Known for: Midnight Cowboy
Net worth: $15 million
Quite possibly, the most notable event of Sylvia Miles’ career happened at the Academy Award Ceremony when she earned an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1969 Midnight Cowboy movie. Her role was very short. She was on screen for a total of six minutes playing Cass. Just enough time to get Joe Buck (Jon Voight) up to her penthouse for a little roll in the hay. She earned another Oscar nomination for Farewell, My Lovely .
The 1960s actress who is known to be a bit bawdy and a tad flamboyant are remembered for her role as a real estate agent in Oliver Stone’s Wall Street and Andy Warhol’s Heat. In later years, she played on Sex and the City and One Life to Live. She died on June 12, 2019. She was 94.
Madonna
Known for: “Borderline” and “Like a Virgin”
Net worth: $590 million
Madonna, the primo diva of the Eighties, single-handedly made glam rock mainstream while inventing the hippest fashion trends. She was the real deal. I mean, who else would’ve thought shearing the fingertips off of lacy black gloves would create a “cool” new accessory? Her “look” and her catchy chart-busting pop songs played continuously on the radio, but more significantly, the material girl entertained over a brand-new medium. MTV. Decked out in rank new styles, Madonna’s lively singing and playful dancing to electronic-pop songs lit up the tube.
MTV and Madonna materialized during this decade of rapid technological change. Her second album, Like a Virgin, sold a record-breaking 21 million copies worldwide. On the Virgin Tour, N.Y.C. colleagues, the Beastie Boys opened up for her. Today, she’s the wealthiest woman in the music business. Madonna proved her talent on the big screen as her career progressed. She starred in Desperately Seeking Susan in 1985, a film which portrays her image. By 1992, A League of Their Own was a number-one box-office hit. Madonna played the title role in Evita (1996), for which she won many accolades and a Golden Globe for Best Actress.
Jennifer Grey
Known for: Dirty Dancing
Net worth: $10 million
Jennifer Grey was not an official “Brat Packer,” but she was an Eighties movies superstar. Besides the Dirty Dancing sensation starring opposite Patrick Swayze ( Outsiders ), Grey also starred in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off , a 1986 teen comedy. One of those era-defining flicks that continues to generate a following. During the filming, she was secretly dating Matthew Broderick (Ferris). She also dated other Eighties celebs like Johnny Depp and Michael J. Fox.
She starred in It’s Like, You Know for one season. On season eleven of Dancing With the Stars , she and her partner won the competition. In a medical exam prior to taping the show, her doctor found a suspicious mark on her thyroid. It turned out to be malignant. She had it removed immediately and has been cancer-free. Born in Manhattan to a Hollywood family, she’s the daughter of Academy Award-winning actor Joel Grey and former actress and singer, Jo Wilder, both from Jewish backgrounds. Not only that, but her grandfather was comedian and musician Mickey Katz. As a student, Jennifer Grey attended a prestigious dance and acting school located on N.Y.C.’s Upper East Side.
Dyan Cannon
Known for: Heaven Can Wait and Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice
Net worth: $16 million
Cannon’s illustrious career has spanned over five decades. It’s found her reigning amongst the royal presence of industry kings Steve McQueen, Sean Connery, Burt Reynolds, Jackie Mason, Chevy Chase, Gene Hackman, and Harvey Keitel.
Besides being nominated Best Actress by the Academy twice, Dyan Cannon produced, directed, wrote, edited and starred in Number One, a film about adolescence and sexuality. It was her third nomination for an Academy Award, Best Short Film in a Live Action Category. Most people remember her Oscar-nominated performances in Warren Beatty’s Heaven Can Wait or in the pop-culture classic, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice which was her breakout movie. She’s also well-recognized by her marriage to leading man, Cary Grant, who was 33 years her senior when they tied the knot in 1965.
Johnny Depp
Known for: 21 Jump Street and Edward Scissorhands
Net worth: $200 million
The 1980s made Johnny Depp famous. By the 2000s he was the highest-grossing actor in the world. His versatility and staying-power make him a unique Hollywood legend. In the 1980s, the TV show 21 Jump Street was all-the-rage. Depp played a wildly popular undercover cop. The role made him a sexy teen idol. He was recognized for the role after appearing in the horror movie, A Nightmare on Elm Street .
His first love was music and playing the lead in garage bands. However, a chance meeting with Nicolas Cage-led him to an acting career. After the Freddy Krueger flick, he landed the greatest gig ever (the one only Depp could make great) playing the title role in Edward Scissorhands . It kicked off a long and wonderful collaboration with director Tim Burton. He shined in the Hunter S. Thompson biopic, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and he raked in the treasure with the Pirates franchise. Depp made a wonderful Willy Wonka in the Chocolate Factory . In total, Depp received three Oscar nominations, ten Golden Globe nominations, and a SAG win for Pirates .