Barbra is another admirable woman from the 1970s and one of the most successful personalities in show business. She has made a whopping $400 million over the span of her career. She started off with a successful music career in the 1960s which later turned into acting. In 1968, she starred in and won major awards for her debut role in “Funny Girl.” She took home both an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award for Best Actress.
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She continues to release platinum albums and gift the world with stellar performances in various T.V. series and movies
Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne’s career started before she was the “scream queen” of the ’80s. She formerly gained critical acclaim for her work on Broadway in Grease, for which she also was a Tony Award nominee. She gained recognition after starring in Maude with Bea Arthur.
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She also recorded the voice for Catwoman in the animated Batman series in the 90s. Nowadays, the actress is still doing what she does best; acting. She continues to appear in tons of movies and television series. Besides the time she spends on screen, she likes to spend her time with her husband Billy Van Zandt and their two twin boys as well as with her son from Adrienne’s previous marriage.
Linda Lusardi
In the late 1970s, this brunette bombshell got overnight fame as one of England’s notorious Page Three models. Sun Readers called her “The Best Page Three Girl Ever.”
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She still models today and has also given her talent to the acting world, playing in roles on The Bill, Emmerdale, and Brookside.
Ann-Margret
Ann-Margret garnered major attention after she starred in the movie adaption of the musical “Bye, Bye Birdie,” where she gave a talented performance in her role of Kim Mcafee. She has seen a very successful career following the film during the 70s. She received numerous Academy Award nominations for her acting in “Carnal Knowledge” and “Tommy.”
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Since then, she’s acted in other movies and TV shows. In 2014 she acted in the Showtime series “Ray Donovan” and in 2017 in the comedy movie “Going in Style,” which was directed by Zach Braff and also starred Morgan Freeman.
Mandrell Sisters
This blonde beauty’s 1978 single “Sleeping Single in a Double Bed,” debuted at number one on the Billboard Chart. Shortly after, she came out with her second hit “if loving you is wrong I don’t want to be right.” The singer’s popularity amongst the public attracted producers’ attention. They wanted Barbara to have her own show. The show came out, called “Barbara Mandrell and the Mandrell Sisters.” The series followed the country singer and her sisters, Louise and Irene. The show wasn’t so successful and ran for only two series.
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The sisters aren’t seen together much anymore but did join forces to host the Unleashed fundraiser for the Nashville Humane Association.