If, by "ugly" we mean "homely," there are actresses who are, in fact, homely: Amanda Plummer, Shelley Duvall, Rossy de Palma. Empircally, there are people who would qualify as "homely" or not physically beautiful.
Then there are "plain" actresses---like Lili Taylor, who I think has a marvelous face and is (with the exception of The Haunting) a very good actress.
And then there are women whose elegance and strangeness, I think, makes them beautiful....not to mention their talent: Anjelica Huston, Tilda Swinton. Tilda Swinton was a STUNNER in The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe. Couldn't take my eyes off of her. Her face is like a canvas.
I would take these women over the boring pretty faces like Jessica Alba and whatever other starlet we worship these days. Boring. Give me a good, weird face.
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