Should be “you’re kidding, right?”
in case you were confused.
Tippi Hedren – Hollywood’s original “cat woman,” of sorts. In an industry town where many celebs have attached themselves rather speciously to one cause or another, Hedren has remained personally invested in and devoted to the big cats for many years. And incidentally, she still looks great! (Tippi at any age will always look better than daughter Melanie Griffith.)
Roger Moore – don’t laugh! Many people fail to realize that Moore is actually the oldest actor to play official-franchise James Bond (incredible, given how over-the-hill as Connery was in “Diamonds Are Forever” versus how young and fresh Moore was in “Live and Let Die”). When his Bond days were over, Moore largely retired from acting and took up childrens’ causes through UNICEF – charity work for which, along with his acting career, he was recently knighted. So that’s “Moore… Sir Moore” now.
Michael Caine – thank Og he didn’t keep doing vehicles like “Blame It On Rio”. For a number of years now, it’s been interesting roles, his restaurants, and the acting-instruction stuff.
Morgan Freeman – great actor, with a good voiceover presence, active in theater, but has also recently opened a blues club and obtained his pilot’s license.
Peter O’Toole – in his salad days of youth, he was a world-class carouser, drunkard, and emotionally distant father. Now he’s a serial memoirist and raconteur on late-night talk shows.
Not at all. The guy is the most popular governor California has had in something like 20 years. He’s maintained his shape, he looks good, and he gets tons of respect. Twenty years ago he was a goofy looking bodybuilder with a bad accent.
Elizabeth Taylor: In the past she was a diva homewrecker. It seems she has mellowed out in the past few years.
Judi Dench
It’s Katharine, BTW.
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Michael Caine – thank Og he didn’t keep doing vehicles like “Blame It On Rio”. For a number of years now, it’s been interesting roles, his restaurants, and the acting-instruction stuff.
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I second him, but isn’t it “Moyk’l Caiyne”?
He was also great as The Stranger in the Big Lebowski.
Candace Bergen. In her early movies she was stiff and self-concious. She married, had kids, worked as a photographer and generally got out of the spotlight for a few years. When she came back she was much more relaxed and showed a flair for comedy no one thought she had. Her looks have aged pretty gracefully, as well.
Seconded.
TV Moms Dept:
Shirley Jones–saw her yesterday at the Stars in the Alley free Broadway concert. She must be in her seventies but she stars eight times a week in 42nd Street alongside son Patrick Cassidy (who doesn’t look too bad himself).
Jane Wyatt–scion of New York society and major stage star in her early years, aged into a fragile-looking beauty now. Mostly sidelined with strokes and all now but she is, after all, 92 years old!
Christopher Walken has become comfortable in roles that showcase his unique sense of humor and physical grace as much as his vaunted creepy delivery. I think that’s cool.
Bruce Dern: type cast as a psycho early in his career, his persona has mellowed and matured. He can still play a helluva psycho.
Dennis hopper: stoned freak to articulate thoughtfull artist
Mary Tyler Moore.
Anthony Hopkins: Used to throw temper tantrums when working (especially when he was drinking). Has been sober for more than 25 years now and basically just enjoys working. He has the Oscar, so he’s happy. I think he did most of his mellowing out in the 1990s.
Dunno if this is supposed to just be actors but my vote goes to Hef.
How could he NOT age gracefully?
Yeah, to become a complete fruitcake!
Sam, Arnold has moved beyond the dumb bodybuilder, but he’s not what I’d call “graceful” or “elegant and charming.” Nor does he have “class”. Not by a longshot. (and it has NOTHING to do with his politics. So don’t go there.)
I’d like to add Sir Ian McKellen
Ellen Corby of The Waltons fame still managed to be a fantastic actress after a debilitating stroke.
Yeah, you’re right—she IS a fruitcake. I probably shouldn’t have included her.
Tyne Daly.
Don’t know what she’s like in real life, but I think she’s fantastic in Judging Amy .
David Bowie
Carol Burnett
Deborah Raffin
Peter Boyle
Leslie Nielsen