It is virtually impossible to get everyone to agree on who the most beautiful woman of all time is. However, making a list of the top candidates is relatively easier, so that is what we did. Keep reading to see if your picks made the cut. Get ready to be in awe by the striking beauty and timeless elegance of the women on this list.
Marilyn Monroe
Needless to say, this list would not be complete if Marilyn Monroe was not on it. It does not matter that several decades have passed since she passed away – the actress remains as one of the most recognizable celebrities of all time. At only 36 years old, she died half a century ago. She lived by these words: “Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it’s better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.”
Marilyn Monroe
Natalie Wood
Russian-American beauty Natalie Wood started to be exposed to the limelight quite young. She rose to stardom at the age of eight, when she portrayed Maureen O’Hara in Miracle on 34th Street. Her next projects included West Side Story and Rebel Without a Cause. At the age of 43, she died in uncertain circumstances while she was on a trip to Santa Catalina Island together with her husband Robert Wagner, actor Christopher Walken, and the yacht’s captain. Recently, the investigation has been reopened and Wagner has been named a person of interest.
Natalie Wood
Elizabeth Taylor
Famous actress Elizabeth Taylor was originally from London but she and her family moved to California sometime before the start of the Second World War. As a young girl, she was already strikingly beautiful and her mother often told her that she should become a movie star. She was born with a genetic mutation, which gave her two rows of eyelashes and made her eyes look unique. She started out as a child star and blossomed into one of Hollywood’s most famous actresses.
Elizabeth Taylor
Michelle Pfeiffer
In the 1980s and 1990s, Michelle Pfeiffer was among the most well-known actresses who graced the silver screen, probably because she was both gorgeous and talented. Initially, she was typecast and played the pretty girl, though she managed to break away from the image by the late 1970s, when she landed a supporting role in Scarface. A contributor at the Daily Telegraph said, Michelle Pfeiffer has “the kind of beauty you find yourself involuntarily taking a moment to marvel at mid-conversation.”
Michelle Pfeiffer
Julie Gibson
At the age of 105, Julie Gibson is alive and well, and has managed to outlive other Golden Era stars in spite of being one of the oldest celebs back then. She is also the last surviving star that worked together with The Three Stooges. It is pretty surreal to learn that she started in the industry over 80 years ago and that her career peaked in the ‘40s, establishing herself as a legend in the industry. Fun fact: Gladys Camille Sorey is her real name.
Julie Gibson
Charlize Theron
Believe it or not, Charlize Theron grew up on a farm in South Africa. She was a promising ballet dancer, but she quit after suffering an injury during training. Modeling scouts discovered her because of her natural beauty, though it was her acting career that really made her into a household name. There is so much more to Charlize Theron than just being a pretty face, which can be proven by her Academy Award-winning portrayal of Aileen Wuornos.
Charlize Theron
Raquel Welch
It may not have been her debut role, but Raquel Welch became a pop culture icon for starring in the 1966 film One Million Years B.C., and maybe for sporting the epic fur bikini in the movie. She also starred in Bedazzled, 100 Rifles, andBandolero!. Aside from these projects, the actress has also appeared in a ton of other things like the film Legally Blonde. In 2001, she received the “Imagen Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award” for positively promoting her Latin heritage through her achievements.
Raquel Welch
Rita Hayworth
Rita Hayworth danced in New York before her family moved to California when she was ten years old. Back in the 1930s, she appeared in a lot of dancing movies before she branched out into doing more serious roles in the 1940s. The next decade unfortunately became more difficult for Hayworth because of personal issues. As she spiraled into money problems and alcohol, younger women got the chance to take the spotlight from her. For decades, she suffered from symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease until she passed away in 1987.
Rita Hayworth
Ursula Andress
Ursula Andress’ claim to fame is being the first ever Bond girl, having starred in Dr. No opposite Sean Connery. Her voice was dubbed so that her Swiss-German accent could be covered up, but she still managed to gain great popularity. This is not surprising since her character probably had the most legendary introduction in film history as far as introductions of female lead characters go. She was then featured in Playboy magazine many times. When Ursula Andress was asked why she had no problems with her naked photos being published, she simply said, “Because I’m beautiful.”
