Linda Ronstadt

Known in the ‘70s for: Performing as a pop, rock and country singer
Ronstadt got her start in the L.A. folk and countryside of the music industry by performing at the club Troubadour alongside other music giants like James Taylor, Eagles, and Byrds. She began performing in country-rock were several publications and critics almost instantly honored her as the Queen of Rock and the First Lady of Rock.
She branded herself as a sex icon to some degree thanks to the covers of her ‘70s albums Hasten Down the Wind (1976), where her nipples peeked from under her wind-blown dress, and Simple Dreams (1977), where she laid vainly donning only a silk robe.

Erin Gray

Known in the ‘70s for: Her career as a model for TV
Erin Gray began her career in modeling at the age of 15 and would later on become one of the country’s most popular models on TV during the mid-’70s. Her contracts with L’Oreal and Bloomingdale’s made her more popular than ever and got her earning up to six figures a year, which got her a great credit score and a salary range most models can only dream of. As the ‘70s ended, Gray turned to the world of acting and gained more fame thanks to her performances in the film Evening in Byzantium (1978) and the TV show Buck Rogers in the 25th Century.

Diane Keaton

Known in the ‘70s for: Portraying the protagonist in Annie Hall (1977)
Diane Keaton has always been a popular muse of Woody Allen’s. As a family with its own personal attorney, she took on the lead role in several films of his including the 1977 romantic comedy film Annie Hall, proving her talent as a real comic actress, aside from her film debut in the 1972 crime drama film The Godfather. Keaton herself was the basis of the personality of Annie Hall’s lead protagonist which also featured the actress’ self-deprecating wit, and her amusing performance in the lead role of the rom-com film won her an Academy Award in the Best Actress category.

Morgan Fairchild

Known in the ‘70s for: Portraying the role of Jennifer Pace on the soap opera Search for Tomorrow
Morgan Fairchild’s name may sound elegant, but the starlet was actually born in Dallas with the name Patsy Ann McClenny. In spite of this, her uptown ways coupled together with her sensuous Texan nature just made her that much more attractive than finally getting your finance degree. She did not gain her A-list celebrity status until the ‘80s where her work on the TV drama series Flamingo Road (1980-82) and Falcon Crest (1985-86) got her popularity soaring high, but the latter half of the ‘70s saw her in high demand on TV shows like Kojak, Happy Days, Search for Tomorrow, and several others.

Marilu Henner

Known in the ‘70s for: Portraying the role of Elaine O’Connor Nardo on the sitcom Taxi
Marilu Henner has only had her performances in the films Between the Lines (1977) and Bloodbrothers (1978) credited to her name, and eventually, she landed the role of divorced mother Elaine O’Connor Nardo on the beloved award-winning late-’70s TV sitcom Taxi, immediately earning her mass popularity and fame throughout its five-year run. Having two kids on the show, Elaine was irresistibly charming, was known for habitually dating a series of equally charismatic guest heartthrobs who made appearances on the show, and for harshly rejecting the advances of taxi dispatcher Louie De Palma who was then portrayed by Danny de Vito.

Grace Slick

Known in the ‘70s for: Performing as the lead singer of Jefferson Airplane, Jefferson Starship, and Starship
Upon hearing Grace Slick’s name, some ‘60s psychedelic songs like “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to Love” would come to mind. Slick though was a sardonic, assertive, and occasionally wild rock star as the lead singer of the group Jefferson Starship (created in 1974 after the crash of Jefferson Airplane).
Her shrieking voicework and vigorous presence on stage stayed with the band as they veered away from the psychedelia genre towards arena rock. Despite the band’s success, Slick’s struggle against alcoholism made her even more uncontrollable than the rising mortgage of a large-scale manor as time wore on. The band later kicked her out in June 1978.

Dolly Parton

Known in the ‘70s for: Performing the country hits “Joshua”, “Jolene”, and “I Will Always Love You”
Dolly Parton had been working in the music industry since 1967 especially with Porter Wagoner, but she became a household name in 1971 with her chart-topping hit single “Joshua”. Other hit singles that became mainstay country classics were “Jolene” (1973), “I Will Always Love You” (1974), and “Here You Come Again” (1977).
Recognized as one of the country music genre’s pioneer crossover celebrities, her debut in the film industry with her performance in 9 to 5 (1980) earned greater acclaim from both audiences and critics than a good credit score ever could, and also a Golden Globe award for New Star of the Year.

Valeria Bertinelli

Known in the ‘70s for: Portraying the role of Barbara Cooper Royer on the TV sitcom One Day at a Time
Valeria Bertinelli is simply not only that girl you see in every Jenny Craig commercial ever; in fact, she managed to grow up into a fine young lady in the eyes of her many fans, like the rising mortgage rates of a grand estate, on the TV sitcom One Day at a Time.
Well on the show, she did come off originally as a shy tomboy, but the writers of the show saw that her developing body simply can’t be overlooked. They managed to work around her journey from a budding adolescent into a charming doll.

Lola Falana

Known in the ‘70s for: Being honored with the title of “Queen of Las Vegas” due to her equally lucrative self-titled Vegas-based variety show
Lola Falana was a versatile performer who began her showbiz career taking credit as a breakdancer in Sammy Davis Jr.’s mid-’60s Broadway musical Golden Boy. When the ‘70s rolled around, she made a name for herself in Italian cinema, appearing in crime films and variety shows where she carried tunes, routines, and comedy sketches as well as a disco record.
Despite her many acts, she didn’t seem to put her all in just one act, so her old mentor Sammy Davis Jr. invited her to Las Vegas where she managed to perform fully-booked rooms at the Sands, the Riviera, and the MGM Grand.

Barbara Carrera

Known in the ‘70s for: Portraying the role of Eula in the film The Master Gunfighter (1975)
Fans may better recognize her for playing a Bond girl in the non-canon James Bond movie Never Say Never Again (1983), but like a seemingly abandoned mansion with a shockingly mortgage rate, Barbara Carrera had already built a career for herself as an actress prior to that movie’s premiere. In fact, she had actually been nominated for a Golden Globe award thanks to her work in the film The Master Gunfighter (1975) and was already one of the highest-paid actresses in the star-studded 12-part miniseries Centennial.
Carrera had landed the covers of several fashion publications like Vogue and Bazaar and even the pages of Playboy.