![Actress and Producer Goldie Hawn](https://www.onthisday.com/images/people/goldie-hawn.jpg?w=360)
Full Name: Goldie Jeanne Hawn
Profession: Actress and Producer
Biography: The American actress is famous for her effervescent portrayal of often kooky characters on film. Her most famous role is as Judy Benjamin in 1980s "Private Benjamin, which she also produced and for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Actress.
Before that Hawn came to fame in the film adaption "Cactus Flower" (1969) opposite Walter Matthau. The role won her a Golden Globe award and an Academy Award for Best Actress and made her career.
Hawn went on to star in "There’s a Girl in My Soup" (1970) with British comic Peter Sellers and "Shampoo" (1975) with Warren Beatty and Julie Christie. Later roles have included Swing Shift (1984) with her long-term partner Kurt Russell and "The First Wives Club" (1996) with Diane Keaton and Bette Midler.
Born: November 21, 1945
Birthplace: Washington, D.C., USA
Age: 78 years old
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Scorpio
Historical Events
- 1980-10-10 Comedy film "Private Benjamin" is released starring Goldie Hawn
- 1981-03-09 7th People's Choice Awards: Clint Eastwood, Jane Fonda & Goldie Hawn win (Motion Picture) and Alan Alda & Carol Burnett win (TV)
- 1996-09-20 Paramount Pictures releases cult revenge comedy "The First Wives Club" starring Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton, and directed by Hugh Wilson