10 stars who, to the surprise of many, are still alive
Last December, the American actor Kirk Douglas, the father of Michael Douglas, turned 103 years old. But many viewers thought that he had long ago ... gone to the next world.
And it turns out that there are a lot of celebrities who were buried ahead of time. You can get acquainted with some of them below.
Everyone knows this woman for sure! Betty White was loved by the audience for her comedic roles, including in the films "House upside down", "Proposal" and "You Again", as well as the TV series "My name is Earl" and "Beauties in Cleveland." The actress was awarded a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and is the only person who managed to win all possible comedy Emmy Award nominations. By the way, during her almost 70-year career, she was nominated for the prestigious award 29 times and won 6 of them!
Angela is known to most viewers for the role of Jessica Fletcher in the TV series "She wrote Murder", as well as the films "Portrait of Dorian Gray" and "The Manchurian Candidate". During her acting career, she managed to become the winner of the Golden Globe six times, received the Tony award of the highest American theater award six times, and in 2013 was awarded the honorary Oscar for more than 70 years of contribution to the development of cinema.
Before becoming President of the United States, Jimmy Carter was engaged in growing peanuts and did not even think that such success would await him in the future. Now, perhaps, everyone knows his name, in particular because in 2002 Carter became a Nobel Peace Prize laureate and broke the record of being in the status of ex-president of the United States, beating Herbert Hoover, who lived after the presidency for another 31 years.
Last December, actor, director and producer Kirk Douglas celebrated his 103rd birthday! Despite the fact that during his almost 60-year career, the man managed to appear in hundreds of films and TV series, his achievements in cinema were awarded only an honorary Oscar in 1996.
American actress and dancer Ann-Margret is primarily known for her roles in the films "Long Live Las Vegas", "Baby Cincinnati", "Knowledge of the Flesh" and "Tommy". Some call her the "female version of Elvis Presley", because she still sings pretty well! During her career, Margret was nominated 5 times for an Emmy (and won 1 time), twice for a Grammy and won 5 Golden Globe Awards.
Anglo-American actress Olivia de Havilland became famous for the role of Melanie Hamilton in the film Gone with the Wind. After that, she starred in dozens more films, but the most popular are "The Adventures of Robin Hood", "To each his own", "The Heiress" and "Hush, hush, dear Charlotte". Olivia is one of the last living actresses of the Hollywood "golden era" of cinema. The woman has 2 Oscars, 2 Golden Globe Awards and the Venice Film Festival Award for Best Actress in the film "The Snake Pit".
The English actress is known for her roles in the films "Goldfinger" and "Bridgie Jones's Diary", as well as the TV series "The Avengers" (1961-1969). In addition to roles on television and on the big screen, Blackman has continued to perform on the theater stage for many years. In 2002, a woman was offered the title of Commander of the Order of the British Empire, but she refused it.
Carmen Dell’Orefiche is listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the runway model with the longest career. Now the woman is 88 years old, but she is still engaged in the modeling business, and also writes books, is a doctor of the University of Arts in London and regularly appears on television.
Christopher Plummer's career began with the film "Charmed by the Stage" in 1958 and lasted more than 5 decades! The most memorable male roles were played in the films "Mind Games", "Treasure of the Nation", "Imaginarium of Dr. Parnassus", "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo" and "All the Money in the World".
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