Who is your favorite actress?
Actresses have always been a huge part of Hollywood. Back in the ’60s and ’70s, everyone was sitting in front of the TV, waiting for their favorite stars to make their appearance. We were all curious to see their makeup, the way they were dressed, what hairstyles they had, and what character they were about to start playing.
The majority of women wanted to look like them. They were simple yet glamorous, and they were also very talented. We were curious to see what they looked like before they became the stars of Hollywood. We did some research and we found amazing pictures of them when they were younger.
They were just as stunning as they were in the cinema or on television! Keep reading to discover all of them! Here are 10 rare photos of the most beautiful actresses when they were young.
1. Sophia Loren
Sofia Costanza Brigida Villani Scicolone, known as Sophia Lauren to the whole world, is a gorgeous Italian actress, very popular for her roles in “Two Women” and in “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”. In 1951, she started a successful career in movies, and people quickly thought she was one of the most beautiful females in the world.
Many of her fans say that she has something special about her physical features, such as her Mediterranean look and her Italian glamour. Well, she is still really pretty, which makes everyone crazy about her. Her beautiful features weren’t the only ones that made her very appreciated. Her talent made her win the Best Actress Academy Award for the film “Two Women” in 1961, and in 1991, Loren received the Academy Honorary Award.
Even though she is now mature, the star is still booked by impressive brands, such as Dolce & Gabbana, who collaborated with the Hollywood celeb for a TV spot for one of their perfumes, Dolce Rose.
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Where is Kim Novak ???
You truly forgot Dorothy Dandridge and The Magnificent talented Josephine Baker
Before my day…
And above your IQ level.
Left off Natalie Wood who I consider #1
As woud I GMC!
Number 1 is grace kelly
Yes, agreed
I did not see mention of two whom I thought should have been mentioned. They are Loretta Young and Raquel Welch. Why not?
Yes! Raquel Welch!
Absolutely!
Raquel Welch lived in the Bay Park area my old neighborhood and went to the same grammer school as I did but it was a few years after my family had moved to Grants Pass Oregon I did not know her as she was much younger then me but she was a Beauty no question about it she went to the same high school as I would have gone to if we had not moved to Grants Pass Oregon That was La Jolla High School . Bill Krumholz .
Raquel Welch had a face like a horse… not that anyone would notice. 🤣
She was always one of my favorite stars She was great in every role she played .
Meryl Streep was probably a nod to the liberal crowd. Definitely outclassed by the others!
so now it’s political now !huh?
Meryl Streep: Good actress. Horrible politics. And unfortunately not a stunning beauty either.
AGREED WITH YOU 100%
Meryl Streep is a Skag. She shouldn’t be in the top million as she is not pretty at all. . Rachel Welch should be in her place.
She never should have been in there, no matter what.
One beautiful Lady.
Surprised not to see Katharine Hepburn!
WHAT FOND MEMORIES…this article just DID!!!! Thanks
There’s Bette Davis than there’s every other female actress.
ANGIE DICKINSON WAS MY FAVORITE FOR MANY YEARS. WITH DENISE RICHARDS COMING IN A CLOSE 2ND.
Angie was considered one of the most beautiful women in the world. She was a beauty when she was young. My favorite also.
Angie Dickinson was my #1, with Denise Richards as my #2.
How About Doris Day ????
Yes Doris Day luv her
Yes, agreed yes, my all time favorite!!!
She was always so beautiful and such a wonderful actress!!!!
Brigitte Bardot????
Absolutely!! I agree!!!
The young Bette Davis; those eyes!
Meryl Streep???? Really???
at least the title was
” 10 Rare Photos of the Most Beautiful Actresses When They Were Young”
and not
‘ The 10 Most Beautiful Actresses Ever’ …….
and so glad that Rene Zellweger and Sara Jessica Parker were left off the list, inclusion of those two would have made this list laughable
Norma Jeane (you left off the “e”) was, indeed, very intelligent. She studied Method Acting, and surprised a lot of people with her intelligence. They all thought the character she was cast the most as (the dumb blonde) was how she really was! She was also reported to have a good memory, important when you have to memorize a 100 page script. I was like Elton John – the kid in the 42nd row.
