85 Years Old Females

The list of famous 85 year old females includes Agatha Christie, Hedy Lamarr, Mary of Teck, Shirley Temple, Lee Radziwill. Famous females featured on this list, include actresses, novelists, political leaders and journalists 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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Connie Stevens
(Actress and Singer)
Connie Stevens
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Birthdate: August 8, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York, United States
Connie Stevens is best known for her roles in films such as Rock-A-Bye Baby and The Party Crashers. She also gained fame with her performance as "Cricket" Blake in the series Hawaiian Eye and released Billboard-charting singles such as Sixteen Reasons. She was the secretary-treasurer of the Screen Actors Guild.
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Roberta Flack
11
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: February 10, 1939
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Farah Pahlavi
(Queen Consort of the Shah of Iran)
Farah Pahlavi
35
Birthdate: October 14, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Tehran, Iran

Farah Pahlavi was the Shahbanu of Iran from 1961 to 1979, as the wife of Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Pahlavi. Though she was not allowed to hold a political role, she worked for many charities and helped found Iran's first American-style university. She has continued her involvement in charity work even after her husband’s death in 1980. 

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Stella Stevens
(American Actress Known for Her Films: ‘Girls! Girls! Girls!’, ‘The Nutty Professor’ & ‘The Courtship of Eddie’s Father’)
Stella Stevens
9
Birthdate: October 1, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Yazoo City, Mississippi, United States

Stella Stevens is an American actress best known for playing important roles in popular films, such as Girls! Girls! Girls! and The Nutty Professor. Renowned for her good looks, Stevens was one of the world's most photographed women during the 1960s. She also appeared in Playboy pictorials and was adjudged Playmate of the Month in January 1960.

 5 
Claudia Cardinale
(Italian Actress Who Acted in Italian, French and English Films in the 1960s and 1970s)
Claudia Cardinale
28
Birthdate: April 15, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: La Goulette, Tunisia

Claudia Cardinale is a Tunisian-born Italian actress who played important roles in some of the most popular Italian and French movies of the 1960s and 1970s. After achieving immense popularity as an actress in Italy, Cardinale starred in the 1963 American comedy film The Pink Panther, which increased her popularity. Claudia Cardinale was also renowned for her beauty.

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Liv Ullmann
(One of the Greatest European Actresses of All Time)
Liv Ullmann
10
Birthdate: December 16, 1938
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan

Norwegian actress-film director Liv Ullmann is counted among the greatest European actresses. She is best-known for her roles in films like The Emigrants and Face to Face, both of which earned her Oscar nomination, and the former won her a Golden Globe She received an Honorary Academy Award. Her second directorial feature-film Faithless was nominated for Palme d'Or in 2000.

 7 
Joyce Carol Oates
4
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: June 16, 1938
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Lockport, New York, United States
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
 8 
Queen Sofía of Spain
(Queen Consort of Spain (1975 – 2014))
Queen Sofía of Spain
2
Birthdate: November 2, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Height: 5'9" (175 cm)
 9 
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
(24th President of Liberia (2006 - 2018))
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
4
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: October 29, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Monrovia, Liberia

Liberian politician, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, served as the 24th President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. She was the first elected female head of state in Africa. An alumnus of the Harvard University, she began her political career in the 1970s and rose through the ranks with time. She is the recipient of the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize.

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Anne Perry
(Author of Historical Detective Fiction, Best Known for Her 'Thomas Pitt' and 'William Monk' Series)
Anne Perry
2
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 28, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Blackheath, London, England

Juliet Hulme, better known as Anne Perry, is the bestselling author of the widely popular William Monk and Thomas Pitt series of novels. She changed her name after a 5-year sentence for killing her friend’s mother at age 15. She has also worked as a flight attendant.

 11 
Dolores Hart
(Nun)
Dolores Hart
1
Birthdate: October 20, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 12 
Carolina Herrera
(Venezuelan Fashion Designer Known for Her Elegance and for Dressing Various First Ladies)
Carolina Herrera
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Listed In: Fashion
Birthdate: January 8, 1939
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
Born into an affluent political family of Caracas, Carolina Herrera was introduced to fashion by her socialite grandmother. The Venezuelan-American designer, who owns a luxury clothing line and a fragrance line, is known for dressing up celebrities and eminent personalities such as Michelle Obama and Renee Zellweger. 
 13 
Lola Van Wagenen
(Historian and Co-Founder of ‘Consumer Action Now’)
Lola Van Wagenen
5
Birthdate: 1938
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Provo, Utah, United States

Lola Van Wagenen is an American historian who is credited with co-founding non-profit educational organizations like Consumer Action Now (CAN) and Clio Visualizing History, Inc. Consumer Action Now went on to establish several environmental education and consumer-oriented programs in an attempt to raise awareness about the effects of consumers' buying habits on the environment.

