Top 30 Most Beautiful 90s Actresses (Then and Now)

The most beautiful 90s actresses are the thirty women profiled below, from Michelle Pfeiffer and Julia Roberts to Isabelle Adjani and Susan Sarandon. Fourteen of them have won Academy Awards — nineteen wins between them — and they headlined the decade's biggest romantic comedies, thrillers and dramas, and in several cases are giving some of the best performances of their careers right now, in 2026.

This updated guide keeps the original list and the original order, and keeps the two photographs published with each profile — one from her era-defining years, one recent — so the then-and-now comparison the article was built on stays intact. Everything else has been researched and written afresh: signature roles, major honours, and what each actress is doing today.

Quick Answer — the 90s Actresses at a Glance

• The list profiles 30 actresses in the original order, opening with Michelle Pfeiffer and closing with Susan Sarandon.
• Fourteen of the thirty have won Academy Awards, including two-time winners Jodie Foster, Sally Field and Jessica Lange.
• Isabelle Adjani holds a different record: five César Awards for Best Actress, more than any other performer.
• The most decorated career belongs to Meryl Streep, whose 21 Oscar nominations are an all-time record.
• Several are headlining in 2025–26: Nicole Kidman, Winona Ryder, Michelle Pfeiffer and Demi Moore among them, while Sally Field won an Emmy in September 2026.
• Two have effectively left acting: Phoebe Cates, who runs a New York boutique, and Kim Basinger, who has stepped back from the screen.

The 30 Actresses in Summary

Actress	Born	Signature roles of the era	Major honours	Where she is now
Michelle Pfeiffer	29 April 1958	Scarface (1983), Dangerous Liaisons (1988), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), Batman Returns (1992), Dangerous Minds (1995)	Golden Globe and BAFTA wins; three Oscar nominations	Leads The Madison and Margo's Got Money Troubles (2026)
Julia Roberts	28 October 1967	Mystic Pizza (1988), Steel Magnolias (1989), Pretty Woman (1990), My Best Friend's Wedding (1997), Notting Hill (1999)	Academy Award winner (Erin Brockovich); three Golden Globes	Starred in After the Hunt (2025); Honorary César in 2025
Demi Moore	11 November 1962	St. Elmo's Fire (1985), Ghost (1990), A Few Good Men (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993), Disclosure (1994), G.I. Jane (1997)	Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee for The Substance	Career comeback with The Substance (2024) and Landman
Winona Ryder	29 October 1971	Beetlejuice (1988), Heathers (1989), Edward Scissorhands (1990), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Little Women (1994)	Golden Globe winner (The Age of Innocence); two Oscar nominations	Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024); final season of Stranger Things (2025)
Meg Ryan	19 November 1961	When Harry Met Sally... (1989), Sleepless in Seattle (1993), When a Man Loves a Woman (1994), French Kiss (1995), You've Got Mail (1998)	Three Golden Globe nominations	Directed and starred in What Happens Later (2023)
Sharon Stone	10 March 1958	Total Recall (1990), Basic Instinct (1992), Casino (1995), The Quick and the Dead (1995), The Muse (1999)	Golden Globe winner and Oscar nominee (Casino); Emmy winner	Villain in Nobody 2 (2025); joined Euphoria season 3 (2026)
Kim Basinger	8 December 1953	Never Say Never Again (1983), The Natural (1984), 9½ Weeks (1986), Batman (1989), L.A. Confidential (1997)	Academy Award winner (L.A. Confidential)	Largely retired from the screen; selective about roles
Brooke Shields	31 May 1965	Pretty Baby (1978), The Blue Lagoon (1980), Endless Love (1981), Suddenly Susan (TV, 1996–2000)	Two Golden Globe nominations (Suddenly Susan)	President of Actors' Equity; memoir published in 2025
Jennifer Connelly	12 December 1970	Once Upon a Time in America (1984), Phenomena (1985), Labyrinth (1986), The Rocketeer (1991), Requiem for a Dream (2000)	Academy Award winner (A Beautiful Mind)	Leads the Apple TV series Dark Matter (2024– )
Sandra Bullock	26 July 1964	Demolition Man (1993), Speed (1994), While You Were Sleeping (1995), A Time to Kill (1996), Practical Magic (1998)	Academy Award winner (The Blind Side)	Returning alongside Nicole Kidman in Practical Magic 2
Nicole Kidman	20 June 1967	Dead Calm (1989), Days of Thunder (1990), To Die For (1995), Practical Magic (1998), Eyes Wide Shut (1999)	Academy Award winner (The Hours); two Emmy Awards	Babygirl (2024); AFI Life Achievement Award in 2024
Salma Hayek	2 September 1966	Desperado (1995), From Dusk Till Dawn (1996), Fools Rush In (1997), Dogma (1999), Wild Wild West (1999)	Oscar nominee (Frida); Daytime Emmy winner	Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023); Time 100 in 2023
Catherine Zeta-Jones	25 September 1969	The Darling Buds of May (TV, 1991–1993), The Phantom (1996), The Mask of Zorro (1998), Entrapment (1999), The Haunting (1999)	Academy Award winner (Chicago); Tony Award winner	Morticia Addams in Wednesday, main cast in series 2 (2025)
Jodie Foster	19 November 1962	The Accused (1988), The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Maverick (1994), Nell (1994), Contact (1997)	Two Academy Awards (The Accused; The Silence of the Lambs)	True Detective: Night Country (2024); A Private Life (2025)
Goldie Hawn	21 November 1945	Private Benjamin (1980), Overboard (1987), Death Becomes Her (1992), The First Wives Club (1996)	Academy Award winner (Cactus Flower)	No film role since 2020; runs the Hawn Foundation
Meryl Streep	22 June 1949	Sophie's Choice (1982), Out of Africa (1985), Postcards from the Edge (1990), Death Becomes Her (1992), The Bridges of Madison County (1995)	Three Academy Awards from a record 21 nominations	The Devil Wears Prada 2 (2026); Honorary Palme d'Or in 2024
Sigourney Weaver	8 October 1949	Aliens (1986), Gorillas in the Mist (1988), Working Girl (1988), The Ice Storm (1997), Galaxy Quest (1999)	BAFTA winner (The Ice Storm); three Oscar nominations	Golden Lion for lifetime achievement (2024); Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025)
Sally Field	6 November 1946	Places in the Heart (1984), Murphy's Romance (1985), Steel Magnolias (1989), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), Forrest Gump (1994)	Two Academy Awards; four Emmy Awards	Emmy winner in 2026 for Remarkably Bright Creatures
Jessica Lange	20 April 1949	Tootsie (1982), Frances (1982), Cape Fear (1991), Blue Sky (1994), Rob Roy (1995)	Two Academy Awards; Triple Crown of Acting	The Great Lillian Hall (2024); Mother Play on Broadway (2024)
Diane Lane	22 January 1965	The Outsiders (1983), Streets of Fire (1984), Lonesome Dove (TV, 1989), Chaplin (1992), A Walk on the Moon (1999)	Oscar nominee (Unfaithful); multiple Globe and Emmy nominations	Anniversary (2025); Newport Beach ICON Award in 2025
Jamie Lee Curtis	22 November 1958	Halloween (1978), Trading Places (1983), A Fish Called Wanda (1988), True Lies (1994), Halloween H20 (1998)	Academy Award winner (Everything Everywhere All at Once); Emmy winner	Freakier Friday (2025); Disney Legend in 2024
Linda Hamilton	26 September 1956	The Terminator (1984), Beauty and the Beast (TV, 1987–1989), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991), Dante's Peak (1997)	Two Saturn Awards; Golden Globe and Emmy nominations	Stranger Things season 5 (2025); Osiris (2025)
Molly Ringwald	18 February 1968	Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), Pretty in Pink (1986), The Pick-up Artist (1987), The Stand (TV, 1994)	Golden Globe nomination; Young Artist Award	Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024); translator and writer
Phoebe Cates	16 July 1963	Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Gremlins (1984), Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990), Drop Dead Fred (1991), Princess Caraboo (1994)	No major award wins or nominations documented	Runs her New York boutique Blue Tree; retired from acting
Lea Thompson	31 May 1961	Red Dawn (1984), Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990), Some Kind of Wonderful (1987), Howard the Duck (1986), Caroline in the City (TV, 1995–1999)	People's Choice Award winner (Caroline in the City)	The Chicken Sisters (2024– ); directing Anna Pigeon (2026)
Helen Hunt	15 June 1963	Peggy Sue Got Married (1986), Twister (1996), As Good as It Gets (1997), Mad About You (TV, 1992–1999)	Academy Award winner (As Good as It Gets); four Emmy Awards	Guest role in Hacks (2024–2025); In Cold Light (2025)
Isabelle Adjani	27 June 1955	Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983), Camille Claudel (1988), Queen Margot (1994), Diabolique (1996)	Record five César Awards; two Oscar nominations	Under a Dark Sun (2025); The Perfect Couple (2024)
Nastassja Kinski	24 January 1961	Tess (1979), Cat People (1982), Paris, Texas (1984), Maria's Lovers (1984), Terminal Velocity (1994)	Golden Globe winner (New Star of the Year, Tess)	Voice role in Castlevania: Nocturne (2023–2025)
Daryl Hannah	3 December 1960	Blade Runner (1982), Splash (1984), Roxanne (1987), Wall Street (1987), Steel Magnolias (1989)	Two Saturn Awards (Splash; Kill Bill: Vol. 2)	Directed the documentary Coastal (2025)
Susan Sarandon	4 October 1946	Bull Durham (1988), Thelma & Louise (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), The Client (1994), Dead Man Walking (1995)	Academy Award winner (Dead Man Walking); BAFTA winner	Nonnas (2025); International Goya Award in 2026

