85 Years Old Females
The list of famous 85 year old females includes Sara Dylan, Nancy Pelosi, Agatha Christie, Hedy Lamarr, Katharine Ross. Famous females featured on this list, include actresses, novelists, political leaders and royal family members and from other domains of life. This list of 85 Year Old includes people from United States, England, Germany & France and many more countries.
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Birthdate: November 18, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Ottawa, Canada
Margaret Atwood is a Canadian poet and novelist. Her works encompass themes, such as religion and myth, climate change, and gender and identity. An award-winning writer, many of Atwood's works have been made into films and television series; her work, The Handmaid's Tale, has had several adaptations. Perhaps, Margaret Atwood's most important contribution is her invention of the LongPen device.
Birthdate: September 1, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Lily Tomlin is an American comedian, actress, singer, and writer. Tomlin has earned several award nominations for her performance in films and TV series, such as Nashville and Grace and Frankie. An openly lesbian actress, Lily Tomlin serves as an inspiration to the LGBTQ community.
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Katharine Ross(Actress and Author Known for Her Films: ‘The Stepford Wives’ and ‘Voyage of the Damned’)
Birthdate: January 29, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Katharine Ross is an American actress who became a prominent Hollywood personality in the late-1960s and early-1970s. She is known for her performance in popular films, such as The Graduate and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. Much of her acting career was overshadowed by her highly publicized personal life and five marriages to popular personalities.
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Grace Slick(Retired Singer-Songwriter - Was A Key Figure in San Francisco's Early 'Psychedelic Music' Scene in the Mid-1960s)
Birthdate: October 30, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois, United States
Grace Slick is a retired singer-songwriter. Slick played an important role in the psychedelic music scene that flourished in San Francisco during the mid-1960s. One of the earliest female rock stars, Slick played a key role in the development of rock music during the 1960s. She was named among the Greatest Women of Rock N Roll by VH1 in 1999.
Birthdate: April 16, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Copenhagen, Denmark
Margrethe II, the reigning queen of Denmark, ascended to the throne after the death of her father, King Frederick IX, becoming the first female monarch of her country since Margrethe I. At 13, she was named her father’s heir through a constitutional amendment allowing daughters to inherit the Danish throne.
Birthdate: September 5, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama, United States
Claudette Colvin is an American retired nurse aide and pioneer of the civil rights movement during the 1950s. She was arrested at age 15, when she refused to give up her seat in a crowded bus to a white woman. This occurred several months before the more renowned Rosa Parks incident, which helped spark the Montgomery bus boycott in 1955.
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Julie Christie
(Oscar Award Winning Famous British Film Actress Known for Films: 'Darling' and 'Doctor Zhivago')
Birthdate: April 14, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Chabua, Assam, India
British actress Julie Christie, considered one of the icons of the Swinging Sixties, has performed in several notable films of which six found place in the list of BFI Top 100 British films of 20th century. Recipient of BAFTA Fellowship, Christie gained international fame performing in films like Doctor Zhivago and Darling, of which the latter won her an Oscar.
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Sara Dylan(American Actress, Model and First Wife of Singer-Songwriter Bob Dylan)
Birthdate: October 25, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Sara Dylan, the first wife of legendary singer Bob Dylan, is said to be the inspiration behind Bob’s songs such as Abandoned Love and Sara. She is a former model and has also been a Playboy Bunny. She appeared as Clara in the film Renaldo and Clara, directed by Dylan.
Birthdate: August 30, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Ocala, Florida, United States
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Prue Leith
(British-South African Restaurateur, Chef, Television Presenter, Journalist, Cookery Writer)
Birthdate: February 18, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: South Africa
British-South African chef and culinary expert Prue Leith had begun her career with a lunch-supplying business. She later launched her Michelin-starred restaurant Leith's in Notting Hill and a culinary school. Best known as a judge on The Great British Menu, she is also associated with various charitable initiatives.
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Nancy Kwan(Chinese-American Actress who was Instrumental in the Acceptance of Actors of Asian Ancestry in Major Hollywood Film Roles)
Birthdate: May 19, 1939
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Hong Kong
Born to a British mother and a Chinese father, Nancy Kwan became a symbol of the rise of Asian artists in Hollywood. She earned her breakthrough role in The World of Suzie Wong while still a budding ballerina. Following her son’s death due to HIV, she began promoting AIDS awareness.
