Cybill’s first acting experience was in 1971 in The Last Picture Show. The movie received critical acclaim and won several Academy Awards as well as nominations. Shortly after in 1972, she played Kelly in the Heartbreak Kid and Betsy in Taxi Driver in 1976.
In 2012, she had her Broadway debut when she played in the Revival of the Best, starring alongside James Earl Jones and John Stamos. Her last film was in 2015’s Do You Believe in which she played a mother who loses her daughter.
Jane Fonda
Jane Fonda won her first Academy Award for Best Actress in 1972 for her work in Klute playing the role of a prostitute. Following the role, she didn’t get work as an actress. She then formed a production company IPC films and produced her 1977 comeback film Fun With Dick and Jane.
Since then, she has been involved in many notable endeavors such as authoring several books, environmentalism, and philanthropy. She was also nominated for (and won, of course) numerous awards, and was even inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame. Strangely, it only happened in 2019.
Talia Shire
Most recognized for her roles as Connie Corleone in The Godfather films and Adrian Pennino in the Rocky series, Talia Shore was a big influence in the 70s. She received nominations for both films for Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress and Best Actress.
Afterward, she starred in different films and TV movies. Her son is Robert Schwartzman who is best known as the lead vocalist of the rock/pop band Rooney and also a screenwriter and director, She acted in his film Dreamland alongside one of her sons Jason Schwartzman.
Agnetha Faltskog
Agnetha was in the famous ABBA Swedish pop group. The group recorded songs like “Dancing Queen” and “Take a Chance on Me.” The group split up in the early 80s and Agnetha went on to have a mildly successful solo career. She had her first solo album called “Wrap Your Arms Around Me” receive moderate success.
In 2016, Daniel Ward published a biography called “Agnetha Fältskog: The Girl with the Golden Hair,” which was released in the UK. Besides her singing success, Fältskog has major stage fright, a fear of crowds and open spaces, and a fear of heights.
Carly Simon
She released her first album in 1971 and with it, her hit “That’s the Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be.” Carly saw almost immediate success and won her first Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Her second album was released later that year called Anticipation. Both albums were very successful. In 1972, she released her next album, No Secrets, for which she achieved international fame.
The album took the number 1 spot on the Billboard 200 for five weeks and brought with it the worldwide hit "You're So Vain", for which she received three Grammy nominations, including Record of the Year and Song of the Year. To this day, people wonder who the song was about. In 2015, she released her memoir called Boys in the Trees: a memoir in which she discusses her childhood and her marriage to James Taylor.