What Made These Actresses Define the Era

The actresses of the 1980s and 1990s worked in the last era when film stars, rather than franchises, were the main reason audiences bought tickets. Their careers divide into a few overlapping stories:

• The romantic-comedy queens. Julia Roberts and Meg Ryan turned the genre into the decade's most reliable box office, with Pretty Woman, Sleepless in Seattle and Notting Hill.
• The new action heroines. Sigourney Weaver and Linda Hamilton changed what a female action lead could be, in Aliens and Terminator 2.
• The prestige performers. Meryl Streep, Jodie Foster, Jessica Lange and Sally Field collected Oscars across both decades and set the standard for dramatic acting.
• The international stars. Isabelle Adjani in France, Nastassja Kinski in Germany and Salma Hayek, who broke from Mexican television into Hollywood, gave the list a reach beyond the United States.
• The television crossovers. Helen Hunt, Brooke Shields and Lea Thompson were as familiar from hit series as from films, something few film stars attempted at the time.

The Actresses, Then and Now

1. Michelle Pfeiffer

American · Born 29 April 1958 · Catwoman in Batman Returns · Age 68 in November 2026

Michelle Pfeiffer broke through as Elvira Hancock in Scarface (1983) and spent the next decade moving between period drama, thrillers and blockbusters without ever being typecast. Her turn as Catwoman in Batman Returns (1992) became one of the decade's defining screen images, while The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) and Dangerous Liaisons (1988) showed the dramatic range behind the glamour.

After a quieter period in the 2010s, Pfeiffer returned to franchise films as Janet van Dyne in Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania (2023) and the Christmas comedy Oh. What. Fun. (2025). In 2026 she moved into leading television roles, headlining Taylor Sheridan's The Madison and the Apple TV comedy Margo's Got Money Troubles, both of which she also executive-produces, and she has publicly dismissed rumours that she plans to retire.