Norma Jean will always be my favorite!
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Give me Susan Hayward ANY day. Thats beauty.
I totally agree with you on Susan Hayward. She had that rare, true beauty and could play any part they threw at her. Actresses like her are not to be these days. That mold was long ago broken. Sad…The new wave females that call themselves actresses just have no clue….Ms Hayward had it all!
Now off to rewatch “I’ll Cry Tomorrow” for the umpteenth time! Thanks for the post….now I know what old movies I’ll be watching in the next few days!
Dianna Rigg was my favorite! Emma Peel from the Avengers TV show in the sixties!
*”Emma Peel” was absolutely sexy. I thought so even before I knew what sexy was! As a youngster I never missed her in “The Avengers” on TV. HOT!!! 🔥
She has always been beautiful and classy even into her 70’s. On top of that she has a sense of humor and not afraid to let her guard down.
Where are Brigitte Bardot and Claudia Cardinalle? There are three iconic European actresses: Sophia Loren, Brigitte Bardot and Claudia Cardinalle.
Bardot and Cardinalle didn’t play in american movies, so they don’t count as world actresses? For Americans the world starts and ends on America, nothing else counts. We have no idea how much we are losing because of this small town attitude.
I agree!! Bardot is a legend and an icon!!Unique and a prototype for the Blondes that came after her in the 60’s and 70’s and beyond!!
I totally agree, erin, especially Claudia C. Just recall the scene from “Once upon a time in the West” where she unpacks the train and Charles Bronson appears!
poorly done you can’t even start without Moureen O’Hara
Makes me think of Rita Hayworth and Lana Turner.
Diahann Carroll, Dorothy Dandridge, Hailey Berry, Angela Bassett, Raquel Welch, etc. I am sure that Ms. Dandridge would fit in the age range as most of the women listed. Of course, most of the other ladies would fit in with Ms. Streep.
Dorothy Dandridge, definitely! She was my first “favorite actress”, with my scrapbook of her to prove it. It was a terrible loss for Hollywood, the American people, and my impressionable childhood self to lose her at such a young age.
Interesting list. Should be enlarged. So many more. Beautiful ladies.
There will never be another Marilyn Monroe, period.
That’s right! She was the best!
How racist!!! There are plenty of beautiful women of Color
It’s not “racist” for people to have their favorites!
You left out my wife, I see.
Stop looking at color!
Halle Berry was mentioned. Whom else would you choose for black ladies? Nobody comes to mind. Meryl Streep choice surprised me. She was a wonderful actress and a sexy lady, but not a beauty. Hepburn was lovely, but not a stunner like Bardo, Cardinale, Lollobrigida. My personal favorite was and remains Rosemarie Magdalena Albach, known professionally as Romy Schneider, Germany. A few actresses from my younger days in Moscow, USSR, come to mind, but nobody would know them in civilized world.
What about Lauren BaCall, Lena Horne, and Dorothy Dandridge?
Halle Berry, not on the list.
More beautiful now, than ever…
Vanessa Williams … duh
Diahann Carroll, come on folks….
Selma Hayek…
Streep may be a phenomenal actor, but I simply can’t get over that NOSE!
These ladies are all beauties, but my favorite is Ingrid Bergman. Not a fabulous “looker” but a quiet beauty. Wonderful actress! Anastasia my favorite movie. I always cry!
Ingrid was a classy thinking man’s beauty.
And Katerina Hepburn … classic
I can remember all these beautiful women, but I am not that old.
Elizabeth Taylor for sure.
Ingrid Bergman…Grace Kelly and Isabella Rossellini!!!
What about the original blonde bombshell Mae West?
