There are not many things hotter than women in control. One way to make a few bucks is to swindle them out of a man's pocket while toying with desire. That's right, whether it is working their curves on a corner, or just sweet talking and socializing their way to gifts of jewelry and other luxury adornments that make a lady sparkle and shine, these ladies ruled the big screen of Hollywood as hot hookers. Hollywood loves a hooker with a heart of gold from the iconic Julia Roberts in
Pretty Woman to Audrey Hepburn in
Breakfast at Tiffany's, Tinseltown knows how to glamorize the world's oldest profession. Starting with a film from the forties and on up, below are some of the sexiest portraits of prostitution by of Hollywood's leading ladies. And some are even Oscar winners! Take a peek...
1940 - Rita Hayworth: Angels Over Broadway
Rita Hayworth's Nina, a gal looking for easy money and a showgirl gig, gets into an unlikely group of players swindle a hand-out from a crooked poker game. The whole ordeal is full of one-liners capturing the quick beat of New York streets.
1960 - Elizabeth Taylor: Butterfield 8
Elizabeth Taylor carved a mean swath through the marriages of well-off socialite Manhattan. Take note, she is a glowing example of the home-wrecking hussy, and in her words "the slut of all time!" And she finally won her Oscar for this role...
1961 - Audrey Hepburn: Breakfast at Tiffany's
While Audrey Hepburn as Holly in Breakfast at Tiffany's may not admit it outright, as a New York socialite, she is most definitely (a classy) female escort, to give her the credit she deserves. Look at the men lined up to lend her a light - if they were ladies, I would be jealous!
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1967 - Catherine Deneuve: Belle Du Jour
Catherine Deneuve plays a bored Paris housewife. She picks up work in the afternoon at an upscale brothel. Her elegance throughout this performance made this one of her signature roles. Suburban ennui never looked so good.
1971 - Jane Fonda: Klute
A male perspective on why this should be on a list of hottest hookers "in addition to having no gag reflex, she likes to solve crimes!" At first totally offended at this analysis, I can't say I object to the conclusion. I am a total softy when it comes to crime-fighting ladies, to say the least.
1974 - Pam Grier: Foxy Brown
In this seminal blaxploitation flick, Pam Grier infiltrates a whore house, pretending to be one of the girls. Watching her castrate someone provides enough support of the benefits of avoiding prostitution dens in reality - because, if it would mean I could sport that 'do, I just might jump on the opportunity, despite the consequences.
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1976 - Jodie Foster: Taxi Driver
While Jodie Foster is younger than flowers in springtime in this movie, she does a good job in a difficult role. She is as tough as a 12 year old can be in the 1970's, and she has no desire for any kind of knight in shining armor, despite the efforts of Robert De Niro's character.
1983 - Jamie Lee Curtis: Trading Places
Jamie Lee Curtis rocks a smoking hot body in Trading Places. The nails are slightly disturbing to think about, but just check out the rack she is holding! As Ophelia, she helps her man get revenge and get back his fortune. However, she doesn't forget to tell him she's smart enough to have socked away Treasury securities in her own investment portfolio.
1984 - Kathleen Turner: Crimes of Passion
Featuring Kathleen Turner's uninhibited performance as China Blue, she portrays a fashion designer by day, and $50 street hooker by night. Its definitely quite intense.
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1990 - Julia Roberts: Pretty Woman
Julia Roberts' breakthrough role was as Vivian in Pretty Woman. Talk about fantasy Hollywood ending -- going from working the corner, to making a hefty $3,000 for a trick, to having the knight in shining armor's plastic in her pocket and a flute of champagne in her hand by the end of a story told in an hour and a half. Early 1990's fashions aside, Julia is hot as a high-end hooker --definitely fills the shoes as a pretty woman.
1993 - Patricia Arquette: True Romance
Patricia Arquette plays a birthday present -- a woman named Alabama. She is a voluptuous blonde, and of course loves sex, Sonny Chiba films, and, just for fun, violent confrontations with mobsters.
1995 - Elisabeth Shue: Leaving Las Vegas
Elisabeth Shue is the Vegas hooker who forms an unexpectedly tender relationship with Nicolas Cage, as he follows through on his plan to drink himself to death. I can't say it is a good idea to go after dudes who like getting wasted, but then again, I am no Nicolas Cage fan.
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1995 - Mira Sorvino: Mighty Aphrodite
All Mira Sorvino wants is a loving family, so this is a good one to watch if all you are looking for is a hooker in hopes of avoiding that whole family situation. Either way, laughs are unavoidable in the tangled tale of Mighty Aphrodite. And Mira, was such a lovable hooker, she won her Academy Award for the role.
1997 - Kim Basinger: LA Confidential
Kim Basinger looks hotter than any movie star, and screws like a porn star. Yum.
2001 - Nicole Kidman: Moulin Rouge
Let me get this out of the way: I really just want to trade wardrobes (and bodies) with Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge. Well, and get to swing on massive swings while a club full of rich french royalty swoon over me.
2005 - Taryn Manning: Hustle and Flow
Taryn Manning helps Terrence Howard raise money to fund his his dreams of one day having a rap career. Forgetting about the braids she sports in the film, its a tough situation without a happy ending, and she does a great job showing what funding someone else's dreams can be like.
