Celebrities Who Are Actually Still Alive

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It feels wrong to admit when we’re shocked to find out that someone is alive… still. It probably is wrong to admit that, but we’re doing it anyway because we can’t expect anyone to live forever, especially celebrities.

But really, can you blame us? When a celebrity leaves the public eye, we begin to wonder immediately if they’re dead. They can be teenagers, and if we don’t hear their name for over a year, our first thought is, rest in peace little guy. Now imagine what our thoughts are when someone leaves the public eye for years and years and they’re like 60+ years old. What are we supposed to think? Of course they’re dead.

But no. Not these folks. These are the survivors, the outlasters, the live-foreverers. We don’t just want to admire the ages and health of these stars, but we’ll also look at their resume a bit, remembering their best work and reminding younger folks who these legends are. Here are celebs who are actually still alive… and hopefully will remain that way for long after this list is published.

#1. Cloris Leachman – 90 Years Old

Not only is Cloris Leachman alive and well at the tender age of 90, but she's still working like crazy. She's as busy as she's ever been. She's probably best known for her role as Phyllis Lindstrom on The Mary Tyler Moore Show, but she's also been in so many great films, like Young Frankenstein and The Beverly Hillbillies. As mentioned, in her later life, Leachman has been incredibly active, not just active in film but literally active as well, even appearing on Dancing with the Stars in 2008 at the age of 82. She's a medical wonder having stayed healthy and looking great her entire life. In 1946, at the age of 20, Leachman competed in the 1946 Miss America contest. Most recently, she appeared in the American Gods TV show as Zorya and has also reprised her voice role as Gran in The Croods 2, set for release in 2018. If you're looking for a live-action modern reference, you may recognize Leachman as grandma in Bad Santa as well.

#2. Doris Day – 89 Years Old

Doris Day is one of the biggest named celebrities ever to walk the earth. Day became a hit in 1945 with her song "Sentimental Journey", and she wouldn't look back for many, many years. She went to movies in the late 40s and, soon after, was a massive success in that industry as well, acting in classics like Teacher's Pet and Pillow Talk. She's received just about every lifetime achievement award you can win, and she's recognized as one of the greatest stars we've ever seen. While it's been many years since she's been in film, Day released an album in 2011 at the age of 89. If you're counting, that would put her at 94 (though Day claims that she is only 92, that cheeky bird). She remains a national icon and even if you don't know who she is or what she's done, you almost certainly know her name.

#3. Angela Lansbury – 90 Years Old

The "She" in Murder She Wrote, Mrs. Potts in Beauty and the Beast and Mrs. Iselin in The Manchurian Candidate (1962), Angela Lansbury is a big named actress that is still very much alive and well. Lansbury is 90 years old, but when she first started in Murder She Wrote in 1984, she looked 90 then. Turns out she wasn't 90 then. She was 58. Sorry Angela. But seriously. No one has seen Lansbury in the last 10 years, basically since she was in Nanny McPhee. Sure, she was in Mr. Popper's Penguins five years ago, but no one saw that movie, no one. Despite her legendary career, Lansbury might go down in history for all the wrong reasons. Over the course of 33 years, she was nominated for 18 Emmy Awards, but she never won once. Add in her three Oscar nominations in which she also never won and you have one of the unluckiest actresses ever. Stick that in your pipe and smoke it, Leo.

#4. Dick Van Dyke – 90 Years Old

You may not even know how you know Dick Van Dyke, but you know him nonetheless. This is a man who's been a household name since the 60's and has remained in the public eye for most of that time. In 2013, Van Dyke first started reporting some health issues, and he took a step back from work, finally. Soon after, however, he seemed to overcome them and has come back to work, still acting and still dancing. Van Dyke is best known for his TV show, The Dick Van Dyke Show but not far behind that is his great performance and incredibly horrible accent in Mary Poppins. Now 90 years old, Van Dyke still looks strong and healthy.

#6. Olivia de Havilland

Olivia de Havilland played Scarlett O'Hara's kind-hearted rival in Gone With The Wind in 1939 when some of the other stars on this list were just little kids. All the other stars from Gone With The Wind died at least 50 years ago but Olivia is still with us at 99. She's one of the last surviving stars of the Golden Age of Hollywood and the oldest living actor who's won an Academy Award. She now lives in Paris and is working on her autobiography, apparently in no real rush.