Faye Dunaway list of the 100 best American movies ever made. Her roles as Bonnie Parker and Joan Crawford were respectively named 32nd and 41st on the AFI's list of the fifty greatest screen characters in the villain category. Elizabeth Snead wrote in her review for "USA Today" of Dunaway's memoirs that she was "the epitome of a modern, mature, sexy woman" and Mark Harris of "Entertainment Weekly" felt that "Faye Dunaway is a rarity in the land of stars (and star bios) — a tough, smart, committed pro". In 1994, Dunaway was ranked 27th by "People Magazine" on a list of
Faye Dunaway Dunaway portrayed Blanche DuBois in a Los Angeles stage adaptation of Tennessee Williams's "A Streetcar Named Desire". "It was a fun performance for me, but hard, very draining. At the height of the madness each night, I would go from standing straight up to falling to my knees, in one swift move." Williams himself praised Dunaway for her performance, "He told me later that he thought I was brave and adorable and reminded him of a precocious child, and that my performance ranked with the very best. It was high praise indeed coming from him." Also in 1973, Dunaway appeared