35 Timeless Celebs Who Proved Their 20s Were Unbelievably Hot—You Won’t Believe #12!

Jane Seymour Fonda was born in December 1937. She hails from a modeling background and then moved into acting. In her heyday, she was more than just a pretty face. When not acting, she moonlighted as a writer or worked as a political activist opposing America’s war in Vietnam.

She was best known for the movie Klute in 1971 and Coming Home in 1978. Beyond that, she established a fitness empire and released more than 20 exercise videos between 1982 and 1995.

She was photographed on a New York sidewalk in 1960 in an oversized coat, hauling luggage, and in the same getup with her father, Henry. The bimonthly critique Film Comment described the actress at the time as being “baby-faced and rail-thin.”

Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone is an Italian actress known for her provocative roles, flaunting her beauty and speaking with her eyes. She celebrated her 90th birthday on September 20, 2024, in Rome, where she was born.

This actress spent 70 years in film, meaning she started acting in her 20s and became popular in Hollywood and her native Italy. 

Despite her sensuous looks, which was all the rave at the time — although Gen Z is not convinced, as noted in a comment on Quora: “She’s definitely attractive,” but not on the same rung as her contemporaries Grace Kelly, Julie Christie, Rita Hayworth, Maureen O’Hara, and Ursula Andress.

Helen Mirren’s career in the spotlight spans six decades. She was born in the same year as Hawn and in London, England. She is known for her diverse portfolio of roles, including that of Magdalene Shaw, the legally unaligned mother of Deckard, Owen, and Hattie Shaw in The Fate of the Furious, Hobbs & Shaw, F9, and Fast X of the Fast and Furious Universe.

Her career in acting started at age 20, when she starred in the stage play Antony and Cleopatra at the famous Old Vic theater in Waterloo. This then won her work at the Royal Shakespeare Company, and the roles of Lady Macbeth and Miss Julie.

The 79-year-old has opted to skirt the showbiz trend of getting plastic surgery, opting instead for, as a recent PR resource quoted, “common sense,” by not smoking or drinking and doing moderate exercise.

Sir Ian Murray McKellen, courtesy of Queen Elizabeth II who knighted him in 1991, was born in 1939, making him 60 at the time of that particular honor.

His most celebrated performances include The Da Vinci Code (2006), The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), and X-Men (2000).

He began acting at 22 after earning his bachelor’s degree, and by 24, he was already turning heads. With a mop of dark hair, lean features, and a piercing stare, young McKellen gave off an aura that fans today perceive as indicative of an old soul, or “like he lived 2–3 lifetimes already.”

Before she became known for her powerhouse performances, Sally Field acted in lighthearted roles between 1965 and 1970. 

Her career pivoted after she attended the Actors Studio from 1973. The investment paid off after 1975 when she left sitcoms for strong, dramatic, and often matriarchal roles.

Born in 1946 in California, Field began acting at 19. A photo from 1965 captures her with her future husband, Steven Craig at the time, whom she married in 1968. The couple had two sons before divorcing in 1975.

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