Ursula Andress
Catherine Deneuve
French actress Catherine Deneuve made her breakthrough internationally when she appeared in Les Parapluies de Cherbourg, a film where the entire dialogue was sung, not unlike an opera. The actress then went on to star in Roman Polanski’s film Repulsion, making her even more popular. After this, she accumulated impressive acting credits and in 1985, became the official face of Marianne, the personification of liberty of the French Republic. She recently made headlines for signing an open letter that is against the #MeToo movement, something that she considers a witch hunt, and nothing more.
Catherine Deneuve
Ann-Margret
Swedish-American celebrity Ann-Margret Olsson was among the most popular stars in the 1960s and 1970s. She was a recording artist at first, but the multi-talented performer’s big break came when she co-starred in Bye Bye Birdie. Her acting credits include playing the title character’s mother in the 1975 film Tommy, and playing a recurring role on Law and Order: SVU and Ray Donovan. Five decades after Ann-Margret Olsson became a celebrity, her talent and beauty still influence show business.
Ann-Margret
Vivien Leigh
Similar to some people on this list, Vivien Leigh also said that her natural beauty overshadowed her acting skills a lot and that she had to overcome that. True enough, she was once described by a director as a “consummate actress, hampered by beauty.” She gained the most popularity by starring in Gone with the Wind and A Streetcar Named Desire, but her career onstage was actually more prolific. In the last decades of her life, she fought tuberculosis but ultimately succumbed to the disease in 1967.
Vivien Leigh
Ava Gardner
Hailing from South Carolina, Ava Gardner had a southern accent, which MGM apparently thought was incomprehensible at the time! Regardless, they still signed her, and after she worked for five years, her big break finally came when she starred in The Killers, a 1946 noir film. This started her rise to stardom, and she went on to have an impressive career in show business spanning fifty years. However, her smoking habit began catching up with her in the ‘80s and in 1986, she suffered emphysema and stroke, which eventually left her paralyzed. She died of pneumonia in 1990.
Ava Gardner
Hedy Lamarr
We think Hedy Lamarr is one of the most fascinating ladies on this list. When she depicted female orgasm in a film, she became iconic for being the first woman to do so, but she actually did more than that. When World War II broke out, she started working on the technique “frequency hopping,” which was used to solve problems with radio signal jamming interfering with the control of torpedoes by submarines. After she got the technique patented, it was unused for some time, but it still helped the invention of devices, both military and civilian.
Hedy Lamarr
Sharon Tate
Ever since she was young, Sharon Tate was praised by a lot of people for her natural beauty. She later made it to the big screen after starring in both comedic and dramatic acting roles and becoming a promising newcomer in the industry. She tied the knot with her The Fearless Vampire Killers co-star Roman Polanski in 1968 and was eight months pregnant when she was murdered. Unfortunately, Sharon Tate is usually associated with the senseless, disturbing, and tragic murders committed by the Manson family back in 1969.
Sharon Tate
Ingrid Bergman
Swedish actress Ingrid Bergman became a household name when she starred in the classic film Casablanca opposite Humphrey Bogart. Did you know she had already been appearing in Swedish and German films since the ‘30s? She had an incredibly wide international appeal and a biographer has described her as “arguably the most international star in the history of entertainment.” One of the directors that Ingrid Bergman worked with was Anatole Litvak, who said this about the celebrity: “Through all her troubles she held to the conviction that she had been true to herself and it made her quite a person.” The star died due to breast cancer in 1982.
Ingrid Bergman
Sophie Marceau
French actress Sophie Marceau made a name for herself when she was just a teen, after she appeared in La Boum, a 1980 French comedy. In the next fifteen years, she starred in numerous European films before she joined Hollywood and starred in Braveheart. Then, she starred in The World Is Not Enough, the James Bond installation. Despite the fact that she always tops this kind of lists, she has maintained that she does not get her own appeal and even said, “I’ve never really been beautiful. I’m photogenic…”
Sophie Marceau
Isabella Rossellini
Isabella Rossellini is the daughter of filmmaker Roberto Rossellini and another woman on this list – actress Ingrid Bergman. In addition to acting, Isabella also gained popularity as a model in spite of starting out later than many others did. She managed to become a Lancôme spokesmodel, and she has had the position for almost 15 years. She has done work on both film and TV, with her role in David Lynch’s film Blue Velvet being one of her biggest. She is also quite passionate about activism, specifically the field of conservation.
