How are the celebrities who were sex symbols of the 1960s and 1970s doing?

The 1960s-1970s were rich with celebrities who various media proclaimed as the most desirable people on the planet of all time. But time passes and adds wrinkles and gray hair not only to ordinary people, but also to beauty and style icons.

O awesome.club was curious to know how Sophia Loren, Jane Fonda, Alain Delon and other stars changed over the years – after all, millions of people around the world wanted to look 50 or 60 years younger. And at the end you will see how the actress has changed who, at 102 years old, is the last Hollywood movie star of the 1930s.

Italian actress Sophia Loren owns many awards that were invented specifically for her. For example, in her piggy bank is a Golden Globe, received in a special nomination “the favorite of the world’s audience”, as well as an honorary Oscar that the artist received “for a career rich in memorable roles that gave an eternal glow to cinema.”

On September 20, 2019 Sophia Loren will be 85 years old.

Belmondo was one of the most commercially successful actors in France. In 2001, he suffered a stroke and interrupted his theater and film career for 8 years.

On April 9, the French theater and film actor turned 86 years old.

Actress, singer and model, Brigitte Bardot started a long-running plaid clothing trend around the world with a pink plaid dress she wore to her wedding to Jacques Charrier. She also introduced black eyeliner in addition to her signature hairstyle, faded jeans, shorts, and sleeveless T-shirts. The artist has been an activist in the animal rights movement since the early 1970s. In recent years, Bardot has led a solitary life and rarely appears in public.

On September 28th she will celebrate her 85th birthday.

When, following the advice of his Parisian friends, Delon showed his photos to some producers, they replied something like: “You’re too good-looking, you won’t have a good career.” And so his name became iconic in the consciousness of thousands of fans around the world.

On November 8, the actor turns 84 years old.

Francesca Romana Rivelli received her stage name, Ornella Muti, from film director Damiano Damiani, in whose film For Love or for Vengeance made his debut at age 15.

On March 9, the actress turned 64.

In addition to cinema, Al Pacino has also become a theater reference. In 1969 and 1977 he was awarded the prestigious Tony Theater Award.

On April 25th Al Pacino will celebrate his 79th birthday.

Jane Fonda became a sex symbol after the sci-fi movie barbarella, from 1968, made with the joint efforts of French and Italian filmmakers.

The actress will turn 82 on December 21.

In 1989, Sean Connery became the oldest actor that People magazine named a sex symbol: he was 59 years old. And exactly ten years later, the same magazine called the Scotsman “the sexiest man of the 20th century”. In 2003, after completing filming for The League of Extraordinary, Connery ended his half-century career. In 2011, his agent said the actor was tired of public appearances.

The agent 007 interpreter will celebrate his 89th birthday on August 25th.

In 1947, Lollobrigida decided to participate in the “Miss Italy” contest and came in third place. The actress dedicates herself professionally to photography, holds exhibitions and works in an art workshop. And his photo book “Mi Italia”, reprinted several times, has become a kind of Italian encyclopedia.

On July 4, the actress turns 92 years old.

In July 2016, Maurice Joseph Micklewhite officially changed his name to Michael Caine, to ease his passage through airport passport control. Caine is one of two actors (the other is Jack Nicholson) nominated for an Academy Award in 5 different decades: 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and 2000s.

The actor turned 87 on March 14.

In 1957, Claude Joséphine Rose Cardinale (real name of the Italian actress) was recognized as the most beautiful Italian woman in Tunisia and received an invitation to the Venice Film Festival. At that time, she was 19 years old. In February 2011, the Los Angeles Times included Cardinale among the 50 most beautiful women in film history. In the same year, she received the Golden Eagle award from Russia for her contribution to world cinema.

On April 15, the actress turned 81.

The famous actor played the lead role of Clyde Barrow in the western Bonnie & Clyde — A Hail of Bullets (1967). Despite his popularity, in 2000 Beatty abandoned his acting career and turned to politics.

On March 30 he turned 82 years old.

The actress became famous in 1966 after the premiere of the film One Million Years BC, where she said only 3 sentences and appeared in a bikini made of deerskin. Playboy magazine called Welch “the most desirable woman of the ’70s”.

Raquel will turn 79 on September 5th.

Between the 1960s and 1980s, Eastwood was one of Hollywood’s brightest stars. The image of a laconic hero that he created in action films and westerns has become legendary. In addition to directing and acting, Eastwood is also into jazz and has even composed several of the soundtracks for some of his films.

On May 31, the actor turns 89 years old.

Catherine Deneuve gained star status after the musical film’s Cannes triumph Love’s Umbrellas (1964). In the late 1970s, she was the face of Chanel № 5, the publicity of which led to a sharp increase in perfume sales in the United States. After that, the American press called her “the most elegant woman in the world”. In 1986, the actress presented her own perfume “Deneuve”. She is also a designer of eyewear, shoes, jewelry and greeting cards.

The actress will celebrate her 76th birthday on October 22nd.

When Marilyn Pauline Novak (real name of the American actress and model) signed a contract with the Columbia Pictures studio, it was suggested to change her name to Kim, so that there was no confusion with Marilyn Monroe. In 1995, Empire magazine placed Novak at number 92 on its list of the 100 Most Attractive Stars in Film History.

She turned 86 on February 13th.

The American actress and singer is best known for her musical pursuits and her close friendship with Elvis Presley. She has also been nominated on several occasions for prestigious American film and music awards.

On April 28th Olsson will celebrate his 78th birthday.

In the 1950s, Collins was featured in many British magazines and was named the most beautiful woman in England. And after moving to Hollywood and signing a contract with the film company 20th Century Fox, the actress began to be compared with Elizabeth Taylor. After a slight decline in popularity in the 1970s, in 1981 Collins began playing his most famous role, that of Alexis Colby on the soap opera Dynasty, and regained its former glory. The success of the telenovela was mainly due to his performance.

On May 23, the actress turns 86.

Jacqueline trained with Audrey Hepburn, Paul Newman, Sean Connery, Jean-Paul Belmondo and other sex symbols of the 60’s and 70’s. until his death in 1995. Furthermore, Jacqueline is Angelina Jolie’s godmother.

She turns 75 on September 13th.

Bonnie’s starring role in the gangster thriller Bonnie & Clyde — A Hail of Bullets (1967), earned her an Oscar nomination and the status of the most beautiful woman of modernity.

On January 14th Dunaway turned 78.

Among many other roles, Angela Lansbury is known to audiences for playing Jessica Fletcher in the television series Murder in Writing and in the movies The Picture of Dorian Gray (1945) and Under the Dominion of Fear (1962). In 2018, Lansbury played the role of a balloon saleswoman in the film Mary Poppins Returns🇧🇷

On October 16th she will be 94 years old.

Some facts:

Olivia de Havilland was one of the most popular and sought-after Hollywood actresses of the 1930s and 1940s (you remember Melanie Hamilton from the legendary film “…Gone with the Wind🇧🇷 Olivia is the last Hollywood star of the 1930s, one of the last living actresses from the golden age of Hollywood cinema, and the oldest of all film actors…Gone with the Wind (1939) currently alive. De Havilland sued Warner Bros. and won the case, achieving greater creative freedom for all actors from the producers’ dictates. This case became one of the most important and far-reaching legal sentences in Hollywood history. In 2003, de Havilland made an unexpected appearance at the 75th American Film Academy Awards, receiving a standing ovation for six and a half minutes. On July 1, 2019, she will be 103 years old.

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