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Kim Hunter (Planet Of The Apes) 1968
Arguably the key ape role in the original Planet Of The Apes belongs to Roddy McDowall, who turned out for three sequels (he was unavailable for Beneath) and a TV series. Maurice Evans also deserves honorable mention as the prickly Dr. Zaius, but it's Kim Hunter's chimpanzee psychologist Zira that's the stand-out; a tour de force of indignant frustration, flirty shyness and subtle chimp mannerisms. Heston had the two most memorable lines in "Damn dirty ape!" and "Damn you all to hell!", but Zira's "You're so damn ugly" runs them a close third.
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