Linda Gray certainly falls into the latter camp.
Indulging in a spot of retail therapy while out and about in Los Angeles, the actress looked years younger than someone who turns 68 in September.
All smiles: Linda Gray poses for the paparazzi while out shopping on Robertson Blvd in Los Angeles
The former Dallas star exuded confidence and looked effortlessly beautiful as she shopped on Robertson Blvd yesterday.
The actress, who starred as J.R. Ewing's long-suffering wife in the hugely popular soap opera, was all smiles as photographers clamoured to take her picture.
Since Dallas finished in 1991, Ms Gray reprised her role as Sue Ellen Ewing in two reunion films, J.R. Returns and The War Of The Ewings.
Ageless beauty: Linda in 1979 (L) and three decades later (R)
She has also starred in TV shows including Melrose Place spin-off Models, Inc. and The Bold and the Beautiful.
In 2001, she portrayed arch-seductress Mrs. Robinson in a West end production of The Graduate.
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