Raw Cassavetes dramas, a mob-chased taxi ride and a few softer late-career turns. Picking one means deciding which kind of devastating you prefer.
1A Woman Under the InfluenceHer Oscar-nominated turn as Mabel Longhetti, a housewife unravelling, in John Cassavetes' 1974 drama.1000pts
2Light of DayShe plays a mother in conflict with her rock-musician daughter in this 1987 Paul Schrader drama.642pts
3Opening NightShe plays Myrtle Gordon, a stage star haunted by a ghost of her younger self, in Cassavetes' 1977 backstage drama.569pts
4GloriaThe 1980 thriller in which she protects a young boy from the mob and earned another Oscar nomination.568pts
5Another WomanA subtle supporting role in Woody Allen's 1988 drama about a philosophy professor reassessing her life.568pts
6Hysterical BlindnessA 2002 HBO drama in which she plays a mother in 1980s New Jersey and won an Emmy.568pts
7Love StreamsCassavetes' 1984 drama where she plays Sarah, a woman struggling with divorce and her brother's chaos.374pts
8FacesA supporting turn as a call girl in Cassavetes' raw 1968 portrait of a collapsing marriage.374pts
9Hope FloatsThe warm 1998 drama in which she plays the wise, outspoken mother of Sandra Bullock's character.374pts
10Lonely Are the BraveAn early role as the wife of a cowboy out of time, opposite Kirk Douglas in 1962.374pts
11A Child Is WaitingA 1963 drama directed by Cassavetes with Burt Lancaster and Judy Garland, in which she plays a mother of a disabled child.374pts
12Minnie and MoskowitzA 1971 screwball romance where she plays a museum curator who falls for a parking attendant.0pts
13The NotebookThe older Allie, lost in dementia, in the 2004 romance directed by her son Nick Cassavetes.0pts
14TempestA 1982 modern retelling of Shakespeare's play in which she stars with John Cassavetes and Susan Sarandon.0pts
15The Betty Ford StoryThe 1987 TV movie in which she played the former First Lady's struggle with addiction and won an Emmy.0pts
