How 12 Iconic Actresses Have Changed Since Their First Roles

The names of Old Hollywood stars, like Ingrid Bergman, Elizabeth Taylor, and Marilyn Monroe, among others, are synonymous with beauty, fame, and fortune. Their career paths were very different but equally bright. Let’s explore how legendary celebrities have changed from their first roles to their last.

Marlene Dietrich

© Der Mensch am Wege / Osmania-Film GmbH and co-producers, © Witness for the Prosecution / Edward Small Productions and co-producers, © Schöner Gigolo, armer Gigolo / Bayerischer Rundfunk and co-producers

Katharine Hepburn

© A Bill of Divorcement / RKO Radio Pictures and co-producers, © The Lion in Winter / Haworth Productions and co-producers, © One Christmas / Karpf-Davis Entertainment Television and co-producers

Greta Garbo

© Luffar-Petter / Petschler-Film and co-producers, © Camille / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and co-producers, © Two-Faced Woman / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and co-producers

Carole Lombard

© A Perfect Crime / Allan Dwan Productions and co-producers, © My Man Godfrey / Universal Pictures and co-producers, © To Be or Not to Be / Romaine Film Corporation and co-producers

Ingrid Bergman

© Munkbrogreven / Fribergs Filmbyrå and co-producers, © Casablanca / Warner Bros. and co-producers, © A Woman Called Golda / Harve Bennett Productions and co-producers

Barbara Stanwyck

© The Locked Door / Feature Productions and co-producers, © Double Indemnity / Paramount Pictures and co-producers, © The Colbys / Aaron Spelling Productions and co-producers

Vivien Leigh

© The Village Squire / British & Dominions Film Corporation and co-producers, © Gone with the Wind / Selznick International Pictures and co-producers, © Ship of Fools / Stanley Kramer Productions and co-producers

Rita Hayworth

© Under the Pampas Moon / Fox Film Corporation and co-producers, © Gilda / Columbia Pictures Corporation and co-producers, © The Wrath of God / Cineman and co-producers

Audrey Hepburn

© Nederlands in zeven lessen / Dutch Independent and co-producers, © Roman Holiday / Paramount Pictures and co-producers, © Always / Universal Pictures and co-producers

Elizabeth Taylor

© There’s One Born Every Minute / Universal Pictures and co-producers, © Cat on a Hot Tin Roof / Avon Productions (II) and co-producers, © These Old Broads / American Broadcasting Company (ABC) and co-producers

Marilyn Monroe

© Dangerous Years / Sol M. Wurtzel Productions and co-producers, © Some Like It Hot / Ashton Productions and co-producers, © Something's Got to Give / Twentieth Century Fox and co-producers

Lauren Bacall

© To Have and Have Not / Warner Bros. and co-producers, © The Mirror Has Two Faces / TriStar Pictures and co-producers, © The Forger / Bahr Productions Inc. and co-producers

The heroines in our article are beautiful at any age. Do you agree? Which Old Hollywood actress is your favorite?

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Preview photo credit The Village Squire / British & Dominions Film Corporation and co-producers, Gone with the Wind / Selznick International Pictures and co-producers, Ship of Fools / Stanley Kramer Productions and co-producers

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