Isabella Rossellini
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
We doubt that anyone is surprised to see Aishwarya Rai on this list since she is absolutely gorgeous. During her college days, she started modeling and in the year 1994, she won Miss World. She then went on to star in Bollywood films, with her performances characterized by a “delicately sensual presence and physical grace” according to Variety writer Derek Elley. She constantly needs to deal with the attention from the media, but she has succeeded in keeping her personal life private.
Aishwarya Rai Bachchan
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot started out being a dancer and gave acting a shot in the ‘50s. She starred in the controversial Robert Vadim film And God Create Women, which launched her to fame back in 1956. According to an American critic, Brigitte is “undeniably a creation of superlative craftsmanship.” In a conservative era, her introduction to the international stage was so palpable that Simone de Beauvoir wrote a feminist essay titled Brigitte Bardot and The Lolita Syndrome. Brigitte later became an animal rights activist, though she has been fined on five separate occasions for inciting racial hatred.
Brigitte Bardot
Barbara Eden
Barbara Eden is best known for her lead role on the sitcom I Dream of Jeannie. Many people do not know this, but the show’s creators initially thought of casting a brunette for the iconic role. Apparently, they wanted to be different from Bewitched, another fantasy show that had a blonde female lead. Barbara, however, charmed the creators a lot, so they did not follow their plan. We feel that they made the right decision.
Barbara Eden
Elizabeth Hurley
Elizabeth Hurley first tasted fame when she started dating Hugh Grant, who became really successful after starring in Four Weddings and a Funeral in 1994. During the film’s premiere, she wore a black Versace dress which was secured with only gold safety pins and which has since become iconic. The following year, she became an Estée Lauder spokesmodel in spite of her lack of experience in modeling. In terms of acting, her best performances were in the films Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery and Bedazzled.
Elizabeth Hurley
Anita Ekberg
Swedish-born actress Anita Ekberg appeared in numerous American and European films throughout her career. Primarily based in Italy, she is best known for appearing in La Dolce Vita. Ever since she was little, she had already been lovely and she became a model when she was a teenager. In 1950, she took part in the Miss Malmö pageant before joining the Miss Sweden pageant. Perhaps because of her undeniable beauty, she joined the Miss Universe pageant in 1951 in spite of speaking little English.
Anita Ekberg
Lauren Bacall
This American star is best known for her seductive appearance and distinctive voice. The American Film Institute named Lauren Bacall the 20th greatest female screen legend of American film history, and in 2009, she received an Academy Honorary Award “in recognition of her central place in the Golden Age of motion pictures.” Her acting career was standout, but she actually got her start in modeling and was even featured on the cover of Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and other publications. Someone once described her beauty this way: “cat-like grace, tawny blonde hair, and blue-green eyes”.
Lauren Bacall
Kim Basinger
Kim Basinger became a household name back in the ‘70s as a talented model, but when she moved to Los Angeles, she ventured into acting. She appeared in many made-for-television movies, but her debut was on the drama Hard Country. In Never Say Never Again, she was a Bond girl and until the ‘90s, she was a poster girl. She later starred in many other projects and she still acts to this day.
Kim Basinger
Jaclyn Smith
Jaclyn Smith is an actress and wonderful businesswoman, and she got her start playing the iconic Kelly Garrett on the TV series Charlie’s Angels, which shot her and her costars to fame. She reprised her role in the 2003 film Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle. She has starred in many other television shows, miniseries, and movies. Believe it or not she has been married four times.
Jaclyn Smith
Barbara Parkins
Barbara Parkins is a Canadian-American actress who moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in the business when she was only 16 years old. She started out as a backup singer and dancer to major stars at various nightclubs. She made her debut in the 1961 low-budget crime flick 20,000 Eyes. A bigger project she took on was the film adaptation of Valley of the Dolls. She was later nominated for Best Actress in a Lead Role at the Emmys for her television work.
