While I was doing my daily check-in with all things social media
yesterday (anyone else find Pinterest particularly slow?), I was thinking
about the people who I wish were on Twitter, but are not. I started to make a list for a post, in
fact, and ended up with six women listed before I got to a guy, and so I figured I’d
make this post gender-specific.
Here are the ten women I wish were on Twitter but aren’t:
10. Catherine Deneuve
The gorgeous, icy French actress recently turned seventy (Happy
birthday!) and is an icon of French cinema. She’s worked with Roman Polanski, Luis Bunuel, Francois
Truffaut, Jacque Demy, and Lars von Trier-you know those five combined have
some epic stories she could start sending out (seriously-has this woman written
a memoir?) She’s also very
politically active and is a fashion icon.
Who wouldn’t want to follow her?
9. Sofia Coppola
I promise this list won’t be made up entirely of enigmatic, fashionable
women (okay, I don’t promise that at all-if I was straight I’d clearly end up
turning into Fred MacMurray in Double
Indemnity, brought down by my own personal Barbara Stanwyck). Coppola regularly finds herself making
interesting movies and gallivanting around the world to film festivals and New
York and Italy. For the record, I
also think that all of these people should be on Instagram in addition to
Twitter.
8. Jacki Weaver
Have you ever seen Jacki Weaver, the deliciously talented woman who won
our 2010 OVP Award, in an interview or a speech? She’s an utter delight-regularly talking about her
ex-husbands/lovers and her experiences with directors and her love of
acting. Throw in some recent
Senate polling numbers and that’s basically all my Twitter feed is. Melissa Leo is there Jacki-sign yourself up!
7. Patti LuPone
LuPone is the grand dame of Broadway-every young actress on Broadway
wants to be her (and, let’s face it, so do a lot of young actors). LuPone, though, has something vital to
being a great presence on Twitter-she has opinions. Lots and lots of opinions-she takes great stances about
audience etiquette on Broadway (a worthy topic) and wrote a deeply juicy memoir
a few years back that would translate well to the occasional shade-throwing
tweet.
6. Meryl Streep
In my heart, of course, Meryl is always first place, but that would be too expected so I'll keep her in sixth. Meryl is funny, elegant, charming, and
always nails every interview that she’s ever done. Plus, she’s worked with every single person in Hollywood, so
you know she’d be having great back-and-forths with Jane Fonda or Leo DiCaprio
on Twitter. Come, join the party
Meryl!
5. Lauren Bacall
For a while there, there was a rather popular fake Bacall Twitter feed
where the Oscar-winning actress slammed Twilight
and made up saucy stories about her fellow Golden Age stars. Wouldn’t it be a hoot to have the frank
and delicious real thing on Twitter, telling us what it was like to go to the
Brown Derby with Vivien Leigh and Joan Crawford?
4. Pippa Middleton
I know the rest of the world might be “over” her (she’s not even a
godparent, sad face), but I cannot get enough. My day is instantly brightened with some sort of Pippa news
and I am waiting to see when she’s engaged. Plus, this is the closest I’m going to ever get to Kate
joining, and you know that Pippa would snap a few candids with nephew George!
3. Tilda Swinton
Doesn’t it feel like Tilda Swinton, who is so intensely quotable and
always popping up in some avant garde conversation, is already on Twitter? It does, but she isn’t, and it needs to
be rectified. The Oscar-winning
actress is a fountain of great opinions, is constantly working on interesting
projects and with hip artists, and is a fashion icon. Who doesn’t want to see what Tilda wears on laundry day, or
if Tilda Swinton has a laundry day?
2. Jennifer Lawrence
Lawrence has famously taken a stance against Twitter, but we all
weren’t going to join Twitter until we did, so it’s just a matter of time
Jen. More than any other actor of
her generation, Lawrence isn’t afraid to go there with a naughty story or a
saucy aside. Twitter was born for
Jennifer Lawrence to join-let’s get a behind-the-scenes look-pretty please
Katniss!
1. Tina Fey and Amy Poehler
Only an idiot would need me to explain why this is something we all
need more than oxygen and water.
Those are my ten (err…eleven)-what are yours? Which famous ladies (or gents) would you
like to see on Twitter?
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