Richard Williams – 80 Years Old
Richard Williams was previously an American tennis coach and the father of tennis greats Venus and Serena Williams. After watching Virginia Ruzici play on television, he decided that his daughters would be tennis professionals and wrote a plan. He began giving them lessons and took them to public courts to practice when they were about four and a half years old.
Williams withdrew them from a tennis academy in 1995 to focus solely on coaching them. By 1999, Serena Williams had won the US Open; the following year, her sister, Venus, won the 2000 Wimbledon title. In November 2021, his biographical movie was released, which received critical acclaim.
Richard Simmons, 74 Years Old
After losing a significant amount of weight in the ’70s, Milton Teagle “Richard” Simmons decided to make money from helping people get back in shape. The ever-flamboyant trainer opened his studio, which was a big hit because of how it welcomed all sizes and encouraged healthy ways to attain fitness.
Simmons quickly became popular in the local scene, and soon, he frequented TV shows. He is best known for his videos called “Sweatin’ to the Oldies.” While many people thought he died following his retreat from the limelight, he is actually alive and tries to lead a quiet life these days.
Priscilla Presley, 77 Years Old
Priscilla Presley heads the late Elvis Presley’s Graceland, but their story goes way back. The King of Rock and Roll met her when she was just 14, and he wanted her so badly that he waited until she reached the legal age to get married. While she isn’t an actress, she remains to be a celebrity who regularly attends red-carpet events along with her grandkids.
In 2022, Priscilla re-released her 1985 memoir titled “Elvis and Me,” which details their love story. This was also the source material for a Sofia Coppola movie that starred Jacob Elordi and Cailee Spaeny as iconic lovers.
Nancy Allen, 72 Years Old
As a child, people around Nancy Allen already knew she was bound for stardom. She trained as a dancer in high school before landing her breakout role in the Jack Nicholson-starring hit “The Last Detail.” She also appeared in several Stephen King films, “Carrie” and “I Wanna Hold Your Hand.”
However, Allen was thrust to greater heights when she played Anne Lewis in the sci-fi “RoboCop” franchise. While she had a promising career, the actress began to take a break from the industry in the 2000s and became involved in an organization that aims to help patients with diseases and which her late friend Wendie Jo Sperber founded.
Maria Shriver, 66 Years Old
Coming from a political family, Maria Shriver traversed a slightly different path when she pursued journalism. She began as a writer before becoming a producer and a host at CBS News and NBC News. On top of this, she served as the First Lady of California, which was when she established the Minerva Awards to celebrate women.
Despite being a celebrated journalist with decades of experience, Shriver shared she is most proud of being a mother to her four kids, Katherine, Patrick, Christopher, and Christina, whom she shares with her ex-husband. Today, she’s busy not just with her broadcasting work but also with her organization, The Women’s Alzheimer’s Movement.
Deidre Hall, 74 Years Old
No one does Marlena in the NBC daytime show “Days of Our Lives” better than this gorgeous actress Deidre Hall. After all, she has been playing the part for at least four decades, so it’s hard to imagine the star leaving the program which won her Best Actress Soapy Awards. However, fans shouldn’t worry because the blonde celebrity previously shared she didn’t have plans to retire.
Still, Hall plays herself the best, as seen in her TV movie “Never Say Never: The Deidre Hall Story,” released in 1995. The picture also dealt with her struggles to conceive and how she resorted to surrogacy.
