Monday, October 26, 2015

200 Oldest Living Screen Stars of Note 

In December 2013 we published a list of the Oldest Living Screen Stars of Note. To this day it still gets frequent traffic. And the comments have been more robust than any other post in the blogs history... pages and pages of comments. But it was long past time to update, especially given that Olivia de Havilland, one of our all time favorite movie stars, has replaced Luise Rainer as the poster girl for Oscars-are-forever immortality, regardless of when Oscar winners and nominees actually move on from this mortal coil. Consider this list a celebration and not anything morbid.
Send out telepathic waves of appreciation to these talents. Rent one of their movies! The list begins with Lupita Tovar who turns 105 today and who has very cool connections to current cinema. [DISCLAIMER: Not all screen actors who are old enough for this list are here, but we were as thorough as we could be when it came to people with notable careers. Apologies if we missed someone you love!]
200 OLDEST LIVING SCREEN STARS
as of October 15th, 2015

 
105 years young
01 Lupita Tovar (7/27/1910)
Mexican actress Lupita Tovar appeared in the Spanish Dracula (1931) and though her last movie was in 1945 she continued to affect the movies via her gene pool: she mothered an Oscar nominee, Susan Kohner (Imitation of Life) and her grandsons, Oscar-nominated siblings Paul Weitz & Chris Weitz (About a Boy) are both current writer/director/producers. Paul's newest film, opening next month, is Grandma starring Lily Tomlin which we've already raved about. He was obviously meant to make it as he knew from cool Grandmas! 
102 years young
02 Connie Sawyer (11/17/12)
The very definition of "working actor". While not exactly famous her career began in the early 50s and she's STILL working often in small roles, which make good use of her longevity. Her last prominent feature was Pineapple Express (2008) and she appeared in recent episodes of New Girl and Ray Donovan as, respectively, "The Oldest Woman in the World" and "Old Lady Sullivan"
101 years young
03 Mary Carlisle (2/3/1914)
This B movie actress of the 1930s appeared in films like Baby Face Morgan and co-starred with Bing Crosby three times. She's also in the ensemble of the actressy ginger-fest Dance Girl Dance (1940) with Maureen O'Hara and Lucille Ball in the headlining roles.
04 Gisele Casadesus (6/14/14) This Parisian goddess started in the French national theater Comédie-Française and appeared there for decades. Her film career was fairly regular in the 1940s and mostly nonexistent again until the 1970s. But she recently has had a mini film revival co-starring in both My Afternoons with Margueritte and Sarah's Key
Olivia de Havilland, Maureen O'Hara and more after the jump...

100 years young
05 Norman Lloyd (11/08/14)
He's actually in theaters right now as part of the supporting cast of Trainwreck. He started as a Hitchcock player (Saboteur, Spellbound) and later became a Hitchcock producer ("Alfred Hitchcock Presents") which led to a long producing career on TV (two Emmy nods). Other acting credits include Dead Poet's Society, The Flame and the ArrowWise Guyand St Elsewhere.
06 Patricia Morison (3/19/15)
Despite beauty, singing talent, and famously long dark hair, her film career was relatively short despite key roles in major early franchises like Sherlock Holmes and Tarzan. But she worked consistently on TV and stage, even snagging an Emmy nomination for "Outstanding TV Personality" at one point.
99 years young
07 Olivia de Havilland (7/1/1916)
This 99 year old is the oldest true MOVIE STAR alive and had already won Best Actress twice by the time she was 33 for To Each His Own (1946) and The Heiress (1949). Olivia's legend was cemented years earlier than either of her Oscar wins, though, with her first nomination as the kind-hearted "Melanie" in the immortal Gone With the Wind (1939). The Snake Pit (1948) and Hold Back the Dawn (1941) also caught Oscar's eye. Other Key Works: Maid Marian in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938), My Cousin Rachel (1952), and Light in the Piazza (1962). 
98 years young
08 Kirk Douglas (12/9/1916)
Spartacus himself and father to two time Oscar-winner Michael Douglas. Kirk was nominated for Best Actor three times for ChampionLust For Life and the Hollywood-on-Hollywood heavily Oscared The Bad and the Beautiful which he is just incredible in. (See it!) He finally won an Honorary Oscar and his irascibly energetic public appearances including onstage shenanigans with Melissa Leo (discussed here) even after debilitating strokes have kept his name in lights for younger audiences, too.