Barbara Parkins
Julie Ege
Julie Ege started working as a model at the young age of 15 and when she was 18 years old, she placed second in the Miss Norway pageant. She ended up joining the Miss Universe pageant before relocating to England and working as an au pair in order to improve her skills in speaking English. By the end of the ‘60s, she was already acting in small roles. Her most popular role has to be for the comedy flick Up Pompeii in 1971. She was labeled a glamour actress, but she admitted that it did not bother her since it paid the bills.
Julie Ege
Sophia Loren
Sophia Loren was only 14 when she began acting and kicked off her career. Now one of Italy’s most adored stars, she continues to act, believe it or not. She has worked on numerous projects likeGrumpier Old Men, The Pride and the Passion, and A Countess from Hong Kong. This lovely lady is truly fascinating – she has never been embarrassed to show people that she doesn’t shave her pits!
Sophia Loren
Jane Birkin
In case you did not know, Jane Birkin is an English actress who happens to be especially famous in French as well as British cinema. Her relationship with Serge Gainsbourg made her even more famous, and even when they chose to part ways, she remained a successful actress and singer. Her work include being in independent titles like Red Fox and A Soldier’s Daughter Never Cries. You may have heard of the Hermes bag Birkin, which was named after the star said she had difficulty finding a leather weekend bag which she liked.
Jane Birkin
Britt Ekland
In the ‘60s, the Swedish actress-singer began to work on many films and continued to do so in the next decade, taking on different roles in projects, such as The Night They Raided Minsky’s and Get Carter. She is another Bond girl on this list, having starred in The Man with the Golden Gun in 1974. However, she became much more famous due to her romance with actor Peter Sellers, who just saw her picture in the papers and then proceeded to ask her hand in marriage. In the ‘70s, Britt Ekland was among the most photographed and famous celebrities in the whole world.
Britt Ekland
Loretta Young
Loretta Young had a long and interesting career, having started to act at the tender age of two or three! Her career spanned decades, starting from 1917 until 1953. She received Academy Award nominations for her work in The Farmer’s Daughter and Come to the Stable. From 1930 to 1931, she was briefly married to Grant Withers, but she was also involved in a public affair with Spencer Tracy. At only eight years old, she started to smoke but she kicked the habit in the ‘80s in order to gain 10 pounds.
Loretta Young
Jacqueline Bisset
English actress Jacqueline Bisset has appeared in numerous films since the ‘60s, appearing in the blockbuster movie Bullitt among others. She gradually began to get recognition for her serious roles, such as in Francois Truffaut’s Day for Night. In 1977, she starred in The Deep and her role became iconic because of the scene where she wore a soaking wet white T-shirt. As a matter of fact, it has become legendary and people claim that the rise in wet T-shirt contests is due to that scene!
Jacqueline Bisset
Grace Kelly
In case you did not know, Grace Kelly worked in show business for just roughly five years before she got married to Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Her career may have been short, but her beauty and elegance made her one of Hollywood’s biggest stars in her time. Even though she stopped acting when she became a princess, this gave her the chance to focus on philanthropy and art promotion instead. Sadly, she passed away after suffering a stroke while driving home, resulting in a terrible car crash. Fortunately, her daughter, who was with her in the car, survived the accident.
Grace Kelly
Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn had unique and lovely looks, so it was not surprising to hear that she became a big star. Her role in the classic film Roman Holiday opposite Gregory Peck launched her into stardom and earned her a Golden Globe, a BAFTA, and an Academy Award. She later decided to focus on humanitarian work and philanthropy, for which she was honored. In 1993, she lost her battle to a rare type of abdominal cancer, but her impact on the entertainment industry continues to be felt even to this day.
Audrey Hepburn
Kim Novak
In case you did not know Columbia Pictures initially recruited Kim Novak as some kind of a replacement for Rita Hayworth, who was among the greatest stars in the ‘40s but suffered a drop in popularity in the ‘50s. Kim Novak was also brought in to compete with 20th Century Fox’s Marilyn Monroe. Novak’s appearance in the film Vertigo by Alfred Hitchcock established her place in the industry. Since the ‘60s, she has only acted sporadically and since the early ‘90s, she has been retired, something she certainly deserves. In 2010, the star announced she was diagnosed with breast cancer but she later recovered.
