Her claim to fame and what led her to receive a Hollywood star is her performance as Princess Leia Organa in the Star Wars films. Besides this hit, she also starred in other hit films like “The Blue Brothers,” “When Harry Met Sally,” and “Heartbreakers.”
Sadly, she had a heart attack and passed away when she was 60 years old in December 2016. She is survived by one daughter Billie Lourd.
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton, a prolific songwriter, country singer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, businesswoman, and philanthropist, is the queen of country music. It’s safe to say that when she released her three solos, Jolene, I Will Always Love You, and Love is Like a Butterfly, the world was hooked. All three were number one on the country chart. She continued to produce top hits throughout the decade. She hosted her own variety show called Dolly! from 1976-1977.
In 2016, Dolly set off on her biggest U.S tour to date and she graced 60 cities with her voice. Recently, she collaborated with the Acappella group Pentatonix and they released a cover of Jolene. The most honored female country performer of all time, she has had 25 songs reach number one on the Billboard country music charts. Dolly has garnered nine Grammy awards, two Academy Award nominations, ten Country Music Association Awards, as well as seven Academy of Country Music Awards, and three American Music Awards, and is one of only seven female artists to win the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year Award. On top of that, Parton has received 47 Grammy nominations.
Lauren Hutton
Lauren Hutton is an American model and actress. She was originally rejected by agents due to the gap in her teeth but later was signed to Revlon in 73 which became the biggest contract in the history of the modeling industry.
She has continued to work in her seventies, appearing in ads for H&M, Lord and Taylor, and Alexander Wang. She made the gap-tooth look cute. She’s been on the cover of Vogue 27 times. She has also done some acting, receiving positive reviews for her role as Billie in The Gambler. In 2013, she acted with Demi Moore and David Duchovny in The Joneses.
Dawn Wells
From 1964-1967, Dawn Wells played the role of Mary Ann Summers on “Gilligan’s Island.” In 1978, she brought back the role for the T.V reprisal “Rescue from Gilligan’s Island” and in 1979, “The Castaways on Gilligan’s Island.” Following her performance on Gilligan’s Island, she toured with musical theater productions. Sadly, she never was cast in any big TV or movie roles after Gilligan’s Island.
In 2014, she published “What Would Mary Ann Do? A Guide to Life,” which she co-authored with Steve Stinson. In May 2016, she became the Marketing Ambassador of the MeTV network. Sadly, Dawn passed away in Los Angeles in December 2020, she was 82 years old.
Christie Brinkley
Christie Brinkley gained international attention after she was on the cover of the Sports Illustrated swimsuit edition in the late 1970s. She was the face of Covergirl for 25 years and has been featured in hundreds of other magazines. That’s no surprise as this supermodel is drop-dead gorgeous.
Christie today at the age of 63 has seemed to withstand the test of time as she doesn’t look much different from when she was younger. For the 2017 Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, she once again took to the cover, this time with her similarly stunning two daughters.