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Diana Muldaur
(Actress)
Diana Muldaur
2
Birthdate: August 19, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
 15 
Samantha Eggar
(Actress)
Samantha Eggar
1
Birthdate: March 5, 1939
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England, UK
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
 16 
Lynda Baron
(Actress)
Lynda Baron
1
Birthdate: March 24, 1939
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Urmston, Manchester, England
 17 
Caryl Churchill
(British Playwright Best Known for Her Plays: ‘Top Girls’, ‘Cloud 9’ and ‘Serious Money’)
Caryl Churchill
2
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: September 3, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: London, England

British playwright Caryl Churchill is best-known for works that emphasize on feminist-issues, sexual-politics and abuses of power. Most renowned works of Churchill, who also gained attention for using non-naturalistic techniques, include the farce Cloud 9 about sexual politics; the play Top Girls that deals with feminist issues; and the satirical play Serious Money that was largely written in rhyming couplets.

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Shirley Caesar
(Singer-Songwriter Best Known as the 'First Lady of Gospel Music' And 'The Queen of Gospel Music')
Shirley Caesar
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 13, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Durham, North Carolina, United States

Twelve-time Grammy-winning gospel singer Shirley Caesar is also known as The First Lady of Gospel. She began her music career with The Caravans and later went solo, releasing phenomenal hits such as Faded Rose and I Remember Mama. She also established a non-profit to serve the needy.

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Germaine Greer
14
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: January 29, 1939
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

Australian author and feminist Germaine Greer made headlines with her first book, The Female Eunuch, which focused on female sexuality. Greer’s career boasts of a PhD in literature, and she has also taught at the University of Warwick and other institutes. She was later named an Australian National Living Treasure.

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Janette Scott
(English Retired Actress)
Janette Scott
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Birthdate: December 14, 1938
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Morecambe, Lancashire, England

The daughter of actor Thora Hird, Janette Scott began her career as a child artist. She later appeared in films such as The Day of the Triffids. She penned her memoir at 14 and was the youngest actor to portray Peter Pan. She quit her career after marrying Mel Tormé.

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Helen
(Actress, Dancer)
Helen
3
Birthdate: November 21, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Yangon, Myanmar
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Viva
(Actress)
Viva
1
Birthdate: August 23, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, United States
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S. Janaki
(Actor, Singer)
S. Janaki
1
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: April 23, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Repalle

Better known as Janaki Amma, playback singer S. Janaki had begun her career with the Tamil film Vidhiyin Vilayattu. Also known as the Nightingale of South India, she has lent her voice to over 48,000 songs. Following her retirement, she has been the victim of death hoaxes at least twice.

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Mary Jo Catlett
(Actress)
Mary Jo Catlett
3
Birthdate: September 2, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
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Tessa Kennedy
Tessa Kennedy
0
Listed In: Architects
Birthdate: December 6, 1938
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Guildford

Tessa Kennedy is a British interior designer who works for prominent hotels, restaurants, multi-national corporations, clubs, celebrities, and royalty. She is credited with establishing her own company Tessa Kennedy Design, Ltd., which has received many design accolades. Tessa Kennedy made headlines in 1957 when she eloped with English portrait painter Bede Evelyn Dominick Elwes.

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Michèle Mercier
(Actress)
Michèle Mercier
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Birthdate: January 1, 1939
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Nice, France

Michèle Mercier is a French actress best known for playing Angélique Sancé de Monteloup in the 1964 historical romance film Angélique, Marquise des Anges. Over the course of her illustrious career, Mercier has worked with prominent directors like Dino Risi, François Truffaut, Mario Monicelli, and Ken Annakin. She has also appeared alongside popular actors like Marcello Mastroianni and Charles Bronson.

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Marina Vlady
(Actress)
Marina Vlady
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Birthdate: May 10, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Clichy, France
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Beata Tyszkiewicz
(Actress)
Beata Tyszkiewicz
0
Birthdate: August 14, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Wilanów, Poland
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Beate Klarsfeld
(Franco-German Journalist and Nazi Hunter)
Beate Klarsfeld
0
Listed In: Activists
Birthdate: February 13, 1939
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Nazi Germany

Beate Klarsfeld is a Franco-German journalist best known for her work as a Nazi hunter. Beate and her husband Serge Klarsfeld achieved popularity for their documentation of many Nazi war criminals, including Alois Brunner, Kurt Lischka, Klaus Barbie, and Kurt Asche. Over the years, Beate Klarsfeld has been honored with numerous prestigious awards, including National Jewish Book Award.

