14 Celebrities Over 70 Who Continue to Surprise With Their Performances

Time forgives no one and flies by without us noticing, although there is always an exception to this rule. The celebrities featured in our article have managed to maintain both their grace and style, while continuing to win the hearts of the public and critics with their brilliant performances. This shows us that it is possible to have a long and prolific acting career, despite the age restrictions that often exist in the entertainment industry.

O awesome.club wants to show you actors and actresses who have postponed their retirement to continue reaping great achievements in film and television.

Anthony Hopkins played one of the most memorable villains of all time and achieved international fame for his outstanding performance as Hannibal Lecter, despite having debuted in the film. The Lion in Winter (1968). In 2020, he was the protagonist of My Father, a film that won him an Oscar, and thus, at 83 years old, he became the longest-lived actor to receive the statuette.

At 71, Meryl Streep can be considered one of the best actresses of our time. She worked in various productions and won many awards and nominations. The movie Kramer vs. Kramer won him his first Oscar. One of the recent roles that most captivated the public was that of Miranda Priestly, in O Diabo wears Prada (2006). In 2020, she starred in The Graduation Party and Let Them All Talk. Furthermore, she is working on the movie Don’t Look Up.

In the mid-1970s, Glenn Close began her career as an actress. He shot to stardom for his role in Fatal Attraction (1987), opposite Michael Douglas. The 74-year-old actress has established herself as a Hollywood icon for her numerous performances that have led her to win several awards and recognition. In 2020, she appeared in the feature film Once Upon a Dream.

Samuel L. Jackson, 72, has appeared in more than 100 films throughout his acting career. Among his best-known works are Jurassic Park: Dinosaur Park (1993) and Pulp Fiction (1994). He recently played Nick Fury in Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD. In 2021, we will see the actor in the films The Double Blast 2: And the First Lady of Crime and Spiral: Saw Legacy.

The 85-year-old actress is especially known for her roles in Mary Poppins (1964) and The Sound of Music (1965). She once again impressed fans with her appearance as Queen Clarisse Renaldi in The Princess Diaries. In 2017, she made her last screen appearance in the children’s educational series In Julie’s Room. The actress continues to work, lending her voice, to film and television. She recently narrated the Bridgerton series as Lady Whistledown.

Al Pacino became one of the most iconic movie stars of his generation. During his long career as an actor, he won Oscar, Emmy and Tony awards, known as the “triple crown of acting”. His most memorable cameo was as Michael Corleone in The Godfather trilogy. In 2021, at the age of 81, he was nominated for a Golden Globe for his role in the TV series Hunters.

Maggie Smith has been in the film, theater and television industry for over 60 years. She is known to young audiences for her role as teacher Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter saga, but in 1969 she appeared in the film A Spinster’s Spring, a role for which she was highly praised. Currently, at the age of 86, the famous actress has returned to work in the historical drama Downton Abbey.

Judi Dench, 86, made her theater debut. Then she entered the world of film and television and achieved worldwide success by playing M in the James Bond saga. She also won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for playing Queen Elizabeth I in Shakespeare in Love (1998). In 2020, she participated in Artemis Fowl: The Secret World and the movie Six Minutes to Midnight. Afterwards, she worked on the movie Belfast which will be released soon.

The stage, film and television actor has a long career. At 84, Morgan Freeman has appeared in numerous productions. He is known for his work on My Master, My Life (1989), Golden Girl (2005) and the three episodes of the Batman saga: Batman Begins, Batman: The Dark Knight and Batman: The Dark Knight Rises. In 2019, he appeared in the movie Breaking In on the Secret Service. He has also worked alongside Samuel L. Jackson in the films Double Blast 2 and the First Lady of Crime.

She was born in 1932 and debuted in 1957 as a Broadway actress. But her big break came when she was cast in The Last Film Session (1971). She later won the Oscar for Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. In 2020, she surprised fans with her performance in Pieces of a Woman. Already in 2021, she appeared as the lead in the comedy Queen Bees.

The famous Helen Mirren, 75, has not lost her charm with the passage of time. She won four major film awards (Oscar, BAFTA, Golden Globe and the Actors Guild Award) for the film The Queen (2006), in which she plays the Queen of England Elizabeth II. She recently appeared in the miniseries Catherine the Great as another famous leader.

Ian McKellen was acclaimed by the public for his role as Gandalf in The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies. He also appeared as the mutant Magneto in the X-Men saga, another character much loved by Marvel fans. Before achieving fame, he starred in the film Scandal of Love (1981). In 2019, he acted opposite Helen Mirren in The Big Lie. At 82 years old he doesn’t stop working and in 2021 he participated in the staging of Hamlet.

The American actor, musician and director has built a solid career since the 1950s. In 1966, he received an Oscar and Golden Globe nomination for Best Actor for The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! But one of his most memorable performances was as his grandfather in Little Miss Sunshine. In 2022, he will lend his voice to a character in the animated film Minions: The Rise of Gru.

The prolific actor has appeared in over 150 films, making him an icon in the entertainment industry. Her memorable performances include the films: How to Win Women (1966), Rita Awakens (1983) and Rules of Life (1999). Younger generations know him for his role in the Batman saga as Alfred. One of his last works was in the film Tenet, directed by Christopher Nolan.

Among these celebrities, which is your favorite? Do you know people who love their work so much that they don’t intend to retire?