Kim Novak
Claudia Cardinale
Italian-Tunisian actress Claudia Cardinale’s career was kicked off when she won the “Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia” contest. Her prize was a trip to Italy, but it was not easy for her to speak in Italian as her parents only spoke Sicilian, which is quite different. Nevertheless, her beauty landed her a lot of modeling and acting opportunities over the years. When she started out in the industry, her voice was initially dubbed over because of her raspy voice and French accent.
Claudia Cardinale
Beyonce Knowles
Practically everyone knows Beyonce Knowles, aka Queen Bey – the massively successful singer, actress, and songwriter. She married Jay-Z, a very talented songwriter and rapper. She was originally a member of the R&B group Destiny’s Child, but she went solo and released her debut album Dangerously in Love, giving her massive publicity. Her album earned 5 Grammy Awards and sold more than 11 million copies.
Beyonce Knowles
Jean Shrimpton
Jean Shrimpton is an English model and actress who is regarded as one of the world’s first supermodels, so it is not a surprise that she can be found on this list. 76-year-old Shrimpton was featured on multiple magazine covers throughout her youth, such as Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue, Vanity Fair and Time, which even included her in the list of all-time most influential fashion icons.
Jean Shrimpton
Kate Moss
Super famous Kate Moss is another English model on this list. Sarah Doukas, founder of Storm Model Management, discovered 14-year-old Kate at JFK airport. Kate rose to fame in the mid ‘90s, when heroin chic fashion was in trend. She is now a contributing fashion editor at British Vogue and a successful businesswoman.
Kate Moss
Scarlett Johansson
She is not only a singer and an actress, but also a model. She has acted in numerous films, but a few of her more notable projects include Manny & Lo, Girl with a Pearl Earring, Lost in Translation, and Match Point. Scarlett Johansson has been a Golden Globe nominee on four different occasions, though she has yet to win. Back in 2003, her performance in the film Lost in Translation earned her a BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
Scarlett Johansson
Megan Fox
Megan Fox started acting in 2001, taking on many small roles both on television and in film. One of these roles was her recurring appearances on the television sitcom Hope & Faith. In 2004, she finally had her actual film debut when she appeared in the teen comedy Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. However, her screen time in Transformers with Shia LaBeouf in 2007 was what brought her beauty to the public’s eye.
Megan Fox
Kate Upton
After Kate Upton was featured in the 2011 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, she was named “Rookie of the Year.” After this success, she was featured on the cover of the magazine two more times, in 2012 and in 2013. The 27-year-old model and actress also made the cover of the 100th-anniversary edition of Vanity Fair.
Kate Upton
Halle Berry
African-American Halle Berry has been well known for playing various characters in her projects. Her impressive performance in Monster’s Ball earned her an Academy Award. Some of the other movies she starred in are Swordfish, Gothika, Die Another Day, and quite a few X-Men films.
Halle Berry
Adriana Lima
Finding Brazilian supermodel Adriana Lima on this list should not be surprising. Since 2000 she has been a Victoria’s Secret Angel. From 2003 to 2009, she was a spokesperson for Maybelline cosmetics. She was only 15 years old when she started modeling and it is estimated that her current net worth is around $85 million.
Adriana Lima
Zoe Saldana
Zoe Saldana got her start in acting while she was a member of the theater group Faces. She made her on-screen debut in an episode of Law & Order. After about a year, she landed a big role and played a struggling ballet dancer in the film Center Stage. Two of her biggest projects were the 2009 sci-fi movie Avatar and more recently, the 2019 movie Avengers:Endgame.
Zoe Saldana
Gal Gadot
Gal Gadot is an Israeli model and actress who has recently been a hot topic of conversation. She was an Israel Defense Forces combat instructor, studied international relations and law while working on her career as a model, and even won the 2004 Miss Israel competition. Her big break came when she played Wonder Woman in 2017. She has tied the knot with businessman Yaron Varsano, and they have two children together.
Gal Gadot
Lynda Carter
Speaking of Wonder Woman, Lynda Carter originally played the character from 1975 to 1979. The American actress, model, singer, songwriter, and 1972 Miss World United States is 67 years old now. She is a proud LGBT rights activist, which can be noted from the appearances she has made at various Pride Parades. She served as the Grand Marshal for both the New York Pride Parade and the Phoenix Pride Parade in 2011.
