Even in 2025, many of the world’s longest-living entertainers continue to uplift audiences through endurance, creativity, and devotion to their craft. Their lives prove that artistic passion deepens rather than fades with time.
These figures serve as living bridges to cultural memory, carrying forward the spirit of film, music, and storytelling across generations. Their presence reminds us that creativity is sustained by purpose, not age.
Elizabeth Waldo, born in 1918, remains a guiding light in ethnomusicology. Her lifelong dedication to preserving Indigenous music reflects art’s power to honor history and identity.
Karen Marsh Doll, among Hollywood’s oldest living actresses, connects us to cinema’s golden era. Her work in The Wizard of Oz and Gone with the Wind preserves a time when storytelling felt both intimate and grand. Ray Anthony, still vibrant at 103, carries the joyful rhythm of the big-band age.
Icons like June Lockhart, Eva Marie Saint, and Dick Van Dyke continue to radiate warmth and humor. Mel Brooks, William Shatner, and Barbara Eden remind us that curiosity and playfulness keep creativity alive.
Artists such as Clint Eastwood, Sophia Loren, and Michael Caine embody endurance through evolution. Their careers show how maturity can sharpen, rather than soften, artistic voice.
Julie Andrews, Shirley MacLaine, Al Pacino, and Jane Fonda blend art with advocacy, proving expression can be both personal and purposeful.
Together, these legends form a living constellation — shaped by time yet undimmed by it. Their stories affirm that creativity, rooted in meaning, becomes a lasting light that continues to inspire.