10 Amazing Actresses Hollywood Don't Know What To Do With

7. Christina Hendricks

Christina Hendricks looks like Jessica Rabbit come to life, which is a roundabout way of saying she's the live action version of the ultimate femme fatale, the sort who would probably find herself seducing Humphrey Bogart and tricking Cary Grant into doing something dangerous had she been born a few decades earlier. But the best part is that Hendricks can actually act, as anyone who's seen her in TV's Mad Men (and, well, anything else) will attest. She's been linked to that Wonder Woman role for years, with Nicolas Winding Refn in particular pushing for Hendricks getting the job, but unfortunately a standalone Wonder Woman movie couldn't get off the ground (that Wonder Woman has finally found a movie, albeit in the testosterone-y Batman vs Superman, is interesting. Not interesting, insulting). An upcoming starring role in Ryan Gosling's directorial debut, How to Catch a Monster €“ a female-centric fantasy thriller also starring Saoirse Ronan and Eva Mendes €“ will hopefully raise Hendricks' status as a movie star.