Lynda Carter
Nicole Scherzinger
Nicole Scherzinger started her career as a singer with the music group Days of the New. After that, she became a member of Eden’s Crush, and then she joined The Pussycat Dolls in 2003 and was part of the group until 2010. Scherzinger is also an actress, a dancer, and a television personality. She has been on the judging panel of The X Factor for several seasons.
Nicole Scherzinger
Cindy Crawford
With her iconic beauty mark above her lip, Cindy Crawford is pretty easy to spot. The American model and actress has worked with Storm Model Agency, just like Kate Moss. When Cindy Crawford was only 10 years old, her brother Jeff died of Leukemia at the tender age of three. Because of this, her major focus in her activism and charity work has been childhood leukemia.
Cindy Crawford
Brooke Shields
12-year-old Brooke Shields, a child model, was offered a lead role in the controversial film Pretty Baby by Louis Malle. In the movie, Shields played a child prostitute who lived in New Orleans. When she did the film, she was just 12 years old. Brooke Shields had been married to pro tennis player Andre Agassi, but she is now married to Chris Henchy, with whom she shares two children.
Brooke Shields
Elisabeth Shue
Shue acted in the 1984 film The Karate Kid, an all-time favorite. She also starred in several other movies, but is usually remembered for appearing in Cocktail, and in both Back to the Future Part II and III. Elisabeth Shue has received nominations for a BAFTA, a Golden Globe and an Academy Award. She is currently starring on the Amazon series The Boys.
Elisabeth Shue
Pamela Anderson
Well-known Playboy model and actress Pamela Anderson played the character C.J. Parker on Baywatch in the 1990s. The 51-year-old has never been married, but she has two children with Tommy Lee. An animal rights activist, Anderson has been a PETA member for quite a while now.
Pamela Anderson
Catherine Bell
If you have watched JAG, chances are know who Catherine Bell is. You might call her Lieutenant Colonel Sarah MacKenzie, though. After JAG ended, she went on to join another military-themed TV show called Army Wives, where she portrayed Denise Sherwood. Nowadays, you can catch her on Hallmark’s The Good Witch playing Cassandra “Cassie” Nightingale.
Catherine Bell
Olivia Newton-John
Do you remember Olivia Newton-John? If you don’t, you might be too young for this article. The English-Australian singer-songwriter is an actress, entrepreneur and activist as well. She has won four Grammy awards, has had five No.1 Billboard Hot 100 singles, and has had two No.1 Billboard 200 solo albums.
Olivia Newton-John
Rihanna
One of history’s most successful singers, Rihanna hails from the island of Barbados in the Carribean. She has had success in doing different styles of music, and throughout her career, she has constantly changed her image. She is ranked seventh among all the best-selling music artists in the world, having sold 250 million copies of her albums. Two of her most popular songs are Umbrella and Diamonds. It is estimated that she is worth $600 million.
Rihanna
Caroline Munro
70-year-old English actress Caroline Munro has acted in numerous films, especially action, science fiction and horror movies. The actress worked in films, such as The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1973), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), and Starcrash (1978).
Caroline Munro
Lisa Bonet
Lisa Bonet is mostly recognized for playing Denise Huxtable on The Cosby Show and later starring in the spinoff, A Different World. The last film role she took on was for the 2016 movie Ray Donovan. The 50-year-old actress has been in a long-term relationship with Game of Thrones star Jason Momoa since 2005.
Lisa Bonet
Loretta Swit
Many people remember Loretta Swit on the TV series M.A.S.H. as nurse Margaret “Hot Lips” Houlihan. Her performance on the show is not something people can easily forget. After the series went off air, she took on a few more acting roles. She currently runs her very own jewelry line and some fundraisers for charities focused on animal rights.
Loretta Swit
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Jeanne Tripplehorn made her debut in Basic Instinct and she has since starred in other huge movies, such as Waterworld. She still acts to this day and stars on the long-running TV series Criminal Minds.
Jeanne Tripplehorn
Lindsay Wagner
Lindsay Wagner’s fame skyrocketed thanks to her character Jaime Sommers on The Bionic Woman. Her performance even earned her an Emmy. She just landed a new role on Grey’s Anatomy. She is playing Alex’s mom.