Key facts:

• Born Michelle Marie Pfeiffer on 29 April 1958 in Santa Ana, California
• Won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama for The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
• Won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
• Received three Academy Award nominations: Dangerous Liaisons, The Fabulous Baker Boys and Love Field (1992)
• Won the Berlin Film Festival's Silver Bear for Best Actress for Love Field
• Earned two Primetime Emmy nominations in 2026 for Margo's Got Money Troubles

2. Julia Roberts

American · Born 28 October 1967 · The face of Pretty Woman · Age 59 in November 2026

Pretty Woman (1990) turned Julia Roberts into the biggest female star of the 1990s, and she held that position for the rest of the decade. Romantic comedies such as My Best Friend's Wedding (1997) and Notting Hill (1999) played to her warmth and comic timing, while Steel Magnolias (1989) had already proved she could hold her own in an ensemble of heavyweights.

Roberts won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich (2000) and has kept a selective schedule since. She produced and starred in the Netflix thriller Leave the World Behind (2023), received an Honorary César in Paris in February 2025, and played a Yale professor in Luca Guadagnino's After the Hunt (2025), a performance that brought her another Golden Globe nomination.

Key facts:

• Born Julia Fiona Roberts on 28 October 1967 in Atlanta, Georgia
• Won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich (2000), one of four Oscar nominations
• Won three Golden Globe Awards, for Steel Magnolias, Pretty Woman and Erin Brockovich
• Won the BAFTA for Best Actress for Erin Brockovich
• Received the Honorary César at the 50th César Awards in February 2025
• Pretty Woman (1990) made her the defining romantic-comedy star of the decade

3. Demi Moore

American · Born 11 November 1962 · The star of Ghost and G.I. Jane · Age 63 in November 2026

Demi Moore came out of the Brat Pack era to become one of the highest-profile stars of the 1990s. Ghost (1990) was the biggest film of its year, and she followed it with a run of hits — A Few Good Men (1992), Indecent Proposal (1993) and Disclosure (1994) — before shaving her head to play a Navy SEAL trainee in G.I. Jane (1997).

Her comeback in The Substance (2024), playing a fading celebrity who turns to a black-market serum, became the story of the 2025 awards season: she won the Golden Globe, Critics' Choice and Screen Actors Guild awards and received her first Academy Award nomination. She also appears in Taylor Sheridan's series Landman (2024– ) and was named to the Time 100 list in 2025.

Key facts:

• Born Demi Gene Guynes on 11 November 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico
• Ghost (1990) was the highest-grossing film of its year worldwide
• Won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Musical or Comedy for The Substance (2024)
• Received her first Academy Award nomination, for Best Actress, for The Substance
• Also won the Critics' Choice and SAG awards for The Substance in 2025
• Named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2025

4. Winona Ryder

American · Born 29 October 1971 · Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice · Age 55 in November 2026

Winona Ryder was the alternative face of the era: gothic, bookish and sharp-tongued. Beetlejuice (1988) and Heathers (1989) made her a cult favourite while she was still a teenager, and she graduated to prestige drama with Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993) and Little Women (1994), in which she played Jo March.

A new generation met her as Joyce Byers in Stranger Things, and she completed that role in the show's fifth and final season, released in late 2025. She also returned to her breakthrough part in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), this time playing Lydia Deetz as a mother, and in 2026 was announced as a guest star in the third season of Wednesday.

Key facts:

• Born Winona Laura Horowitz on 29 October 1971 in Winona County, Minnesota, and named after the nearby city of Winona
• Won the Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for The Age of Innocence (1993)
• Received two Academy Award nominations, for The Age of Innocence and Little Women
• Reprised Lydia Deetz in Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (2024), 36 years after the original
• Played Joyce Byers across all five seasons of Stranger Things
• Announced in February 2026 as a guest star in Wednesday season 3

5. Meg Ryan

American · Born 19 November 1961 · Queen of the 90s rom-com · Age 64 in November 2026

Meg Ryan defined the romantic comedy for a decade. When Harry Met Sally... (1989) set the template, and Sleepless in Seattle (1993) and You've Got Mail (1998), both opposite Tom Hanks, made her the genre's most bankable star. She also showed a dramatic side as an alcoholic mother in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994).

After stepping away from the screen for eight years, Ryan returned with What Happens Later (2023), a two-hander with David Duchovny that she directed and co-wrote as well as starred in. The Sarajevo Film Festival gave her its Honorary Heart award in August 2024, and in 2025 she joined the cast of Lena Dunham's Netflix romantic comedy Good Sex.

Key facts:

• Born Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra on 19 November 1961 in Fairfield, Connecticut
• Received three Golden Globe nominations, all for romantic comedies: When Harry Met Sally..., Sleepless in Seattle and You've Got Mail
• When a Man Loves a Woman (1994) brought her a Screen Actors Guild nomination for a dramatic role
• Ended an eight-year screen hiatus with What Happens Later (2023), which she also directed
• Received the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo in August 2024
• Harvard's Hasty Pudding Woman of the Year in 1994

6. Sharon Stone

American · Born 10 March 1958 · Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct · Age 68 in November 2026

Sharon Stone's performance as Catherine Tramell in Basic Instinct (1992) made her the most talked-about actress in the world and turned the film into a cultural phenomenon. She proved the dramatic weight behind the image three years later in Martin Scorsese's Casino (1995), playing the troubled Ginger McKenna opposite Robert De Niro.

Stone remains a fixture of international festivals and fashion weeks, and she has taken on a new run of screen roles: an honorary lifetime-achievement prize at the Torino Film Festival in November 2024, the villain's role in the action sequel Nobody 2 (2025), and a part in the third season of HBO's Euphoria, which premiered in April 2026.

Key facts:

• Born Sharon Vonne Stone on 10 March 1958 in Meadville, Pennsylvania
• Won the Golden Globe for Best Actress in a Drama for Casino (1995)
• Received her only Academy Award nomination, for Best Actress, for Casino
• Won a Primetime Emmy for her guest role in The Practice (2004 ceremony)
• Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1995
• Received the honorary Stella della Mole prize at the Torino Film Festival in 2024

7. Kim Basinger

American · Born 8 December 1953 · Oscar winner for L.A. Confidential · Age 72 in November 2026

Kim Basinger moved from modelling into some of the most visible roles of the 1980s: a Bond film in Never Say Never Again (1983), the erotic drama 9½ Weeks (1986) and Vicki Vale in Tim Burton's Batman (1989), one of the biggest films of the decade. The performance that changed how the industry saw her came at the end of the 1990s, as the Veronica Lake lookalike Lynn Bracken in L.A. Confidential (1997).

