RELATED: 28 Celebrities Who Are Older Than You Thought. In 1983, Melanie Griffith had yet to become as famous as she would be, but she had just played some of her first major roles. She was also working on the thriller Body Double. Griffith’s first child with ex Don Johnson, Dakota Johnson, made it big in 2015 with the lead role in Fifty Shades of Grey, the first movie in the trilogy based on the bestselling books. Goldie Hawn was already rising to fame in 1975, which is when she starred alongside Warren Beatty in Shampoo.ae0fcc31ae342fd3a1346ebb1f342fcb Hawn’s daughter Kate Hudson celebrated the release of two hit films, the dark comedy Bride Wars and the musical drama Nine, in 2009. In 1995, Lisa Bonet had already been famous for years, thanks to her stints on The Cosby Show and its spinoff, A Different World. During 2017, Zoë Kravitz was working with A-Listers including Laura Dern and Reese Witherspoon on Season 1 of the hit HBO show, Big Little Lites. In 1978, actor and singer Diana Ross released her ninth studio album, Ross, and played the role of Dorothy Gale in The Wiz. By 2006, Tracee Ellis Ross was a well-established voice in comedy—that year saw the sixth season of her sitcom Girlfriends. While Lea Thompson was still making her way towards fame in 1986, she had recently finished working on the first of three Back To The Future movies. In 2019, Thompson’s pride and joy, Zoey Deutch, was featured in a few major projects, including the Netflix series The Politician and the horror-comedy sequel Zombieland: Double Tap. Kyra Sedgwick had already racked up quite a few acting credits by 1993, which was when she appeared with Robert Downey Jr. in Heart and Souls. RELATED: 25 Former Child Stars You Won’t Believe Are in Their 40s. Sosie Bacon, whose parents are Sedgwick and Kevin Bacon, showed up in the Netflix crime spinoff Narcos: Mexico in 2020, and in 2021, would appear in Mare of Easttown with Kate Winslet. In 1990, Courtney Love’s band Hole was still in its early days, and it would be two more years before she married Nirvana frontman, Kurt Cobain. In 2020, their daughter Frances Bean Cobain was continuing to make her own name as a musician and artist. Blythe Danner was well into her stage and screen acting career by 1990, and she had just finished starring in a handful of films, including Alice and Mr. and Mrs. Bridge. Gwyneth Paltrow turned 47 in 2020, which is also when she appeared in The Politician and released her documentary series, The Goop Lab with Gwyneth Paltrow. Jada Pinkett Smith was just getting started as an actor 1991, but she had already taken on a couple of roles, including one in the sitcom A Different World. 20-year-old musician and actor Willow Smith spent this year hosting The Red Table Talk with her mom and grandmother, Adrienne Banfield-Norris. She also released the song “t r a n s p a r e n t s o u l” with Blink-182 drummer Travis Barker in April. And for more celebrity trivia sent to you directly, sign up for our daily newsletter. In 1992, model Kate Moss wasn’t famous for her work in the industry yet, but she had recently been featured in a few runway shows. Lila Grace Moss-Hack, who turned 18 this year, is coming into her own as a model and even did a runway show with her mom Kate this past January. Uma Thurman started out as a model, but shifted more into acting. By 1990, she had garnered some interest with a few early roles in films like Dangerous Liaisons and Henry & June. In 2018, Thurman’s daughter with ex Ethan Hawke, Maya Hawke, was about to hit it big with roles in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Season 2 of Stranger Things. In 1976, Kim Basinger successfully made the transition from modeling to acting. She played her first roles that year, guest starring on the TV shows Charlie’s Angels and Gemini Man. In 2019, her and Alec Baldwin’s daughter Ireland Baldwin had already booked some major gigs as a model, including one with her mom posing for a People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) anti-fur campaign. By 1980, Susan Sarandon had been acting on screen for a decade. That year in particular, she was in two films: Loving Couples and Atlantic City. While Sarandon’s daughter Eva Amurri had been acting since childhood, in 2019, she focused more on her lifestyle site, Happily Eva After. RELATED: 100 Celebrities You Won’t Believe Are The Same Age.
