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It's strange to think that Julianne Moore is a half-century old. When we watch the trailers for Crazy, Stupid, Love, out this Friday, she still looks the same as she did in Boogie Nights. Exactly the same. We know what you're thinking: plastic surgery. Well, whether she's had it or not, fortunately we can't tell. Rather, what we see is a prospective cougar, i.e. a potential Mrs. Robinson.
But Moore isn't the only MILF/possible GILF who's had us questioning our taste for the immature Forever 21-wearing women our own age. She's in good company with many a A-list actresses and supermodels. We know who's on your mind, now let us project it back to you with this list of the hottest women over 50.
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It's strange to think that Julianne Moore is a half-century old. Having seen the Academy Award-nominated actress' latest flick, Crazy, Stupid, Love (in theaters tomorrow), she still looks the same as she did in Boogie Nights, circa 1997. Exactly the same. We know what you're thinking: plastic surgery. Well, whether she's had any work done or not, fortunately we can't tell. What we see is a prospective cougar, i.e. a potential Mrs. Robinson.
But Moore isn't the only MILF/possible GILF who's had us questioning our taste for the immature Forever 21-wearing women of our own generation—she's in good company with many other A-list actresses and supermodels. We know who's on your mind; now, let us project it back to you with this countdown of the 10 Hottest Women Over 50.
Meryl Streep
10. MERYL STREEP
A lot of things are baffling about Meryl Streep's hotness, so the fact she's 62 shouldn't really bother you. When you start thinking about nuns, à la Doubt, in a less-than holy way, that's when you should be concerned. Something else you'll have to go to confession for? Closing your eyes and thinking of England during her upcoming film The Iron Lady where she plays Margaret Thatcher. Mamma mia!
Ellen Barkin
9. ELLEN BARKIN
She's known for her award-winning Broadway roles, as well as her unconventional characters in movies like Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Switch; in the latter, she plays a man reincarnated as a woman with an obligatory lesbian romance. But there's a downfall to being a MILF: the 57-year-old actress refuses to do nude scenes for her children's sake. What about for the sake of the male species?
Iman
8. IMAN
As one of the most iconic supermodels of all time, the gorgeous, 56-year old Iman still looks as picture perfect today as she did twenty years ago on the runway. Unfortunately, the closest you'll ever get to being intimate with David Bowie's wife is buying her Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country action figure.
Sharon Stone
7. SHARON STONE
Sharon Stone is the only woman we can actually watch cross her legs for hours, on repeat (see: 1992's Basic Instinct). When the horrible Basic Instinct 2 was released in 2006, Stone admitted she wanted her nude scene to show that she was still sexy at 48 years of age. Now that she's 53, we're starting a petition for her to reprise her role every year, just to show us how sexy she is over the five-decade mark. Ready to sign up?
Julianne Moore
6. JULIANNE MOORE
What makes this 50-year-old actress so sexy is that she looks as if she can still pull off roles like the one she had in Boogie Nights (i.e., porn star), and, what's even better is that she still does. In the past two years, Moore has played a lesbian having an affair with a man in The Kids Are All Right and as a straight woman having an affair with a lesbian in Chloe, both in the nude. And our eyes didn't burn, either. Well, they sort of did, but in the best ways possible.
Helen Mirren
5. HELEN MIRREN
As a dame who can pull off a Baywatch-esque bikini at age 66, Helen Mirren should probably be considered another wonder of the world. We're not trying to be cheesy, but, seriously, have you ever been turned on by another woman over 60 in a swimsuit? People with grandmother fetishes don't apply to this argument.
Angel Bassett
4. ANGELA BASSETT
It's fitting that Bassett's breakthrough role was another seriously hot lady over fifty: Tina Turner in the 1993 biopic What's Love Got to Do With It. This summer, the 52-year old played Dr. Amanda Waller in Green Lantern, and we're still wondering why Hal Jordan (Ryan Reynolds) chose his childhood sweetheart (played by Blake Lively) over trying to bag someone with, you know, more "experience."
Christie Brinkley
3. CHRISTIE BRINKLEY
Admit it, you stole your dad's old issues of Christie Brinkley's Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Editions before you were even allowed to stay up past ten o'clock. When the iconic supermodel drove by in that red Ferrari in National Lampoon's Vacation, men worldwide swore that they'd never love another. It's no wonder that the now-57-year old Brinkley had the longest modeling contract to date with CoverGirl.
Susan Sarandon
2. SUSAN SARANDON
It comes as a surprise that Susan Sarandon is 64, considering that she still has the same figure today that she had in the cult classic Rocky Horror Picture Show, in which she ran around in her underpants for a good hour, 36 years ago. Also surprising, we weren't at all disgusted when Justin Timberlake and Andy Samberg sang about mother-loving on the Mother's Day episode of SNL with her playing their muse. Every Mother's Day needs a mother's night.
Raquel Welch
1. RAQUEL WELCH
Not many women can hold the title of "sex symbol" when they're 70, but if you're hoping that Raquel "One Million Years B.C." Welch is a cougar, don't hold your breath. Having divorced her husband, who's 15 years her junior, the Hollywood icon says she's not interested in younger men anymore. You'll just have to hold on to the image of her in that wet, fur bikini walking from One Million Years B.C., young bucks.