Pamela Anderson
(1967-)

The "Baywatch" babe is better known for her 1998 sex tape than her time on the big screen, but she's still one of the biggest bombshells ever.

Films: Raw Justice (1994), Barb Wire (1996), Baywatch (TV Series) (1992-1997), Scary Movie 3 (2003)

Ann-Margret
(1941-)

Ann-Margret's killer moves in musicals like Viva Las Vegas (opposite Elvis) gave redheads a sex appeal never seen before in Hollywood.

Films: Pocketful of Miracles (1961), Bye Bye Birdie (1963), Kitten with a Whip (1964), Viva Las Vegas (1964), The Cincinnati Kid (1965), Carnal Knowledge (1971), Tommy (1975), Joseph Andrews (1977)

Brigitte Bardot
(1934-)

Sultry French model, blonde starlet and "sex kitten," Bardot's explosive looks attracted male audiences to US theatres to view her in mostly mediocre, dubbed foreign films.

Films: ...And God Created Woman (1956, Fr./It.) (aka Et Dieu... Créa La Femme), The Truth (1960, Fr./It.) (aka La Vérité), Contempt (1963, Fr./It.) (aka Le Mépris), Viva Maria! (1965), Shalako (1968), Les Femmes (1969, Fr./It.)

Bo Derek
(1956-)

Cornrow-haired Derek's beach appearance as the object of Dudley's Moore obsession in the movie 10 made her a sensation.

Films: 10 (1979), A Change of Seasons (1980), Tarzan, The Ape Man (1981), Bolero (1984), Ghosts Can't Do It (1989), Woman of Desire (1994)

Anita Ekberg
(1931-2015)

Swedish beauty queen Anita Ekberg was declared Universal's answer to Marilyn Monroe, appearing in mostly forgotten roles except for La Dolce Vita.

Films: Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953), Blood Alley (1955), Hollywood or Bust (1956), War and Peace (1956), Sheba and the Gladiator (1959), La Dolce Vita (1960, It./Fr.), Boccaccio ’70 (1962, It./Fr.)

Farrah Fawcett
(1947-2009)

Best known for TV's Charlie's Angels, Fawcett reignited the pinup craze in the 70s and played sexy arm candy in movies like Logan's Run.

Films: Myra Breckinridge (1970), Logan's Run (1976), Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978), Sunburn (1979), Saturn 3 (1980), Charlie's Angels (TV series) (1976-1980), The Cannonball Run (1981), Extremities (1986)

Betty Grable
(1916-1973)

Famous for her "million dollar legs," Grable's most glamorous starring role was in a film called Pin Up Girl.

Films: Down Argentine Way (1940), I Wake Up Screaming (1941), Moon Over Miami (1941), Springtime in the Rockies (1942), A Yank in the RAF (1942), Pin-Up Girl (1944), The Dolly Sisters (1946), The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949), How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

Jean Harlow
(1911-1937)

Harlow flaunted a no-undergarment look in front of the camera and a scandalous love life off-screen.

Films: Hell's Angels (1930), Platinum Blonde (1931), The Public Enemy (1931), Red Dust (1932), Red-Headed Woman (1932), Bombshell (1933), Dinner at Eight (1933), China Seas (1935), Libeled Lady (1936), Saratoga (1937)

Rita Hayworth
(1918-1987)

Pinup "love goddess" Rita Hayworth's rep was sealed by her sexy strip-tease scene in the noirish Gilda.

Films: Only Angels Have Wings (1939), You'll Never Get Rich (1941), You Were Never Lovelier (1942), Cover Girl (1944), Gilda (1946), The Lady From Shanghai (1948), Pal Joey (1957), Separate Tables (1958)

Grace Kelly
(1928-1982)

The former Princess of Monaco may not have been the typical bombshell, but her sex appeal is palpable in roles opposite Stewart and Grant.

Films: High Noon (1952), Mogambo (1953), The Bridges of Toko-Ri (1954), The Country Girl (1954), Dial M For Murder (1954), Rear Window (1954), To Catch a Thief (1955), High Society (1956), The Swan (1956)

Veronica Lake
(1919-1973)

Lake stood out mostly for her trademark "peek-a-boo" coif while playing a femme fatale in film noirs opposite Alan Ladd.

Films: Sullivan's Travels (1941), The Glass Key (1942), I Married a Witch (1942), This Gun For Hire (1942), So Proudly We Hail! (1943), Hold That Blonde (1945), The Blue Dahlia (1946), Slattery's Hurricane (1949)

Carol Lombard
(1908-1942)

Known as Clark Gable's wife, platinum blonde-haired Lombard was also a talent comedic actress who tragically died young at the age of 33 in a plane crash.

Films: Twentieth Century (1934), My Man Godfrey (1936), Nothing Sacred (1937), Made for Each Other (1939), Mr. & Mrs. Smith (1941), To Be or Not to Be (1942)

Sophia Loren
(1934-)

Curvaceous and exotic Italian actress Loren graced the screen as an iconic bombshell in the 1960s.

Films: The Black Orchid (1958), Houseboat (1958), It Started in Naples (1960), Two Women (1960, It.) (aka La Ciociara), El Cid (1961), Marriage Italian Style (1964, It.) (aka Matrimonio All'italiana), Arabesque (1966), A Countess From Hong Kong (1967), More Than a Miracle (1967), Nine (2009)