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Pia Lindström
(Journalist)
Pia Lindström
2
Birthdate: September 20, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
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Lynn Seymour
(Canadian Ballerina, Choreographer, and Ballet Coach)
Lynn Seymour
0
Listed In: Dancers
Birthdate: March 8, 1939
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Wainwright, Canada
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Rada Rassimov
(Actress)
Rada Rassimov
0
Birthdate: May 7, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Trieste, Italy
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Helen Caldicott
(Australian Physician, Author, and Anti-nuclear Advocate)
Helen Caldicott
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: August 7, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia
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Vija Celmins
(Known for Painting, Graphic art, Printmaking)
Vija Celmins
0
Birthdate: October 25, 1938
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Riga, Latvia
 35 
Renata Adler
(American Author, Journalist, and Film Critic )
Renata Adler
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: October 19, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Milan, Italy

Renata Adler is an author, journalist, and film critic who has been a staff writer-reporter for The New Yorker. She studied comparative literature at Harvard University and later received a J.D. from Yale Law School. Despite not being much knowledgeable about films, she became a film critic for The New York Times. She has also written many books. 

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Adrienne Clarkson
(Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005)
Adrienne Clarkson
1
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: February 10, 1939
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Central, Hong Kong

Adrienne Clarkson is a Hong Kong-born Canadian political leader and journalist. She is best known for her service as the Governor General of Canada from 7 October 1999 to 27 September 2005. Over the course of her career, Adrienne Clarkson has won many prestigious medals and awards such as the Canadian Centennial Medal and the Vimy Award.

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Janet Suzman
(Actor, Film director, Film actor, Television actor)
Janet Suzman
2
Birthdate: February 9, 1939
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Johannesburg
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Danielle De Metz
(Actress)
Danielle De Metz
0
Birthdate: July 27, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paris, France
 39 
Christiane Hörbiger
(Actress)
Christiane Hörbiger
0
Birthdate: October 13, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
 40 
Ingrid Caven
(Actress)
Ingrid Caven
0
Birthdate: August 3, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Saarbrücken, Germany
 41 
Joan Tower
(Composer)
Joan Tower
0
Listed In: Musicians
Birthdate: September 6, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York, United States
 42 
Maureen Jennings
(novelist, writer)
Maureen Jennings
0
Listed In: Writers
Birthdate: 1939 AD
Birthplace: Birmingham
 43 
Angela Luce
(Singer, Actor)
Angela Luce
0
Birthdate: December 3, 1938
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
 44 
Judith Martin
(Economist, Journalist)
Judith Martin
0
Listed In:
Birthdate: September 13, 1938
Sun Sign: Virgo
 45 
Tereza Kesovija
(Recording artist)
Tereza Kesovija
2
Listed In: Singers
Birthdate: October 3, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Dubrovnik, Croatia
 46 
Maxine Waters
(Member of U.S. Representative for California's 43rd Congressional District)
Maxine Waters
24
Listed In: Leaders
Birthdate: August 15, 1938
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Maxine Waters chairs the House Financial Services Committee and is a U.S. Representative from California. Named to Time 100, she has also chaired the Congressional Black Caucus from 1997 to 1999. She has opposed the Iraq War and has been vocally critical of George W. Bush and Donald Trump.
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Teresa Heinz
(Businesswoman, Philanthropist and Wife of Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry)
Teresa Heinz
8
Listed In: Miscellaneous
Birthdate: October 5, 1938
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Maputo, Mozambique
Portuguese-American entrepreneur and philanthropist Teresa Heinz is the widow of H. J. Heinz Company heir and former American senator John Heinz and the wife of former American secretary of state John Kerry. She chairs the Heinz Endowments and the Heinz Family Philanthropies. She focuses on women’s issues and environmental concerns.
 48 
Ghada Karmi
(Doctor of medicine)
Ghada Karmi
0
Listed In: Scientists
Birthdate: 1939 AD
Birthplace: Jerusalem

Palestinian doctor of medicine, author and academic Ghada Karmi is associated with the Institute of Arab and Islamic Studies at the University of Exeter as research fellow and lecturer. A Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, Karmi has penned several articles on Palestinian issues in Wayback Machine and in newspapers and magazines like Journal of Palestine Studies and The Guardian.

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Josette Banzet
(Actress)
Josette Banzet
0
Birthdate: April 6, 1938
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: France
 50 
Lisa Lane
(American Former Chess Player)
Lisa Lane
1
Listed In: Sportspersons
Birthdate: April 25, 1938
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States