Or Greta Garbo …
Where is Rita Hayworth or Ava Gardner
Elizabeth Taylor is the perfect beauty, bar none! Who is. Monica B.? Meryl Steep is a great actress, but certainly not beautiful….her nose doesn’t line up with her mouth and her hands and her hands look like she is a farm worker. Many actresses are more beautiful than Olivia Newton John….she is cute, not beautiful. Who decided these top ten most beautiful?
Olivia NewtonJohn? Meryl Streep?
Seriously??? Check out all the other beauties all of us came up with!
Why not include Grace Kelly or Lauren Bacall or my favorite, Ingrid Bergman?
Natalie Wood
I guess my version of beautiful is not in sync here. Some were pretty, some were cute but only maybe three of these I see as beautiful. Where is Grace Kelley for one?
Where is Grace Kelly? My view is not in sync here obviously. Some of these were “pretty” some “cute” but only three “beauties” in my book on this list.
Hedy Lammar, Loretta Young .. 👍
Heady Lamar was beautiful and highly intelligent. She was a inventor.
Now those are beauties, and their looks and personas stand the test of time. Hedy and Loretta were in a class by themselves.
Where is Loretta Young???? She was very pretty and smart.
She is and was a very beautiful lady with an extremely great way of speaking her parts in various films etc.
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This is great!
She is beautiful. I always liked her and watched her movies.
I always loved Audrey Hepburn. She was stunning and a classic. I liked her role in the movie who father is a butler and she lives on top of the garage. Falls in love. I can’t think the name of that movie. I seem it many time.
Sabrina
How could you not like Elizabeth Taylor with those beautiful eyes. She was gorgeous with all her jewelry.
Always was fascinated about Marilyn Monroe. She was beautiful.
What ever happened to Maureen O’Hara?
Now she was a beauty and a great actress.
What about NATALIE WOOD??? She was a real beauty.
I think you had a great list. I would only add Delores Del Rio – another stunner from a bygone era.
I have a hunch there’s nary a dud in the Bond [good or bad] Girl bunch. That includes Sophie Marceau, doncha know, every Mon with ayes wide open, would List as a momma ‘scent’ from heaven.
Liz Taylor is my favorite. She had personality plus beauty.
I Always thought the eldest girl on “Last Man Standing” (the original girl) looked like a young Elizabeth Taylor.
My wife is top nothing better.
Hedy Lamar hands down!!
This is a completely ridiculous article if it doesn’t include Donna Reed
I agree
Gene Tierney and Gina Lollobrigida.
Beautiful Lady aaand talented actress indeed.
In today’s world, all these women would be AVERAGE!
No way!
That may be true but all of these ladies didn’t have fifty pounds of plastic to enhance their beauty.
Classic, there will never be stars like that again. Now days your a star for a minute then fizzle out fast.
All these women were indeed the most beautiful to someone. However, have you considered lasting beauty? Marilyn Monroe’s beauty was preserved by her passing. Of those living, I was amazed to see Jane Seymour still looking good and perhaps Ann Blythe in her later years.
Where’s Donna Reed and Raquel Welch?
Yes Vivien Leigh & Audrey Hepburn were our most lovable & admired Actresses for their talent & Beauty! Thanks so to post this nice article. But what is about Kim Novak, Natalie Wood, Brigitte Bardot, We did not think Strep is in the list of the most beauty Females in Hollywood or Film industry!
Jane Fonda, Julia Roberts, Mary Tyler Moore, Jennifer Anniston..
Pretty, but not beautiful. …..and what does it matter anyway? Sometimes beauty can work against one. Beautiful women are often targets of envy and lust and if not protected can suffer greatly.
they all were beautiful women and deserve everything that was gave to them as we all enjoy the flash back….. thank you for sharing
Beauty alone does not warrant “everything that was gave to them”.
Sophia Loren, absolutely!
How can you leave out Raquel? And Kim Novak, Julie Christie, Jean Harlow, Kim Basinger, Katherine Ross, Ann-Margaret, Grace Kelly, and Rita Hayworth?
You left out “Goldie Hawn”!
On the subject of these pictured ladies being beautiful..all these ladies were/are/ always will be beautiful
toss up between Sophia or Marilyn can’t decide.
