# Actresses whose looks faded fast **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 7, 2006, 11:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770 "2006-09-07T11:10:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 6
**Author:** ![anu-la1979](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/47e85d/32.png) [@anu-la1979](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/anu-la1979)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/101 "2006-09-09T20:22:53Z")
Janine Turner. When Northern Exposure came out I thought she was one of the most gorgeous women I had ever seen. [After](http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/archives/005507.html) Of course, she did it to herself. Same as Lisa Rinna, who also used to be really pretty before she gave herself the lips that ate manhattan. ---
**Author:** ![UntouchedTakeaway](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d78d45/32.png) [@UntouchedTakeaway](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UntouchedTakeaway)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 11:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/102 "2006-09-10T11:50:40Z")
[QUOTE=Freddy the Pig] Has anyone seen Lauren Tewes lately? In the few years that _Love Boat_ was on, she morphed from being cute and innocent into a tough, weather-beaten hag. [/QUOTE] Lauren in 2004: [http://www.thenorthernlight.com/archives/2004/tnl\_july22/images/july22\_2004photos/loveboat.jpg](http://www.thenorthernlight.com/archives/2004/tnl_july22/images/july22_2004photos/loveboat.jpg) VCNJ~ ---
**Author:** ![Operation\_Ripper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/34f0e0/32.png) [@Operation\_Ripper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Operation_Ripper)\ **Post date:** [September 10, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/103 "2006-09-10T13:40:53Z")
[QUOTE=Veuve\_ClicquotNJ] Lauren in 2004: [http://www.thenorthernlight.com/archives/2004/tnl\_july22/images/july22\_2004photos/loveboat.jpg](http://www.thenorthernlight.com/archives/2004/tnl_july22/images/july22_2004photos/loveboat.jpg) VCNJ~ [/QUOTE] Holy sweet jeebus. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2006, 2:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/104 "2006-09-17T02:21:18Z")
Nancy Sinatra looks like she got suckerpunched and has a fat lip. ---
**Author:** ![gonzomax](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e8c25b/32.png) [@gonzomax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gonzomax)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2006, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/105 "2006-09-17T02:28:22Z")
[Album Cover Art - Nancy Sinatra - Boots](http://tralfaz-archives.com/coverart/S/nsinatra_boots.html) she was cute once. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2006, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/106 "2006-09-17T06:34:11Z")
She was on “Man From UNCLE” once in a bikini worn so low they must’ve spackled her crack. Very cute. ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2006, 7:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/107 "2006-09-17T07:58:58Z")
Vanessa Angel went downhill fairly quickly after the TV series “Wierd Science” wrapped. By 2000 she had guest appearances on “SG1” wherein it was apparent she was fading quickly. I haven’t seen her lately – but she was one of the most beautiful women of the mid-90’s. ---
**Author:** ![John\_DiFool](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/john_difool/32/19543_2.png) [@John\_DiFool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/John_DiFool)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2006, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/108 "2006-09-17T15:31:09Z")
Carrie Anne-Moss. Now she might have an excuse currently (baby on the way), but since Matrix I 8 years ago she’s not aged gracefully. ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2006, 8:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/109 "2006-09-17T20:24:34Z")
[QUOTE=Cat Fight] Thank you. The only difference between this thread and the other (on actresses who’ve “kept” their good looks) seems to be the quality of their plastic surgery. Any actress over 30 who isn’t planning on starving and botoxing herself in order to snag one of Hollywood’s few roles for “older” women ought to move to England, where casting agents occasionally go for talent over looks (and even then, there are a few crazies who actually believe talent can make a woman sexy-- you know, like with men). [/QUOTE] I’m sure that’s true in many cases. At least some of these women who have retained their looks appear to have done so naturally. For example, I’d be surprised if Courtney Thorne-Smith (who is turning 40 in November) has had any work done on herself. ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 17, 2006, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/110 "2006-09-17T21:04:33Z")
Robin Wright Penn. She looked lovely in **The Princess Bride** , but when she was in **The Pledge** , she looked like hell. Then again…perhaps she was made to look that way on purpose? I hope the latter is correct. ---