09 Zsa Zsa Gabor (2/6/17)
This Hungarian immigrant socialite who married multiple rich husbands and starred in movies and television, would have been even more famous today in the 24/7 media cycle. Zsa Zsa, who co-starred in Moulin Rouge (1952) is best remembered for her extravagant life and 9 husbands -- more than Liz Taylor -- rather than her film roles  but she's the only Gabor sister who remains with us.
10 Danielle Darrieux (5/1/17)
This French legend's filmography spans her debut in the 30s (Le Bal) through the 00s with smaller roles like voice work for Persepolis. Her biggest splash in recent times was as the grand-matriarch in François Ozon's musical Sirkian homage 8 Women (2002) but her peak came in the 1950s when she was courted by Hollywood while starring in French classics like The Earrings of Madame de... (1953) and Lady Chatterley's Lover (1955) 
11 George Gaynes (5/16/17)
He's been mostly retired since the late '90s and best remembered today for his lecherous soap actor in comedy classic Tootsie (1982). He was also a regular in the Police Academy series and had series sitcom gigs on Punky Brewsterand  The Days and Nights of Molly Dodd among others
12 June Foray (9/18/17) voice actress from classic cartoons including The Bullwinkle Show, Looney Tunes, The Smurfs, Duck Tales and many many more. Voice of Granny from Tweety & Sylvester
97 years young
13 Marsha Hunt (10/17/17) The Human Comedy, Raw Deal
14 Suzy Delair (12/31/17) French chanteuse and actress from Rocco and His Brothersand The Murderer Lives at Number 21
15 Marjorie Lord (7/26/18) Make For Daddy star but plentiful film roles in the 40s and early 50s
96 years young
16 Baby Peggy (10/26/18) The UR Child star of infinite silent short films and the feature Captain January (1924) which would be retooled for a Shirley Temple musical 12 years later.
17 Al Molinaro (6/24/19) Happy Days franchise lynchpin -- I mean he even did Joanie Loves Chachi -- Freaky Friday, Get Smart, etcetera.
18 Nehemiah Persoff (8/2/19) The Papa whose ears Yentlkept checking. Numerous tv and film roles
19 Marge Champion (9/2/19) Dancer in MGM musicals who was also filmed for movement on Disney animated classics. Retired from film very early and worked mostly as a choreographer.
95 years young
20 Alan Young (11/9/19)
The Emmy winning star of Mr Ed. No, the other one. "Wilbur". He hasn't worked frequently since the 70s but occasionally does voice work now
21 Michèle Morgan (2/29/20) another classic French movie star - they're long lasting there and they treat their actresses right with roles for decades and decades
22 Setsuko Hara (6/17/20)
Yasujirô Ozu's muse and one of Japan's most respected actresses. Films include classics like Tokyo Story and Late Spring. She is referred to as  "The Eternal Virgin" possibly because she often played devoted daughters and in offscreen life she never married, retiring from acting upon the death of Mr. Ozu.
23 Maureen O'Hara (8/17/20)
After literally years of bitching here at TFE Oscar finally caved and gave this fiery Irish star a well deserved Honorary statue. We know it probably wasn't us but we like to claim credit since we pushed hard for years. Classics include: Miracle on 34th Street, Black Swan, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Parent Trap and the five films she made with Oscar's all time favorite director John Ford. We've written about her a lot
94 years young
24 Nanette Fabray (10/27/20) Emmy winner, TV star of Caesar's Hour fame, film musicals, and SAG lifetime achievement recipients
25 Noel Neill (11/25/20) Lois Lane on the Adventures of Superman (TV) and 40s films, too, with Paramount
26 Carol Channing (1/31/21)
This Broadway legend was essentially too large for movie screens but she did manage one Oscar nomination for her hilariously out-there work as "Muzzy" in the musical Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967). You have to see this performance to believe it. Another must-see for Carol fans is the documentary Carol Channing: Larger Than Life which I had the pleasure of seeing at the Tribeca Film Festival a couple of years ago with a very frail Carol in attendance. She spoke briefly to the crowd afterwards, telling us stories thatshe'd just shared in the movie... I considered it a happy Double Feature. Despite the brushes with television and film fame "Razzzzberries!" her claim on history is her Broadway legend, a lifetime of Hello Dolly! on stage and originating the Marilyn Monroe part in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.