Patricia Neal, Deborah Kerr, Sandra Bullock, Kate Beckinsale, Morgan Fairchild
Are you from NJ?
Olivia Dehavilland, Maureen O’Hara, Ann Margret, Brigitte Bardot, Debbie Reynolds
Where’s Grace Kelly?
Surprised Katherine Hepburn isn’t on this list!
I have a few favorites actresses Raquel Welch,Doris Day,BrigitteBardot,MarylinMonro
Hedy Lammar. She was beautiful ❤️❤️
You forgot Diane Cannon, Ann Margaret, Angie
Dickson and Barbara Eden.
Where is Jean Tierney or Ingrid Bergman? Both were absolutely stunning and
terrific actresses. Vanessa Williams and Angela Bassett belong in the group as well!!
I knew Audrey would be here. How many male psyches she confounded in Breakfast at Tiffany’s !)
There should be an honorable mention for Ann Margaret.
Natalie Wood
Olivia and Norma Jean are not only beautiful on the outside. Both ladies have that special something that shines from their hearts. That is what attracted me to them.
Yes. I agreed She is beautiful as young woman too. but you miss Linda Darnell she was listed one
of 10 Beautiful woman’s in that time.
No-one mentioned Donna Douglas. Why? AKA Ellie Mae Clampett, I think.
Elizabeth Taylor!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐😀
Elizabeth Taylor was breath taking as a young girl. She was absolutely beautiful. No comparison
You left out ava Gardner who was simply stunning.
Gina Lolabriggida, Ava Gardener,
Ann Margaret
Why don’t you just say “the 10 most beautiful WHITE WOMEN actresses when they were young”?? Oh….yes….of course non-white actresses don’t/didn’t meet your (racist?!?!) “standards” for the definition of “beautiful”. PULLEEASSEE!!!
You’re right about that.
Left out Dorothy Dandridge and Lena Horne they were stunning beautiful.
wow is it always about racism geez have fun with the list and get over it everyones list is different
How about Diahann Carrol, Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne?! Not one black actress, seriously!
I know. Dorothy Dandridge was gorgeous. She definitely should have been there.
Margaret O’Brien was a child star and beauty in the 40’s and was my crush.
I think you really missed the mark on this one! You said “beautiful”…
Where is Natalie Wood? Veronica Lake?
Several more I think would beat out two of your choices and more!
I hate these “polls” as they never quite work that well.
Where is Brigitte Bardot?She is far more beautiful h some of these ladies and they are all lovely!1tan
I also agree that Natalie Wood should be on this list. And if you actually took a Rank Choice poll of the Top 30 most beautiful actresses, somebody like Audrey Hepburn wouldn’t be in the top five, but she might be somewhere around 23rd or so.
Monica Bellucci is my pick for No. 1 from those presented. Raquel Welch, Natalie Wood, Loretta Young, Angie Dickinson and a host of others should be in an expanded “Most Beautiful Actresses When They Were Young”.
I enjoyed the pictures…
she was very nice
let’s not forget nicole kidman.
Meryl Streep? No way. Maureen O’Hara, Absolutely! Mia Farrow when she had her pixie haircut!
Kim Basinger and Angelina Jolie are so beautiful!
My favorite would have to be Audrey Hepburn. Her face was just perfect and I loved her accent. The choice was hard because I really like more of them. But this is my choice!
I am glad you included the most beautiful (and smart) woman of all, Hedy Lamar. However, you left out a favorite of mine, Gene Tierney. She was surely more beautiful than many actresses on your list.
Margaret Obrien was beautiful to me when I was 12.
Dont know WHO made that list but they sure did miss quite a few But they sure dont have any of those kind with that class any more Hollywood does not even produce and great movies these days
Exactly. The Hollywood actress of yesteryear didn’t have to stipe off their clothing to be sexy. Their allure was the mystery they exuded while fully clothed.
I’ll trade you one Meryl Streep and an Audrey Hepburn for Grace Kelly and Natalie Wood.
