Peyton Flanders (The Hand That Rocks The Cradle)
The amazing Rebecca de Mornay plays a nanny who's out for revenge on the family she's working for. Though it's hard to imagine a white woman playing a domestic helper, Rebecca did well as a hellbent nanny out to systematically eliminate her employers after they had destroyed her family. Her tragedy makes you want to root for her, but Ernie Hudson playing a mentally challenged gardener becomes her unlikely adversary. Compare her to Jenny Seagrove as the murderous Druid in William Friedkin's "The Guardian" and you'll know why she's in my list.
Best Murderous Moment:
Our handywoman Rebecca is so good with contraptions that she "fixed" the ceiling of her employer's greenhouse. So when a bitchy post-Days Of Our Lives Julianne Moore tries to close the ceiling down, a rain of shattered glass demonstrated her character's demise (but not her acting career).
Best Quip:
"When your husband makes love to you, it's MY face he sees. When your baby's hungry, it's MY breast that feeds him. Look at you! When push comes to shove... you can't even breathe!"
I File Her Under:
"Hot Nannies With A Big Bloody Chip On Their Shoulder"