Gwyneth voted Most Beautiful Person? Gosh it’s no surprise with this Hollywood belle of the ball, Gwyneth Paltrow. With an Academy Award under her belt and two kids to boot, it’s amazing this woman still dazzles on screen and off. Snakkle looks back on Paltrow’s impressive career in photos, proving numbers mean nothing in the aging game.

Yes, yes, a thousand times, yes! The famed English wordsmith, Jane Austen, born in 1775, is known the world over for her tales of boy-meets-girl-meets-(properly-smoldering)-English-gentry. Two centuries later, her heroines have been brought to life by Hollywood’s best—both here and across the pond. So put on your best frock, sit up straight, and get ready to celebrate with a gallery of our 12 favorite Austen heroines from the screen, both big and small. Happy birthday, Miss Jane!