This is what the stars looked like at 40 years old

Does time pass the same way for everyone?
How did they look in their 40s?
Meryl Streep
Sophia Loren
Elizabeth Taylor
Harrison Ford
Sandra Bullock
Paul Rudd
Clint Eastwood
Helen Mirren
Al Pacino
Barack Obama
Maggie Smith
Joan Collins
Jennifer Aniston
Donald Trump
Robert DeNiro
Denzel Washington
Angela Lansbury
Keanu Reeves
Paul Newman
Naomi Campbell
Cher
Dolly Parton
Betty White
Sir Ian McKellen
Idris Elba
Anthony Hopkins
Gerard Depardieu
Tom Cruise
Gina Lollobrigida
Julio Iglesias
Catherine Deneuve
Jared Leto
Raffaella Carrà
Penelope Cruz
Carmen Miranda
Jim Carrey
Heidi Klum
Does time pass the same way for everyone?

If there is one truth in the world, it is this: time passes inexorably for everyone. Yet, if we think of the world of entertainment, this truth does not seem to be so absolute. If there are celebrities who always seem to us to be 30 years old, there are others who we can only remember as a more 'mature' person.

Here is a 40-year-old Madonna in 1998 upon arrival at the Oscars ceremony.

How did they look in their 40s?

Let's have a look at some of the world's biggest stars and see how they were in their 40s. Some, perhaps, you will struggle to remember, while for others, it will seem that time has never passed.

In the picture Helen Mirren in 1985, at the Berlin Festival.

Meryl Streep

This is Meryl Streep in 1989, arriving at the Golden Globes ceremony.

Sophia Loren

This is the charming Sophia Loren at 40, in 1974, next to Richard Burton, 49 years old at the time.

Elizabeth Taylor

The number 40 for Elizabeth Taylor, at the time the wife of Richard Burton himself, had arrived two years earlier, in 1972.

Harrison Ford

A 40-year-old Harrison Ford, in 1982, on the set of Blade Runner.

Sandra Bullock

In 2004, Sandra Bullock was 40 years old. Incredible right?

Paul Rudd

Paul Rudd is also 40 in this photo. It was taken in 2009, but it could have been taken the day before yesterday, don't you think?

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood in 1970, on the set of 'Two Mules for Sister Sara.'

Helen Mirren

Here is the talented Helen Mirren at 40, in 1985.

Al Pacino

Here is Al Pacino at 40, in 1980, together with Robert De Niro, 37 at the time.

Barack Obama

Former US President Barack Obama in 2002.

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith was immortalized in this shot from 1974. The British actress had just entered 40.

Joan Collins

Joan Collins in 1973, aged 40, together with colleague Anton Rodgers.

Jennifer Aniston

This is how Jennifer Aniston appeared at the age of 40, in 2009, posing at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in the company of John Mayer, her partner at the time.

Donald Trump

Then-businessman Donald Trump, in 1986 with Ivana Trump upon arrival at the Met Gala.

Robert DeNiro

Robert De Niro at 40 during the presentation of Martin Scorsese's film 'The King of Comedy' in 1983.

Denzel Washington

It was in 1994 that Denzel Washington blew out the 40 candles. Here we see him in a scene from the movie 'Philadelphia' together with Tom Hanks, who was 38 at the time.

Angela Lansbury

The late Angela Lansbury, who passed away in October 2022, was portrayed in this 1965 photo when she was 40 years old.

Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves at 40, in 2004.

Paul Newman

A handsome Paul Newman around 1965.

Naomi Campbell

The beautiful supermodel arriving at the Cannes Film Festival in a shot from 2010.

Cher

Cher was 40 when she wore this legendary look. It was 1986.

Dolly Parton

Dolly Parton was also 40 in 1986.

Betty White

The immense and unforgettable Betty White in a photo taken in 1962, when she was 40 years old.

Sir Ian McKellen

Sir Ian McKellen in a 1979 photo, when he was 40 (but he didn't look it).

Idris Elba

Idris Elba turned 40 in 2012 and celebrated it with a Golden Globe for his performance in 'Luther'.

Anthony Hopkins

The great Anthony Hopkins was immortalized in this picture in his 40s in 1977.

Gerard Depardieu

The French actor in 1988.

Tom Cruise

The real Mission Impossible for Tom Cruise seems to be getting older: here he is at 40, in 2002.

Gina Lollobrigida

The late Gina Lollobrigida, beautiful at 40 in this photo from 1968.

Julio Iglesias

In this shot, we see Julio Iglesias in 1983 during an interview on 'The Tonight Show' starring Johnny Carson. The singer was 40 at the time.

Catherine Deneuve

This photo was also taken in 1983: the splendid Catherine Deneuve was 40 years old and was in the company of Yves St. Laurent.

Jared Leto

Here is Jared Leto, in 2011, at the age of 40, receiving the GQ Man of the Year award in Berlin.

Raffaella Carrà

A photo of Raffaella Carrà at 40, in 1983.

Penelope Cruz

The talented Spanish actress and muse of Almodovar in 2014.

Carmen Miranda

This is how the legendary Carmen Miranda looked in 1949 when she was 40 years old.

Jim Carrey

And here is a 40-year-old Jim Carrey, in 2002.

Heidi Klum

We close on a high note with former supermodel Heidi Klum who turned 40 in 2013.

 

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