When I recently gathered all the Vicky Krieps files in one place, I discovered that, if we count transparent tops as nudity, she has done 18 nude roles in just 14 years. That’s an impressive pace.

I’ve never calculated who the all-time champ might be among legitimate actresses. Have any of you ever tried to figure this out?

Below are some prolific actresses listed with Mr. Skin’s “nude roles” count. This is not a comprehensive list and we can’t rely on it

First, I just looked up likely people one at a time. I probably forgot a bunch.

Second, I didn’t fact-check his count. They could be off by a lot. For example, he lists eight for Vicky Krieps and we know of at least 16, 18 if you count transparent blouses.

Among the women I looked up, these performed more than 15 nude roles.

In the case of Vicky Krieps, we used my count. “Uncle” also offered some alternate counts. The bottom of the list includes some actresses with fewer than 15 roles because they may be the leaders from their countries.

Victoria Abril 32 (Highest Spain)
Isabelle Huppert 28 (Highest France)
Monica Bellucci 27 (Highest Italy)
Charlotte Rampling 26 (27 per “uncle.” Highest England, Highest English-speaking)
Sophie Marceau 23
Emmanuelle Béart 23
Irène Jacob 22 (Highest Switzerland*)
Sharon Stone 22 (Highest USA)
Nicole Kidman 21 (Highest Australia)
Charlotte Gainsbourg 17 (20 per “uncle”)
Claire Keim 20
Nasty Kinski 19 (Highest Germany)
Élodie Bouchez 19
Juliette Binoche 19
Carol Laure 18 (Highest Canada)
Kate Winslet 16
Helen Mirren 16
Elsa Zylberstein 16
Vicky Krieps 16 (16 is my count; Highest Luxembourg)
Cecile de France 13 (Ironically, not France. Highest Belgium)
Carice van Houton 10 (Highest Netherlands??)
Sonia Braga 10 (Highest Brazil??)
Natasha Henstridge 10 (Highest Canada, not French??)
(* Jacob was born in France)

If they appear in films where the primary purpose of the film is to have naked women, or in roles where the point of the role is the nudity, I didn’t count it. I think most of us can figure out the difference between somebody who makes a living by acting and somebody who makes a living by getting naked. Of course Julie Strain will have 60 nude scenes because she was in 60 movies where the sole purpose of the movie was to show Julie Strain naked. That’s not the kind of roles we’re looking for. The top ten women on this list have all been nominated for an Oscar, Goya, Cesar, Genie or BAFTA (some of the others on the list have not).

It’s a gut-wrenching scene with a fully committed performance from Jessie.

She is now considered an absolute lock to win the Best Actress Oscar. If you want to place a bet on actresses:

(Odds are expressed as ratio of amount won to amount wagered. In other words, a contract with Rose Byrne costs 3.1 cents, and you would therefore win 96.9 cents if she wins, or 31-1.)

Jessie Buckley 1-24
Rose Byrne, 31-1
Renate Reinsve, 165-1
Emma Stone, 199-1
Kate Hudson, 249-1.

(There’s a good payoff if you want to bet “no” on Jessie, 23-1. Good luck with that.)

SIDEBAR: In recent days, Michael B. Jordan has passed Timotheêéèëēĕěẽėẹęẻ Chalamet as the slight favorite to win Best Actor, thus dampening the latter’s hopes to win the ẹęẻ he needs to complete the the “e” perfecta for his first name. Just a mohth ago, Chalamet was at 78%, Jordan at 7%.

Video. WARNING: It’s a heartbreaking, brilliantly performed scene, but it’s an an immense download, and there’s no real, visible nudity. (You see it brightened and enhanced in the stills above).

Jessie has appeared here several previous times, with a bit of nudity in four other films: Romeo and Juliet (2021); Wicked Little Letters (2023); Beast (2017); The Lost Daughter (2021). She also posed naked with a fish.