A woman with long, wavy blonde hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark jacket and large hoop earrings. People in the background, one holding a camera, are slightly out of focus.
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The eighties were a roaring time. Plenty of people were caught up in the fast pace of the time in such a way that little sleep was to be found, and nights took on this rambunctious glow of hedonism like it hadn’t before. Yes, there was a static electricity that seemed to hang in the air. Celebrities have a knack for cultivating these wild, cult-like followings, and the eighties were no exception. We’ll look at some striking photos of iconic actresses that everyone madly fancied in the ’80s.

1. Demi Moore

A woman in a white dress with pearl earrings sits in a car, gazing out the window with a thoughtful expression. Her dark hair is gently blown by the breeze.
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2. Sharon Stone

A woman wearing a lace wedding veil and ornate white headpiece with floral details, red lipstick, dramatic eye makeup, and sparkling earrings gazes upward solemnly.
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3. Jennifer Connelly

A man in a polka dot shirt and a woman in a black top stand together at night on a city street, with a parking sign and buildings in the background.
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4. Michelle Pfeiffer

A man in a dark outfit stands close behind a woman with short blonde hair. Both look off-camera with serious, intense expressions against a softly lit background.
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5. Heather Locklear

A man in a tuxedo with a mustache stands beside a woman with voluminous blond hair and dangling earrings, both smiling against a reddish curtain backdrop.
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6. Rebecca De Mornay

A blonde woman with a voluminous 1980s hairstyle, wearing a white lace dress, large pearl earrings, and a small cross necklace, looking off to the side against a pleated curtain backdrop.
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7. Morgan Fairchild

A medium shot of a smiling woman with voluminous, wavy blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a white top and hoop earrings, standing in front of a tree outdoors. In the background, a person in a red shirt is partially visible.
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8. Jane Fonda

A side-profile shot of a smiling woman with long brown hair, wearing a dark wide-brimmed hat and amber-tinted sunglasses, set against a blurred, dark background.
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9. Lisa Bonet

Two people with dreadlocks, one wearing sunglasses and colorful clothing, stand close together indoors. The other wears a leather jacket and hat. Other people and flowers are visible in the background.
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10. Mia Sara

Three people stand indoors, looking surprised or concerned. One man wears a dress shirt and tie, the woman and the other man wear fencing uniforms. Bulletin boards and papers are visible on the wall behind them.
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11. Kim Basinger

A woman with long, wavy blonde hair smiles at the camera, wearing a dark jacket and large hoop earrings. People in the background, one holding a camera, are slightly out of focus.
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12. Courteney Cox

A woman with dark hair and earrings smiles at the camera at a formal event, with two people standing behind her, one in a tuxedo and one in a dress.
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13. Winona Ryder

A young woman with wavy dark hair, wearing a dark jacket, smiles in front of a curtain backdrop in this black-and-white photo.
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14. Phoebe Cates

A young woman with short dark hair wears a sleeveless, leopard-print jacket over a gray top. She is smiling and standing indoors against a plain background.
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15. Daryl Hannah

A man in a white t-shirt holding a book gestures while standing next to a woman with long blonde hair in a white outfit. They are in a hallway with people and lanyards in the background.
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Meet the Writer

Matt has spent over the last 8 years as both a writer and editor, working in Seattle and Brooklyn, where he is now based. He loves escaping the tirelessly fast pace of the “Mad Apple” that is NYC by taking walks and runs through parks where he’s able to catch up on the latest tea about society from the city’s ever chatty, always hungry, occasionally maniacal, pigeons. They always have a lot to say. When he’s not taking his urban nature strolls, or dutifully combing the deepest rabbit holes of the internet to find the content that’s worth sinking your mind’s teeth into, he’s likely holed up at a dark-lit dive bar with a new book and/or some friends, or just easily he could be on the hunt for the next addition to his steadily growing plant family.