27 Abe Vigoda (2/24/21) Emmy nominated TV star of "Barney Miller" fame. Also appeared in the Godfather films
28 Nancy Davis Reagan (7/6/21) Former First Lady. But former than that, a big and small screen actress until 1962 
93 years young
29 Betty White (1/17/22)
Actress. Golden Girl. Ham... At this point she's practically "People's Choice" for favorite ubiquitous old lady. Overexposed she may be but when she goes that's the last of The Golden Girls which will be hella depressing. That seminal show is not her only classic. She also co-starred in The Mary Tyler Moore Show.
30 Steven Hill (2/24/22)
Great character actor of the 80s who started in B movies of the 60s. I've never forgotten his sublime work in miniature in Running on Empty (1988) and was mystified that he wasn't more of a ubiquitous character actor thereafter though he spent a long time on Law & Order
31 William Phipps (2/04/22)
One of the first actors associated primarily associated with sci-fi films - also the voice of Prince Charming for Disney's Cinderella
32 Carl Reiner (3/20/22)
Actor, writer, producer and comedy legend. Frequently seen on sitcoms and father to director Rob Reiner. 
33 Barbara Hale (4/18/22) Airport and numerous Perry Mason movies
34 Micheline Presle (8/22/22) French star of the 40s. Briefly attempted Hollywood in the 50s. Still occassionally acting! Devil in the Flesh, A Chef in Love, Les Miserables (95 version) and more
92 years young
35 Janis Paige (9/16/22)
this singing stage and screen actress made big impressions in Silk Stockings and Please Don't Eat the Daisies but her breakthrough stage role went to Doris Day on film (The Pajama Game). She later moved to TV soaps
36 Louise Latham (9/23/22) Marnie's messed up momma (and a stage & TV actress)
37 Fyvush Finkel (10/9/22) This David E Kelly favorite won his Emmy for "Picket Fences"  (among other appearances on Kelly shows) and works the ensemble in movies (Nixon, A Serious Man, etcetera)
38 Coleen Gray (10/23/22)
Red River, The Killing and more 
39 Madeleine Sherwood (11/13/22) Tennessee Williams alum + The Flying Nun
40 Valentina Cortese (1/1/23)
This Italian Day for Night (1973) actress holds the extremely rare honor of a supporting acting nomination from a foreign language film. Those are about as infrequent as it gets. Other key films include an early version of Les Misérables (1948) in which she played both Fantine AND Cosette -- take that Anne Hathaway!, The Glass Mountain (1949), The House on Telegraph Hill (1951), The Adventures of Baron Munchausen (1988), and The Barefoot Contessa (1954)
41 Anne Jeffreys (1/26/23) Dillinger, I Married an Angel, Topper, etc
42 Rhonda Fleming (08/10/23) the Technicolor beauty appeared in classics like Hitchcock's Spellbound, The Spiral Staircase and Gunfight at the OK Corral
43 Rose Marie (8/15/23) TV star The Dick Van Dyke Show, My Sister Eileen, The Doris Day Show, and more... 
91 years young
44 Glynis Johns (10/5/23)
Every time I think of this 91 year old delight I start singing "♫ Well done, Sister Sufragrette ♪" but she actually wasn't Oscar nominated for her distracted politically-minded mother in Mary Poppins. Her only nomination came for a a terrific turn as the lusty bar owner "Mrs Firth" in The Sundowners (1960). Sister Sufragette is but a ripple in her blissful pond of movie roles. Two early roles as mermaids in Miranda (1948) and Mad About Men (1954) and her swashbuckling love interest in The Court Jester (1956) have devoted followings, too. Awesome performances for modern audiences include The Ref (1994) - so memorable as the irritable stingy matriach - and While You Were Sleeping (1995) though she is now, sadly, retired. Little discussed factoid: Stephen Sondheim wrote "Send in the Clowns" specifically for her voice during the development of the stage musical A Little Night Music. It went on to become his biggest hit.
45 Machiko Kyô (3/25/24)
Star of the all time classic Rashomon (1950) and other Japanese films 
46 Doris Day (4/3/24)
The movie musical / romantic comedy legend received only one Best Actress nomination (for Pillow Talk, 1959) and hasn't worked in forever but her fans are still among the most dedicated of any stars. Everyone grouses that she doesn't have an Honorary Oscar and many argue that it's only because she's totally withdrawn herself from Hollywood and probably wouldn't show to receive it. Have you heard her recent NPR interviewOther Key WorksCalamity Jane, The Pajama Game, The Man Who Knew Too Much, That Touch of Mink and many other hits.
