Goldie Hawn Movies: Her Best Roles

Goldie Jeanne Hawn was born on November 21, 1945, in Washington D.C. The American actress came to prominence on NBC's Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, from 1968 to 1970, before making her major breakthrough on the big screen. Raised in Maryland, Goldie Hawn ran and taught in a ballet school in the early 1960's, having dropped out of American University where she was majoring in drama.

In 1969 Goldie Hawn starred as "Toni Simmons" in the film Cactus Flower, the story of a girl who while attempting to commit suicide by inhaling gas, is rescued by her neighbor "Igor," (Rick Lenz.) The fabulous actress won an Academy Award as well as a Golden Globe award, both for Best Supporting Actress. She was only 24 years old!

In the early 1970's Goldie Hawn played "Jill" in Butterflies Are Free, a comedy-drama movie based on the play by Leonard Gershe. The film revolves around "Don" (Edward Albert,) a San Francisco young man who wants to be a singer and meets a free-spirited girl who changes his plans

Two years later Goldie Hawn portrayed "Lou Jean" in Steven Spielberg's 1974 film The Sugarland Express, sharing credits with William Atherton and Ben Johnson. Based on real-life events, the film tells the story of a couple that tries to outrun the law in an effort of getting their baby back, after losing him to the state of Texas.

A real classic! Goldie Hawn starred as "Jill" in the 1975 film Shampoo, alongside Warren Beatty as "George," and Julie Christie as "Jackie."  Set on Election Day 1968, the day Richard Nixon was first elected as President of the United States, Shampoo tells the story of a Beverly Hills-based hairdresser, who faces a series of challenges after realizing his habits contradict his professional ambitions.

Private Benjamin is certainly one of Goldie Hawn's best films, where she starred as "Pvt. Judy Benjamin." Released in 1980, it follows the life of a Jewish-American princess who is devastated after her husband (Albert Brooks) drops dead on their wedding night. The film was one of the biggest box office hits of that year 

How could we possibly forget "Sunny Davis" in Protocol? The story of a cocktail waitress who accidentally saves the life of an important Arab diplomat was quite a success in the mid 1980's, and part of it was definitely for Goldie Hawn's amazing work on screen! The cast of the film also features actors Chris Sarandon and Richard Romanus.

Directed by Garry Marshall and written by Leslie Dixon, the American comedy film Overboard was released in 1987 starring Goldie Hawn as "Joanna". The film revolves around a wealthy yacht owner who loses his memory after getting thrown overboard... 

CrissCross is definitely one of Goldie Hawn's best movies! The film tells the story of "Tracy" and her son "Chris" (David Arnott,) who struggle to survive after her husband "John" (Keith Carradine,) leaves them. Directed by Chris Mengeshe, the movie was released in 1992.

The cast of the 1992 American black comedy film Death Becomes Her is simply fascinating! Starring Goldie Hawn, Bruce Willis, and Meryl Streep, the film follows the story of a writer and an actress who hate each other for years for having a crush on the same man