14 celebrities who have not become famous until after 50

These stars took their big break later in life and does the most.


It seems that there is always a hot,young actor or singer taking the world by the storm, even if they are barely out of high school. And while finding success at any age is a great thing, it is also encouraging to hear stories of those who have found their niche later in life. After all, not everyone aims to make a living in the entertainment business truly in this way. The following star list does not really become "stars" with a capital "S" until they are in their 50 years. Some of them have been successful artists who have finishedget big breaks in movies or television. Some of them lived a relatively normal life until reality TV has come to hit. And one of them was involved in a first version of the CIA before taking areally Great career tower. Continue reading to learn more about 14 celebrities who have become famous after 50 years.

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Julia child

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Recipe book author and the television headJulia child was in a very different line of work before she gets in the kitchen. During the Second World War, sheWorked for the Strategic Services Office, An intelligence agency that was a predecessor of the CIA. She ended up becoming the leader of the register and worked in Sri Lanka and China. Children entered the kitchen when her husband was sent to Paris for her work. She was 49 when her first cookbook,Master the art of French cuisine, Was released, and show him,The French chef, Created when she was 51.

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Joy

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It lacked only two seasons,Joy was a hostView Since the show created in 1997, when she was 55 years old but while the day show is what she does a star, she was involved in the world of entertainment before. Behar was a producerHello America, A stand-up comedian, and appeared in small TV series and movies.

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REGIS PHILBIN

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Another Host of Talk Show who came to celebrity in his 50s isREGIS PHILBIN. A host ofLive! With Regis and Kathie Lee was 57 when the show created, and he continued co-welcoming the series until 2011 with a new co-facilitator,Kelly Ripa. Before welcoming the TV day, Philbin was a page forThe show tonight and was presented onJoey Bishop Show In the 60s. Then he welcomed various shows with different levels of success until he became famous throughout the country in the late 1980s.

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Christoph Waltz

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Austrian-German actorChristoph Waltz had acted for years before he became famous. He made his life as an actor, but he came to the glory when he was thrown intoQuentin Tarantino.Inglourious Basterds, Which was published in 2009, when Waltz was 53. "I did so many jobs because I had to, not because I wanted,"Waltz saysThe Guardian In 2015. "And it is honorable to do a job because you need to feed your children, and maybe there is something for your development as an actor. But only to a certain extent. Frustration can get the best of everyone. And I'm afraid to imagine what would have happened to me not for Quentin ".

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Kathryn Joosten

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Kathryn Joosten started to act on cinema and television in its mid-40s-what is already later than a lot of actors, but its greatest roles came when it was in its 60s. While Joosten appeared on many television series, it is best known for playing Dolores Landingham, secretary of the president, onThe West Wing, And Karen McCluskeyDesperate housewives.

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Helen Mirren

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The theater fans West End of London could have known her much earlier, butHelen Mirren skyrocketing in a worldwide fame ride when she was around her fiftieth year. She started featured on the TV seriessuspicious bonus when she was 46, and she was nominated for her first Oscar for the best female role forThe madness of King George- In 1995, when she was 50 years old. His career has only grown over the years, and she won the Oscar of the best actress forThe Queen at 62.

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Judi Dench

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Just like Mirren,Judi Dench was above all a theater artist for the beginning of his career. While she had a lot of television and movies roles over the years, the transition to be famous for the work on the screen came in the 90s and 80s'. For example, she was 51 whenA room with view was published in 1985. It continued to be nominated for seven Oscars, winning the price of the best actress forShakespeare in love In 1999 when she was 65 years old.

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Ramona singer

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To move in the world of reality TV,Ramona singer passed to celebrity onThe Real Housewives of New York City. She was on the show from the beginning and the stars on the bravo series so far. The series created in 2008 when Singer 52. As she joined the show, she was the founder of RMS Fashions, a wholesale business, and she had a jewelry company called True Faith jewelry.

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Lisa Vanderpump

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Lisa VanderpumpIs another real home woman who joined the reality of television franchise in her 50 years. She joined season 1The real women at the house of Beverly Hills When she was 50 and remained on the series for nine years. Vanderpump was a restaurantor when she joined the show, and she's still today. In fact, the employees of one of his restaurants have become the basis of a spin-off calledVanderpump rules, On which she also appeared. Before his reality reality, from the 80s to the 90s, Vanderpump worked as an actor, appearing in music videos and small pieces on television.

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Morgan Freeman

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It may seemMorgan Freeman has always been on the list A, but his role in an escape movie came when he was 50 and played in 1987Street Smart, For which it was nominated for the Oscar of the best men's role. Before that, it was best known for its role on television for childrenThe Electric Company. His career took off in the end of the 80s with roles inGlory andDriving Miss Daisy coming soon afterStreet Smart.

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White Betty White

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We now enter theDaddy's Girls section of the list.Betty White »s Entertainment career started in the late 30s, and she succeeded in the biz long before she really becomes famous. She started the hosting of variety and talk shows and appearing on the game broadcasts, but one of her greatest television roles, in 1973, when she started appearing onThe Mary Tyler Moore Show At the age of 51. In 1985, she won the role she is better known for, Nyland Rose onGolden girls, At 63.

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Bea arthur

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WhitesDaddy's Girls co-starBea arthur Also came to celebrity in 50 years. Arthur was a member of the Women's Marine Body Reserve during the Second World War, but after she decided to become an actor. His career started in the theater, and she had her role in small groups in 1971 as Maude onAll in the family When she was 49. The character then got his own spin-off,Maude, Who ran for six seasons. A few years later, Arthur was thrown like Dorothy Zbornak onGolden girls.

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Estelle Getty

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Dorothy's mother onDaddy's Girls, Sophia Petrillo, was played byEstelle Getty, Who was actually a younger year than Arthur. As many of the celebrities listed here, Getty has been a theater actor first. But, Sophia is the role she is best known. She was thrown like the eldestGolden girl-And play at least a few decades more than its real age when it was 62 years old. (By the way, the fourthGolden girl,McClanahan Street, Do not make the cup. His cut came when she co-starred onMaude in his late 30 years.)

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Jane Lynch

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Like many other actors here,Jane Lynch was at least a little known before becoming very famous. Lynch had appeared in the moviesBEST IN SHOW,In mighty wind, andThe 40th anniversary , And in the series The word I , Among many other projects, before you start receiving more attention for its performance. 2010 was a great year for her in particular. She received an appointment to the EMMY for Two and a half men , Won an Emmy for Joy And she turned 50 years.

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