8 Celebrities Still Doing What They Love After 80

Judi Dench, 88

Still as spry and sprightly as ever, Dame Judi Dench seemed to be having a blast during pandemic lockdowns, when she began making viral dance videos on TikTok with her grandson Sam, an activity that she said saved her life. Some of their videos together racked up millions of views, but she’s continued to have success on screens much bigger than smartphones. Dench earned her eighth Oscar nomination for the nostalgic 2021 family drama Belfast, even though she said that mastering the Northern Irish accent was “a nightmare.” Next up, she’s set to star in the film Allelujah, about the looming closure of a geriatric ward in a small Yorkshire hospital. Considering that she earned two Oscar nominations the last times she worked with director Richard Eyre — for Iris and Notes on a Scandal — you just know this one will be unmissable.​

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George Takei performing in "Allegiance" at the Charing Cross Theatre in London, England on Jan. 12, 2023.

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George Takei, 85

The groundbreaking actor behind Star Trek’s Hikaru Sulu has come a long way since his Japanese American family was forced to live in an internment camp during World War II. He mined those memories for the 2019 graphic novel They Called Us Enemy and the Broadway musical Allegiance, which he returned to for a London revival that’s currently playing through April. Next up, he’s set to appear in the HBO Max computer-animated prequel Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai, which will tell the story of how a young Sam Wing — the Chinatown shop owner from the original film — first met the young Gizmo in 1920s Shanghai. When he’s not acting, Takei remains a fierce advocate for immigrant and LGBTQ rights.

Carol Burnett speaks onstage during the 48th Annual AFI Life Achievement Award Honoring Julie Andrews at Dolby Theatre on June 9, 2022 in Hollywood, California.

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Carol Burnett, 89

The sketch comedy queen is such a force to be reckoned with in the history of TV that the Golden Globes even named an honorary award for her: The Carol Burnett Award celebrates achievement in television, and she was of course the first recipient, in 2019. Though she’s best known for making people laugh, she explored her darker side with a guest-starring gig on the final season of Better Call Saul. Soon she’ll join the ensemble cast of the Apple TV+ comedy series Mrs. American Pie, on which she’ll play Norma, the grande dame of Palm Beach high society in the 1970s. Expect fewer dresses made from green velvet curtains and more Lilly Pulitzer.​

Anthony Hopkins, 85

Hot off a streak that included the HBO sci-fi series Westworld, Sir Anthony Hopkins earned his first Oscar nod in two decades for his portrayal of Benedict XVI in The Two Popes. It would take only one more year for him to earn his second trophy — after Silence of the Lambs — for The Father, in which he plays a proud London octogenarian living with dementia. With that victory, he set the record as the oldest best actor winner in Academy Awards history, though he’s hardly one to rest on his laurels: Since then, he’s starred as the patriarch of a Jewish American family in Armageddon Time; reteamed with The Father director Florian Zeller for The Son; and shot a thriller called Zero Contact that’s the first feature film to be released on an NFT token platform. (Trust us, we don’t know exactly what that means either!)​

Martha Stewart during her guest appearance on "TODAY" on Nov. 3, 2022.

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Martha Stewart, 81

Long known for her somewhat intimidating perfectionism, the domestic diva has seen her image soften considerably since she went to prison, earned the nickname M. Diddy and became unexpected friends with rapper Snoop Dogg. Last year, in partnership with iHeartRadio, she premiered her first original podcast series, called simply The Martha Stewart Podcast, and she debuted three new series, which stream for free on the Roku Channel: Martha Gardens, Martha Cooks and Martha Holidays. On a recent episode of her podcast, Stewart revealed that she’s hard at work writing a new book, which will amazingly be lucky number 100.