by Spencer AlthouseBuzzFeedBuzzFeed Staff 1. Judi Dench is 91 years old and was born on December 9, 1934. She's been nominated for eight different Oscars and won once in 1999 for her role in Shakespeare in Love, appearing on screen for just 8 minutes. Here's a super recent photo of her. Ian West - Pa Images / Getty Images Dame Judi does occasionally still act, and she even has an upcoming short film that's in post-production, but she's effectively retired due to her deteriorating eyesight. Her first onscreen role was in 1959. Here she is two years prior, in 1957, a few weeks before her 23rd birthday while performing in a production of Hamlet. Jimmy Sime / Getty Images 2. William Shatner is 94 years old and was born on March 22, 1931. The Star Trek actor first appeared on screen back in 1951 when he was only 20, and he's still acting today. He's since won two Emmys, appearing in everything from The Twilight Zone to Miss Congeniality. This photo was taken over the summer, and he still looks incredible. Patricia Schlein / Getty Images Back in, like, 2014, William Shatner randomly blocked almost every single BuzzFeed writer on Twitter, which is actually super funny. None of us know why, but I just checked, and I'm still blocked. Anyway, here he is at age 26 while filming an episode of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. King! Cbs Photo Archive / Getty Images 3. Eva Marie Saint is currently the oldest-living Oscar winner. She's 101 years old, having been born on July 4, 1924. Here she is presenting at the Oscars in 2018. At that time, she was 93, and the Oscars were only 90. ABC Here's Eva holding her Best Supporting Actress Oscar in 1955 when she was just 30 years old. She won for the movie On the Waterfront. Though she hasn't appeared in a movie since 2019, she has acted in a few radio play podcast episodes, most recently in 2022. Bettmann / Getty Images 4. James Hong is 96 years old and was born on February 22, 1929. A few years ago, in 2023, he won a SAG Award for his ensemble performance in Everything Everywhere All At Once. Frazer Harrison / Getty Images In the cast's SAG speech, James Hong talked about how his very first movie ever was with the legendary Clark Gable. That movie was 1955's Soldier of Fortune, and since then he's appeared in everything from Seinfeld and the Kung Fu Panda series to Mulan and Wayne's World 2. Below is James Hong in 1955's Blood Alley when he was only 26 years old. His role was uncredited, but he did have a few lines, and he got to say them opposite Lauren Bacall and John Wayne. Warner Bros. 5. Rosemary Harris recently turned 98 years old. She was born on September 19, 1927. You'll probably recognize this Oscar-nominated English actress best as Aunt May from Tobey Maguire's Spider-Man, but she actually started acting on stage nearly 80 years ago. Here she is at an event in 2023 just a few months shy of her 96th birthday. Roy Rochlin / Getty Images Rosemary has been nominated for nine Tony Awards in total, winning only one in 1966. She also earned a Lifetime Achievement Tony in 2019, but her Broadway debut was back in 1952. The below photo was taken that same year when she was only 25 years old. Mirrorpix / Getty Images 6. Shirley MacLaine is 91 years old and was born on April 24, 1934. The Oscar winner is still acting today, most recently in Season 2 of Only Murders in the Building. Steven Simione / Getty Images She's been nominated for six Oscars in total, but you probably know her best from movies like Terms of Endearment, The Apartment (my favorite movie of all time), and The Children's Hour. This is what she looked like in 1959 at age 25. Screen Archives / Getty Images 7. Robert Duvall is 95 years old. He was born on January 5, 1931. Though he hasn't acted since 2022, he consistently uploads new videos on his verified Facebook page where he answers fan questions, shares behind-the-scenes stories from past work, or is joined by famous friends, which I think is super cool. Facebook: RobertDuvallOfficial Of his seven Oscar nominations, Bobby has only won once for Tender Mercies in 1984. Below is what he looked like in 1963 at the age of 32. A true stunner. Cbs Photo Archive / Getty Images 8. Nancy Olson is 97 years old and was born on July 14, 1928. She got an Oscar nomination for her supporting role in one of the greatest movies of all time, Sunset Boulevard. In fact, she was recently interviewed by CBS to celebrate the movie's 75th anniversary. CBS Nancy Olson retired from acting in the 1980s but has made a few guest appearances since then. For example, she had an uncredited role in Robin Williams's Flubber in 1997, having starred in both of the series' original movies in the 1960s (aka The Absent-Minded Professor and Son of Flubber). Below is what she looked like in 1950's Sunset Boulevard when she was only 22 years old. Paramount Pictures 9. Julie Andrews is 90 years old and was born on October 1, 1935. The Mary Poppins actor only needs a Tony Award to EGOT, but she actually would
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