31 Photos Of Actors On First Red Carpets

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First, here’s Maggie Smith attending the London Evening Standard Awards in 1963:

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Marilyn Monroe signs autographs while walking the red carpet for the premiere of How to Marry A Millionaire in 1953:

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Morgan Freeman walks the red carpet with his then-wife Jeanette Adair Bradshaw at the Mighty Gents opening night on Broadway in 1978:

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Here’s Helen Mirren attending the premiere of White Nights in New York City in 1985:

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Here’s Keanu Reeves on the red carpet before a screening of Under the Influence in 1986:

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Here’s Winona Ryder and Christina Slater at the 61st Academy Awards in 1989:

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Here’s Demi Moore attending the Golden Globes in 1984:

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Here’s Julie Andrews posing on the red carpet alongside Lee Marvin after she won a Golden Globe Award in 1964 for Mary Poppins:

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James Earl Jones stands with Lauren Bacall after winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for The Great White Hope in 1969:

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Denzel Washington walking the carpet at the premiere of Midnight Run in 1988:

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James Dean and Pier Angeli attending the premiere of the re-release of Gone with the Wind in 1954:

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Robert De Niro walking the red carpet after winning his Best Actor Oscar in 1981 for his work in Raging Bull:

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Here’s Carrie Fisher attending the 50th Academy Awards in 1978:

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Christine Baranski walking the red carpet at the Emmy Awards in 1995:

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Kate Winslet walking the red carpet at the Golden Globes in 1996 where she was nominated for Sense and Sensibility:

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Here’s Angela Bassett walking the carpet at the 25th annual NAACP Image Awards in 1993:

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Here’s Leonardo DiCaprio on the red carpet for the premiere of What’s Eating Gilbert Grape in 1993:

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Reese Witherspoon at the premiere of The Man in the Moon in 1991:

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Catherine O’Hara (and her husband Bo Welch) walking the red carpet for the premiere of Batman in 1989:

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Here’s Steve Martin attending the Grammys in 1978 where he won for Best Comedy Album for Let’s Get Small:

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Here’s Paul Newman and his wife Joanne Woodward at the premiere of Cool Hand Luke in 1967:

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Audrey Hepburn showing off her Oscar on the red carpet in 1954 after winning for Best Actress for Roman Holiday:

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Tom Cruise attending the premiere of Sophisticated Ladies on Broadway in 1982:

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Here’s Julia Roberts (and Dylan McDermott) attending the Independent Spirit Awards in 1989:

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Here’s Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner arriving for the premiere of Snows of Killamanjaro in 1952:

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Here’s Jimmy Stewart and Ginger Rogers on the red carpet after winning their Oscars for Best Actor and Best Actress in 1941:

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Here’s Bette Davis attending the premiere of The Man Who Played God in 1932:

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Jodie Foster attending the 49th Academy Awards in 1977 where she was nominated for her work in Taxi Driver:

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Patrick Swayze attending the 1st annual Stuntman Awards in 1985:

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And finally, here’s Carol Burnett and her husband Joe Hamilton attending the 18th Emmy Awards in 1966: