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

This actress was born in Puerto Rico in December 1931. She began dancing as a child after she and her mother moved to New York. Later, still in her childhood, she did voiceovers for Spanish-speaking programs and debuted in the 1945 Broadway drama Skydrift.

At 19, she got her first big-screen role in So Young, So Bad. At the time, she was credited as Rosita Moreno, a handle that later changed to Rita. Despite these roles, work did not come easily to the aspiring actress in her 20s.

She was plagued by movie houses that wanted to cast her in stereotypical ethnic roles or, as a testimony to her allure, a s*x symbol. These pressures, exacerbated by the lack of work, led to a suicide attempt in 1961. Despite these hurdles, Moreno became one of a sparse few to scoop up all four of North America’s most significant acting accolades: Emmy (1977, 1978), Grammy (1972), Oscar (1962), and Tony (1975), per Britannica.

Unlike the stars covered so far, the legendary George Takei is better remembered for what he looked like in his 20s, and is probably unrecognizable to many. 

Born on April 20, 1937, he is best known for playing Hikaru Sulu, helmsman of the USS Enterprise in Star Trek.

At the time, Takei sported chiseled, angular features and short jet-black hair, but his eyes stood out above all.

Takei was 29 when the series premiered on September 8, 1966, per the National Air and Space Museum.

Mary Louise Streep, born June 22, 1949, is more than just a pretty face. She made her stage debut fresh into her 20s in the 1971 Playboy of Seville, followed by an on-screen appearance in The Deadliest Season six years later — one year after receiving her MFA from Yale.

In that same decade, her roles in The Deer Hunter and Kramer vs. Kramer propelled her to stardom, according to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

It wasn’t all flashing cameras, though. The young actress endured humble beginnings, which, as some on Reddit note, didn’t detract from her “extremely breathtakingly beautiful” appearance.

Goldie Jean Hawn is a true hyphenate, wearing the hats of actress, producer, dancer, and singer. Born on November 21, 1945, she entered a post-World War America, per IMDb.

Twenty-two years later, she took on the role of a zany neighbor in Good Morning World, but that was short-lived. Her next stint on the sketch show, Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In from 1968 to 1973, catapulted her to fame.

It’s safe to say that drama is in Hawn’s genes since she has an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award under her belt, while her offspring Kate Hudson and Wyatt Russell, and partner Kurt Russell, all dabbled in acting.

Dubbed the “Goddess of Pop” after achieving fame in the 1960s with her voice—which is best described as androgynous—Cherilyn Sarkisian (bet you didn’t know that was her full name) turned 79 on May 20 this year.

It was her tenure in the pop-folk duo Sonny & Cher, with their hit song I Got You Babe, that put her on the map, followed by a solo stint that produced the immortal odes: Gypsys, Tramps & Thieves, Half-Breed, and Dark Lady.

In her twenties, the actress was uniquely beautiful, and as one Redditor, in response to a picture of the singer and actor in the spark of her youth, put it: “Such a unique beauty. And her body is insane!” 

And to those who feel she is a has-been, Reddit has this to say: “The pop goddess still is and will be till the end of time.”

Funny man Martin Hayter Short is a citizen of the United States and Canada. He was born in 1950 and, throughout his lifetime, has received a panoply of industry awards—including Emmys and a Tony. His country has also recognized him for his contributions with the Officer of the Order of Canada, per IMDb.

He became famous in 1977, in his late twenties, when he joined Second City, an improv company in Toronto. There, his character was that of one spastic Ed Grimley, with his hair jelled into a single sharp point and his slacks worn up to his belly button.

Reddit also weighed in on the actor, with one commenter saying they felt like Short was born old. Opposing sentiments on the video of the actor in his 20s, however, were summed up with the words: “OMG, he’s adorable!!!!”

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