Where Are These Famous Female Stars Today?

Published on February 15, 2018
Hollywood stars rise and fall, but there are some who rise and shine for decades and decades. Their time in front of the camera might have come to an end, but their glow and influence lives on forever. The women you’ll find here are more than just actresses and singers, they are influencers, motivators, leaders and glass-ceiling breakers. These are women we can all look up to.

Morgan Fairchild

Even though she’s just celebrated her 68th birthday on February 3rd, Morgan Fairchild is still as young as ever. This is the actress who starred in Dallas, Flamingo Road, Falcon Crest and even made a guess appearance on our all-time favorite, Friends.

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Morgan Fairchild

Raquel Welch

She might be 77 years old, but none of us can get that image of her from One Million Years B.C. out of our heads. Welch isn’t just about the movies, in fact she has become the face of MAC cosmetics. Additionally she launched her own premium wig line.

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Sofia Vergara

Vergara has an accent to die for! So many of us love the 45-year-old for her role in Modern Family as the absolutely hilarious Gloria Delgado-Pritchett. But before those days she starred in films you might never have seen like Chasing Papi, Four Brothers, Meet the Browns, and Madea Goes To Jail.

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Farrah Fawcett

The world mourned when Farrah Fawcett passed away at the age of 62 in 2009. She was a poster-girl blondie who could melt anyone’s heart with her deep blue eyes. We will always miss this 6-time Golden Globe winner for her passion and true inner beauty.

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Catherine Bach

Bach started out as a costume designer for theater groups before she made it onto the big screen. Most of us know her as Daisy Duke from The Dukes of Hazzard. What many people don’t know is that her legs were so impressive, she insured them for $1 million!

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Katey Sagal

Sagal was Peggy Bundy in Married With Children and she was Cate Hennessey in 8 Simple Rules. She was also the voice of Leela in Futurama and she was and still is Gemma Teller Morrow in Sons of Anarchy. She is 64 years old today and you would never have guessed it.

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Molly Ringwald

Molly Ringwald made her big break in Sixteen Candles, and then followed through with her brilliant depiction of a rebellious teenager in The Breakfast Club. She actually turned down roles in Pretty Woman and Ghost – can you imagine? For now Ringwald writes a column in The Guardian.

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Sissy Spacek

Losing a family member is never easy, and Sissy Spacek knew this very well from a young age when she lost her older brother. Deep hurt didn’t stop her from achieving greatness though, and one example of this was her star role in Carrie. Today she stars in the Netflix original series, Bloodline.

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Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda is 80 years old and she’s still killing on the screen! The two-time Academy Award winner currently stars in the Netflix original, Grace and Frankie. She has also received the American Film Institute AFI Lifetime Achievement Award and there’s no question why.

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Barbara Bach

Bach is more than just bilingual, she can speak Spanish, French and Italian fluently. Her Italian language skills landed her a number of roles in Italian cinema. She has been a sought-after model and even starred as Anya Amasova, a spy in James Bond: The Spy Who Loved Me. Today Barbara is married to Beatles’ Ringo Star and dedicates her time and energy to their co-founded charity – The Lotus Foundation charity.

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Ally Sheedy

She once dreamed of becoming a ballet dancer, but that was her little girl dream that morphed into becoming an actress. Her movie career started alongside Sean Penn in 1983 in the hit movie, Bad Boys. In the 1980’s she really made an appearance in hits like The Breakfast Club, St. Elmo’s Fire, and WarGames. Apart from small television roles, Sheedy has written two of her own books.

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Pam Grier

Pam Grier is best acknowledged for her movie roles in the 1970’s. Some of those movies were Bird Cage, Foxy Brown, and Sheba Baby. When she played in Quentin Tarantino’s movie, Jackie Brown, she actually won a Golden Globe award for best actress.

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Lisa Whelchel

Lisa Welchel is no doubt a very talented individual. She started her career in the 1980’s sitcom Facts of Life. but moved away from acting to enhance her talents in music. She may not have won, but Welchel was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Inspirational Performance for her Christian album in 1984. What many fans don’t know is that she came in second place on Survivor: Philippines.

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Jodie Foster

Jodie Foster hasn’t left our minds since she was a teenager. She made herself known in Martin Scorsese’s, Taxi Driver where she appeared alongside Robert DeNiro. She won an Academy Award for her brilliant performance in The Accused in 1988. It wasn’t the end for her there as she won again for her role as Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs. Foster has shifted her attention to behind the camera as a director now.

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Marina Sirtis

Marina Sirtis became famous for her role as Deanna Troi on Star Trek. She appeared in virtually every episode and has openly stated how the role changed her life. She’s been retired from acting for awhile and is pursuing her personal hobbies. She is a vegetarian and a big supporter of animal rights.

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Elin Nordegren

Elin Nordegren is the ex-wife of famous golf player, Tiger Woods. She is originally from Stockholm, Sweden. Since her divorce, she decided to return to academia and earned a degree in psychology. Good for her!

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Daryl Hannah

Daryl Hannah took everyone’s breath away as the mermaid in Ron Howard’s fantasy film, Splash in 1984. However, she had made her film debut in the supernatural horror movie, The Fury, in 1978.
She won a Saturn Award after her role as the assassin in Quentin Tarantino’s, Kill Bill. But Daryl Hannah doesn’t just change hearts on the screen, she is an avid environmental activism.

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Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith has been an act to watch since she starred in the BBC series, Downtown Abbey. This star has over 50 films and can easily be called one of the most recognized actresses of British film. She has achieved the status of Dame and also starred in the Harry Potter film series between 2001 and 2011.

