if you lived through the 1970s you'll
likely remember stars like farrah
fawcett linda carter and olivia
newton-john these gorgeous women were
some of the biggest heartthrobs of their
day and many of them went on to have
extremely successful careers in the
years that followed in this video we'll
be discussing the most beautiful women
of the 1970s that we're still drooling
over today
cheryl ladd
best known for her role as chris monroe
on abc's charlie's angels this drop dead
gorgeous actress was called in to
replace farah fawcett in 1977. ladd
continued to star on the show until its
cancellation in 1981. some of her most
significant film credits include purple
hearts poison ivy permanent midnight and
unforgettable faye dunaway
faye's career began in the early 60s
when she appeared on broadway in 1967
she made her screen debut in the
happening she followed that up by
playing the outlaw bonnie parker in
bonnie and clyde for which she earned
her first academy award nomination in
the 70s dunaway starred in films like
the three musketeers chinatown towering
inferno and network the latter of which
earned her an academy award for best
actress in the 80s faye started taking
on more mature roles often appearing in
independent films some of her biggest
films from this decade were mommy
dearest supergirl and barfly she
continued acting throughout the 90s and
into the early 2000s making appearances
in films like arizona dream the thomas
crown affair and the rules of attraction
since then she's gone into retirement
and is very protective of her private
life she rarely gives interviews and
makes very few appearances
farrah fawcett
this six-time golden globe-nominated
actress rose to fame when she played
investigator jill monroe on the first
season of charlie's angels throughout
the 70s fawcett appeared in numerous
shows like harry oh and the 6 million
man but also starred in films like myra
breckenridge logan's run and sunburn
fawcett's iconic red swimsuit poster
sold six million copies the first year
it was printed in 1976. she earned
another four golden globe nominations
for her work in the 80s she gained some
negative publicity in 1997 after
appearing on the late show with david
letterman it appeared as if she was
under the influence of something as she
spent the entire interview rambling
incoherently she bounced back from that
however after starring opposite robert
duvall in the critically acclaimed 1997
film apostle in 2006 she was diagnosed
with anal cancer she died in 2009 at age
62.
linda carter
linda carter will always be best
remembered for her role as diana prince
aka wonder woman on the hit wonder woman
tv series she held that role from 1975
to 79. she got her start in show
business singing at a local pizza parlor
when she was 15 but after winning the
miss world usa beauty pageant in 1972
she landed her first acting role in a
1974 episode of the police drama series
nakia after that she made appearances in
tv shows like cause and starsky and
hutch in addition to starring in a
handful of b films in the early 80s she
was given a variety show of her own
television musical specials after
appearing in the 1983 biographical film
rita hayworth the love goddess in the
title role carter portrayed helen durant
in the cbs television film mike hammer
murder takes all throughout the 90s she
performed in a string of tv films
resulting in a resurgence in her
popularity she then appeared in a series
of commercials for lens express around
this time she started her own production
company potomac productions in 2001 she
was cast in super troopers playing
vermont governor jesmond after that she
appeared in films like the dukes of
hazard and sky high on television at
this time she guest starred in the cable
vampire film slayer and made a brief
appearance on smallville since 2002
carter has worked with her husband
robert altman's video game company
bethesda to provide the voices for
several characters in the popular elder
scrolls video games most recently she
performed in the west end london
production of chicago in addition to
recording several jazz albums a few of
which have even charted on billboard's
jazz charts in 2017 she joined the cast
of the cw's supergirl television show in
the role of president olivia marsden
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raquel welch
after gaining attention for her role in
1966's fantastic voyage welch was signed
to a contract with 20th century fox that
same year she appeared in the film 1
million years bc promotional images of
her from that film ended up becoming
best-selling posters turning her into an
international sex symbol she followed
that up with performances in films like
bundlero and 100 rifle in the 70s she
starred in films like myra breckenridge
which hit theaters in 1970 and henny
called her in 71. in 1974 welch was
awarded with a golden globe for best
motion picture actress in a musical or
comedy for her performance in the three
musketeers years later in 1987 she was
nominated for another golden globe for
her performance in the tv film right to
die these days welch continues to make
occasional appearances on tv and films
her most recent theatrical role was in
2017's how to be a latin lover and her
most recent television credit was in the
canadian sitcom date my dad in 2017.
olivia newton-john
born in 1948 in cambridgeshire england
olivia newton-john is a four-time grammy
winner as a singer she's recorded five
number one and ten other top ten
billboard hot 100 singles she's also had
two number one billboard 200 solo albums
she's sold an estimated 100 million
records worldwide making her one of the
best-selling musical artists of all time
as an actress she's best known for her
starring role in the musical grease the
soundtrack of that film is considered to
be one of the most successful in film
history newton john has devoted much of
her time and energy dedicated to
environmental and animal rights causes
christie brinkley
born in 1964 brinkley achieved worldwide
fame making appearances in the annual
swimsuit edition of sports illustrated
she also spent a quarter century as the
face of cover girl appeared on the cover
of over 500 magazines and has signed
major contracts with a handful of brands
eventually brinkley branched out to work
as an actress illustrator tv personality
designer artist and activist
cheryl teaks dubbed america's first
supermodel teegs is best known for
appearing on the cover of numerous
issues of sports illustrated swimsuit
issue and time magazine in 1978 her pink
bikini poster became one of the most
iconic pop culture images of the 70s
teague still occasionally makes
appearances on tv shows and in films
most recently she appeared in offerings
like family guy children's hospital and
sharknado 4 the fourth awakens
jill st john
best known for her role as tiffany case
aka the first bond girl in the double 07
film diamonds are forever jill has gone
on to appear in films like the lost
world come blow your horn and holiday
for lovers on tv she's appeared in shows
like the love boat fantasy island and
seinfeld since 1990 she's been married
to actor robert wagner her most recent
acting credit was in the 2014 tv film
north pole in which wagner played santa
claus and she played mrs claus this
movie marked her first role in 12 years
angie dickinson
born in 1951 dickinson's career began on
television in the 50s she appeared in a
handful of anthology series before
landing her breakthrough role in 1956's
gun the man down she followed that up
with another noteworthy appearance in
1959's rio bravo for which she won a
golden globe for new star of the year
her six decade spanning career has seen
her appear in over 50 films including
ocean's 11 point blank maids all in a
row and big bad mama between 1974 and 78
she played sergeant pepper anderson in
an nbc crime series policewoman that
role won her a golden globe for best
actress on a tv series drama and three
prime time emmy award nominations during
her later years dickinson starred in
numerous tv films and mini-series in
addition to appearing in films like
sabrina pay it forward and big bad love
since then dickinson who's now 90 has
entered into retirement now it's time to
hear from you who's your favorite of all
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