What makes a nude scene iconic? After all, there have been one too many to count in cinema history. Here's a list of the movies in which these actors and actresses have appeared in the nude, which later helped boost their popularity and test their limits in the name of performing arts. Check it out below:

1. Boogie Nights/Heather Graham

Heather Graham starred as an adult film star in the movie and is introduced to a young Mark Wahlberg. The scene that made her famous was her character's refusal to remove her roller skates when in the act.

2. Taking Lives/Angelina Jolie

Angelina Jolie has had her fair share of nudity in films but her most memorable one is a scene from Taking Lives. It is the most provocative of all time in her career. The scene was so steamy it was considered for an NC-17 rating.

3. Titanic/Kate Winslet

Kate Winslet's first nude scene was in Titanic, which subsequently propelled her to superstardom. An innocent Rose disrobes for Jack, played by Leo DiCaprio and gets an intimate portrait drawn by him.

4. Basic Instinct/Sharon Stone

Basic instinct's most iconic scene was Sharon Stone's interrogation scene. It showed her wearing a white dress while being questioned by the police and at one point, she crosses her legs in a suggestive way.

5. Swordfish/Halle Berry

Halle Berry appeared topless in the film Swordfish, but it wouldn't be her last. It also earned her a cool half a million dollars extra for doing it. The buzz around it was enough to make the film a box office smash hit.

6. The Dreamers/Eva Green

Eva Green is no stranger to nudity. Her violent-steamy sex scenes in 300: Rise of an Empire is proof of that. But her most famous act was in the cult hit The Dreamers, where she made her provocative debut on film. She bared it all and the risque film went on to become known as one of the most erotic films ever.

7. Shame/Michael Fassbender

Michael Fassbender may be somewhat of an action star, but the most attention he's ever gotten is in the film Shame. It is a dark tale of a man suffering from sex addiction. He bares it all in the show, pushing his limits as an actor.

8. American Pie/Shannon Elizabeth

Shannon Elizabeth plays foreign exchange student Nadia in the American Pie film series. It is also one of the most iconic scenes for teen comedies ever.

9. Blue Velvet/Isabella Rossellini

Isabella Rossellini bared it all in Blue Velvet, directed by David Lynch. It was hailed as one of the great films from the 1980s.

10. Take this Waltz/Sarah Silverman

Comedienne Sarah Silverman is the last person you'd think who would be on this list. In the indie film Take This Waltz, the comedienne disrobed for a non-sexual shower scene featuring three other female friends at the gym. It went on to create tons of buzz, though it was nothing more than just that.