What 25 Celebrities Over 60 Looked Like When They Were Younger

They say age is just a number, and that's certainly true when it comes to these celebrities over 60. Looking back at photos from their younger years is a reminder of how much they've accomplished since then—and how much they continue to accomplish. Here's what these celebrities looked like at the beginning of their careers, plus what they're up to these days.

Jane Fonda may have planned to retire from acting in 1991, but she returned to the big screen in 2005 with Monster-In-Law. Today, you can binge watch her hilarious Netflix hit Grace & Frankie—it also stars her Nine to Five costar Lily Tomlin.

Following a six-month stint studying art in Paris, Jane found her calling in acting after being encouraged by Lee Strasberg at The Actors Studio. Soon after, her big break came in the early 1960s with movies such as Sunday in New York and Cat Ballou. Aside from her storied acting career, she's also been known for her political activism and signature workout videos.

Helen Mirren—or Dame Helen Mirren, rather—is one of only 24 people who have achieved the Triple Crown of Acting. She won an Academy Award for The Queen in 2006, a Tony Award for The Audience in 2015, and Emmy Awards for Prime Suspect 4: The Scent of Darkness (1996), The Passion of Ayn Rand (1999), Elizabeth I (2006), and Prime Suspect: The Final Act (2007).

Pictured here during a promotional event for Age of Consent in 1969, Helen was just beginning her acting career in the late 1960s. Before her move to film, it all started with Royal Shakespeare Company in Stratford-upon-Avon, an icon in the theatre world.

Meryl Streep has been nominated for 21 Academy Awards over the years—that's more nominations in the acting category than any other actor or actress. And with roles ranging from Julia Child in Julie & Julia to Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady, it's no wonder why.

Here she is winning her first Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress in Kramer vs. Kramer in 1980. She also won Best Actress for Sophie's Choice in 1983, and The Iron Lady in 2012.

With seven Grammy wins and an endless list of worldwide chart-topping hits, Madonna is the Queen of Pop for a reason. She'll always be the one and only "Material Girl," and can still sell out stadiums today.

In the late '70s, Madonna moved to New York City to study dance. Here, she prepares for a performance inside her dressing room. Not long after, she would break into singing and cement herself as one of music's biggest icons.

Suzanne Somers has been a television icon since the 1970s. Aside from her acting roles, she's also authored several self-help books—and even a collection of poetry.

Suzanne first rose to fame with her iconic role as Chrissy Snow on Three's Company, alongside the late John Ritter. She also starred in Step by Step—and speaking of steps, she participated in Dancing With The Stars in 2015.

Jamie Lee Curtis reprised her iconic role as Laurie Strode in Halloween in 2018 and Halloween Kills in 2021. The original came out back in 1978—Jamie's first film, and her unquestionable big break.

Jamie's career goes far beyond Halloween, though. Soon after, she cemented her stardom with films such as Trading Places and A Fish Called Wanda.

Diane Keaton's film breakthrough came with Play It Again, Sam in 1972, following her Tony nomination for the stage version. Fast forward to 2022, Diane has plenty of projects in the works, including the upcoming movies Maybe I Do and Book Club 2: The Next Chapter. She's also an avid photographer and a real estate developer.

Here's Diane at the 48th annual Academy Awards in 1976. Two years later, she went on to win Best Actress for her title role in Annie Hall. (Ironically, she was born Diane Hall.)

After over six decades decades in the entertainment business, Tina Turner was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award in 2018. Surprisingly, she relinquished her American citizenship in 2013—she now lives in Switzerland.

Tina got her start performing with ex-husband Ike Turner in the late 1950s. After breaking out of the abusive marriage, she went solo in 1977—and became a true superstar with hits like "What's Love Got to Do with It" in the 1980s.

After starring in silver-screen hits like Smokey and the Bandit and Mrs. Doubtfire, Sally Field has turned her attention to the stage. She played Amanda Wingfield in The Glass Menagerie on Broadway in 2013, and starred in All My Sons on the West End in London. She also released a memoir in 2018, called In Pieces.

Before moving to films, Sally got her start in sitcoms in the 1960s. She played the title character in TV shows Gidget and The Flying Nun, then starred in the miniseries Sybil, which earned Sally her first Emmy.

While Cher herself didn't star in Broadway's musical tribute to the icon, The Cher Show, the multi-talented star isn't slowing down. In 2018, she embarked on a sold-out tour across North America and Europe, "Here We Go Again."

Cher got her start as one half of the husband-and-wife duo Sonny & Cher, rocketing to musical stardom in the 1960s and 1970s. (They also found television stardom with The Sonny & Cher Comedy Hour.) Even as part of the duo, though, Cher was launching her solo career as well: Her first hit single was "Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down)" in 1966.

With 26 Emmy nominations and 11 wins under her belt, Julia is a comedy legend. You know her for her work on hit shows like Saturday Night Live, Seinfeld, and Veep.

The actress got her big break at 28 years old, when she was cast as Elaine Benes in Seinfeld. The role, which spanned nine seasons and nearly a decade, catapulted her to stardom and made her a household name.

There's no question that this media mogul is still one of the busiest people in the business. In addition to her TV network, magazine, endless partnerships, podcast, books, and more, she inked a multi-year content deal with Apple in 2018.

Before she became a household name with The Oprah Winfrey Show in 1986, Oprah got her start with a job in radio in high school, and went on to broadcast journalism as the first black female news anchor at WLAC in Nashville.

After stepping out of the spotlight following her major success in the '80s and '90s, Michelle is back and better than ever. She starred in 2020's French Exit with Lucas Hedges, and also launched a fragrance collection, Henry Rose.

