12 currently living 100-year-old theater and film actors who conquer with their love of life

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

100 years is a whole era. Not everyone can live a century. It is believed that people of creative professions, living role after role of the life of their heroes, very quickly live their own lives. In our today's review - living theater and film actors from different countries who managed to celebrate their centenary, but continue to enjoy life every day, finding new reasons to stay longer in this world.

Kirk Douglas

This famous actor was recognized as the last representative of the "golden age" and the oldest living actor in Hollywood. In December 2018, Kirk Douglas celebrated his 102nd birthday. He is called the legend of classic Hollywood cinema. Douglas Sr. has more than 100 films on his account, ten books written and dozens of charitable projects that have been completed. After completing his acting career due to a stroke, Kirk Douglas began writing books and blogging, was recognized as the oldest blogger in the world at that time.

Olivia de Havilland

This Anglo-American actress was second to none in the world. She was the brightest and most sought-after in Hollywood, won two Oscars, played many roles in the golden age of Hollywood. Thanks to her, actors in Hollywood have become freer and more independent from studios and producers. In 2017, Olivia de Havilland became the holder of the title of Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire. Today the actress is 102 years old, she lives in her own apartment in Paris.

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Marsha Hunt

The Hollywood actress made her film debut back in 1935 when she was just 18 years old. Throughout her long life, the actress managed to work in more than a hundred films, last appearing in a short film by Eddie Mueller in 2008. However, even today, the actress, who celebrated her 101st birthday on October 17, 2018, is keenly interested in the problems of society and participates in charity.

Ksenia Tripolitova

On April 24, 2018, the ballerina of the Russian ballet Ksenia Tripolitova (Nee Rubom) turned 103. She lived a bright life, which she devoted to ballet. In Paris, the ballerina studied dance with the legendary Lyubov Egorova, after she married the famous dancer Nikolai Tripolitov, with whom she lived happily for almost 40 years. After the end of her ballet career, Ksenia Arturovna taught at the Paris Conservatory. Today the ballerina lives in Paris and continues to amaze her contemporaries with her optimism and love of life.

Faye Mackenzie

Hollywood actress Faye Mackenzie turned 101 in February 2019. In all sources, the film "The Dramatic Life of Abraham Lincoln", released in 1924, indicates the beginning of her career. However, in the filmography of the actress, you can find earlier work. Her name is indicated in the list of actors of the film "Station Content", where tiny Faye appears in the frame in diapers, that is, she plays herself.

Norman Lloyd

104-year-old Norman Lloyd is considered the oldest acting actor in the world. His career has been going on for over 80 years, and the actor's filmography includes more than 60 films. Norman Lloyd produced more than 30 projects and directed 18 films. He was married to actress Peggy Craven for over 70 years, until her death in 2011.

Aisha Abdullina

During her 80-year career, the Kazakh theater actress has played over 200 roles on the stage of the South Kazakhstan Regional Drama Theater, with most of them being the main ones. Now the actress is 101 years old, although in the official biography, the year of her birth is indicated in 1916. The confusion occurred due to the fact that 15-year-old Aisha had to ascribe a year to herself, otherwise she would not have been accepted into the troupe of the theater.

Ruth "Dusty" Anderson

The American actress and model celebrated her 100th birthday in December 2018. For a long time, the girl combined the work of a model with filming in films, and a few years after she married director Jean Negulesco, she completely left the modeling business and left filming in films. The last work of the actress dates back to 1951. The beauty decided to devote herself entirely to her husband.

Julie Gibson (Camille Sorey)

Julie Gibson was not very popular, but fans of classic Hollywood films will remember the actress from the films "Happy Cowboy" or "Chick Carter, Detective." Julie Gibson's filmography does not include so many pictures, but she managed to win the hearts of not only the audience, but also the listeners, in parallel building the career of an actress and a singer. Julia Gibson is now 105 years old.

Susie Dehler

The French singer and actress, who began her creative career in music halls and cabarets, was able to become one of the most popular film actresses in France. She starred in more than 30 films, including the films Orfevr Quay, Gervaise and The Adventures of Rabbi Jacob. Suzy Dehler turned 101 in December 2018.

Earlstone J. Cameron

The 101-year-old actor once became the first black actor to become famous in the UK. Earl Cameron's career peaked in the 1960s, when he was one of the most sought-after actors in British drama.

Diana Serra Carey

She started acting at the age of three. In the silent film era, she was a real girl star. She was called Little Peggy, millions of letters were written to her, and the star baby's fee reached one and a half million a year. Unfortunately, the parents completely spent their daughter's money and had to work hard so that their daughter could get an education. Diana Ayers's film career (this name was taken by the girl after marriage) ended very quickly, but she found her vocation in writing books and scripts. Now the actress is 100 years old, and most of the films where she was filmed as a child are long lost.

Their names thundered in the theatrical world in the last century. Many people today remain faithful to the profession they once chose, continuing to delight the viewer with their creativity. They teach at theatrical universities, sharing the secrets of mastery with young talents, participate in concerts and creative evenings. And those who are no longer with us today remain in the memory of descendants thanks to their roles in cinema and theater. We suggest remembering names 8 domestic actors-long-livers, retained their creative activity in adulthood.