# People who look better after age 40 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 10, 2011, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932 "2011-02-10T19:22:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 4
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/61 "2011-02-14T17:47:01Z")
You guys know how to Google just as well as me so I won’t post a picture link… I came in here to express my shock that Diane Lane wasn’t mentioned yet. Holy Smokes…Way hotter now than her days in Rumble Fish and those types of movies. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/62 "2011-02-14T18:42:39Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > You guys know how to Google just as well as me so I won’t post a picture link… I came in here to express my shock that Diane Lane wasn’t mentioned yet. Holy Smokes…Way hotter now than her days in Rumble Fish and those types of movies. Don’t get me wrong, I think Diane Lane is pretty, but she has not aged well, IMO. I remember thinking one time, “wow, Diane Lane is _gorgeous_ for a woman who must be pushing 50.” I looked her up and it turned out she was 36 at the time. I wonder if she’s a cigarette smoker. ---
**Author:** ![Sampiro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2acd7d/32.png) [@Sampiro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sampiro)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 6:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/63 "2011-02-14T18:49:59Z")
Totally opinion on this and one not everyone will agree with, but- Sophia Loren. When she was young she was often too skinny and her eyes rarely smiled in pictures. I think she hit her peak in her 40s and 50s when she was secure in her success and her marriage and motherhood and just looked a much happier person and her weight and figure seemed somehow “right”. She was a beautiful 20 something but she glowed in her 40s. ---
**Author:** ![salinqmind](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ec8ea/32.png) [@salinqmind](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/salinqmind)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/64 "2011-02-14T20:49:32Z")
I don’t think Leonard DiCaprio got better looking as he aged. He was breathtaking (for a guy) in Titanic. Right now, his face looks all piggy, his features look squashed into the middle. I hope he WILL get better looking with age, but right now…no. Ernest Borgnine was just plain plug-ugly all his life. Now that he’s an old, old coot, he’s gotten much more attractive, in a lovable grampa way. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 9:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/65 "2011-02-14T21:01:30Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Hillary Clinton. [Before](http://niqnaq.files.wordpress.com/2010/04/hillary-clinton-young.jpg) If she’d worn those pants during the primary, I would have voted for her. ---
**Author:** ![beartato](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/9d8465/32.png) [@beartato](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beartato)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/66 "2011-02-14T21:31:28Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > You guys know how to Google just as well as me so I won’t post a picture link… I came in here to express my shock that Diane Lane wasn’t mentioned yet. Holy Smokes…Way hotter now than her days in Rumble Fish and those types of movies. You’d have to dig deep into the murky depths, aaaaaaall the way down to post #5, to find her, but she’s been mentioned already. ---
**Author:** ![Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/13edae/32.png) [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Stranger_On_A_Train)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2011, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/67 "2011-02-14T23:08:26Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > Don’t get me wrong, I think Diane Lane is pretty, but she has not aged well, IMO. I remember thinking one time, “wow, Diane Lane is _gorgeous_ for a woman who must be pushing 50.” I looked her up and it turned out she was 36 at the time. I wonder if she’s a cigarette smoker. [Diane Lane?](http://www.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=diane+lane&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=PLVZTe6cIIyosQPzz52oCg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CDgQsAQwAA&biw=1463&bih=936) Stranger ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/68 "2011-02-15T00:09:23Z")
> [@Stranger\_On\_A\_Train](#): > > [Diane Lane?](http://www.google.com/images?client=safari&rls=en&q=diane+lane&oe=UTF-8&um=1&ie=UTF-8&source=univ&ei=PLVZTe6cIIyosQPzz52oCg&sa=X&oi=image_result_group&ct=title&resnum=1&ved=0CDgQsAQwAA&biw=1463&bih=936) > > Stranger I would guess that most of those are shooped, and even in the ones that aren’t, she’s got professional hair/makeup/wardrobe. [This one](http://www.fabulousafter40.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/diane-lane.jpg) is probably the closest to what she actually looks like. Note the hilariously fake teeth and the wrinkles that even a quarter inch of makeup can’t cover up. ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 12:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/69 "2011-02-15T00:30:04Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > I would guess that most of those are shooped, and even in the ones that aren’t, she’s got professional hair/makeup/wardrobe. > > [This one](http://www.fabulousafter40.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/diane-lane.jpg) is probably the closest to what she actually looks like. Note the hilariously fake teeth and the wrinkles that even a quarter inch of makeup can’t cover up. This is definitely a case of different strokes for different folks - I think she looks **fantastic** , and even better because she doesn’t appear to have had her face stretched yet. ---
