The Silver Foxes of Hollywood
Age is nothing but a number for these actors of Hollywood. Living and breathing their art for decades, these silver foxes of the silver screen show no signs of slowing down.
Check out some of the actors still running Hollywood well into their 60s or better. What an inspiration!
Who’s your favorite?
Patrick Stewart
Patrick Stewart is best known for his role as Jean-Luc Picard in Star Trek: The Next Generation and the X-Men movies. The British actor just turned 82 and taking a break after starring in Coda, a Quebec-based film released in June 2022.
Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan came on to the American movie scene with a bang with Rumble in the Bronx and the Rush Hour trilogy. The 68-year-old announced recently that he is going into semi-retirement from action movies, deciding to do fewer action moves and take care of his body, and taking roles that are more diverse than his traditional super-fighting flicks. It goes to show that you’re never too old to try something new. You can catch his next film, Ride On, in December 2022.
Dame Maggie Smith
One of the most famous actresses to come out of Britain, you might’ve seen Dame Maggie Smith in her goddess days as Hera in the Clash of the Titans, or more recently, as Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter movies, or Lady Crawley of Grantham in the TV series Downton Abbey. Or maybe such comedy films as Sister Act, and The First Wives Club, or the dramatic film, Tea with Mussolini for which she received her fifth BAFTA award.
She is an energetic and diverse actress, indeed!
This 87-year-old powerhouse was most recently in Downtown Abbey: A New Era movie that was released this past May.
Meryl Streep
Known for her heart-wrenching dramas Kramer vs. Kramer, and Sophie’s Choice, 73-year-old Meryl Streep has since cemented her reputation as one of the most prolific actresses in Hollywood.
A whole new generation of admirers was born when Streep was cast in Mamma Mia!, The Devil Wears Prada, Into the Woods, the drama television series, Big Little Lies, and the gloomy children’s series Lemony Snicket’s Series of Unfortunate Events.
Her most recent works include the movies Don’t Look Up and Let them All Talk.
Morgan Freeman
His most recent films include The Comeback Trail and Coming 2 America, Morgan Freeman is another great actor who’s living the dream beyond 60!
His breakthrough performances in the early 1990s include Glory, Driving Miss Daisy, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, and Unforgiven. From a blind piano tuner to God, Freeman’s roles are varied and a complete joy to watch.
Julie Andrews
Long live Mary Poppins!
86-year-old Julie Andrews has been churning out hit after hit for years! No one can forget the Sound of Music or Mary Poppins. Unfortunately, in the late 1990s, she lost her beautiful singing voice after a surgery gone wrong. But that hasn’t stopped her. While she never recovered her singing voice, after numerous operations her voice slowly returned, and so did her acting.
But her non-singing roles in movies have also become hits, such as The Princess Diaries, and doing voice-over work for movies such as the Minions series and as the voice of narrator Lady Whistledown in the Netflix hit series, Bridgerton.
Alfre Woodard
Alfre Woodard has one of those faces that you just can’t place, but you know you’ve seen her everywhere! You might’ve seen this 69-year-old in Primal Fear, How to Make an American Quilt, Captain America: Civil War, or 12 Years a Slave. She’s also made appearances on t.v. shows Desperate Housewives and The Practice. What about box office creepy hit Annabelle? Her acting chops are extensive!
Her most recent role was in The Gray Man, the most expensive film ever made by Netflix. You can catch her in upcoming appearances in an adaptation of Stephen King’s Salem’s Lot, as well as Hate to See You Go, and Viral.