Was 1958 the all time greatest vintage for iconic women?
by Nathaniel R
HAPPY BIRTHDAY MADGE ❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️❣️
-Sharon Stone
-Sharon Stone
Today is Madonna's birthday which we celebrated over at our official Instagram account (are you following yet? Plz do!) and on Twitter. She's 64 today having been born on this day in 1958 in Michigan. Angela Bassett shares her exact birthday. It got us to thinking about what an incredible vintage 1958 was for women who became inarguable legends in their fields. Then, when Sharon Stone, who is also a '58 baby, shared the pic above we knew we had to discuss this nonscientific observation with you.
1958 is the greatest vintage for producing iconic women. Proof is after the jump...
SO MANY IMPORTANT, GENIUS, OBSESSION-CAUSING WOMEN WERE BORN IN 1958. CONSIDER...
ICONIC MOVIE STARS
MICHELLE PFEIFFER
ANGELA BASSETT
ANNETTE BENING
SHARON STONE
HOLLY HUNTER
JAMIE LEE CURTIS
LEGENDS OF THE STAGE & SCREEN
FIONA SHAW
MIRANDA RICHARDSON
BEBE NEUWIRTH
TRAILBLAZING WOMEN OF ROCK
MADONNA
KATE BUSH
JOAN JETT
JANE WIEDLIN and BELINDA CARLISLE (i.e. The Go-Gos)
AND STILL MORE GREATS FROM '58
hilarious / perfect Oscar-nominated JENNIFER TILLY
Absolutely Fabulous JENNIFER SAUNDERS
breathtaking ANDIE MACDOWELL
brash multi-talented LEA DELARIA
perpetually underappreciated but mesmerizing MADELEINE STOWE
the very funny MO GAFFNEY
Two time Emmy winner MEGAN MULLALLY
Oscar nominated MARY ELIZABETH MASTRANTONIO
household name comedienne ELLEN DEGENERES
Four time Tony nominee and the singing voice of Disney's Pocahontas JUDY KUHN
and it wasn't just women!
Lots of rather impressive men were born that year. Just a teeny tiny sampling to prove it: Viggo Mortensen, Tim Burton, Giancarlo Esposito, Charlie Kaufman... and late great music idols like Prince, Michael Jackson, and Andy Gibb.
Do you agree that 1958 is unbeatable or do you have another year that's even more impressive to suggest?
Reader Comments (6)
Emma Thompson jussssst missed the cut... she was born in April 1959.
But yes, WOW, how incredible for all these icons to be born around the same time.
Also, just seeing the below list of talent makes me want some sort of ensemble project immediately!...
MICHELLE PFEIFFER
ANGELA BASSETT
ANNETTE BENING
SHARON STONE
HOLLY HUNTER
JAMIE LEE CURTIS
Imagine that cast! MY GOD
That is an incredible year of legendary women.
1949!
Actresses
Meryl Streep
Sigourney Weaver
Pam Grier
Sissy Spacek
Jessica Lange
Shelley Duvall
Fanny Ardant
Shelley Long
Theater
Patti Lupone
Ann Reinking
Judith Light
Icons
Annie Liebovitz
Anna Wintour
Bonnie Raitt
Vera Wang
and Caitlyn Jenner!
I was going to mention 1949. Also includes Elizabeth Warren (who shares Meryl's birthday) and Nancy Meyers. And the following famous men:
Bruce Springsteen
Billy Joel
Tom Waits
Richard Gere
David Strathairn
Pedro Almodovar
Jeff Bridges
Roger Deakins
Wow. What a year. And showcases the aging process and how it affects different bodies (with or without "work" being done).
Anyone think Angela Bassett might get nominated for Wakanda Forever this year? Wouldn’t it be something if she and Curtis were nominated in the same category?