Basinger has largely stepped back from screen acting; her last feature role was in Fifty Shades Darker (2017), followed by a voice part in a 2021 short film. In a 2025 interview with Variety she said she remains very picky about scripts. She is also well known for her animal-rights activism.

Key facts:

• Born Kimila Ann Basinger on 8 December 1953 in Athens, Georgia
• Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for L.A. Confidential (1997)
• Won the Golden Globe and the Screen Actors Guild Award for the same role
• Played Bond girl Domino Petachi in Never Say Never Again (1983)
• Played Vicki Vale in Batman (1989)
• Has a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame

8. Brooke Shields

American · Born 31 May 1965 · The Blue Lagoon star turned sitcom lead · Age 61 in November 2026

Brooke Shields was famous before she was a teenager, modelling from infancy and causing a sensation with Pretty Baby (1978) and The Blue Lagoon (1980). After studying at Princeton, she reinvented herself for 1990s audiences as the lead of the sitcom Suddenly Susan (1996–2000), which ran for four seasons and brought her two Golden Globe nominations.

Shields now holds one of the most senior roles in American theatre as president of the Actors' Equity Association, the actors' union. Her recent screen work includes the Netflix film Mother of the Bride (2024), and her memoir Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old, about ageing and self-image, was published in 2025, two years after the documentary Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields examined her early career.

Key facts:

• Born Brooke Christa Shields on 31 May 1965 in New York City
• Began modelling at 11 months old
• Starred in The Blue Lagoon (1980) and Endless Love (1981) as a teenager
• Starred in Suddenly Susan (1996–2000), earning two Golden Globe nominations
• Serves as president of the Actors' Equity Association
• Published the memoir Brooke Shields Is Not Allowed to Get Old in 2025

9. Jennifer Connelly

American · Born 12 December 1970 · Sarah in Labyrinth, Oscar winner · Age 55 in November 2026

Jennifer Connelly started as a child model and actress, appearing in Sergio Leone's Once Upon a Time in America (1984) before her teens. Labyrinth (1986), opposite David Bowie, gave her a role that has stayed with audiences ever since, and she spent the 1990s alternating mainstream films such as The Rocketeer (1991) with darker independent work, culminating in Requiem for a Dream (2000).

Her portrayal of Alicia Nash in A Beautiful Mind (2001) won her the Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress. She has since headlined two science-fiction series, Snowpiercer (2020–2024) and Apple TV's Dark Matter (2024– ), in which she plays Daniela Dessen and also serves as an executive producer on the second season.

Key facts:

• Born Jennifer Lynn Connelly on 12 December 1970 in Cairo, New York
• Made her film debut in Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
• Played Sarah Williams in Labyrinth (1986), opposite David Bowie
• Won the Academy Award, Golden Globe and BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for A Beautiful Mind (2001)
• Starred in Snowpiercer (2020–2024) and Top Gun: Maverick (2022)
• Leads Dark Matter (2024– ) and executive-produces its second season

10. Sandra Bullock

American · Born 26 July 1964 · The star of Speed and Practical Magic · Age 62 in November 2026

Sandra Bullock's breakthrough came at the wheel of a runaway bus in Speed (1994), and for the rest of the decade she was Hollywood's most likeable leading lady, mixing action with romantic comedies such as While You Were Sleeping (1995) and dramas such as A Time to Kill (1996). Practical Magic (1998), in which she and Nicole Kidman played witch sisters, became a lasting cult favourite.

Bullock won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Blind Side (2009) and was nominated again for Gravity (2013). After The Lost City and Bullet Train in 2022 she stepped back from acting to concentrate on her family. Her return reunites her with Kidman: the two are reprising their roles in Practical Magic 2.

Key facts:

• Born Sandra Annette Bullock on 26 July 1964 in Arlington, Virginia, and spent much of her childhood in Germany
• Speed (1994) was her breakthrough role, as Annie Porter
• Won the Academy Award for Best Actress and a Golden Globe for The Blind Side (2009)
• Received a second Oscar nomination for Gravity (2013)
• Was the world's highest-paid actress in 2010 and 2014, as widely reported
• Stepped back from acting after 2022; returns with Nicole Kidman in Practical Magic 2

11. Nicole Kidman

Australian-American · Born 20 June 1967 · Oscar winner for The Hours · Age 59 in November 2026

Australian-raised Nicole Kidman broke through in the thriller Dead Calm (1989) and spent the 1990s becoming one of the world's biggest stars, from Days of Thunder (1990) and To Die For (1995) to Practical Magic (1998) and Stanley Kubrick's Eyes Wide Shut (1999). She closed the decade as both a box-office draw and a critics' favourite.

Her second act has been even busier: an Academy Award for The Hours (2002), Emmy-winning work in Big Little Lies, and a run of recent roles in Babygirl (2024), Expats (2024), The Perfect Couple (2024) and Nine Perfect Strangers. In 2024 she became the first Australian to receive the AFI Life Achievement Award, and she is reuniting with Sandra Bullock for Practical Magic 2.

Key facts:

• Born Nicole Mary Kidman on 20 June 1967 in Honolulu, Hawaii, to Australian parents
• Won the Academy Award for Best Actress for The Hours (2002), one of five Oscar nominations
• Won two Primetime Emmy Awards for Big Little Lies
• Won the Volpi Cup for Best Actress at Venice for Babygirl (2024)
• Became the first Australian actor to receive the AFI Life Achievement Award, in 2024
• Holds both Australian and American citizenship

12. Salma Hayek

Mexican-American · Born 2 September 1966 · The star of Desperado and Frida · Age 60 in November 2026

Salma Hayek arrived in Hollywood from Mexican television and broke through in Robert Rodriguez's Desperado (1995), followed by From Dusk Till Dawn (1996). At a time when Latina actresses were rarely cast as leads, she built a mainstream career across action, comedy and drama, from Fools Rush In (1997) to Dogma (1999).

