A soulful kook, Goldie Hawn updated the Dumb Blonde
tradition for television in the hip 1960s (on Laugh-In) and seemed
not at all dumb but rather giggly and insouciant: a girl-woman
whom older men simultaneously desire and wish to protect. Hawn
tempered her merriment for the movies but otherwise brought her
guileless, sexy appeal to the screen opposite strong male leads
in stories where differences in age and experience (unlike today's
films) actually mattered in the plot. With age and broadening
came more diverse roles, some in which Hawn served as an able
comedian and others--including dramas and black comedies--that
drew from deeper pools of talent and emotion. Today Goldie
Hawn is one of the very few actresses over the age of 50 to
be getting leading roles in Hollywood productions. Goldie
Hawn films include
There's a Girl in My Soup
Shampoo
Sugarland Express
Death Becomes Her
Overboard
Crisscross
Cactus Flower
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