47 Priscilla Pointer (5/18/24) Mother of Amy Irving, frequent TV actress and also appeared in films like Carrie, Nickelodeon and Blue Velvet
48 Eva Marie Saint (7/4/24) won Best Supporting Actress for On the Waterfront (1954) - which we just discussed. That glove scene surely cinched it. Her last film role was as Superman's mom in Superman Returns (2006) before Diane Lane had a crack at it but she's back in front of cameras now for A Winter's Tale with an all star cast. Other Key WorksExodus and Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest. There are quite a few Hitchcock heroines on this list. He may have tormented his leading ladies but they survive. 
90 years old
49 Cicely Tyson (12/19/24), this 70s star, Oscar nominated for Sounder (just discussed) and Emmy winning for The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman just two years later became an icon to young black actresses for her trailblazing talent. Currently enjoying renewed fan appreciation from work on Broadway and TV
50  Dorothy Malone (1/30/25) Mambo-Loving Supporting Actress Winner
52 Hal Holbrook (2/17/25) Oldest man to ever receive an acting nominaton for his tremendously moving brief role in Into the Wild (2007)
53 George Kennedy (2/18/25) Best Supporting Actor 1967
54 Hugh O'Brian (4/19/25) this tall rugged actor was a Golden Globe winner for "most promising" in the 50s but Rock Hudson was in the way of major stardom at his home studio, Universal. Nevertheless TV fame eventually beckoned
55 Elena Verdugo (4/20/25) 40s horror starlet, Golden Globe nominee. Remembered for Marcus Welby, MD
56 Richard Erdman (6/1/25) Hundreds of credits from Stalag 17 on film to "Community" on TV
57 June Lockhart (6/25/25) Lost in Space matriarch. I always thought she had the best stage name ever but it's her real name. How about that?
58 Cara Williams (6/29/25) Defiant One, and Best Supporting Actress nominee
59 Gloria DeHaven (7/23/25) a working actor of stage, tv, and film for nearly 70 years
60 Arlene Dahl (8/11/25) the mother of Lorenzo Lamas was a beauty queen starlet herself in the 40s and 50s in films likeReign of Terror, The Bride Goes Wild, and before retirement Journey to the Center of the Earth
61 Mike Connors (8/15/25) of "Mannix" fame... also survived Joan Crawford's Sudden Fear
62 Honor Blackman (8/22/25) "Pussy Galore" herself
63 Dickie Moore (09/12/25) Child Star
89 years young
64 Angela Lansbury (10/16/25) Multi-Platform Legend, Recently Honored by Oscar which you can read about right here.
65 Doris Roberts (11/4/25) sitcom star and 5 time Emmy winner
66 Michel Bouqet (11/6/25) Prolific French actor, star of recent French Oscar submission Renoir67 Kaye Ballard (11/20/25) Funny lady
68 Michel Piccoli (11/27/25) Abundant French classics: La Belle Noiseuse, Belle de Jour, Contempt, etcetera
69 Dina Merrill (12/9/25) Operation PetticoatBUtterfield 8