Her defining project came just after the decade: Frida (2002), which she produced and starred in as Frida Kahlo, made her the first Mexican actress nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress. She remains a major producing force through her company Ventanarosa, starred in Magic Mike's Last Dance (2023), and was named to the Time 100 in 2023.

Key facts:

• Born Salma Valgarma Hayek Jiménez on 2 September 1966 in Coatzacoalcos, Veracruz, Mexico
• Was the first Mexican actress nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actress, for Frida (2002)
• Also received Golden Globe, BAFTA and SAG nominations for Frida, which she produced
• Founded the production company Ventanarosa, which produced the US version of Ugly Betty
• Received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2021
• Named one of Time magazine's 100 most influential people in 2023

13. Catherine Zeta-Jones

Welsh · Born 25 September 1969 · Elena in The Mask of Zorro · Age 57 in November 2026

Catherine Zeta-Jones was a British television favourite in The Darling Buds of May before Hollywood called. The Mask of Zorro (1998), opposite Antonio Banderas, made her an international star, and she closed the decade with Entrapment (1999) alongside Sean Connery and the horror remake The Haunting (1999).

She won the Academy Award and BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress as Velma Kelly in Chicago (2002), and later a Tony Award on Broadway. A new generation knows her as Morticia Addams in Netflix's Wednesday, where she moved up to the main cast for the second series in 2025.

Key facts:

• Born Catherine Zeta-Jones on 25 September 1969 in Swansea, Wales
• Broke through in Britain in the TV series The Darling Buds of May (1991–1993)
• Won the Academy Award and the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for Chicago (2002)
• Won a Tony Award for A Little Night Music (2010)
• Appointed a CBE in 2010 for services to film and charity
• Plays Morticia Addams in Wednesday (2022– )

14. Jodie Foster

American · Born 19 November 1962 · Clarice Starling in The Silence of the Lambs · Age 63 in November 2026

Jodie Foster had been acting since childhood, but her adult career peaked at the turn of the 1990s with two Academy Awards in four years: The Accused (1988) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991), in which her Clarice Starling became one of cinema's great heroines. Maverick (1994), Nell (1994) and Contact (1997) kept her at the top of the decade's A-list.

Foster has balanced acting with directing for decades. Nyad (2023) brought her another Oscar nomination, and she won the Primetime Emmy for leading the fourth season of True Detective: Night Country (2024). In 2025 she took a French-language leading role in A Private Life, which premiered at the Cannes Film Festival.

Key facts:

• Born Alicia Christian Foster on 19 November 1962 in Los Angeles, California
• Won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, for The Accused (1988) and The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
• Received further Oscar nominations for Taxi Driver (1976), Nell (1994) and Nyad (2023)
• Won the Primetime Emmy for True Detective: Night Country (2024)
• Received the Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2021
• Has also directed four feature films, including Little Man Tate (1991)

15. Goldie Hawn

American · Born 21 November 1945 · Private Benjamin herself · Age 80 in November 2026

Goldie Hawn's comic timing carried her from 1960s television into a film career that kept renewing itself. Private Benjamin (1980) and Overboard (1987) were defining comedies of their years, and in the 1990s she headlined Death Becomes Her (1992) and The First Wives Club (1996), both now firmly established as cult favourites.

Hawn has not taken a film role since The Christmas Chronicles 2 (2020), in which she played Mrs Claus opposite her real-life partner Kurt Russell. Much of her time goes to the Hawn Foundation, which she founded in 2003 and whose MindUP programme works with schools internationally.

Key facts:

• Born Goldie Jeanne Hawn on 21 November 1945 in Washington, D.C.
• Won the Academy Award and Golden Globe for Best Supporting Actress for Cactus Flower (1969)
• Received a Best Actress Oscar nomination for Private Benjamin (1980)
• The First Wives Club (1996) reunited her with Bette Midler and Diane Keaton
• Founded the Hawn Foundation in 2003; its MindUP programme teaches emotional skills in schools
• Returned to films with Snatched (2017) after a 15-year break

16. Meryl Streep

American · Born 22 June 1949 · The record-breaking Oscar nominee · Age 77 in November 2026

Meryl Streep was already being called the finest actress of her generation when the 1990s began, and the decade added Postcards from the Edge (1990), Death Becomes Her (1992) and The Bridges of Madison County (1995) to a filmography that also includes Sophie's Choice (1982) and Out of Africa (1985). Her command of accents and her ability to disappear into a role became the industry benchmark.

Streep's late career has mixed prestige drama with popular hits, including Only Murders in the Building (2023–2024). Cannes gave her an Honorary Palme d'Or in 2024, and in May 2026 she returned as Miranda Priestly in The Devil Wears Prada 2, twenty years after the original.

Key facts:

• Born Mary Louise Streep on 22 June 1949 in Summit, New Jersey
• Holds the record for Academy Award nominations, with 21, winning three times
• Her Oscar wins are Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), Sophie's Choice (1982) and The Iron Lady (2011)
• Holds the record for Golden Globe nominations, with 34
• Received the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2014
• Received the Honorary Palme d'Or at Cannes in May 2024

17. Sigourney Weaver

American · Born 8 October 1949 · Ellen Ripley in the Alien films · Age 77 in November 2026

Sigourney Weaver changed what an action heroine could be. Aliens (1986) earned her an Academy Award nomination, almost unheard of for science fiction, and in 1988 she was nominated in both Oscar acting categories in the same year, for Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl. The 1990s added The Ice Storm (1997) and the comedy Galaxy Quest (1999).

Weaver remains in constant demand: she led the miniseries The Lost Flowers of Alice Hart (2023), received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the 2024 Venice Film Festival, made her West End stage debut as Prospero in The Tempest that December, and returned as Kiri in Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025).

