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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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.

Birthdate: February 10, 1939

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Black Mountain, North Carolina, United States

Height: 5'4" (163 cm)

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’)

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.

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Claudia Cardinale

(Italian Actress Who Acted in Italian, French and English Films in the 1960s and 1970s)

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)

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'Orin 2000.

Birthdate: June 16, 1938

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Lockport, New York, United States

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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.

Birthdate: November 2, 1938

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Athens, Greece

Height: 5'9" (175 cm)

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Anne Perry

(Author of Historical Detective Fiction, Best Known for Her 'Thomas Pitt' and 'William Monk' Series)

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.

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Dolores Hart

(Nun)

Birthdate: October 20, 1938

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, USA

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

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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Carolina Herrera

(Venezuelan Fashion Designer Known for Her Elegance and for Dressing Various First Ladies)

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. 

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Diana Muldaur

(Actress)

Birthdate: August 19, 1938

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Height: 5'5" (165 cm)

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Samantha Eggar

(Actress)

Birthdate: March 5, 1939

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Hampstead, London, England, UK

Height: 5'7" (170 cm)

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Caryl Churchill

(British Playwright Best Known for Her Plays: ‘Top Girls’, ‘Cloud 9’ and ‘Serious Money’)

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')

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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Janette Scott

(English Retired Actress)

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)

Birthdate: November 21, 1938

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Yangon, Myanmar

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Viva

(Actress)

Birthdate: August 23, 1938

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Syracuse, New York, United States

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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S. Janaki

(Actor, Singer)

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)

Birthdate: September 2, 1938

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Denver, Colorado, United States

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

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Tessa Kennedy

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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Pia Lindström

(Journalist)

Birthdate: September 20, 1938

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Stockholm, Sweden

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

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Beata Tyszkiewicz

(Actress)

Birthdate: August 14, 1938

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Wilanów, Poland

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Michèle Mercier

(Actress)

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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Adrienne Clarkson

(Governor General of Canada from 1999 to 2005)

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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Beate Klarsfeld

(Franco-German Journalist and Nazi Hunter)

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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Marina Vlady

(Actress)

Birthdate: May 10, 1938

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Clichy, France

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Renata Adler

(American Author, Journalist, and Film Critic )

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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Janet Suzman

(Actor, Film director, Film actor, Television actor)

Birthdate: February 9, 1939

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Johannesburg

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Lynn Seymour

(Canadian Ballerina, Choreographer, and Ballet Coach)

Birthdate: March 8, 1939

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Wainwright, Canada

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Rada Rassimov

(Actress)

Birthdate: May 7, 1938

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Trieste, Italy

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Vija Celmins

(Known for Painting, Graphic art, Printmaking)

Birthdate: October 25, 1938

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Riga, Latvia

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Maureen Jennings

(novelist, writer)

Birthdate: 1939 AD

Birthplace: Birmingham

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Judith Martin

(Economist, Journalist)

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Birthdate: September 13, 1938

Sun Sign: Virgo

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Joan Tower

(Composer)

Birthdate: September 6, 1938

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York, United States

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Helen Caldicott

(Australian Physician, Author, and Anti-nuclear Advocate)

Birthdate: August 7, 1938

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Melbourne, Australia

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Christiane Hörbiger

(Actress)

Birthdate: October 13, 1938

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Vienna, Austria

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Ingrid Caven

(Actress)

Birthdate: August 3, 1938

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Saarbrücken, Germany

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Ghada Karmi

(Doctor of medicine)

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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Lisa Lane

(American Former Chess Player)

Birthdate: April 25, 1938

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

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Teresa Heinz

(Businesswoman, Philanthropist and Wife of Former U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry)

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.

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Edna Buchanan

(Journalist)

Birthdate: March 16, 1939

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey, United States

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Danielle De Metz

(Actress)

Birthdate: July 27, 1938

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Paris, France

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Angela Luce

(Singer, Actor)

Birthdate: December 3, 1938

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Naples, Italy

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Maxine Waters

(Member of U.S. Representative for California's 43rd Congressional District)

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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Svetlana Makarovič

(Writer)

Birthdate: January 1, 1939

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Maribor, Slovenia

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Diane Nash

(Human rights activist)

Birthdate: May 15, 1938

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois, United States