I don’t know about you but Kim Novak makes my heart race!
I was very young when my mother passed away. I don’t remember her that well. I asked my father what actress she resembled, he said “Your mother looked like Natalie Wood”, She is my favorite actress for that reason.
I almost forgot a couple of more Ursula Andress(Bond girl) and who can forget Jackie Bissett and Jackie Kennedy. C-mon man, these are worth the list for sure and while i am thinking about it Alexis Smith but i could be dating myself as she was in the 40’s and 50’s
I would add LAUREN BACALL.
The most beautiful, the classiest was Grace Kelly! She became a real Princess and alas passed away tragically in a car accident.
Also equally beautiful was Elizabeth Taylor!
Elizabeth Taylor couldn’t hold a candle to my beloved mother. Mom was a model who was asked to make a screen test in NYC in the 40’s. She had the prettiest and most rare of all colors, green eyes and dark auburn hair. She won the Miss NJ contest and was stunningly beautiful. She had the most beautiful, perfect teeth that made her smile magnetic to men. My grandmother said no. I am happy that she did, or I might not be here to sing her praises.
Sharon Tate was a wholesome beauty. It is so tragic that she was brutally murdered before her career had a chance to reach its peak. She was magnificent in the movie, “The Valley of The Dolls.”
Marylin Monroe once famously said, “It takes a smart brunette to make a living playing a dumb blonde.” She was the best. She has it all. She was beautiful, smart, played the role of a sex symbol better than anyone else and she had a good sense of humor. Loved her!!
The WW2 Bombshell “Betty Grable” and “Jane Mansfield” have to be included in this incredable list of beauties. Their posed pictures had been “eye catchers.”
Meryl Streep is a great actress and she is attractive but she is not beautiful. Where is Linda Darnell?
This was hogwash! Where’s Rita Hayworth, Dorothy Dandridge, Lena Horne, Ginger Rogers, Lana Turner, Lauren Bacall? You had zero diversity
The list needs to be bigger and decide which era. While Meryl Streep is very talented, she does not compare beautywise to Elizabeth Taylor, Sophia Loren or Raquel Welsh. There are gorgeous women now, Michelle Peiffer, Hallie Berry, Vanessa Williams, etc. I think the list needs to be redone.
I am amazed that your list did not contain one actress of color. Not even Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, just to name two. Shame.
Selena Gomez was so gorgeous 5-10 years ago, but I can’t get out of my mind her silly performance on internet recently. “The children…” “Silly girl.
In my opinion Julia Roberts is far from a classic beauty image at any age.
Alexandra Anna Daddario (born March 16, 1986). “Baywatch”. Nough said.
Angelina Jolie Voight in “Original Sin”. 2001. Oh my God!
Lena Horne should be among those listed!
Lana Turner was who my dad always talked about being so beautiful, and she was! I know Charlize Theron is a little young for this list but she’s who I’ve always envied and thought as the most beautiful. Except for when she did the movie Monster
“A VERY Classy Lady”, CAPUCINE. who was a very PRIVATE person, never discussed her Family. Born in Southern France, earned a BA in Foreign Languages, then went to Paris, and became a Top High Fashion Model. Cat-Walking for The House of Christian Dior. Best Friends with Audrey Hepburn, another French-speaking Top Dior Model at the time.
Yvonne De Carlo was a stunner. Truly beautiful in her young years. Search for her photos and you’ll see what I mean. *Especially beautiful in “The Ten Commandments.”
What about Ursula Andres
And Barbara Stanwick..
Jacklyn Smith, Tuesday Weld, Jane Russell and Susan Dey, And a really sweetheart Donna Douglas, there are way to many to chose the best. We all have different opinions.
Opinions come and go, but Sophia is the closest one to perfection among the many beautiful women of that era, full woman, not “girly” like with false innocence, no me myself and I prefer a real Woman
i think Suzanne pleschette should be listed and Sally field
lucy was Beautyful in her 20s
Olivia Newton-John? Considering the era of many of these choices, where is Jean Simmons?