Charlotte Thompson Reid had already enjoyed a career as a nationally acclaimed singer before she began her second career relatively late in life as the widow and successor of a congressional candidate who died in mid-campaign.
Irish actor
South African journalist and politician, the first speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa from 1994 to 2004. She was a key figure in the writing of the Constitution of South Africa and establishing democracy in South Africa.
Irish actor and journalist
Irish science communicator
Mexican novelist, journalist and poet who lived in Cuba from 1936 to 1960.
Dorothy Fuldheim entered the field of television at an age when most people begin to plan their retirement and lasted there long enough to become a living legend.
American actress best remembered as the “Wicked Witch of the West” in the film classic The Wizard of Oz
Mexican writer
20th century traditional Irish singer