**Author:** ![Cisco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ccd318/32.png) [@Cisco](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cisco)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 12:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/70 "2011-02-15T00:48:59Z")
> [@Cat\_Whisperer](#): > > This is definitely a case of different strokes for different folks - I think she looks **fantastic** , and even better because she doesn’t appear to have had her face stretched yet. I’m not saying she’s ugly. I think she’s got an abundance of natural beauty. I just don’t think: -she’s aging particularly well compared to other already beautiful women her age, -she looks better after 40 than before (she peaked in her early/mid 30s IMO). ---
**Author:** ![Cat\_Whisperer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cat_whisperer/32/4839_2.png) [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/71 "2011-02-15T02:41:01Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > I’m not saying she’s ugly. I think she’s got an abundance of natural beauty. I just don’t think: > -she’s aging particularly well compared to other already beautiful women her age, > -she looks better after 40 than before (she peaked in her early/mid 30s IMO). Fair enough. 🙂 I’m just watching Craig Ferguson’s interview with Matt LeBlanc from a couple of days ago, and he’s looking [GOOD!](http://files.sharenator.com/Matt_LeBlanc_young_old_Celebrities_How_they_looked_young_and_how_they_look_now_old-s560x365-101115.jpg)He was a handsome young man, but the grey hair is really working on him. ---
**Author:** ![MeanOldLady](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/meanoldlady/32/10737_2.png) [@MeanOldLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MeanOldLady)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 2:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/72 "2011-02-15T02:42:47Z")
He still looks retarded. Now he just looks old and retarded. ---
**Author:** ![Alice\_The\_Goon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ed8c4c/32.png) [@Alice\_The\_Goon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Alice_The_Goon)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 3:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/73 "2011-02-15T03:33:13Z")
I’ve long felt that Diane Lane lies about her age. She looked at least mid-40’s when she was in her “late 30’s”. ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 3:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/74 "2011-02-15T03:53:49Z")
> [@Alice\_The\_Goon](#): > > I’ve long felt that Diane Lane lies about her age. She looked at least mid-40’s when she was in her “late 30’s”. It’s kind of hard to lie about your age when you’ve been in the public eye [since you were kid.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diane_Lane#Career) If you make a movie with Laurence Olivier when you’re 13, anyone who cares to count will know how old you are from then on. I will agree that she is both beautiful and a bit worn around the edges. But I think that can impart a sexy, worldly-wise quality. ---
**Author:** ![whiterabbit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/cab0a1/32.png) [@whiterabbit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whiterabbit)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/75 "2011-02-15T03:57:04Z")
I will second whoever posted that picture of George Clooney with a puppy, once I can get myself off the floor. He did absolutely nothing for me until about five years ago. Now he is pants-meltingly hot. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 4:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/76 "2011-02-15T04:06:11Z")
> [@Sampiro](#): > > Totally opinion on this and one not everyone will agree with, but- > > Sophia Loren. When she was young she was often too skinny and her eyes rarely smiled in pictures. I think she hit her peak in her 40s and 50s when she was secure in her success and her marriage and motherhood and just looked a much happier person and her weight and figure seemed somehow “right”. She was a beautiful 20 something but she glowed in her 40s. I agree completely that she is one of the most stunning women ever at that age. But I don’t think she was any slouch younger either. IMO, that no smiling thing is what makes Mediterranean women so hot, at ANY age. ---
**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:** [February 15, 2011, 4:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/77 "2011-02-15T04:10:02Z")
I’m not sure if I’d say she was more beautiful after 40, but Helen Mirren has to be the most beautiful aging star of all time. I don’t think I’ve seen a photograph of her where she’s looked bad. Ever. Part of it is that she doesn’t look like she’s had work done AND she’s aging well (compared to Bardot, who hasn’t had any work done…but isn’t aging as well). ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/78 "2011-02-15T05:08:18Z")
> [@whiterabbit](#): > > I will second whoever posted that picture of George Clooney with a puppy, once I can get myself off the floor. > > He did absolutely nothing for me until about five years ago. Now he is pants-meltingly hot. Y’know, when I was getting my hair cut last week and was asked what I wanted, I joked, “Just make me look like George Clooney.” The women laughed and said “Remember _George Clooney?_” What the heck? Is he some figure out of the past? ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/79 "2011-02-15T15:32:46Z")
[Barbra Streisand](http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/2011-02-12-musicares-gala-barbra-streisand_N.htm) ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2011, 3:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932/80 "2011-02-15T15:36:48Z")
> [@Cisco](#): > > I would guess that most of those are shooped, and even in the ones that aren’t, she’s got professional hair/makeup/wardrobe. > > [This one](http://www.fabulousafter40.com/wp-content/uploads/2007/09/diane-lane.jpg) is probably the closest to what she actually looks like. Note the hilariously fake teeth and the wrinkles that even a quarter inch of makeup can’t cover up. Wow… that’s interesting. I still think she looks pretty darn good there! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932.md?page=3) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/people-who-look-better-after-age-40/570932.md?page=5)