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Susan Sarandon

There are many ways to remember Susan Sarandon, and each will have their own. Her career took off in the 1970’s when she starred in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. She didn’t just make an impression in television and film, in fact she also succeeded as a Broadway actress. Sarandon received an Academy Award and a BAFTA for her talent.

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Diane Keaton

It was Looking for Mr. Goodbar in 1977 that granted Diane Keaton fame. She managed to create a brilliant partnership with director Woody Allen and went on to receive an incredible number of Oscar nominations for various roles in movies, like Reds, Marvin’s Room and Something’s Gotta Give. Acting isn’t her only strong suit, she is also a real estate developer, author and photographer.

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Lola Falana

This American singer, actress and dancer made her debut in The Liberation L.B Jones in 1970. It was also in 1970 that she gave Playboy the opportunity to feature her in their magazine. Falana also appeared in TV shows like The Joey Bishop Show and The Hollywood Palace. Before Falana made acting a part of her life, she performed her first dancing gig in Smalls Paradise in Harlem.

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Meryl Streep

There is no doubt that Meryl Streep is a Hollywood great and one of the best actresses ever. Streep is 68 years old and she has a fortune to show for her life, like many awards. The Devil Wears Prada star has been nominated for 21 Academy Awards and has won three of them.

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Betty White

Being 95 years old doesn’t mean that you can’t continue a successful career and Betty White proves that over and over. Can you believe that we’ve been enjoying her charm for over 75 years already? Well, I guess not all of us have. She is actually noted as the first woman to have produced her own sitcom. Since she lost her husband to cancer in 1981 she hasn’t remarried.

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Angela Bassett

It is virtually impossible to grasp the fact that Angela Bassett is turning 60 this year. She has played some very impressive roles in biopic movies like when she portrayed Tina Turner in What’s Love Got To Do With It. For that role she won a Golden Globe Award as well as an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress.

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Audrey Hepburn

Sigh, what a woman! Audrey Hepburn took everyone’s breath away when she showed the world her true talent in Breakfast at Tiffany’s. She is an icon who has taught us that anything can be done, as she said, “Nothing is impossible, the word itself says ‘I’m possible’!” She passed away when she was 63 years old after having suffered from cancer.

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Diana Rigg

Diana Rigg wasn’t always Olenna Tyrell on Game of Thrones, sorry to burst your bubble, youngsters. Rigg gained major recognition in the 1960’s and has kept others’ eyes glued on her since. Even her most die-hard fans don’t know that she can speak some Hindi because she spent a chunk of her childhood in India where her father worked as a railway engineer.

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Halle Berry

Monster’s Ball set the stage for Halle Berry to become the first and only African American woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2002. The 1986 Miss USA first runner-up starred alongside Pierce Brosnan in James Bond: Die Another Day. She might be 51 years old now, but you would never have guessed it.

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Dawn French

When it comes to funny, British comedian Dawn French sure knows what it’s all about. Her seven British Academy Television Award nominations can definitely speak for that. Most fans will know her for writing and appearing in the sketch comedy show, French and Saunders. She played the Fat Lady in Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban.

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Donna Summer

Her real name is LaDonna Adrian Gaines, but the singer, songwriter, performer and artist went by the name “Donna Summer.” She actually started singing in her church as a replacement for a vocalist who didn’t show up. Oh, did we mention that she was just 8 years old? The world mourned when she passed away in 2012 of lung cancer.

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Janet Jackson

Her last name is enough to get any of us worked up. Janet Jackson is the youngest of the Jacksons and has made it as a successful singer, actress, dancer and songwriter. Many can remember that scandalous concert where Justin Timberlake “mistakenly” revealed her to the audience. She had her first child in 2017 and only four months after that, she separated from her partner, businessman Wissam Al Mana.

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Nicole Kidman

It’s difficult deciding where to start with the brilliant, Australian actress, Nicole Kidman. Her fame came after her role in the thriller, Dead Calm. After putting on an impressive show as Satine in Moulin Rouge, she won a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress and was nominated for an Academy Award.

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Oprah Winfrey

The “Queen of all Media” has been influencing the lives of thousands since 1986. Her talk show boosted her popularity and net worth, making her one of the most successful talk-show hosts and influential women in the world. Oprah also happens to claim top spot as the richest African-American person in the world.

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Brooke Shields

Shields started her acting career at a young age, but not without some scandal. She played a controversial role in Pretty Babe when she was just 12 years old. Since then she just took off (in the positive sense), but not without stopping to obtain her Romance Languages degree from Princeton University. Today she is married with two beautiful daughters.

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Salma Hayek

She started out as a telenovela star in Mexico. Hayek then went on to act in the film, El Callejo de Los Milagros. Once she made the big move to Hollywood the world seemed to open up to her. She can be best attributed to her star performances in From Dusk Till Dawn, Desperado, Dogma, and Wild Wild West. Probably her biggest role was in 2002 when she played Frida Kahlo in Frida.

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Sally Field

Sally Field won many people’s hearts in the 1960’s when she played the surfer girl in the series, Gidget. Field is an Academy Award winner, as well as a successful director. She was awarded a special star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2014.

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Stacey Dash

51-year-old Stacey Dash has made an appearance in some interesting movies like, Moving, Mo’ Money, Renaissance Man, and also View from the Top. She is best known for her role as Dionne Davenport in Clueless. Acting wasn’t Dash’s only gig, she also moved into the political arena where she co-hosted on Fox’s Outnumbered.

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Vanessa Williams

It wasn’t all rainbows and butterflies for the first African-American Miss America. She won the title in 1984, but she later lost her title due to a publication of nude photos of hers in Penthouse magazine. Before Williams made it in acting, she actually tried her luck at singing. Perhaps her two most popular t.v. roles were in Ugly Betty and Desperate Housewives.

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