Michael Caine, Rita Moreno And Clint Eastwood: Hollywood Stars Over 90 Then And Now

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The two-time Academy Award winner recently walked the red carpet for the London premiere of his new movie “The Great Escaper,” marking the 90-year-old actor’s first appearance on a carpet in over two years.

Here is a look at a few other stars – 90 and above – proving age is just a number, with some still working in Hollywood.

Michael Caine

Throughout his five decades as an actor, 90-year-old Caine has won two Academy Awards, one BAFTA, three Golden Globe Awards and three SAG Awards. His breakthrough in film came in the 1960s, when he starred in the movies “Zulu,” “The Battle of Britain,” “The Italian Job,” “Gambit” and “Alfie.”

He received many of his award nominations in the ’70s and ’80s for starring in “Sleuth,” “Beyond the Limit,” “Educating Rita,” “Hannah and her Sister,” “Jack the Ripper” and “Dirty Rotten Scoundrel.” During the 1990s, he appeared in “Jekyll and Hyde,” “Little Voice” and “Cider House Rules.”

The 2000s did not see Caine slowing down either, with the actor starring in “Miss Congeniality,” “Batman Begins,” “The Quiet American,” “The Prestige,” “The Dark Knight,” “Inception,” “The Dark Knight Rises,” “Now You See Me,” “Interstellar” and “Tenent.”

In his new movie, “The Great Escaper,” Caine plays a World War II veteran who escapes from his care home to attend a commemoration event for the 70th anniversary of D-Day. It is set to open in theaters on Oct. 6.

Caine was married to Patricia Haines from 1954 to 1958, and they had a daughter named Dominique. He has been married to Shakira Baksh since 1973, and they have a daughter, Natasha Haleema.

Rita Moreno

Ninety one-year-old actress Rita Moreno has also achieved EGOT status. She began acting in the ’50s, with supporting roles in “Singing in the Rain” and “The King and I” before getting her breakthrough with her Oscar-winning performance as Anita in “West Side Story.”

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She took a small break from acting, before starring in “Popi,” “Carnal Knowledge,” the Broadway play “The Ritz,” later starring in “The Electric Company,” “The Muppet Show” and “Nine to Five.” After appearing as a guest on TV for a few years, she starred in “Where on Earth Is Carmen San Diego” and “Oz” on HBO.

Later, she starred on “Cane,” “Happily Divorced,” “Rio 2,” “Nina’s World” and “One Day at a Time.” She then starred in the 2021 remake of “West Side Story,” “80 for Brady” and “Fast X.”

Moreno had an on-again-off-again relationship with Marlon Brando from 1954 to 1962. She then married Leonard Gordon in 1965 until his death in 2010. They have one daughter, Fernanda, and two grandsons.

Clint Eastwood

Clint Eastwood starred in a few movies, such as “Star in the Dust” and “Lafayette Escadrille,” before gaining widespread recognition for “Rawhide.” Throughout his career, he has won four Academy Awards and three Golden Globes.

His name is synonymous with westerns, as he starred in many, including “Paint Your Wagon,” “Joe Kidd,” “Bronco Billy,” “Hang ‘Em High” and “Two Mules for Sister Sara.” He also starred in “Pale Rider,” “The Rookie,” “Million Dollar Baby,” “The Bridges of Madison County,” “Gran Torino,” “The Mule” and “Cry Macho.”

Eastwood has directed and produced many successful films, in which he also either starred or appeared in, including “Dirty Harry,” “Sudden Impact,” “Unforgiven,” “True Crime,” “Mystic River,” “Invictus” and “American Sniper.” He currently has a project in production called “Juror #2.”

Eastwood was married to Maggie Johnson from 1953 to 1984 and Dina Ruiz from 1996 to 2014. He has eight children, Scott, Kyle, Francesca, Alison, Morgan, Kimber, Kathryn and Laurie.

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