). The injury delayed filming for two months. 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000128/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Damian Lewis - His cast mates in Band of Brothers (2001) were initially sceptical of how well he could handle playing an American. It turned out that he was so convincing (as an American) that some cast and crew didn't believe he was British!
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0507073/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Deborah Kerr  - Maureen O'Hara was originally meant to play her role in The King and I (1956), but Yul Brynner specifically asked for Kerr.
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000039/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0

Glenn Close - As of 2021, Glenn Close has the most Oscar nominations (8) without a win amongst living actors of any gender. 
https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000335/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0
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Voting on post 27 remains open for at least 3 hours / until post 28 arrives.
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Vivien Leigh v Margot Robbie
Liam Cunningham v Jean Rochefort
Russell Crowe v Damian Lewis
Deborah Kerr v Glenn Close