Brenda Blethyn – 77, Ramsgate

People first discovered who Brena Blethyn was when she appeared in plays like Mysteries and Troilus and Cressida. She then established herself as a TV star in the ’80s through her lead roles in The Labours of Erica and Chance in a Million.

Her most incredible milestones were winning awards for her performances in Secrets & Lies and Little Voice. Blethyn won’t stop receiving paychecks anytime soon, for she’s part of the cast of the series called Vera. Her IMDb page says she has a voice role in a new movie called Charlotte.