Julianne Moore

After carving out a career playing a wide variety of roles, actress Julianne Moore proved that she was capable of portraying just about any character she wished. Whether playing twins on “As the World Turns” (CBS, 1985-2005), a motherly porn star in “Boogie Nights” (1997) or a suburban housewife in the 1950s yearning to escape in “The Hours” (2002), Moore demonstrated a deft ability to embody and make memorable anyone she played. Though she had several periods where she seemingly fell off the radar – as it happened with “Evolution” (2001) and later “The Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio” (2005) –