87 Years Old Females
The list of famous 87 year old females includes Helen Keller, Margaret Thatcher, Coco Chanel, Mother Teresa, Vanessa Redgrave. Famous females featured on this list, include actresses, novelists, poets and political leaders and from other domains of life. This list of 87 Year Old includes people from United States, England, Germany & France and many more countries.
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Birthdate: January 8, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tiger Bay, Cardiff, Wales
Shirley Bassey is one of the most popular Welsh singers of all time. Blessed with an expressive voice, Shirley Bassey is renowned for recording the theme songs of popular James Bond movies, such as Moonraker, Diamonds Are Forever, and Goldfinger. In 2000, she was appointed a DBE for services to performing arts.
Birthdate: April 19, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington
Veteran actress, Elinor Donahue, is best known for her role in the 1950s American sitcom Father Knows Best. She began acting as a child and appeared in many dancing-chorus films. As a young woman, she acted in numerous films and TV shows and became an accomplished actress. She has had an extensive career spanning almost seven decades.
Birthdate: January 30, 1937
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: London, England, United Kingdom
Height: 5'11" (180 cm)
Birthdate: March 6, 1937
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Bol'shoe Maslennikovo, Russia
Former cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova is currently part of the Russian State Duma. In 1963, she became the first woman to fly into space when she went on a solo mission aboard the Vostok 6. She has won many honors, such as the Hero of the Soviet Union.
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Dyan Cannon(First Woman to be nominated for Oscars Both in Front of and Behind the Camera)
Birthdate: January 4, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Tacoma, Washington, United States
Dyan Cannon is best known for her Academy Award-nominated roles in Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice and Heaven Can Wait. She has also written, directed, and produced the Academy Award-nominated film Number One. She has appeared in series such as Ally McBeal and Three Sisters, too.
Birthdate: December 25, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Belgravia, London, United Kingdom
Birthdate: July 2, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Jasper, Alabama, USA
Height: 5'7" (170 cm)
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Margaret O'Brien
(American Actress and One of the Last Surviving Stars From the Golden Age of Hollywood Cinema)
Birthdate: January 15, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: San Diego, California, United States
Margaret O'Brien is an American actress who achieved popularity during the Golden Age of Hollywood. She started her career as a child actress and achieved immense popularity, eventually receiving a Juvenile Academy Award in 1944. Margaret O'Brien also achieved fame as a TV actress and has two stars on the famous Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Margaret Hamilton
(American Computer Scientist, Systems Engineer, and Business Owner)
Birthdate: August 17, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Paoli, Indiana, United States
Credited with coining the term software engineering, computer scientist and systems engineer, Margaret Heafield Hamilton served as the Director of the Software Engineering Division of the MIT Instrumentation Laboratory, overseeing the development of the on-board flight software for NASA's Apollo program. A prolific writer, she is also the founder of two software companies; Higher Order Software and Hamilton Technologies.
Birthdate: July 29, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Salisbury, North Carolina, United States
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Joan Bennett Kennedy
(American Socialite)
Birthdate: September 2, 1936
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Manhattan, New York, United States
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Queen Sonja of Norway
(wife of King Harald V)
Birthdate: July 4, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Oslo
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Shirley Eaton(Actress and Author Known for Her Role as ‘Jill Masterson’ in the Film ‘Goldfinger’)
Birthdate: January 12, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Edgware, Middlesex, England
Shirley Eaton is an English model and actress best known for her portrayal of Bond Girl Jill Masterson in the popular 1964 spy film Goldfinger. At the peak of her career, Eaton retired from acting in order to devote herself to her family. In 1999, she made a comeback as an author and published an autobiography titled Golden Girl.
Birthdate: August 15, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bountiful, United States
Height: 5'5" (165 cm)
Birthdate: November 11, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
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Cheng Yen
(Buddhist nun, Philanthropist)
Birthdate: May 14, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Taichung City, Taiwan
Birthdate: July 5, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, United States
Birthdate: March 20, 1937
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Honolulu Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
Birthdate: June 10, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
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Hélène Cixous(French Feminist Writer and Philosopher Best Known for Her Article ‘The Laugh of the Medusa’)
Birthdate: June 5, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Oran, Algeria
Hélène Cixous is a professor, poet, playwright, rhetorician, literary critic, philosopher, and French feminist writer. She is best known for writing an article titled The Laugh of the Medusa, which earned her popularity and established her as a thinker in post-structural feminism.
Birthdate: May 16, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Vienna, Austria
Birthdate: August 20, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nerchau, Germany
Ellen Kessler is one-half of the popular Kessler Twins. Ellen and her twin sister Alice Kessler are among the well-known twin entertainers in Europe. After achieving popularity as dancers and actors, the Kessler Twins appeared on the cover of one of the editions of Playboy, at the age of 40. That edition became the fastest-selling Playboy in Italy.
