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Goldie Hawn

Biography

Goldie Hawn is an American actress and singer who gained fame for lighthearted comedic roles in film and television. Born in Washington, D.C., she trained in ballet and tap before making her screen debut in The One and Only, Genuine, Original Family Band (1968). She rose to prominence as a regular on Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In and won an Academy Award and a Golden Globe for her supporting role in Cactus Flower (1969). A second Oscar nomination followed for Private Benjamin (1980), a comedy about a woman who enlists in the army that Hawn also co-produced. Her later films included The Sugarland Express, Foul Play, Overboard, and The First Wives Club, among others. She recorded the album Goldie in 1972, directed the television film Hope (1997), and returned to the screen in Snatched (2017) and The Christmas Chronicles (2018), playing Mrs. Claus in the latter.

80years old

Turns 81 on November 21in 38 days

  • Born Washington, D.C.
  • Star sign: ScorpioLast day of the sign, on the Sagittarius cusp
  • Goldie Jeanne Hawn (birth name)

Movie Career

Films
32
Career span
57 years1968 to 2025

Genres

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  1. First role

    In 1964, Goldie Hawn first appeared on stage. She played Juliet in a Virginia Shakespeare Festival production of Romeo and Juliet.

  2. Early training

    Hawn started ballet and tap lessons when she was three years old. In 1955, she performed in the corps de ballet for the Ballets Russes de Monte Carlo staging of The Nutcracker.

  3. First role

    Goldie Hawn's first professional work as a dancer came in Can-Can, staged at the Texas Pavilion during the New York World's Fair.

  4. Behind the camera

    After producing the satirical comedy Something to Talk About, Goldie Hawn directed her first film, the 1997 television movie Hope, which starred Christine Lahti and Jena Malone.

  5. Beyond film

    In 1972, Hawn put out a solo country LP called Goldie for Warner Brothers, and Dolly Parton and Buck Owens helped her record it.

Goldie Hawn movies on Netflix

Best known for

The films on Netflix they are best known for, with the part played in each.

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  1. Death Becomes Her1992 Comedy, Fantasyas Helen Sharp

    IMDb rating 6.7152K votes

  2. Overboard1987 Comedy, Romanceas Joanna / Annie

    IMDb rating 6.978K votes

  3. The First Wives Club1996as Elise Elliot

    IMDb rating 6.561K votes

  4. Private Benjamin1980as Judy Benjamin

    IMDb rating 6.231K votes

  5. Bird on a Wire1990as Marianne Graves

    IMDb rating 6.051K votes

  6. The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two2020as Mrs. Claus

    IMDb rating 6.041K votes

  7. Snatched2017as Linda Middleton

    IMDb rating 4.740K votes

  8. Everyone Says I Love You1996as Steffi

    IMDb rating 6.742K votes

Most often with

Kurt Russell appears in five of them, more than any other actor. Pick a number on the chart or a name in the list to see the films they share.

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Films together

Box office

What Goldie Hawn's films earned in cinemas worldwide.

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Combined worldwide box office

$1.1 billion

22 of the 32 films have a worldwide figure.

Of the 32 films: 22 worldwide figure; 5 us gross only; 1 never in cinemas; 1 streaming, short cinema run; 3 figure not found.

  • 22Worldwide figure
  • 5US gross only
  • 1Never in cinemas
  • 1Streaming, short cinema run
  • 3Figure not found

Highest grossing

The eight biggest films earned 70% of the total. The bars are drawn to scale.

  1. 1
    Death Becomes Her1992as Helen Sharp
    $149M14.1% of the total
  2. 2
    Bird on a Wire1990as Marianne Graves
    $139M13.1% of the total
  3. 3
    The First Wives Club1996as Elise Elliot
    $116M11.0% of the total
  4. 4
    HouseSitter1992as Gwen Phillips
    $95M9.0% of the total
  5. 5
    Private Benjamin1980as Judy Benjamin
    $70M6.6% of the total
  6. 6
    Snatched2017as Linda Middleton
    $61M5.8% of the total
  7. 7
    Shampoo1975as Jill
    $60M5.7% of the total
  8. 8
    Foul Play1978as Gloria Mundy
    $45M4.3% of the total
Seems Like Old Times (1980), $44.0 millionThe Banger Sisters (2002), $38.1 millionBest Friends (1982), $36.8 millionThe Out-of-Towners (1999), $29.0 millionDeceived (1991), $28.7 millionOverboard (1987), $26.7 millionWildcats (1986), $26.3 millionProtocol (1984), $26.2 millionCactus Flower (1969), $25.8 millionThe Sugarland Express (1974), $12.8 millionTown & Country (2001), $10.4 millionEveryone Says I Love You (1996), $9.8 millionThe Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976), $4.1 millionCrissCross (1992), $3.1 million

$322 millionfrom the other 14 films with a worldwide figure, 30% of the total

Awards

Five awards and honors from 1970 to 2023, one of them major.

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Goldie Hawn's awards and nominations, grouped by award
YearAwardFilmResult
Academy Awards
1970Best Supporting ActressCactus FlowerWon
Other honors
2023Women of the YearWon
1999Hasty Pudding Woman of the YearWon
1997Crystal AwardWon
Star on Hollywood Walk of FameHonored

Online

Official profiles and reference pages.

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