OK, so there’s more than forty. Sue me. Please feel free to share your opinion.
My favorite actress hotties 40 and over:
The Top 10:
Courteney Cox Arquette (Friends, 40) Can’t believe she’s 40! David Arquette is a lucky man.
Kristin Davis (Sex and the City, 40) The best reason to watch Sex and the City.
Jodie Foster (42) One of the most gifted actresses of her generation is also quite the looker.
Elizabeth Hurley (40) Hubba, hubba, she can Bedazzle me anytime.
Cheryl Ladd (Charlie’s Angels, 54) Only woman in my Top 20 in her 50s and yet she still belongs.
Laura Linney (Love Actually, 41) One of the most underrated actresses in Hollywood. She’s adorable in every movie.
Heather Locklear (43) Rescues every show she joins for a reason.
Demi Moore (42) The media is hating on Ashton because they’re jealous.
Julianne Moore (Boogie Nights, 44) Great selection of independent and commercial movies.
Kelly Preston (Jerry Maguire, 42) Yeah, I found it hard to believe she was over 40. She has to have been the reason for John Travolta’s comeback.
The Second 10:
Marcia Cross (Desperate Housewives, 43)
Bridget Fonda (Jackie Brown, 41)
Faith Ford (Hope & Faith, 40)
Teri Hatcher (Desperate Housewives, 40)
Marg Helgenberger (CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, 46)
Helen Hunt (42)
Diane Lane (The Perfect Storm, 40)
Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Seinfeld, 44)
Elisabeth Shue (Leaving Las Vegas, 41)
Lea Thompson (Caroline in the City, 44)
Honorable Mention:
Joan Allen
Kim Basinger
Monica Belluci
Sandra Bullock (40)
Sheryl Crow
Gina Gershon
Felicity Huffman
Lisa Kudrow (41)
Sharon Lawrence
Jane Leeves
Andie MacDowell
Lena Olin
Reneé Russo
Brooke Shields (40)
Maura Tierney (40)
Marisa Tomei (40)
Sharon Stone
Sela Ward
Decent not particularily amazing:
Kim Cattrall (48)
Jamie Lee Curtis
Geena Davis
Daryl Hannah (43)
Patricia Heaton
Madonna
Megan Mullally
Sarah Jessica Parker (40)
Sigourney Weaver
Plastic Surgery Hall of Shame:
Melanie Griffith
Michelle Pfieffer
Meg Ryan
Eat a fucking steak:
Calista Flockhart (40)
Elle Macpherson, Christie Brinkley, and Katie Couric did not qualify as they are not primarily known for their acting. FYI, Halle Berry is 38 and Nicole Kidman is 37.