Known for: Tommy
Net worth: $20 million
Ann-Margret loved theatre and performed throughout her teens. As fate would have it, she became an iconic American sex symbol, a.k.a. “sex kitten.” Launching that attention, undoubtedly, was a role in Viva Las Vegas . Her sizzling hot film relationship with Elvis Presley got steamy off camera too. Elvis was 28, and Ann-Margret was 22. Striking fame in Bye Bye Birdie and as a chart-topping vocal artist, Ann-Margret was invited to sing at John F. Kennedy’s birthday in the White House. Meanwhile, Elvis and Ann-Margret tumbled wildly in love. The matter, however, didn’t bode well for them in the press, and the steaming hot 2-year affair cooled down. Under enormous pressure, Elvis decided to stick it out with Priscilla.
In the 1970s, she would upend the “sex kitten” label with dramatic successes in Hollywood playing serious roles. To wit, she was nominated for two Academy Awards—Carnal Knowledge and Tommy. During the 1960s, Ann-Margret modeled for Triumph bikes. She loved riding a Triumph in the 1966 movie, The Swinger. She’s been an avid motorcycle enthusiast ever since.
Glenda Jackson
Known for: Women in Love
Net worth: $7 million
Glenda Jackson is an Oscar-winning actress who served as an elected politician in the British Parliament. She got into government in 1992 to oppose conservative Margaret Thatcher. She stayed in Parliament until she was almost 80. After a 23-year hiatus, she returned to the stage.
She came back with a splash winning the 2018 Tony award for Best Actress in a Play for Edward Albee’s, Three Tall Women . She plays a mean King Lear. Her performances of the role have garnered much praise. It was with the Royal Shakespeare Company that Jackson got her start. When she transitioned to film, she won two Academy Awards for Best Actress. Her first was for the British romantic drama Women in Love and the second for the British romantic comedy A Touch of Class . In Sunday Bloody Sunday , Jackson earned accolades for her role as Alex. She’s a woman with an astounding career.
Marsha Mason
Known for: Cinderella Liberty
Net worth: $10 million
Marsha Mason debuted in film in 1973 with Blume in Love . Her performance caught the attention of playwright, screenwriter and author, Neil Simon. He tracked her down and cast her in his Broadway play, The Good Doctor . The two fell in love and were married by the end of the year.
Mason delivered a stunning performance in the romantic drama Cinderella Liberty. It earned her an Oscar nomination. Again, she was nominated for the Oscar in Simon’s celebrated film, The Goodbye Girl. In all, this rare talent was nominated four times for an Oscar. Most recently, Mason has appeared on the Netflix hit series Grace and Frankie and on the TV sitcom The Middle.
Goldie Hawn
Known for: Private Benjamin Net worth: $60 million
Blondes ruled the Seventies. This beauty ruled as a comedian. She’s best known for satirizing the dumb blonde stereotype. As one of the hottest actresses of the Seventies and Eighties, Goldie Hawn’s career peaked with Private Benjamin (1980). Hawn co-produced and starred in the endearing comedy which earned her an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
Less well known is the fact that she started out as a go-go dancer in New York City. When she relocated her dance career to California, she found a new career. Acting. Landing a major role in Cactus Flower, she hit the ground running winning her first Oscar for Best Supporting Actress. Needless to say, her career took off. Goldie’s life partner is Kurt Russel. They paired up permanently in 1983 when their stupendous Hollywood careers collided on the set of Swing Shift.
Dianne Wiest
Known for: Hannah and Her Sisters and Edward Scissorhands
Net worth: $18 million
She is Brad Pitt’s favorite actress and Woody Allen adores her talent. Who, might you ask, is this industry darling? Meet, Dianne Wiest. Kansas City, Missouri-born Dianne Wiest had big dreams of being a ballet dancer. Instead, as a senior in high school going off to the University of Maryland, she decided to study theatre. At the university, she hitched up with a Shakespearean troupe which eventually led to Broadway and her stage debut in 1971. She played Emily in Our Town and Honey in Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
After landing some small film roles, the incomparable filmmaker, Woody Allen, discovered Wiest. He cast her in Hannah and Her Sisters to all kinds of acclaim, including an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress. She also won the award for Allen’s 1994 black comedy crime-film Bullets Over Broadway. She’s a rare winner for the prize in a comedy a film. In 1990, second only to Johnny Depp, she was exceptionally loved as Peg Boggs, the kind Avon lady, in Edward Scissorhands.