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Famous Women Of The 70’s: Where Are They Now?

#41. Olivia Newton-John - Then

Born in Cambridge, England, Newton-John’s famous role as Sandy Dee in Grease is what made Olivia a star and caused her to rise fast and furious! Before she got her big break on the silver screen, she was famous for her way with music. She released her first solo album, If Not For You in 1971, which earned her the title of Best British Female Vocalist for two years in a row by Record Mirror magazine. In 1974, Newton-John had the honor of representing the U.K in the Eurovision Song Contest with her song Long Live Love.

#42. Olivia Newton-John - Now

Today Olivia is busy as ever, and still tours in Australia and the U.S performing songs for the first time. She also scored a residency at the Flamingo Las Vegas which she began in April of 2014.  In November 2012, she teamed up with John Travolta to make an album for charity titled This Christmas. The album was in order to support The Olivia Newton-John Cancer&Wellness Centre as well as the Jett Travolta Foundation. Newton-John has also served as a guest judge on an episode of the popular show RuPaul’s Drag Race.

#43. Faye Dunaway - Then

This Florida-born fox left her mark as the tough-talking gangster-ess in Bonnie and Clyde. The talented and seductive actress has also appeared in such classics as The Thomas Crown Affair and Chinatown. Although Dunaway’s career began with her role in broadway shows in the early 1960s, her talents really began to blossom with her first ever movie role in the film The Happening. This earned her a lot of credit and recognition which helped to open doors for her later in her career.

#44. Faye Dunaway - Now

Faye has continued to act and has a large number of awards on her CV! In 2002, she played an upper-crust, Xanax dependent mother in the film The Rules of Attraction, and in 2005 she sat as a guest judge on the reality TV show The Starlet, which sought to find the next new young star. Dunaway also made guest appearances in episodes of popular shows like CSI, Grey’s Anatomy, Alias, and Touched by an Angel. This year she returned to the silver screen a horror film The Bye Bye Man.

#45. Kim Basinger - Then

The American actress was a successful New York fashion model before deciding to move to Los Angeles, where she quickly began her career as an actress on television. In 1981, she made her feature debut in a drama film called Hard Country. She really rose to ultimate stardom after her role as a Bond girl Domino Petachi in the 1983 film Never Say Never Again. Basinger also won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role as Lynn Bracken in the film L.A. Confidential.

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