Birthdate: June 11, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA
Actor and author Christina Crawford is best known for her memoir Mommie Dearest, which described her relationship with her adoptive mother, movie star Joan Crawford, highlighting the abuse she had been subjected to. It was later adapted into a film. Christina has also appeared in stage productions, films, and series.
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Mavis Staples
(American singer)
Birthdate: July 10, 1939
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
Birthdate: November 14, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Pawtucket, Rhode Island, USA
Birthdate: April 2, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Sutton, Surrey, England, UK
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: July 31, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey, United States
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: November 18, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: July 31, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Marseille, France
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: October 28, 1939
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Judy Chicago(American Feminist Artist and Writer Known for Her Art Work ‘The Dinner Party’ and ‘International Honor Quilt’)
Birthdate: July 20, 1939
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States
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Margaret Drabble
(English Novelist, Biographer and Critic)
Birthdate: June 5, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
English author Margaret Drabble mostly writes about women protagonists and their experiences through marriage, motherhood, and intellectual development. Her novels such as The Gates of Ivory and A Summer Bird-Cage have earned her honors such as the DBE. She is the younger sister of novelist A.S. Byatt.
Birthdate: October 10, 1939
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Washington DC
Birthdate: January 1, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Marian Wright Edelman
(Writer, Lawyer)
Birthdate: June 6, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Bennettsville
Birthdate: June 22, 1939
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Jerusalem, Isreal
Ada Yonath is an Israeli crystallographer. She is best known for her work on the structure of the ribosome, for which she received the 2009 Nobel Prize in Chemistry along with Venkatraman Ramakrishnan and Thomas A. Steitz. The first Israeli woman to win the Nobel Prize, she occupies the Martin S. and Helen Kimmel Professorial Chair at the Weizmann Institute.
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Akiko Wakabayashi
(Actress)
Birthdate: December 13, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Ōta, Tokyo, Japan
Birthdate: June 24, 1939
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Sydney, Australia
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Marie, Princess of Liechtenstein
(Princess)
Birthdate: April 14, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
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Anson Chan
(Ex- Chief Secretary of Hong Kong)
Birthdate: January 17, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Shanghai, China
Birthdate: June 19, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Forli, Italy
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Princess Irene of the Netherlands
(Princess)
Birthdate: August 5, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Soestdijk Palace, Baarn, Netherlands
Birthdate: November 29, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Valladolid, Spain
Spanish actor and TV presenter Concha Velasco initially trained in dance and performed in a revue with Celia Gámez. She later gained fame with films such as Tormento and was critically praised for her performance as Teresa of Ávila in the mini-series Teresa de Jesús.
Birthdate: September 3, 1939
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Bakersfield, California, United States
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Carol Heiss
(American Former Figure Skater and Actress)
Birthdate: January 20, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
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Princess Maria Gabriella of Savoy
(Writer)
Birthdate: February 24, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
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Lepa Lukic
(Serbian Folk Singer)
Birthdate: January 13, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Miločaj, Serbia
Lepa Lukic is a Serbian folk singer best known for her hit song, My Heart is a Violin. Over the course of her illustrious career, Lukić has also performed many other popular songs such as From the Spring of Two Roads and Old Times Have Passed.
Birthdate: April 13, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Bhopal, Bhopal State, British India
Birthdate: March 7, 1940
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bandung, Indonesia
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Lena Anderson
(Illustrator, Writer)
Birthdate: May 27, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Internationally renowned children’s book author and illustrator Lena Anderson began working in the publishing industry at age 16 and first gained fame with her book Linnea in Monet's Garden, which was one of her many collaborations with author Christina Björk. She is known for creating her much-loved character Maja.
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Ileana Cotrubaș
(Opera singer)
Birthdate: June 9, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Galați, Romania
Birthdate: 1940 AD
Birthplace: Acre in Mandatory Palestine
Birthdate: January 20, 1940
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
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Ellen Taaffe Zwilich
(Composer)
Birthdate: April 30, 1939
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Miami, Florida, United States
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Judy Collins
(Singer-songwriter)
Birthdate: May 1, 1939
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington, United States
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: 1940 AD
Birthplace: United States
Birthdate: January 18, 1940
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Ligonchio, Italy
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Eliette von Karajan
(Model)
Birthdate: August 13, 1939
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Mollans-sur-Ouvèze, Drôme, France
Birthdate: June 18, 1939
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Brigitte Fontaine
(Singer)
Birthdate: June 24, 1939
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Morlaix, France
Birthdate: March 25, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Barnsdall, Oklahoma, USA