70 Dick Van Dyke (12/13/25) "it's a jolly holiday with you, Bert!" ♫
71  Peggy Cummins (12/18/25) Gun Crazy72 Jerry Lewis (3/16/26) Nutty Professor, King of Comedy, March of Dimer
73 Jane Withers (4/12/26) former child star. Also appeared in Giant74 Charlotte Rae (4/22/26) "Mrs. Garrett"
75 Cloris Leachman (4/30/26) Workhorse in all actor's mediums since 1947. Oscar winner, The Last Picture Show.
76 Don Rickles (5/8/26) Comic actor, Emmy winner, voice of "Mr Potatohead" in the Toy Story films
77 Mel Brooks (6/28/26) Writer/Director/Actor/Icon
78 Carleton Carpenter (7/10/26) Musical actor Summer Stock, Two Weeks With Love, and more
79 Harry Dean Stanton (7/15/26) Oddity
80 Frank Finlay (8/6/26) Best Supporting Actor Nominee for Othello (1965). Other credits include: The Pianist, Prime Suspect, The Three Musketeers
81 Richard Anderson (8/8/26) of the 6 Million Dollar Manfranchise and numerous films, too
82 Irene Papas (9/3/26) Greek actress from Oscar nominated classics like Zorba the Greek and Z. Also: The Guns of Navarone
88 years young
83 Julie Adams (10/17/26) Creature from the Black Lagoon (just revisited) and a ton more credits
84 Barbara Rush (1/4/27) Peyton Place, It Came From Outer Space85 Phyllis Coates (1/15/27) several TV series including The Adventures of Superman, Gunsmoke and Perry Mason
86 Gregg Palmer (1/25/27) prolific actor: westerns, sci-fi, Douglas Sirk, you name it. He probably did it.
87 Sidney Poitier (2/20/27) Cultural Icon, Best Actor Winner, Topic of conversation in The Butler, Perpetually Chased By Denzel Washington
88 Emmanuelle Riva (2/24/27) Victim of Jennifer Lawrence Larceny
89 Harry Belafonte (3/1/27) Singer/Actor, Beauty, Civil Rights Activist
90 Pat Carroll (5/5/27) "Ursula" herself
91 Clint Walker (5/30/27) leading man of 1950s television and occasional supporting player in movies: The Dirty Dozen, Send Me No Flowers, etcetera
92 Jerry Stiller (6/8/27) Comic Actor, "Frank Costanza", Father of Ben
93 Gina Lollobrigida (7/4/27) Italian sex symbol
87 years young
94 Rosemary Harris (9/19/27) Oscar nominee. Passed her fine acting talent genes down to daughter Jennifer Ehle. Has lived long enough now to see "Aunt May," one of her signature roles, deaged by 30 or so years
95 Roger Moore (10/14/27) Bond. James Bond. The Other One.
96 Lee Grant (10/31/27) Supporting Actress Winner, Shampoo . Recently released her memoirs. Have any of you read them? 
97 Estelle Parsons (11/20/27) Loud Occasionally Sensational Actress, Oscar Winner
98 Jeanne Moreau (1/23/28), French Powerhouse, Subject of both Jules et Jim's Affections
99 Stuart Whitman (2/1/28) Best Actor Nominee The Mark(1961)
100 Paul Dooley (2/22/28) instantly familiar character actor
101 Hardy Krüger (4/12/28) Highly Regarded German Star. Once refused a Golden Globe nomination!
102 Yvonne Furneaux  (5/11/28) a French actress best known for  Repulsion, The Mummy, La Dolce Vita
103 Alice Drummond (5/21/28) Instantly Familiar Character Actress
104 Martin Landau (6/20/28) Oscar Winner of Much Awesomeness. Plus Space 1999 if the Oscar winning is too prestigey for you.
105 Katharine Helmond (7/5/28) Sturdy Sitcom Superstar, Stretched by Brazil106 Nancy Olson (7/14/28) Supporting Actress Nominee,Sunset Blvd
107 Orson Bean (7/22/28) you may remember him with the speech impediment on the 7½ floor?
108 Ann Blyth (8/16/28) Slapped by Joan Crawford (not that that's a rare distinction). Supporting Actress Nominee
109 Earl Holliman (9/11/28) movie classics Forbidden Planet, Giant, and several TV series too
86 years young
110 Adam West (9/19/28) Batman Pre-Bale. Pre-Everyone.
111 Ann Morgan Guilbert (10/16/28) Please Give112 Marion Ross (10/25/28) Versatile tv/film star. Best known for Happy Days

113 Clu Gulager (11/16/28) TV: The Virginian, The Tall Man, Movies: The Killers, Return of the Living Dead, The Last Picture Show
114 Rex Reason (11/30/28) TV: Man Without a Gun, The Roaring Twenties; Movies: Band of Angels, The Creature Walks Among Us
115 Terry Moore (1/7/29) Storied Starlet, Best Supporting Actress Nominee for Come Back Little Sheba116 James Hong (2/22/29) Character Actor (Blade Runner, RIPD, and more)
117 Jane Powell (4/1/29) One bride among seven. Also had Royal Wedding
118 Max Von Sydow (4/10/29) Bergman Muse. Acting God
119 Liz Sheridan (4/10/29) TV regular on Seinfeld, Alf and more
120 Don Murray (7/31/29) of Bus Stop fame, he was Oscar and BAFTA nominated for it. Also appeared in Endless Love, Peggy Sue Got Married, and one of the Planet of the Apes pictures
121 Vera Miles (8/23/29) Beauty Queen (literally. "Miss Kansas") who became a Hitchcock favorite. Also briefly married one of the screen Tarzans.
