Top 10 Big Screen Performances by Small Screen Actors

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Laura San Giacomo

Sex, Lies, and Videotape (1989)

To most people, Laura San Giacomo is still Maya from Just Shoot Me!, but her performance in Sex, Lies, and Videotape is one that I will never get out of my head. The film got under my skin, and most of that feeling was because of her character. San Giacomo gave one of the sexiest, richest performances I have ever seen, and she wore her emotions on her deeply expressive face seemingly effortlessly. She is a fantastic actress that does not work near enough. Since, she has kicked around some movies and a couple series including Saving Grace, but she has not had an impact like she did back in ’89 with this phenomenal indie hit. Maybe she should hook up with Soderbergh again to give her a character worthy of her talent.