Key facts:

• Born Susan Alexandra Weaver on 8 October 1949 in New York City
• Received three Academy Award nominations: Aliens, Gorillas in the Mist and Working Girl
• Won two Golden Globes in a single year for her two 1988 films, a first for an actor
• Won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for The Ice Storm (1997)
• Received the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at Venice in 2024
• Made her West End debut as Prospero in The Tempest in December 2024

18. Sally Field

American · Born 6 November 1946 · Forrest Gump's mother, two-time Oscar winner · Age 79 in November 2026

Sally Field grew from 1960s sitcoms into one of the most decorated actresses of her era. In the period covered here she headlined Places in the Heart (1984) and Steel Magnolias (1989), then played two of the decade's most beloved mothers: in Mrs. Doubtfire (1993) and as Forrest Gump's mother in Forrest Gump (1994).

Field's career is still producing firsts. She received the SAG Life Achievement Award in 2023 and co-starred in the comedy 80 for Brady the same year. In September 2026 she won her fourth Primetime Emmy, for the Netflix film Remarkably Bright Creatures, becoming the oldest winner in her category.

Key facts:

• Born Sally Margaret Field on 6 November 1946 in Pasadena, California
• Won two Academy Awards for Best Actress, for Norma Rae (1979) and Places in the Heart (1984)
• Won four Primetime Emmy Awards, most recently in September 2026 for Remarkably Bright Creatures
• Her 2026 Emmy made her the oldest winner of her category, as reported by the Los Angeles Times
• Received the SAG Life Achievement Award in 2023
• Received a Kennedy Center Honor in 2019

19. Jessica Lange

American · Born 20 April 1949 · Two-time Oscar winner, Triple Crown holder · Age 77 in November 2026

Jessica Lange's 1982 was remarkable even by Hollywood standards: she played the soap actress in Tootsie and the tragic Frances Farmer in Frances in the same year, and was Oscar-nominated for both. She won for Tootsie, and won again, as Best Actress, for Blue Sky (1994), the peak of a 1990s run that included Cape Fear (1991) and Rob Roy (1995).

Television gave Lange a second career peak as the star of American Horror Story, and the stage gave her a Tony Award in 2016. In 2024 she starred in and executive-produced the HBO film The Great Lillian Hall, playing a Broadway legend facing memory loss, and returned to Broadway in Mother Play, earning another Tony nomination.

Key facts:

• Born Jessica Phyllis Lange on 20 April 1949 in Cloquet, Minnesota
• Won two Academy Awards, for Tootsie (1982) and Blue Sky (1994), from six nominations
• Won three Primetime Emmy Awards, for Grey Gardens and American Horror Story
• Won the Tony Award for Long Day's Journey Into Night (2016), completing acting's Triple Crown
• Won five Golden Globe Awards across film and television
• Starred in and executive-produced The Great Lillian Hall (2024)

20. Diane Lane

American · Born 22 January 1965 · From The Outsiders to Unfaithful · Age 61 in November 2026

Diane Lane was a teenage discovery of the late 1970s who grew into her roles: The Outsiders (1983) and Streets of Fire (1984) in her teens, the miniseries Lonesome Dove (1989) at the decade's end, and a run of 1990s films including Chaplin (1992) and A Walk on the Moon (1999), which signalled the mature work to come.

Her performance in Unfaithful (2002) brought an Academy Award nomination, and she has worked steadily since. Recent years have brought Extrapolations (2023), Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024), the Netflix series A Man in Full (2024), a voice role in Inside Out 2 (2024) and the thriller Anniversary (2025), which she also executive-produced.

Key facts:

• Born Diane Lane on 22 January 1965 in New York City
• Received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress for Unfaithful (2002)
• Received three Golden Globe nominations in total
• Her three Emmy nominations span 35 years, from Lonesome Dove (1989) to Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024)
• Voiced Riley's mother in Inside Out (2015) and Inside Out 2 (2024)
• Received the ICON Award at the Newport Beach Film Festival in October 2025

21. Jamie Lee Curtis

American · Born 22 November 1958 · The original scream queen · Age 67 in November 2026

Jamie Lee Curtis made her name in Halloween (1978) and spent the following two decades proving her range: comedy in Trading Places (1983) and A Fish Called Wanda (1988), action in True Lies (1994), and a return to Laurie Strode in Halloween H20 (1998). Few stars of the era moved between horror, comedy and drama as freely.

The 2020s brought her career's biggest honours. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once at the 2023 ceremony, an Emmy for The Bear in 2024, and was named a Disney Legend the same year. In 2025 she reprised Tess Coleman in Freakier Friday, which she also co-produced.

Key facts:

• Born Jamie Lee Curtis on 22 November 1958 in Santa Monica, California, the daughter of Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh
• Won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022)
• Won the BAFTA for Best Supporting Actress for Trading Places (1983)
• Won two Golden Globes, for Anything but Love and True Lies (1994)
• Won a Primetime Emmy in 2024 for her guest role in The Bear
• Named a Disney Legend in 2024

22. Linda Hamilton

American · Born 26 September 1956 · Sarah Connor herself · Age 70 in November 2026

Linda Hamilton played the 1980s' most consequential heroine twice over. In The Terminator (1984) Sarah Connor was a waitress running for her life; by Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) she had become a hardened soldier, and Hamilton's physical transformation set a new template for action heroines. Between the two she starred in the television romance Beauty and the Beast (1987–1989).

Hamilton returned to the Terminator series in Dark Fate (2019). In 2025 she joined the fifth and final season of Stranger Things as Dr Kay, a scientist hunting Eleven, and starred in the science-fiction film Osiris. Entertainment Weekly reported she had been considering retirement, because of a hip problem, before the Stranger Things role was offered.

Key facts:

• Born Linda Carroll Hamilton on 26 September 1956 in Salisbury, Maryland
• Played Sarah Connor in The Terminator (1984) and Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
• Won two Saturn Awards, including Best Actress for Terminator 2
• Won two MTV Movie Awards for Terminator 2 in 1992
• Received three Golden Globe nominations and an Emmy nomination, notably for Beauty and the Beast
• Joined the final season of Stranger Things (2025) as Dr Kay

23. Molly Ringwald

American · Born 18 February 1968 · John Hughes's muse · Age 58 in November 2026

No actress is more closely identified with 1980s teen cinema than Molly Ringwald. John Hughes built Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985) and Pretty in Pink (1986) around her, and her characters — funny, vulnerable, unimpressed by wealth — defined how the decade's teenagers saw themselves. She moved into adult roles in the 1990s, including the miniseries The Stand (1994).