122 Bob Newhart (9/5/29) Famous Comic 
85 years young
123 Fernanda Montenegro (10/16/29) Brazilian Goddess
124 Bud Spencer (10/31.29) Prolific Italian star of Spaghetti westerns.
125 Joan Plowright (10/28/29) British Dame / Actress
126 June Squibb (11/6/29) Oscar nominee for Nebraska the third oldest nominee ever in that category and her career has been booming ever since with multiple TV and film roles
127 Ed Asner (11/15/29) Emmy & Globe Magnet
128 Christopher Plummer (12/13/29) Best Supporting Actor winner for Beginners. (The Oldest Oscar Winner for Acting EVER) Also: Capt. Von Trapp, which he's finally come to peace with.
129 Robert Loggia (1/3/1930) Oscar nominee for The Jagged Edge130 Frances Sternhagen (1/13/30), stage/film/tv
131 Tippi Hedren (1/19/30), feathered Hitchcock heroine & Mother O' Melanie. Which is scarier?
132 Gene Hackman (1/30/30) Actor's Actor of multiple superb performances. Retired against everyone on earth's wishes.
133 Robert Wagner (2/10/30), Mr Natalie Wood of Hart to Hart fame.
134 Marni Nixon (2/22/30) the voice of the 1960s musical. Dubbed everyone. Well, everyone but her vague look-alike Julie Andrews
135  Joanne Woodward (2/27/30) Awesome Actress. Widow of Paul Newman.
136 Mary Costa (4/5/30) the singing voice of Sleeping Beauty among other accomplishments
137 Jean Rochefort (4/29/30) French star
138 Clint Eastwood (5/31/30) Indefatigable Icon
139 Morgana King (6/4/30) not much of a film career but when your key role is in The Godfather series (she was Mama Corleone)
140 Gena Rowlands (6/19/30) Actressexual™ Fixation, A Woman Exerting Much Influence. NEWLY ANNOUNCED: THIS YEAR'S HONORARY OSCAR WINNER
141 Gordon Pinsent (7/12/30) actor, recently seen in Away From Her142 Burt Kwouk (7/18/30) Multiple appearances as Cato in the Pink Panther franchise. Also pops up in Bond movies albeit in different roles
143 Sally Ann Howes (7/20/30) "Truly Scrumptious" from Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
144 Sean Connery (8/25/30) The Original Bond, Also Indiana Jones's Papa, Robin Hood, and an Untouchable 
84 years young
145 Philip Bosco (9/26/30) Character Actor
146 Lois Smith (11/3/30) Character Actress, Sookie's "Gran"
147 Jean-Louis Trintignant (12/11/30) Amour star
148 Chus Lampreave (12/11/30) Awesome Almodóvarian
149 Armin Muehller-Stahl (12/17/30) Charactor Actor, Shine nominee
150 Donald Moffat (12/26/30) Character Actor
151 Robert Duvall (1/5/31) Acting God
152 James Earl Jones (1/17/31) The Voice of... Dar-- well, everything really. Who has ever monetized their non-singing voice this well? No one.
153 Rip Torn (2/6/31) Storied Actor. Widower of Geraldine Page
154 Mamie Van Doren (2/6/31) Sex Symbol
155 Claire Bloom (2/15/31) Character Actress
156 Dominic Chianese (2/24/31) TV regular, Emmy nominee
157 Gavin McLeod (2/28/31) Mary Tyler Moore Show, The Love Boat and more
158 William Shatner (3/22/31) Captain Kirk
160 Robert Morse (5/18/31) How to Succeed in Business... and on Mad Men161 Barbara Barrie (5/23/31) beloved Breaking Away mom
