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Related: Culture Forums, Support ForumsActresses over the age of 40 who allowed themselves to age gracefully
first that comes to mind for that is Meryl Streep
She is absolutely gorgeous, she doesn't look like she's had any work done. And she still gets great movie parts all the time. And sure her big role this year is playing Margaret Thatcher (hardly a glamourous role), two years ago she did "It's Complicated" where the 2 men chasing her were both at least 10 years younger (Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin) but the movie treated them all about the same age.
Personally I think the hollywood female legends who still keep getting all the great movie parts are the ones that skip the botox and lip plumper (which turns to trout pout). I know I don't want to see a movie where the woman looks like a freak of nature. Why does Hollywood tell women like Meg Ryan and Nicole Kidman that this look is attractive.
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)LynneSin
(95,337 posts)She's had a ton of work done. But Sally Fields looks gorgeous
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)She and Steve Martin need to do another movie together.
meat the beetles.
(17 posts)many, many times! Are you kidding ME?
graywarrior
(59,440 posts)geardaddy
(24,924 posts)RiffRandell
(5,909 posts)I forget who said it, but I recently read an interview with an over 40 actress who said having work done on your face doesn't make you look younger, it just makes you look like you had work done. I find that in most cases, that's true.
geardaddy
(24,924 posts)LynneSin
(95,337 posts)And the ladies we've posted (except Goldie Hawn - she's had major work done) have all kept very vibrant careers and you'll see at least 2-3 of them up for an Oscar each year.
I don't want to go to a movie and see some woman who is my age or older (and I'm in my 40s) looking like some crazy frankinstein with all the bad work done on her face. I want to see women who look their age but by good luck, maybe by avoiding the sun or not smoking, they managed to keep their face looking younger than their years.
BTW talented actresses who have aged gracefully up for Golden Globes:
Best Actress Drama
Glenn Close
Meryl Streep
Tilda Swinton
Viola Davis
(all but 1 actress is over 40)
Best Actress Comedy
Jodie Foster
Best Supporting Actress
Janet McTier
ge626dfil
(51 posts)madmom
(9,681 posts)monmouth
(21,078 posts)GermanDem
(168 posts)She is gorgeous!
kaitcat
(193 posts)It's possible to have work done and not look like a freak afterwards.
Not an actress, but a public figure. I always thought she looked amazing and she was in her sixties here.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)But to do it on a rare occassion vs yearly maintenance makes a big difference in how you look.
kaitcat
(193 posts)It's more like a refresh rather than going to a chop shop with "doctors" who don't care what you want them to do as long as the checks clear.
RZM
(8,556 posts)Baldwin is nine years younger than her though.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)Canis Mala
(91 posts)She has had no work done and even refuses to hide her gray hair. Good for her. And she still looks great.
yellowcanine
(35,692 posts)whistler162
(11,155 posts)RFKHumphreyObama
(15,164 posts)Whether or not she's had work done, she still looks great
lazarus
(27,383 posts)gets better with each passing year.
cliffordu
(30,994 posts)OMFG.
suninvited
(4,616 posts)LynneSin
(95,337 posts)I swear on SFU they made her look like such a frump. So the first time I saw her out of character was at an awards show and she just stunned me she is so beautiful.
era veteran
(4,069 posts)Doc Holliday
(719 posts)When she did that nude scene in The Thomas Crown Affair, I couldn't believe that she was over 50.
Then I found out that she's my age. Lookin' good, Renee.....lookin' real good.
GoCubsGo
(32,061 posts)I don't know if she's had any work done, but if she has, I don't think it was anything major. I think Meg Ryan's and Nicole Kidman's lip-plumping is horrific. If I were them, I'd sue my plastic surgeon, or whoever did the jobs.
NV Whino
(20,886 posts)Looking good at 67.
Julie christie looking good at 70.
I'd throw Helen Mirren in there, too, but she's had some (excellent) work done.
MiddleFingerMom
(25,163 posts)dana_b
(11,546 posts)(42) I remember her saying that her husband promised to divorce her if she has any work done (She does not need it!) - Cate Blanchett.
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shanti
(21,670 posts)she's another that is aging gracefully.
rurallib
(62,342 posts)I am not much of a movie person anymore, but my recollection is that she was always pretty much what she was.
tanyev
(42,354 posts)A little botox here, a little filler there is usually not so bad, but when women start messing with their lips, it's almost always a disaster. I think many women in Hollywood are so surrounded by women that have had work done that they don't even see that it looks bad. It looks normal to them.
LynneSin
(95,337 posts)They have no idea their house stinks wretchedly horrible because they are so use to it.
lunatica
(53,410 posts)She'll be 62 this year.
RFKHumphreyObama
(15,164 posts)And she's just as stunning now. I've had a crush on her since about 7 or 8 I think
whistler162
(11,155 posts)Burma Jones
(11,760 posts)She has good genes.......
glinda
(14,807 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)Tuesday Afternoon
(56,912 posts)CrispyQ
(36,221 posts)Anne was 73 when she died. I'm not sure when this photo was taken.
Lena's 56 - I think she was in her late 30's for this pic.
Rowdyboy
(22,057 posts)pokerfan
(27,677 posts)Delany, in 2003, tried having an injection of botox in her forehead, but the needle hit a nerve and created a hematoma which affected the muscle in her right eye, causing it to droop slightly. In 2010, she vowed she will never have plastic surgery. She told Prevention in 2010 that she prefers eating healthily, including vegetables, tofu, fish, gluten-free pasta, and bread.
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(3,752 posts)LynneSin
(95,337 posts)I just love anything she's in. She has a wonderful demeanor to her and has never looked as old as she is.