Michelle started her career on television in 1978—here she is pictured during her time on Delta House (the TV adaption of National Lampoon's Animal House). She's taken on a wide variety of comedic, lighthearted characters as well as darker ones, such as her breakout role in Scarface.

After more than 40 years in the business, Christie Brinkley is still modeling. In 2017, she appeared in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition alongside daughters Alexa Ray Joel and Sailor Brinkley Cook (also a model), adding to her prolific modeling credits (Christie's appeared on more than 500 magazine covers). She also had a run playing Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago, pictured here.

Before all of those magazine covers, Christie was discovered in 1973 in a post office in Paris, and her career quickly skyrocketed, going from "surfer girl from California" (in her words) to bona fide international supermodel. She's also been known as a beauty and health icon: In 1983, she wrote Christie Brinkley's Outdoor Beauty and Fitness Book.

The award-winning actress has starred in hits like Still Alice, Boogie Nights, and Don Jon. With almost four decades of experience in showbiz, Julianne remains one of Hollywood's most sought-after names—and still tops the "Best Dressed" lists year after year.

In 1985, the then-25-year-old was cast as Frannie Hughes in As the World Turns. More than 30 years later, she reprised her role for an episode in the long-running soap opera.

Jessica Lange has taken on many acclaimed television roles over the past several years, from her ever-changing characters on American Horror Story to her turn as Joan Crawford on the miniseries Feud. She also starred in Ryan Murphy's Netflix series The Politician.

Lange began her career as a model, after being discovered in the early 1970s and subsequently signing with Wilhelmina Models (she was living in an apartment in Paris with Jerry Hall and Grace Jones at the time). When she returned to New York, she was re-discovered while waitressing, landing her breakout role in King Kong in 1976. Here she is pictured playing the title role in the 1982 Frances Farmer biopic, Frances.

Jane Seymour's acting career is still going strong, with recent filming credits including The War With Grandpa (alongside Uma Thurman and Christopher Walken) and a guest starring role on I Feel Bad. She's been in front of other cameras, too—at age 67, she became the oldest woman to pose for Playboy back in 2018. (She's still got it!)

Jane is known to many as the ultimate Bond girl—in 1973, she rose to prominence with the film Live and Let Die. She also gained fame on television, notably starring in the TV movie East of Eden in 1981, for which she nabbed her first Golden Globe.

In recent years, Glenn Close won critical acclaim (once again) for her role in The Wife, resulting in her seventh Academy Award nomination. Although she's received more nominations without winning than any other actress, there's no question that she's one of the most gifted performers in the business.

Before turning to film, Glenn had a successful career in theatre, making it to Broadway in the 1970s. It was there that she was discovered and auditioned for what would become her first film at age 35, The World According to Garp.

Even though Olivia Newton-John is best known for her role as Sandy in the 1978 production of Grease, she started out in music—which is still her passion. In 2015, Olivia released "You Have to Believe" with her daughter, Chloe. She took a step back from her career in 2017, after announcing that her breast cancer had returned.

Olivia got her start as a singer and songwriter when she was just 14 in the all-girl group Sol Four, but they were short-lived. As a solo artist, her first single was "Till You Say You'll Be Mine" in 1966 when she was 18. Throughout her career, she's won four Grammy awards.

Dubbed the "Sci-Fi Queen," Sigourney Weaver is known for many iconic roles, include Ellen Ripley in the Alien franchise. She also has four (yes, four) sequels to Avatar currently in the post-production phase—so expect to hear a lot more from her in the next few years.

Her first acting role ever was a non-speaking part in Woody Allen's comedy Annie Hall (1977). But by her mid-30s, Sigourney had already had her big break in Alien, appeared in Ghostbusters, and received two Academy Award nominations.

Valerie's career has spanned multiple decades, and a wide variety of projects. She has over 40 acting credits to her name, including Hot in Cleveland, Touched by an Angel, and Signed, Sealed, Delivered. She's also an accomplished Food Network host with her own show, Valerie's Home Cooking.

A teenage Valerie broke into showbiz in CBS's One Day at a Time, where she played Barbara Cooper. The role earned her two Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Series, Miniseries or Television Film.

Blythe Danner has been a household name in Hollywood since the 1970s. She reprised her role of Marilyn Truman (Will's mom) in the Will & Grace revival and starred in the thriller Strange But True.

Blythe's career started on the stage and she won the 1970 Tony award for her role in Butterflies Are Free. But in 1972, she transitioned to movies with her first starring role in To Kill a Clown in 1972.

Even though Sissy Spacek rose to fame as the star of classic movies like Carrie, in recent years she's been part of some of the most acclaimed dramas on TV, including Bloodline and Homecoming.

Surprisingly, Sissy worked as a model and singer while trying to pursue an acting career. She became a household name as an actress after her Oscar-nominated performance in Carrie in 1976 and just four years later, she nabbed the coveted Best Actress Academy Award for her role of Loretta Lynn in Coal Miner's Daughter.

Mary won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress of Lynda Dummar in the 1980 film Melvin and Howard, and comedic roles have continued to serve her. In recent years, she starred in classics like Elf, Step Brothers, Book Club, and the TV series The Last Man on Earth.

After being selected by the Neighborhood Playhouse to study acting, Mary moved to Manhattan in 1972. Her first big break was thanks to Jack Nicholson, who cast her as the female lead in his second directorial endeavor, Goin' South. Two roles later would earn her an Oscar (pictured here).

Emma has been in the business since the early '80s, and is still making hit films. Over the years, she's earned almost every honor you can think of: Academy Awards, BAFTAs, Golden Globes, and even an Emmy.

In 1987, Emma was spotted filming BBC's Fortunes of War in Athens, Greece. From there her career took off, and over the years she's earned roles in projects like Love Actually, Angels in America, and Harry Potter.