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Hollywood legend, 90, unrecognizable on boozy lunch with Stephen Dorff – can you guess who she is?

Hollywood legend, 90, unrecognizable on boozy lunch with Stephen Dorff – can you guess who she is?

The Irish Sun23-04-2025

A HOLLYWOOD legend looked like she was having a great time as she dined on tacos and wine with Stephen Dorff.
The unrecognizable star, 90, and actor Stephen, 51, were spotted enjoying a boozy lunch in Malibu - but can you guess who she is?
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This Hollywood actress was seen enjoying a lunch in Malibu with Stephen Dorff
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The movie icon was seen enjoying a chilled glass of rose
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The actress was seen leaving the restaurant after her boozy lunch with Stephen
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The actress starred alongside Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Dolly Parton, and Daryl Hannah in the much-loved 1989's Steel Magnolias
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Did you guess the star was Shirley MacLaine?
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The actress in question is legendary star Shirley MacLaine.
The movie star was seen with her People Not Places co-star Stephen.
The pair became friends after they teamed up for an indie
film
in which she plays a woman in her twilight years who becomes friends with a local homeless man, played by Stephen.
Shirley, who will celebrate her 91st birthday tomorrow, was spotted enjoying a glass of
wine
and fish tacos at The Sunset, a trendy beach bar and grill in Malibu.
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The Steel Magnolias actress cut a casual figure in plaid trousers and a blue sweater.
While her co-star Stephen, looked cool in his black t-shirt and jeans.
The pair looked deep in conversation as they enjoyed a laid back lunch on the beach.
As they went to leave, ever the gentleman, Stephen helped Shirley out to her waiting car.
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GLITTERING CAREER
Born Shirley MacLean Beaty, the AFI Life Achievement Award recipient is the older sister of fellow Hollywood legend, Warren Beatty, 88.
The actress is considered Hollywood royalty and has starred in several critically acclaimed and commercially successful films.
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Film fans know her from roles in huge movies like The Turning Point, Being There, Steel Magnolias, and Postcards from the Edge.
The six-time Academy Award nominee won an Oscar for playing the role of Aurora Greenway in 1983's Terms of Endearment.
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Shirley has also won two BAFTAs, seven Golden Globes, one Emmy, and was nominated for a Screen Actor's Guild Award.
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Stephen was seen helping Shirley to her car
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Shirley, Debra Winger, and Jack Nicholson in Terms of Endearment
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MARRIED LIFE
Actress Shirley was married to businessman Steve Parker from 1954 to 1982.
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The pair famously had an open marriage at a time when the Free Love moment was blossoming and non-conformal relationships were becoming more in fashion.
The couple had one child, actress Sachi Parker, 68,.
SHIRLEY'S OSCAR NODS
Shirley MacLaine was nominated for an Academy Award five times before finally nabbing the Oscar with her sixth and final nominataion
Shirley was nominated for Best Actress for the first time for her portrayal of Ginny Moorehead in the Vincente Minnelli-helmed 1958 drama, Some Came Running.
She was again nominated for Best Actress for playing Fran Kubelik in the 1960 romantic-comedy, The Apartment.
Her role in 1963's Irma la Dolce garnered the actress her third nomination.
In 1976, The Other Half of the Sky: A China Memoir, directed by Shirley was nominated for Best Documentary Feature but failed to bring home the gold statuette.
Shirley's portrayal of DeeDee Rodgers in The Turning Point got her a fifth Oscar nod.
The character, a former ballerina, hit close to home for Shirley, who had once considered a career as a ballet dancer before breaking ankle as a teenager.
Shirley finally brought home the Oscar for Best Actress for her part in 1984's Terms of Endearment.
In the film, she plays Aurora Greenway, a widower who is overly protective of her daughter Emma, played by Debra Winger.

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