162 Michael Lonsdale (5/24/31) Character Actor... still working!
163 Carrol Baker (5/28/31) Baby Doll
164 Olympia Dukakis (6/20/31) "Clairee", Moonstruck Diva
165 Leslie Caron (7/1/31) "Gigi" herself
166 Tab Hunter (7/11/31) Heartthrob
167 Jerry Van Dyke (7/27/31) Sitcom star
168 Darryl Hickman (7/28/31) Strange Love of Martha Ivers, The Tingler, Network, etcetera
169 Marianne Koch (8/19/31) Prolific spaghetti western German actress
170 Barbara Eden (8/23/31) Who doesn't dream of her "Jeannie"?
171 Mitzi Gaynor (9/4/31) Musical Star
172 Della Reese (9/6/31) Touched By Angels
173 Philip Baker Hall (9/10/31) P.T. Anderson Favorite
174 Sir Ian Holm (9/12/31) Oscar nominated for one thing. Brilliant for many others.
175 Silvia Pinal (09/12/31) Mexican Legend
176 Barbara Bain (9/13/31) Space 1999
83 years young
177 Haya Harareet (9/20/31) last surviving cast member of Ben-Hur. Also starred in famed Israeli movie Hill 24 Doesn't Answer178 Angie Dickinson (9/30/31) Policewoman, Tough Broad
179 Monica Vitti (11/3/31) Italian Sex Symbol L'Aventurra

180 Rita Moreno (12/11/31) Trailblazer. Dancer. Dynamo. Oscar winner. Recently honored with a lifetime achievement at SAG.
181 Martin Milner (12/28/31) Route 66. Valley of the Dolls, Sweet Smell of Success182 Dabney Coleman (1/3/32) 80s comedy gem
183 Piper Laurie (1/22/32) "they're all gonna laugh at you!"
184 Harriett Andersson (2/14/32) Bergman regular
185 Debbie Reynolds (04/01/32) Sweetheart of America. Mom of Carrie. Dumpee of Eddie. Victim of Liz. Lover of Showbiz. Recently honored with a lifetime achievement at SAG. NEWLY ANNOUNCED: THIS YEAR'S JEAN HERSHOLT HUMINATARIAN OSCAR WINNER
186 Joel Grey (4/11/32) the immortal Cabaret emcee
187 Elaine May (4/21/32) Part time actress, brilliant comedy voice, weirdly maligned director
188 Anouk Aimée (4/27/32) Legend. Auteur Muse.
189 Bruce Glover (5/2/32) Prolific character actor. Also gave the world Crispin Glover.
190 Phyllida Law (5/8/32) She gave the world Emma Thompson. A gift so great the world will always owe her. Also she is a very good actress.
191 Kenji Sahara (5/14/32) Godzilla franchise trouper/survivor and Rodan headliner (1956)
192 Marisa Pavan (6/19/32) Oscar nominee, The Rose Tattoo193 Helga Liné (7/14/32) International actress, horror regular, model. Briefly joined the Almodovar troupe in the mid 80s
194 Melvin Van Peebles (8/21/32) Sweet Sweetback himself
195 Sylvia Miles (9/9/32) Midnight Cowboy. NYC screening fixture
82 years young
196 William Christopher (10/20/32) from the M*A*S*H* ranks
197 Colleen Miller (11/10/32) westerns, noirs, and more though she left movies early for domestic life
198 Mary Louise Wilson (11/12/32) very recently hit the big screen with Nebraska, the small screen with Mozart in the Jungle  and the stage with On the Twentieth Century. So she's still working hard at that screen that began in 1971's Klute199 Robert Vaughn (11/22/32) 

200 Diane Ladd (11/29/32) Awesome supporting actress. Mom of Laura. The brilliance did not skip a generation.
and a few extras born to complete the born in '32 list...
201 Ellen Burstyn (12/7/32) Best Actress Regular. And deserved it!
202 Tatsuya Nakadi (12/13/32) Major Japanese film star
203 Roger Smith (12/18/32) Stuffie Patrick in Auntie Mame + TV fame
204 John Hillerman (12/20/32) "Magnum PI" Emmy winner
205 Nichelle Nichols (12/28/32) Lt. Uhura herself
206 Inga Swenson (12/29/32) TV's "Benson" (Emmy nominee) and 1960s film regular in dramas
FINIS
Too young!
ANYONE BORN IN 1933 OR AFTERWARDS IS NOT ELIGIBLE FOR THIS LIST

1933 legends still w/ us CaineNewmarNovakBurnett, etc
1934 legends still w/ us LorenSmithDenchMaclaine, etc
1935 legends still w/ us AndrewsSutherlandDelon, etc
1936 legends still w/ us RedfordDern, etc
1937 legends still w/ us so many are still working! - be grateful for the longevity of these septugenarians

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