Cicely started as a model and later turned to acting which proved to be a wise choice. She demonstrated her capabilities while playing Rebecca Morgan in Sounder and received her first Academy Award nomination for the role in 1972. Two years later, she won two Emmy Awards for “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman”.
She has continued acting in film, T.V, and broadway, and has had roles in award-winning shows like Roots and King. She acted in the Best Picture-nominated movie The Help and appeared in the popular series How to Get Away with Murder. She passed away in 2021.
Maureen McCormick
Known most for playing the eldest daughter in the Brady Bunch clan, Marcia, Maureen continued to make other television appearances in Happy Days and Love Boat.
In 2015, she played in the Australian version of I’m a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here! She was on the show for 42 days before getting eliminated right before the season finale. In 2016, she tested her luck at dancing and placed 8th on Dancing with the Stars.
Teri Garr
Teri’s first big role was in the film The Conversation which was directed by Francis Ford Coppola. Her real breakthrough came when she played Igna in Young Frankenstein. She moved on to other roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind and The Black Stallion.
In 2002, she came forward as having multiple sclerosis and shortly after, became a national ambassador for the National Multiple Sclerosis Society and National Chair for the Society’s Women Against MS program.
Charlene Tilton
Most recognized for her role as Lucy Ewing on Dallas, she is a small girl with a big influence. Measuring in at only 4’11, Charlene received the nickname poisonous dwarf because of her character’s wild personality and short height. Following the role, she became a pop singer in the 1980s.
Nowadays, she uses her power for the better of the people, doing charity work for foster kids. She also played a small part in the movie “Road Less Traveled,” which was released in 2017.
Paula Prentiss
Paula started off her career as an actor in comedy films. In the 1960s, she played roles in Where the Boys are, The Honeymoon Machine, and Bachelor in Paradise. Following that, she acted in the cult horror film The Stepford Wives as Bobbie Markowe.
After a 30-year hiatus from acting, she proved that she still has what it takes and acted in 2016’s horror film I Am the Pretty Thing That Lives in the House.