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Aneta Corsaut

posted 16 years ago by roddmatsui
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Not only was she really beautiful with a wonderfully expressive face and eyes, she turned in a very heartfelt performance in "The Blob," and has a startling chemistry with Steve McQueen. I watch the film every now and again, and I am always surprised at how fresh and charismatic the two lead performers are. Or, maybe I'm just a sucker for sentimentality! Whatever the case, the scene in which Corsaut convinces McQueen that he "isn't the type to turn his back on what he knows is true" always gets me. It's so sincere and human.

"The Blob" is a very good film in many regards, and the good performances all around (the whole cast is great) only made it better.

[–] Ironman54 13 years ago

Ya know she played Andy Griffiths main squeeze, Helen Crump, a few years later on the Andy Griffith Show ? I have seen this movie upteen times since the early 60s along with growing up on TAGS and can't believe I never made the connection until tonight !

[–] prbronx5 13 years ago

Yes Aneta was a hot lady.

[–] Tristan_Booth 9 years ago

I also grew up watching TAGS, and the first time I watched The Blob it was only because I knew she was in it, and I wanted to see her playing a character other than Helen Crump. I've since become a fan of this film, especially the theme music.

[–] Movie_Piranha_1979 11 years ago

Completely agreed with the OP!

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[–] ronaldt49 10 years ago

With Andy she sometimes acted like she had a corncob up her you-know-where.

[–] mw3051-1 9 years ago

i kept wanting his character to kiss her character in the movie.

[–] PopperTheKungFu-Dragon 8 years ago

Doesn't the movie open with them kissing?

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[–] addison3 9 years ago

I would not call her beautiful.

[–] fredcdobbs5 8 years ago

I would not call her beautiful.

Neither would I. Marginally attractive, yes, but not beautiful. The hottest girl in the picture, in my opinion, was the blonde who was with McQueen's friend Tony when he went to the movie theatre to get the kids to help him warn the town. I don't know who she was, but she was WAY more attractive than Aneta Corsaut.

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[–] joe_538 8 years ago

Was she the one with the dark eyebrows, that the drunk called Mrs. Paul Revere? She caught my attention.

[–] PopperTheKungFu-Dragon 8 years ago

Agreed. I thought the same thing.

In fact both the girls from the theater were better looking.

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[–] Geno_the_Viking 8 years ago

I think she was undoubtedly one of the most beautiful actresses of the '60s and she was really sweet in the Blob. She and Steve made a great couple.