Ringwald now works across acting, writing and translation: her English translation of My Cousin Maria Schneider appeared in 2023, she played Joanne Carson in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024), and she made her runway debut at New York Fashion Week that year. In 2025 she was a Cultural Fellow at the American Library in Paris.

Key facts:

• Born Molly Kathleen Ringwald on 18 February 1968 in Roseville, California
• Starred in John Hughes's Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985) and Pretty in Pink (1986)
• Received a Golden Globe nomination as New Star of the Year for Tempest (1982)
• Played Frannie Goldsmith in the TV miniseries The Stand (1994)
• Her translation of Vanessa Schneider's My Cousin Maria Schneider was published in 2023
• Made her runway modelling debut at New York Fashion Week in February 2024

24. Phoebe Cates

American · Born 16 July 1963 · Kate in Gremlins, now a shopkeeper · Age 63 in November 2026

Phoebe Cates became one of the most recognisable faces of the early 1980s with Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), then played the sensible centre of the chaos in Gremlins (1984) and its sequel. Drop Dead Fred (1991) and Princess Caraboo (1994) were among her last starring roles before she chose family life over film sets.

Cates is the list's clearest example of a star who simply walked away. Apart from a single favour appearance in The Anniversary Party (2001), she has not acted in three decades. Since 2005 she has run Blue Tree, her boutique on Madison Avenue in New York, which was still open and trading in 2025 coverage.

Key facts:

• Born Phoebe Belle Cates on 16 July 1963 in New York City
• Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982) made her a star while she was still a teenager
• Played Kate Beringer in Gremlins (1984) and Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990)
• Her last regular film role was Princess Caraboo (1994)
• Made one return to acting in The Anniversary Party (2001), as a favour to its director
• Founded the Madison Avenue boutique Blue Tree in 2005

25. Lea Thompson

American · Born 31 May 1961 · Lorraine in Back to the Future · Age 65 in November 2026

Lea Thompson played one character at three ages in the Back to the Future trilogy (1985–1990): Lorraine Baines as a teenager in 1955, a mother in 1985 and a very different woman in the alternate timeline. Around those films she starred in Some Kind of Wonderful (1987) and Howard the Duck (1986), and in the 1990s she headlined the sitcom Caroline in the City for four seasons.

Thompson now splits her time between acting and directing. She starred in the Canadian drama The Spencer Sisters (2023) and leads Hallmark's The Chicken Sisters (2024– ), and she is directing and executive-producing the crime series Anna Pigeon, a project she spent 15 years developing, due in 2026.

Key facts:

• Born Lea Katherine Thompson on 31 May 1961 in Rochester, Minnesota
• Played Lorraine Baines-McFly in all three Back to the Future films (1985–1990)
• Starred in the sitcom Caroline in the City (1995–1999)
• Won a People's Choice Award for Caroline in the City in 1996
• Now directs television as well as acting, including episodes of Resident Alien
• Leads the Hallmark+ drama The Chicken Sisters (2024– ), renewed for a second season in 2025

26. Helen Hunt

American · Born 15 June 1963 · Oscar winner for As Good as It Gets · Age 63 in November 2026

Helen Hunt did something in the 1990s that few performers manage: she was simultaneously a television phenomenon and a film star. Mad About You (1992–1999) brought her four consecutive Emmy Awards, while Twister (1996) was one of the year's biggest films and As Good as It Gets (1997) won her the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Hunt continues to mix film and television. She led the Starz series Blindspotting (2021–2023), played a network executive in series three and four of Hacks (2024–2025), and starred in the thriller In Cold Light, which premiered at the Tribeca Festival in June 2025.

Key facts:

• Born Helen Elizabeth Hunt on 15 June 1963 in Culver City, California
• Won the Academy Award for Best Actress for As Good as It Gets (1997)
• Won four consecutive Primetime Emmys for Mad About You (1996–1999)
• Won four Golden Globe Awards across film and television
• Received a second Oscar nomination for The Sessions (2012)
• Twister (1996) was the second-highest-grossing film of its year

27. Isabelle Adjani

French · Born 27 June 1955 · The record-breaking César winner · Age 71 in November 2026

Isabelle Adjani is the most decorated actress in French cinema history. Her intense, feverish performances in Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983) and Camille Claudel (1988) each won the César for Best Actress, and Queen Margot (1994) — in which she played Marguerite de Valois at the centre of a royal massacre — added a fourth and became her defining 1990s role.

Adjani still works between French and international productions. She co-starred in Mélanie Laurent's Netflix film Wingwomen (2023), played a formidable matriarch in The Perfect Couple (2024) alongside Nicole Kidman, and led the Netflix France miniseries Under a Dark Sun in 2025.

Key facts:

• Born Isabelle Yasmine Adjani on 27 June 1955 in Paris, France
• Holds the record of five César Awards for Best Actress
• Her Césars are for Possession (1981), One Deadly Summer (1983), Camille Claudel (1988), Queen Margot (1994) and Skirt Day (2009)
• Received two Academy Award nominations, for The Story of Adèle H. (1975) and Camille Claudel
• Won Best Actress at Cannes in 1981 for two films in the same year, Possession and Quartet
• Appeared alongside her fellow list member Nicole Kidman in The Perfect Couple (2024)

28. Nastassja Kinski

German · Born 24 January 1961 · The star of Paris, Texas · Age 65 in November 2026

Nastassja Kinski, daughter of the actor Klaus Kinski, was a European art-house star before she turned twenty, winning a Golden Globe for Roman Polanski's Tess (1979). In the 1980s she worked with directors including Paul Schrader on Cat People (1982) and Wim Wenders on Paris, Texas (1984), one of the most admired films of the decade, in which she played the lost wife, Jane.