Lindsay Wagner
Catherine Bach
Catherine Bach caught everybody’s attention when she played Daisy Duke in The Dukes of Hazzard. Until now, she is still best known for that role, especially since the “daisy duke look” became popular because of her. She currently stars on The Young and the Restless, a soap opera.
Catherine Bach
Phoebe Cates
Phoebe Cates is primarily known for her numerous roles in 80’s films like Gremlins and Fast Times at Ridgemont High. However, Cates retired from acting in 1991. Though she came back in 2001, it was just a favor to her friend. She appeared in the movie The Anniversary Party.
Phoebe Cates
Ali Macgraw
Ali MacGraw has starred in many projects, though her performance in the 1970 classic Love Story starring actor Ryan O’Neal, definitely tops the list. The movie is one of the best romance films ever made, and it appears everyone quite enjoyed it! In fact, People magazine included MacGraw in its list of 50 Most Beautiful People. Don’t you think she is gorgeous at any age?
ALI MACGRAW, 79 YEARS OLD
Kelly LeBrock
Kelly LeBrock started modeling at just 16 years old, getting featured on various fashion spreads and magazine covers. In the 80’s, she was usually cast as the “fantasy” or “perfect” woman in films. In 2013, she made a comeback.
Kelly LeBrock
Kelly McGillis
The actress is best known for the films she did in the ‘80s. In Witness, she was Rachel Lapp and acted alongside Harrison Ford, in Top Gun, she was Charlie, and in The Accused, she was Kathryn Murphy and acted with Jodie Foster. She currently stars on Mother of All Secrets, where she plays the lead role.
Kelly McGillis
Lisa Whelchel
Doesn’t it look like Lisa Whelchel hasn’t aged a day? She is best known for appearing on The Facts Of Life and The Mickey Mouse Club, but you already knew that. She works mainly as a motivational speaker.
Lisa Whelchel
Claudia Wells
Claudia Wells found fame in the 80s when she starred in the Back to the Future movies, where she played the character Jennifer. However, when her mother got diagnosed with breast cancer, Claudia dropped out of the sequels and stopped acting. In 2011, she made a comeback and has had a few roles.
Claudia Wells
Julia Roberts
50 year old director and actress Julia Roberts started her career back in 1987. Three years later, her beauty graced screens in Pretty Woman. She has won three Golden Globe Awards as well as four Academy Awards (her performance in Erin Brockovich earned her the Best Actress award at the Oscars).
Julia Roberts
Victoria Principal
Victoria Principal has heavy involvement in various charity organizations. She is best known for her role on Dallas, a soap opera. She spends most of her time now working as an entrepreneur.
Victoria Principal
Nicole Eggert
At only eight years old, Nicole Eggert landed a role in the film Rich and Famous in 1980. She is mostly known for starring on Baywatch and Charles in Charge. Eggert has also been in a number of Lifetime Christmas movies.
Nicole Eggert
Kylie Minogue
Hailing from Australia, Kylie is a singer, songwriter, dancer, actress, and philanthropist. She first became popular when she starred on Neighbours, an Australian soap opera. As a recording artist, she is often called the “Goddess of Pop” and the “Princess of Pop”. As a matter of fact, she came out with a new album in 2018.
Kylie Minogue
Lola Falana
From 1964 to 1997, Lola Falana had blessed us with her talent as an actress, singer, and dancer. She had an amazing career ahead of her, but her struggles with multiple sclerosis caused some pretty major setbacks in Falana’s life. She relied on her faith to overcome her struggles and since she does not perform anymore, Falana travels with messages of spirituality and hope.
Lola Falana
Melanie Griffith
Melanie Griffith started her career back in 1969, but it only kicked off five years later, when she appeared in the 1984 film Body Double. Through the years, Griffith has made appearances in numerous films and television shows. Her most recent film was Dabka in 2017.
Melanie Griffith
Alyssa Milano
Actress. Producer. Former singer. Activist. Goddess. Needless to say, Milano is recognized for her roles on Who’s the Boss?, My Name is Earl, Melrose Place, and Charmed. In case you did not know, she first started her Hollywood career at the tender age of seven.