**Author:** ![Daffyd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/daffyd/32/8923_2.png) [@Daffyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Daffyd)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 1:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/111 "2006-09-18T01:59:22Z")
[QUOTE=Evil Captor] Jennifer Beals. The hottest hottie ever to heat up the screen in “Flashdance.” Average looking in “Four Rooms.” Not sure what happened there. [/QUOTE] Ummm… Have you seen Jennifer in The L Word? She’s stunning! ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 2:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/112 "2006-09-18T02:50:27Z")
I’m probably in the minority on this one, but I was madly in love with Scarlett Johannson in Ghost World, and al lthe way up until Lost in Translation. Her recent appearances (not counting the previews for the Black Dahlia) just make her look terrible, though. She went from the girl-next-door eidos to skeletal. ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 2:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/113 "2006-09-18T02:52:41Z")
[QUOTE=vivalostwages] Robin Wright Penn. She looked lovely in **The Princess Bride** , but when she was in **The Pledge** , she looked like hell. Then again…perhaps she was made to look that way on purpose? I hope the latter is correct. [/QUOTE] I know this thread is about actresses, but you reminded me of Cary Elwes in the Princess Bride and Robin Hood. I don’t know what happened to him between then and Saw, but he aged ridiculously quickly in ten years… and lost his ability to act on top of it. ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 1:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/114 "2006-09-18T13:20:34Z")
[QUOTE=anu-la1979] Janine Turner. When Northern Exposure came out I thought she was one of the most gorgeous women I had ever seen. [After](http://www.awfulplasticsurgery.com/archives/005507.html) Of course, she did it to herself. Same as Lisa Rinna, who also used to be really pretty before she gave herself the lips that ate manhattan. [/QUOTE] I was going to post Turner, but half her problem is bizarre makeup. Hey Janine, Ronald McDonald is calling, he wants his mouth back. ---
**Author:** ![Bridget\_Burke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7cd45c/32.png) [@Bridget\_Burke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bridget_Burke)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 1:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/115 "2006-09-18T13:40:11Z")
[QUOTE=Diomedes] I know this thread is about actresses, but you reminded me of Cary Elwes in the Princess Bride and Robin Hood. I don’t know what happened to him between then and Saw, but he aged ridiculously quickly in ten years… and lost his ability to act on top of it. [/QUOTE] To continue the mini-hijack–what about Chris Noth? Damn shame… ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [September 18, 2006, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/116 "2006-09-18T13:41:56Z")
[QUOTE=Diomedes] I’m probably in the minority on this one, but I was madly in love with Scarlett Johannson in Ghost World, and al lthe way up until Lost in Translation. Her recent appearances (not counting the previews for the Black Dahlia) just make her look terrible, though. She went from the girl-next-door eidos to skeletal. [/QUOTE] The price of stardom. Once you make it, you gotta maximize return on investment. ---
**Author:** ![a35362](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@a35362](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/a35362)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/117 "2006-09-22T16:51:29Z")
Scarlett Johansson is 21 years old! :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/f4b2a3/32.png) [@Don\_t\_Call\_Me\_Shirley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Don_t_Call_Me_Shirley)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/118 "2006-09-22T19:22:18Z")
Maura Tierney. Looked great in NewsRadio, looks haggard in ER. In her defense though, I think they deliberately try to make her look haggard in ER. ---
**Author:** ![Evil\_Captor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f17d59/32.png) [@Evil\_Captor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Evil_Captor)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/119 "2006-09-22T22:01:58Z")
[QUOTE=Daffyd] Ummm… Have you seen Jennifer in The L Word? She’s stunning! [/QUOTE] Haven’t seen the L word, so maybe she morphed again. It happens. All she’d have to do to improve over Four Rooms is stop starving herself. IIRC, her cheekbones looked like they were going to pop out of her skin. I mean, compare her almost surreal beauty in “Flashdance” to [the photo at the top of this page.](http://popstarr.tripod.com/j_beals.html) She still looks good, but she’s returned to the ordinary world as opposed to the hyperbeauty she had in Flashdance. ---
**Author:** ![foolsguinea](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/foolsguinea/32/14751_2.png) [@foolsguinea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/foolsguinea)\ **Post date:** [September 22, 2006, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770/120 "2006-09-22T22:13:18Z")
Um, I guess this is a YMMV thing, but I think SarahJParker is still good-looking, in an “ages well” kind of way. I guess she’s just my type. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770.md?page=5) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/actresses-whose-looks-faded-fast/371770.md?page=7)