Kinski's recent work has been in German productions such as LasVegas (2023) and as a voice in the Netflix animated series Castlevania: Nocturne (2023–2025). In 2026 Wenders agreed, after her years of campaigning, to withdraw his 1975 film The Wrong Move from distribution and apologised over a scene filmed of her when she was 13.

Key facts:

• Born Nastassja Aglaia Nakszynski on 24 January 1961 in West Berlin, West Germany
• Won the Golden Globe for New Star of the Year for Tess (1979)
• Paris, Texas (1984), in which she starred, won the Palme d'Or at Cannes
• Won two German Film Awards (Deutscher Filmpreis)
• Voiced Tera in the Netflix animated series Castlevania: Nocturne (2023–2025)
• In 2026, Wim Wenders agreed to withdraw his 1975 film The Wrong Move from distribution after her long campaign

29. Daryl Hannah

American · Born 3 December 1960 · The mermaid from Splash · Age 65 in November 2026

Daryl Hannah's 1980s run mixed science fiction, romance and comedy in a way few careers match: the acrobatic replicant Pris in Blade Runner (1982), the mermaid Madison in Splash (1984), and roles in Roxanne (1987), Wall Street (1987) and Steel Magnolias (1989). She returned to prominence in the 2000s as the one-eyed assassin Elle Driver in the Kill Bill films.

Hannah is now principally a documentary film-maker and environmental campaigner. Her film Coastal (2025), an intimate portrait of her husband Neil Young's solo tour, was shot largely on her phone. Presenting at the Academy Awards in March 2025, she opened by voicing support for Ukraine.

Key facts:

• Born Daryl Christine Hannah on 3 December 1960 in Chicago, Illinois
• Won the Saturn Award for Best Actress for Splash (1984)
• Won the Saturn Award for Best Supporting Actress as Elle Driver in Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)
• Played the replicant Pris in Blade Runner (1982)
• Directed Coastal (2025), a documentary about Neil Young's solo tour, filmed largely on a phone
• Presented at the 2025 Academy Awards, opening her segment by saying "Slava Ukraini"

30. Susan Sarandon

American · Born 4 October 1946 · Oscar winner for Dead Man Walking · Age 80 in November 2026

Susan Sarandon's 1990s were extraordinary even by her own standards: Thelma & Louise (1991), Lorenzo's Oil (1992), The Client (1994) and Dead Man Walking (1995), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress as Sister Helen Prejean, a nun counselling a death-row prisoner. Bull Durham (1988) had already shown her gift for mixing intelligence with warmth.

Sarandon has never slowed down. She played the villain in Blue Beetle (2023), Eleanor Roosevelt in The Six Triple Eight (2024) and a grandmother in the Netflix comedy Nonnas (2025), and in February 2026 she received the International Goya Award for lifetime achievement in Barcelona.

Key facts:

• Born Susan Abigail Tomalin on 4 October 1946 in Jackson Heights, Queens, New York City
• Won the Academy Award for Best Actress for Dead Man Walking (1995)
• Received five Academy Award nominations in total
• Won the BAFTA for Best Actress for The Client (1994)
• Won the Screen Actors Guild Award for Dead Man Walking
• Received the International Goya Award for lifetime achievement in February 2026

Then and Now: How Their Careers Have Evolved

The most striking thing about revisiting this list in 2026 is how many of its careers are still moving. The prestige-television era has given several of them their biggest roles in years: Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly and Helen Hunt have all led major series recently, and Jodie Foster won an Emmy in 2024 for True Detective: Night Country.

Others have taken different paths, and the profiles above record them honestly:

• Comebacks: Demi Moore's turn in The Substance (2024) won her a Golden Globe and her first Oscar nomination, three decades after her 90s peak.
• Lifetime honours: Sally Field (SAG Life Achievement, 2023, then an Emmy in 2026), Sigourney Weaver (Venice Golden Lion, 2024), Nicole Kidman (AFI Life Achievement, 2024) and Susan Sarandon (International Goya, 2026) have all been honoured for their whole careers.
• Behind the camera: Meg Ryan, Daryl Hannah and Lea Thompson now direct as well as act; Salma Hayek and Jennifer Connelly produce the series they star in.
• Life beyond acting: Phoebe Cates runs her Madison Avenue boutique, Goldie Hawn runs her education foundation, and Brooke Shields leads the American actors' union, Actors' Equity.

Photographs: each profile keeps the two photographs published with the original version of this article, one from the actress's era-defining years and one recent photograph of the same woman, so that the then-and-now comparison remains exactly as readers first saw it.

Frequently Asked Questions About 90s Actresses

Who is the most decorated actress on this list?

Meryl Streep, by most measures: her 21 Academy Award nominations are a record for any performer, and she has won three Oscars. Jodie Foster, Sally Field and Jessica Lange have each won two Academy Awards, and Isabelle Adjani holds the record for César Awards, with five.

Which actresses on the list won Oscars for 1990s performances?

Five of them: Jodie Foster for The Silence of the Lambs (1991), Jessica Lange for Blue Sky (1994), Susan Sarandon for Dead Man Walking (1995), Kim Basinger for L.A. Confidential (1997) and Helen Hunt for As Good as It Gets (1997). Sharon Stone was also nominated, for Casino (1995).

Which 90s actresses are still acting in 2026?

Most of them. Nicole Kidman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Julia Roberts, Winona Ryder, Jennifer Connelly, Linda Hamilton and Jamie Lee Curtis all had major film or television releases in 2025–26, and Sally Field won an Emmy in September 2026.

Has anyone on the list retired from acting?

Phoebe Cates effectively retired in the mid-1990s and runs a boutique in New York; she has made only one film appearance since 1994. Kim Basinger has also stepped back from the screen, and Goldie Hawn has taken no film role since 2020.

Why does each profile show two photographs?

The article is a then-and-now comparison. Each profile keeps the two photographs published with the original article — one from the actress's best-known years and one recent image of the same actress — so readers can see how she looked at her 90s peak and how she looks today.