according to one of trivia
"The casting director rejected Faye Dunaway, telling her she wasn't pretty enough for movies and should stick to theater"
I bet the role she was rejected for went to jane fonda
who is prettier ?
The year after THE CHASE, Fonda and Dunaway both appeared in HURRY SUNDOWN.
shareFaye Dunaway was far more beautiful than Jane Fonda. No one matches Faye in her prime for me. She was absolutely incredible
shareI agree re Fay Dunaway. She was a beauty, and a classic one. Jane Fonda was "prettier" in an almost 'girl next door" way. This made her a better fit for films like They Shoot Horses and Klute. Dunaway was also a fine actress; she took chances; played some unlikable, even loathsome characters. The movies, American movies, were a lot more exciting and fun when these two talented ladies were in their heyday, at around the same time.
A thought on Jane and Faye: they both seemed like grownups even when they were young. Their manners, their voices, made them come across as real women, in the best sense of that term, while few (any?) young actresses in their twenties and thirties today have that quality (foreign, more likely).