`` Film historian Cari Beauchamp has stated, ''When you look at the top 10 actresses of the past 80 years, since sound came in, first you have Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn and Meryl Streep -- but I think Glenn Close is definitely in that list, it's a combination of her guts, in the roles she chooses, and her perseverance.
Katharine Hepburn
Meryl Streep