Alyssa Milano
Demi Moore
There is practically nothing that we could tell you about the actress that you don’t already know. Demi Moore has been bringing her A-game in Hollywood since 1981. She hasn’t slowed down since!
Demi Moore
Lea Thompson
The 56 year old actress is best known for her role in the Back to the Future trilogy as Lorraine Baines and the titular character from Caroline in the City. In addition to acting, Thompson is a television producer and director as well. She starred on Switched at Birth as Kathryn Kennish from 2011 to 2017.
Lea Thompson
Diane Lane
Diane Lane was born and raised in New York and started acting back in 1971. She is best recognized for the roles she played in Unfaithful, A Perfect Storm,The Outsiders, Under the Tuscan Sun. She also played Martha Kent in Justice League, Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice, andMan of Steel. At 53 years old, Diane Lane has no signs of stopping.
Diane Lane
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
Thiessen started out as a model and was even named “Model of the Year” in 1989 by Cover Girl magazine. This helped her land her first role, which was on Saved by the Bell as Kelly Kapowski. Since then, she has played a few roles in film and on television. In 2015, Thiessen started to host her own show called “Dinner at Tiffani’s” on the Cooking Channel.
Tiffani-Amber Thiessen
Elizabeth Berkley
Of course, we need to include Saved By The Bell’s Jessie Spano. Elizabeth Berkley continues to act, with her recent roles on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Melissa & Joey, Dancing with the Stars, and New Girl.
Elizabeth Berkley
Lori Singer
Lori Singer is known for her roles on the television series Fame and in the 1984 film Footloose. However, before she started acting, she was already a Juilliard-trained cellist and even continues to play to this day. She still acts and serves as the executive producer of Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, a documentary.
Lori Singer
Bo Derek
The ever-incredible Bo Derek landed her breakthrough role back in 1979 in the film 10 which released a bestselling poster of the actress in a swimsuit, subsequently turning her into a very popular sex symbol of the ‘80s. She occasionally makes appearances in documentary, television, and film.
Bo Derek
Christina Applegate
Christina Applegate played the hilarious Kelly Bundy on Married… with Children from 1987 to 1997. From there, she has gone on to build an impressive career on television and in film, winning an Emmy and getting Golden Globe and Tony nominations along the way.
Christina Applegate
Barbara Hershey
Barbara Hershey began acting at the age of 17 back in 1965. However, it was only in the ‘80s when she found fame. She starred in the Martin Scorsese film The Last Temptation of Christ, which earned her a Golden Globe. In January 2018, the 11th season of The X-Files premiered and you can catch her there.
Barbara Hershey
Sigourney Weaver
Susan Alexandra Weaver, or more popularly known as Sigourney Weaver, is now 68 years old. She first came on the scene back in 1977, playing a minor character in Annie Hall. Not long after that, she landed the lead role in Alien. Weaver has a lot of awards under her belt, has appeared on Broadway, and is a film producer, as well.
Sigourney Weaver
Barbi Benton
At only 16 years old, Barbi Benton started her modeling career. By the time Benton was 18, she was already on the cover of Playboy. Benton is also remembered for being part of the country variety show Hee Haw. She has also released a few successful albums.
Barbi Benton
Erika Eleniak
Former model, Playboy Playmate, and actress Erika Eleniak will forever be remembered for playing Shauni McClain on Baywatch. She still acts in film and television. One of her more recent works include appearing on Desperate Housewives.
Erika Eleniak
Winona Ryder
A look back at the ‘80 and ‘90s will not be complete without remembering Winona Ryder. No one can ever forget her performance in Tim Burton’s film Beetlejuice in 1988, or her role in Mermaids, Heathers, Edward Scissorhands, Little Women, The Age of Innocence , and so many more. Ryder currently stars on Netflix’s Stranger Things.
Winona Ryder
Kathleen Turner
Actress Kathleen Turner is known for having a raspy voice. Her role in Body Heat made her popular and she has a couple of Golden Globe Awards. She is focused on theater and voice acting.
Kathleen Turner
Suzanne Somers
Probably best remembered for playing Carol Foster Lambert on Step by Step and Chrissy Snow on Three’s Company. Over the years, Lambert has released a best-selling series of self-help books.
Suzanne Somers