The Women Celebrities Who Rocked the ‘70s!

Published on 02/23/2021
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Lorraine Gary

Lorraine Gary’s name became famous for her role in the hit Spielberg film, Jaws. Though soon after Gary decided to withdraw from acting, she did return to act in the sequel movie, Jaws: The Revenge. Nowadays, Gary is mostly occupied with charity work with organizations such as the Human Rights Watch Africa Advisory Committee and the Human Rights Watch Women’s Rights Advisory Committee.

Lorraine Gary

Lorraine Gary

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Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn has been acting since the 1950s, but the 1970s was really a sensational decade for Burstyn on all accounts. That was the decade she really became a critically acclaimed star with her highly acclaimed roles in the 1971 film, The Last Picture Show and The Exorcist in 1973. This was shortly followed by winning an Academy Award for her role as Alice in the Martin Scorsese film, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore. Burstyn has not stopped acting ever since, and is one of the few living actors to have won what is known as the Triple Crown of Acting, an Emmy, and Oscar, and a Tony. Impressive!

Ellen Burstyn

Ellen Burstyn

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