Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role 2006
Reese Witherspoon Walk the Line 2006
SEX WORKER ROLE
Becky Sharp in Vanity Fair 2004
Character Is A Prostitute
Reese Witherspoon in Vanity Fair 2004
William Makepeace Thackeray’s novel “Vanity Fair” has been filmed several times for both the big and small screen. Reese Witherspoon is the most recent actress to play the part. The story chronicles the rise in social circles of Becky Sharp during the Victorian era. Desiring a better life, Becky is determined to live lavishly through marriage. Thus, Becky ascends the hierarchy of respectability, transitioning from a governess to a full-fledged society wife. Regrettably, Becky’s demise is brought about by a chain of circumstances and unfortunate events. She soon finds herself working as a casino dealer in Germany. However, they are not only dealers but also prostitutes in addition to that. To what extent does a new man free a desperate Becky from the life she is now trapped in?
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