Sophia Loren started acting in 1950 at age 15. She started her career in small roles until getting signed by Paramount with a 5-film contract. Her international fame came after her performance as Cesira in “Two Women” for which she won an Academy Award for Best Actress. She became the first actress to win an Oscar for a foreign-language film. Her career further grew with roles in movies such as “Man of La Mancha,” “A Special Day,” and “Brass Target.”
Her final appearance came in the 2014 short film “Human Voice.” She may no longer be acting, but she is definitely still beautiful.
Raquel Welch
Raquel ended the 60s with a bang, playing her iconic bikini-wearing character in One Million Years BC. Her fame only continued to rise in the 1970s. In 1973, she played in The Three Musketeers for which she won a Golden Globe award for her performance.
She also appeared in the thriller The Last of Shelia. Aside from acting, she wrote a Total Beauty and Fitness Program book and videos, as well as, a signature line of wigs called “HAIRuWEAR.” She has appeared in the House of Versace and The Ultimate Legacy, which were her last roles, and in early 2023, she sadly passed away at the age of 82.
Katharine Ross
Katharine Ross became famous in 1967 after playing Mrs. Robinson’s daughter in “The Graduate”. The roles she played in the 70s made her name a legend in Hollywood. In 1975, she played the lead role of Joanna Ingalls Eberhart in “The Stepford Wives”. She finished the 70’s with roles in “Voyage of the Damned”, “The Betsy”, and “The Swarm.”
To this day, she still acts and recently had roles in 2 movies, "The Hero" and attachments. She has also co-authored numerous children's books.
Cheryl Ladd
Cheryl Ladd gained recognition for playing Kris Munroe in the hit series “Charlie’s Angels,” from 1977-1981. In 1978, she had her first single “Think It Over,” reach #34 on the Top 100 Billboard chart. She released three more albums following that. In 1980, she gifted the Super Bowl with her voice while singing the National Anthem.
Since the ’70s, her most memorable performances were in “Millennium” in 1989, and “Poison Ivy,” in 1992. In 2016, she played in the hit mini-series “The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story.” She has continued to appear in various T.V series and movies.
Lorraine Gary
Gary is recognized most for starring in the Jaws films as Ellen Brody. She retired early from acting after starring in Spielberg’s 1941.
However, she came back briefly for a reprisal of Ellen Brady in Jaws: The Revenge in 1987. Since her reprisal of the 1987 Jaws sequel, Gary has once again retired from the spotlight. She is married to entertainment industry executive Sidney Sheinberg, and the pair has two children. She spends her time volunteering as a member of the Humans Rights Watch Africa Advisory Committee and the Human Rights Watch Women’s Rights Advisory Committee.