Birthdate: May 12, 1937
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Kensington, London, England, UK
Height: 5'6" (168 cm)
Birthdate: January 9, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Colombo, Ceylon
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Kieu Chinh
(American-Vietnamese actress)
Birthdate: July 3, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Hanoi
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
Birthdate: February 11, 1937
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Pointe-Ã -Pitre, Guadeloupe
Birthdate: August 20, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Nerchau, Germany
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Carla Fracci
(Ballet dancer)
Birthdate: August 20, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Milan, Italy
Height: 5'4" (163 cm)
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Grace Bumbry
(American Opera Singer and One of the Leading Mezzo-Sopranos of Her Generation)
Birthdate: January 4, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Grace Bumbry is an American opera singer who was part of a pioneering generation of African-American classical and opera singers. Bumbry's rich and dynamic voice helped establish her as one of the most important and popular mezzo-sopranos of her generation. Grace Bumbry is also known for her dramatic intensity and fiery temperament on stage.
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Bette Ford
(Former Professional Bullfighter and Actress)
Birthdate: June 24, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: McKeesport, Pennsylvania, United States
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Suman Kalyanpur
(Actor, Singer, Composer)
Birthdate: January 28, 1937
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Dhaka
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Kitty Dukakis
(First Lady of Massachusetts from 1983 to 1991)
Birthdate: December 26, 1936
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
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Princess Birgitta of Sweden
(Princess)
Birthdate: January 19, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Haga Palace, Solna, Sweden
Birthdate: October 20, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
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Mouna Noureddine
(Actress)
Birthdate: January 23, 1937
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Tunis, Tunisia
Birthdate: October 25, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Nippori, Arakawa, Tokyo, Japan
Height: 5'1" (155 cm)
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Maryanne Trump Barry(Senior Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit from 2011 to 2019)
Birthdate: April 5, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York City, United States
Attorney Maryanne Trump Barry, eldest sister of American president Donald Trump, is a former U.S. federal judge. She was an assistant U.S. attorney earlier and has been a judge of the U.S. District of New Jersey. Bill Clinton appointed her to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.
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Brenda Jones
(Australian Middle-Distance Runner)
Birthdate: November 17, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Leongatha, Victoria, Australia
Australian middle-distance runner Brenda Jones displayed her interest in athletics and softball since school. A national champion, she lost to Lyudmila Shevtsova at the 1960 Olympics. Post-retirement, she coached Waverley WAAC and also demonstrated her expertise in lawn bowling. She was married to her coach Don Carr.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
(Politician)
Birthdate: June 13, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Washington, District of Columbia, USA
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Rona Barrett
(American Gossip Columnist and Host of the TV Show 'Good Morning America')
Birthdate: October 8, 1936
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
Rona Barrett is an American businesswoman and gossip columnist. She is credited with founding the Rona Barrett Lavender Company which produces lavender baths, aromatherapy, food, and beauty products. Rona Barrett is also noted for her philanthropic efforts; she founded a non-profit organization called The Rona Barrett Foundation which aims at supporting senior citizens in need.
Birthdate: April 14, 1937
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New York, New York, United States
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Prakashi Tomar
(Indian Sharpshooter)
Birthdate: January 1, 1937
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India
Birthdate: August 24, 1936
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
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Gail Kathleen Godwin
(Novelist)
Birthdate: June 18, 1937
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama, United States
Birthdate: June 24, 1937
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Tikrit, Iraq
Married to former Iraqi president Saddam Hussein, Sajida Talfah was also his first cousin. Theirs was an arranged marriage fixed before the two were even 10. Fond of her luxurious lifestyle, Sajida also often mistreated her servants. She disappeared during the Gulf War, like many other fugitives.
Birthdate: August 30, 1936
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Hampi, Karnataka, India
Birthdate: November 11, 1936
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Calcutta, Bengal Presidency, British India
Height: 5'2" (157 cm)
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Maria Zakharevich
(Actress)
Birthdate: November 28, 1936
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Minsk Region, Belarus
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Carol Gilligan
(Psychologist, Philosopher, Non-fiction writer, Sociologist, Feminist)
Birthdate: November 28, 1936
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: New York City
Carol Gilligan is an American psychologist, ethicist, and feminist. She is renowned for her work on ethical relationships and ethical community. She also serves as a professor of Applied Psychology and Humanities at New York University. Considered the chief architect of the ethics of care, Gilligan was named in the 25 most influential people list by Time magazine in 1996.
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Joy Cowley
(Children's fiction, including the popular series of books Mrs. Wishy-Washy)
Birthdate: August 7, 1936
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Levin, New Zealand Levin, New Zealand
Joy Cowley is a New Zealand writer best known for writing children's books, including the famous book series Mrs. Wishy-Washy. She started her career by writing novels for adults and achieved international prominence when her 1967 book Nest in a Falling Tree was adapted into a 1971 film titled The Night Digger. Joy Cowley is a recipient of many awards.