It's an unfortunate fact of life, but old age eventually catches up to everyone.
Well, almost everyone.
But for even the most stunning celebrities, time tends to take a toll on looks.
And when those stars remain relatively famous into old age, it's easy to forget that some
of them were once real easy on the eyes.
Here are some older celebs that you would have definitely pined for in their prime.
Helen Mirren
Even though there were 71 candles on her birthday cake in 2016, Dame Helen Mirren is still a
stunner with a lot of sass.
"Um, so f--- it."
(crowd cheers)
When the actress appeared in her first film role in 1967's Herostratus, though, she delivered
a weirdly seductive performance in an advertisement for rubber gloves, which for some reason she's
wearing with lingerie and fishnet stockings.
From the start, she's shown both a playful demeanor and her acting pedigree from the
Royal Shakespeare Company, plus she's had people picking up their jaws all over the
place for decades.
No wonder she's so popular even to this day.
Martha Stewart
Yes, we're talking about that Martha Stewart.
Long before she built a media empire focused on entertaining and domestic arts — and,
erm, learned how to decorate behind bars after her insider trading snafu — Martha Stewart
modeled to help pay for her college tuition.
Stewart, who turned 75 in 2016, even posed for Chanel in the early '60s before following
in her father's footsteps on Wall Street.
Va-va-voom!
Maggie Smith
Long before she made her mark as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter film
franchise or as the indomitable Dowager Countess Violet Crawley in Downton Abbey, Dame Maggie
Smith was quite the beauty.
She built up her acting career in the '50s and '60s with appearances on stage, television,
and the silver screen, and she was regarded by some as a "an undeniable dish."
But Smith made a point of never aspiring to sex symbol status.
As she told NPR in 2016:
"I think it's got something to do with one not being a 'dish,' which I always try to
point out, because then you become a character actor and you have much more troubles at developing
and going on.
I mean god knows it must be lovely to be beautiful, but that to me must be a difficult thing to
lose."
The numerous accolades she's earned over the course of her career, including two Academy
Awards, prove she made the right choice.
Betty White
Betty White, who celebrated her 94th birthday in 2016, has been a TV star for so long that
she actually holds a Guinness World Record for it.
Most audiences know her best for her run as the lovably dense Rose in The Golden Girls,
a role she played when she was already in her sixties, so it might be a little weird
to think of the goofy grandma figure as a former sex symbol — but it's true.
Earlier in her career, Betty White was a striking vision who would've easily bested Blanche
for attention from any fella.
"Oh my God."
Angela Lansbury
These days, the star of Murder She Wrote might look like your great aunt who always makes
sure that glass dish of hard candy is full for your visits.
But she was also a doe-eyed hottie way back when.
Angela Lansbury, who turned 91 in 2016, was already in her late fifties when she landed
the long-lived role of "Jessica Fletcher" on the famous crime series, so her face became
most famous long after she was already up in age.
But take a look at this movie poster for 1945's The Picture of Dorian Gray.
Admit it: you'd totally be asking her out for a malt and take her to the sock hop.
Michael Caine
If you're only familiar with Sir Michael Caine from his role as Batman's butler, you're missing
out.
Known for his trademark working-class cockney accent, Caine has led a stellar career on
the big screen that spans five decades of critically acclaimed and blockbuster hits.
Not only that, but the celebrated actor was also pretty studly and tough in his younger
years as well.
Judi Dench
Widely regarded as one of Britain's best actresses of all time, Dame Judi Dench got her start
at an early age in theatre productions.
Although she was initially trained in set design, Dench became interested in acting
and made her professional debut as Ophelia in a 1957 production of Hamlet at the Royal
Court Theatre.
There, she proved she had immense talent and good looks looks, going on to star in a multitude
of acclaimed stage and television performances.
It would be many years, and many, many movies, before she earned international fame with
her role as M in the James Bond franchise — a part she would continue to play for
two decades.
Clint Eastwood
No list like this would be complete without Clint Eastwood.
His rakish good looks and intense blue eyes — along with his epic roles as morally questionable
anti-heroes like the Man with No Name and Dirty Harry — would cement his status as
a Hollywood sex symbol for decades to come.
"You've got to ask yourself one question.
'Do I feel lucky?'
Well, do you, punk?"
Eastwood, who turned 86 in 2016, has slowly lost the duel with Father Time along the way,
but the good news is that he's passed his genes down to his look-alike son Scott for
another generation to enjoy.
Guess we should all feel lucky about that.
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