Juliette Binoche or Julianne Moore?

I know it's your opinion. I just offered a counter-opinion, with examples and evidence to back it up. That's what we are here for, right? It has nothing to do with "fap", which is just crass, reductive and silly, especially when we are discussing great actresses. I thought you were a bit more open to having your views challenged respectfully, but perhaps I misjudged.

I think saying I think she's as sexy as Ava Gardner or Rita Hayworth is a misreading of what I meant. I'd agree that 90% of the time, Kerr did not do "sexy" onscreen, whereas 90% of the time, Gardner and Hayworth did. "Sex appeal" was an intrinsic part of their screen personas and image in a way it wasn't for Kerr. Even though physically, they were all very attractive/pretty.

But the simple fact that Kerr could successfully pull off a role like From Here To Eternity, which many people were convinced that she was poor casting for and it would ruin her image and career, shows just how great an actress Kerr was. Hayworth was originally the first choice for Kerr's role ( Robert Mitchum was originally considered for Burt Lancaster's role), for obvious reasons.  The role required sex appeal and a lot of it. Kerr took a huge leap and risk with that character and performance, and showed "sex" was in her arsenal if she needed to whip it out. I don't even think I've seen Meryl Streep ( who never really had sex appeal in her arsenal) really convince in that area like Kerr managed to.

But yeah, most of the time Kerr stuck to ladylike, or restained parts. I just fully bought her as an overtly sexual creature in that one specific role.