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How to Keep Marriage Interesting, According to Debra Winger

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Who Should Play Meryl Streep in a Biopic? Meryl Streep Knows

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What Actress Hedy Lamarr Said About Her Skill as an Inventor

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The Italian Bombshell Who Proved That Life Is About Much More Than Curves

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Aarthi Agarwal was famed for her work in the Telugu-language film industry

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She couldn't afford the extra cost

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Angelina Jolie Says She Had Her Ovaries Removed

"I feel feminine, and grounded in the choices I am making for myself and my family"

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Swedish-Italian Screen Siren Anita Ekberg Dies at 83

The beautiful star of Fellini's La Dolce Vita passed away Sunday in Rome

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20 Stunning Photos of Classic Golden Globe-Winning Actresses

From Ingrid Bergman to Liza Minnelli, portraits of Hollywood's finest actresses from the archives of LIFE

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LIFE With Natalie Wood: Portraits of a Legend

LIFE.com presents photos of Natalie Wood in the early '60s — a time when she had made the leap from actress to movie star and, more importantly, to formidable Hollywood player.

By Ben Cosgrove

Veronica Lake: Movie Star, Hollywood Rebel, 'Sex Zombie'

Her life was not destined for a storybook ending, but Veronica Lake left behind at least a few films -- and a unique persona -- that endure.

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Marilyn Monroe: Rare Early Photos, 1950

In 1950, LIFE photographer Ed Clark received a call from a friend who worked at 20th Century Fox. The friend was raving about "a hot tomato" the studio recently signed: one Marilyn Monroe.

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Burger, She Ate: A Portrait of Angela Lansbury at Lunch

Even when simply eating a pedestrian lunch in a studio cafeteria, Angela Lansbury somehow made it look quite remarkably dramatic.

By Ben Cosgrove

Alyssa Milano Talks About the Joys of Breastfeeding

The actress quit her ABC show in order to avoid uprooting her young children

By Charlotte Alter

Marilyn Monroe at Home: Color Portraits

LIFE.com presents color photos of the movie legend at her Hollywood home in 1953, when she was just 26 years old.

By Ben Cosgrove

LIFE With Hedy Lamarr: Stardom, Scandal and One Amazing Invention

Hedy Lamarr was a glamorous movie star of the 1930s and '40s, a taboo-breaking beauty credited with simulating the first on-screen orgasm. She was also a brilliant inventor.

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Taylor and Clift: Photos From the Set of 'A Place in the Sun'

LIFE.com presents pictures, none of which ran in LIFE magazine, of Montgomery Clift and his co-star and soul mate, Elizabeth Taylor, on the set of the 1951 classic, "A Place in the Sun."

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LIFE With Rita Hayworth: Hollywood Legend, Pinup Icon

On her 96th birthday, LIFE.com remembers the legendary Rita Hayworth -- a bona fide movie star from the classic Hollywood era of the 1940s and '50s.

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LIFE With Movie Stars and Their Kids

Most actors and actresses, no matter how rich or well-known, share the same concerns as the rest of us. They want their kids to be healthy; to feel safe and feel loved; to learn, to grow and (as near as possible) to be happy.

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Go Behind the Scenes of Jessica Chastain's TIME Photo Shoot

The actress brings out her glamorous side

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