It seems mostly to be a matter of eyes, lips, and cheekbones.
These are my top 20 who would probably still be considered “classically beautiful” even without makeup and lighting. (Note: I’m limiting myself here to actresses who are no longer living.)
In chronological order:
Maude Fealy (1883–1971)
Greta Garbo (1905–1990)
Louise Brooks (1906–1985)
Vivien Leigh (1913–1967)
Loretta Young (1913–2000)
Hedy Lamarr (1914–2000)
Ingrid Bergman (1915–1982)
Gene Tierney (1920–1991)
Maureen O’Hara (1920–2015)
Alida Valli (1921–2006)
Ava Gardner (1922–1990)
Jeanne Crain (1925–2003)
Capucine (1928–1990)
Grace Kelly (1929–1982)
Audrey Hepburn (1929–1993)
Jean Simmons (1929–2010)
Pier Angeli (1932–1971)
Elizabeth Taylor (1932–2011)
Diahann Carroll (1935–2019)
Virna Lisi (1936–2014)
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