Photos: Actors take on iconic roles
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(FILE PHOTO) In this composite image a comparison has been made between (L) Aung San Suu Kyi and actress Michelle Yeoh. Oscar hype continues this week with the announcement of the nominations for the 84th Academy Awards. Luise Rainer became the first actress to receive an Academy Award for her role in the 1936 biopic 'The Great Ziegfeld,' playing stage performer Anna Held. Over half of the last ten Oscars for best actor or actress have been for performances in a biopic. ***LEFT IMAGE***YANGON, MYANMAR - DECEMBER 08: Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi clasps her hands as she hands out donations to Buddhist nuns and monks at the National League for Democracy (NLD) headquarters in Yangon on December 8, 2010 in Yangon, Myanmar. Over a thousand Buddhist monks and nuns gathered to receive a yearly donation from the NLD. The donation included clothing, slippers, umbrellas and money. (Photo by Drn/Getty Images)***RIGHT IMAGE***ROME, ITALY - OCTOBER 27: Actress Michelle Yeoh attends the "The Lady" Premiere and Opening Ceremony during 6th International Rome Film Festival on October 27, 2011 in Rome, Italy. (Photo by Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images)
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