Immediately after leaving college, Ali MacGraw became an assistant to legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland. From there, she had an easy route into doing her own modeling. She appeared in “Vogue” and a number of other magazines. Her first acting credit was back in 1968, playing a bit part in “A Lovely Way to Die.”
She quickly moved on, appearing in plenty of famous films of the era, such as “Goodbye, Columbus,” “Love Story,” “The Getaway,” and “Convoy.” Aside from acting, she’s been a producer for “Ali MacGraw: Yoga Mind & Body” and has even contributed to a soundtrack of “Voices That Care.”
Rene Russo
Russo became a leading fashion model at the age of eighteen when a scout discovered her at...a Rolling Stones concert. She was a leading model from 1972, the year of the concert, until the early eighties. She decided to take up acting, starting with small roles in Los Angeles.
Her feature film debut came in 1989 with the comedy “Major League.” From goofy action flicks like “Lethal Weapon 4” to thrillers like “Ransom” and “Nightcrawler,” Russo has demonstrated an incredible ability to be much more than just a pretty face. If you've watched some of the movies from the MCU you've seen her playing Frigga, Thor's mother.
Cybill Shepherd
As the winner of the 1966 Miss Teenage Memphis contest, Shepard had been modeling for several years before director Peter Bogdanovich spotted her on the cover of “Glamour” magazine. He called her up and cast her in his 1971 film “The Last Picture Show,” and the rest is history.
She appeared in plenty of famous flicks, including “Taxi Driver” and was the lead role on “Moonlighting.” She's spent plenty of time on the small screen apart from that, with roles on shows like “The L Word,” “Eastwick,” “Cybill,” and “Psych.” She's still acting, appearing in movies and shows.
Grace Kelly
She would eventually become Princess Grace thanks to the Monaco royal family, but before she was even one of the era's most famous actresses, Grace Kelly spent some time as a model. The image we see here is of her demonstrating a Remington Rand typewriter in 1950, while she was attending a Catholic girls' school in Philadelphia.
Soon after the cameras turned her way, she began acting, beginning with “Fourteen Hours” in 1951. She moved away from acting after only a few years in order to assume her duties as a princess, which does take up most of a person's time.
Monica Bellucci
After signing with Elite Model Management in the 1980s and moving to Milan, Monica Bellucci posed for designer brands such as Dolce & Gabbana, as well as magazines such as “Elle.” In the early nineties, she started acting.
Her first role was in the TV movie “Vita Coi Figli” in 1990, but someone with her looks and charm wasn't going to stay down there for long. Due to her location in Milan, she's been in plenty of Italian films, but she moved to Hollywood before long. The role that put her on the map was as the titular character in “Malena.” She got even more attention after her eye-candy role in the two Matrix sequels.