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notaarebe β€” 15 years ago(July 25, 2010 02:16 AM)

What ever happened to Hollywood? It used to cast girls who were actually feminine and beautiful, with soft features and curvy figures. Nowadays every actress seems to be size 0, with harsh, mannish facial features, grotesquely ropy-muscled bodies, and radioactive tans.
It wasn't always like this. I remember numerous young starlets in '80s television who exhibited actual curves:
-Blair in
Facts of Life
(Lisa Welchel) the most beautiful of them all
-Gina in
Otherworld
(Jonna Lee)
-Heather in
Mr. Belvedere
(Tracy Wells)
-D.J. in
Full House
(Candace Cameron)
-Cindy in
Just the Ten of Us
(Jamie Luner)
From the movies, I would add:
-Ali in
The Karate Kid
(Elisabeth Shue)
-Jennifer in
Blame It on Rio
(Michelle Johnson)
And as a late example of the type:
-Brenda in
Beverly Hills 90210
(Shannen Doherty)
These girls all had skinny best friends, but they were the starlets of their respective shows either the main daughters or love interests and they all had curvy figures.
Nowadays they would probably all be considered "chubby" (which is ridiculous), yet they were all way more beautiful than the anorexic waifs who star in most TV shows today.
What ever happened to make Hollywood so militantly insistent on gym-tortured bodies rather than soft, natural figures?
Are there any modern exceptions that I'm not thinking of?
Does anyone remember other '80s starlets that would fit into this youthfully curvy (
not
frumpy/matronly not Roseanne!) category?

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/topic/57768/curvy-starlets-of-the-80sRSS for NodeThu, 14 May 2026 13:58:42 GMTMon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:25 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:48 GMT]]>Dr Ali Tomar β€” 1 year ago(July 10, 2024 12:01 AM)

I belief Collen Camp should get the mention, hana

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608803https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608803Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:48 GMT]]>π™½πšˆπ™² [πŸ—½] β€” 4 years ago(April 01, 2022 07:35 PM)

D.J. in Full House (Candace Cameron)
You serious? She was only ELEVEN when that show started in September 1987.
SMDH. πŸ™„

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608802https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608802Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:48 GMT]]>Rajesh 'Raj' 'Rajee' 'Raju' 'Premraj' Mullan β€” 4 years ago(March 17, 2022 10:48 AM)

who are you talking to, bini !?

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608801https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608801Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:48 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:47 GMT]]>Donnatella β€” 4 years ago(March 13, 2022 11:30 PM)

I see that Orson 's fake Indian bots are all active in this thread. I have no idea where he got those photos from. It makes them all look and sound retarded.

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608800https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608800Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:47 GMT]]>The<>Mechanic β€” 1 year ago(July 10, 2024 02:57 AM)

I just busted a nut buna.
Ho Ho Ho

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608799https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608799Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:47 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:46 GMT]]>Gunga Ding β€” 1 year ago(July 10, 2024 04:31 AM)

She is a mousse either way, bhoona
you mean to say it moose, buna?

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608798https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608798Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:46 GMT]]>McRaj β€” 2 years ago(September 08, 2023 07:04 PM)

She is a mousse either way, bhoona

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608797https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608797Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:46 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:45 GMT]]>138 β€” 2 years ago(September 08, 2023 06:57 PM)

I don't find this sexy at all.
α΄³α΅’ ᢠᡘᢜᡏ ΚΈα΅’α΅˜Κ³Λ’α΅‰Λ‘αΆ 

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608796https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608796Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:45 GMT]]>/.​ β€” 4 years ago(April 01, 2022 07:42 PM)

She's up for grabs if you want
My password is password

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608795https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608795Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:45 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:44 GMT]]>Cheeky β€” 4 years ago(April 01, 2022 07:40 PM)

Jamie has dunlap disease
If we take the time to see with the heart and not with the mind, we shall see that we are surrounded completely by angels ~ Carlos Santana

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608794https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608794Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:44 GMT]]>Sunny Sangha β€” 4 years ago(March 13, 2022 11:26 PM)

Crumbs

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608793https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608793Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:44 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:43 GMT]]>SnakeSkinCowboy β€” 4 years ago(March 13, 2022 11:05 PM)

whole lotta curvy

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608792https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608792Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:43 GMT]]>Sunny Sangha β€” 4 years ago(March 13, 2022 10:18 PM)

Strewth, buna

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608791https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608791Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:43 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:42 GMT]]>Rajesh 'Raj' 'Rajee' 'Raju' 'Premraj' Mullan β€” 4 years ago(March 13, 2022 06:20 PM)

Is Jenny Lee consider curvy, slim or athletic, hana!?

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608790https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608790Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:42 GMT]]>Lucky Boy β€” 1 year ago(September 19, 2024 09:01 PM)

Buna, the only thing u can do is imagine this one, hana

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608789https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608789Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:42 GMT]]>Rajesh 'Raj' 'Rajee' 'Raju' 'Premraj' Mullan β€” 2 years ago(August 13, 2023 08:09 AM)

Image a threes between Vicky Principals and Lucy, hana

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608788https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608788Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:42 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:41 GMT]]>Lucky Boy β€” 4 years ago(March 13, 2022 06:03 PM)

I prefer this one buna, when you are listen they are dance to Dallas music. Also Ray cannot dance for toffee, hana

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608787https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608787Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:41 GMT]]>Premmie β€” 4 years ago(March 13, 2022 05:41 PM)

COR!!! Vicky Principals was amaezing. I love this scene when her and Booby were at their sexual peak, hana

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608786https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608786Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:41 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:40 GMT]]>LorqVonRay1999 β€” 4 years ago(March 13, 2022 03:56 PM)

I don't know about those but I'm a fan of Battle of the Network Stars and they had some really beautiful women competing. Lisa Welchel competed at least once and was did pretty good. I don't recognize those other women you listed.
In Battle, the women that stood out for pure beauty were Heather Thomas, Donna Dixon, Jane Seymour, Farrah Fawcett-Majors, Ann Jillian, Linda Carter, Victoria Principal, Randi Oakes and many more.

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608785https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608785Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:40 GMT]]>McRaj β€” 2 years ago(September 08, 2023 06:55 PM)

PHWOARRRR!

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608784https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608784Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:40 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:39 GMT]]>Lucky Boy β€” 4 years ago(March 13, 2022 05:54 PM)

COR!
Girl from Blame it on Rio was truly luscious, hana
Indeed buna. Watch she make scrambie eggs in this one clip and tell me you didnt get the stork on, hana

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608783https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608783Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:39 GMT]]>Dr Ali Tomar β€” 6 years ago(October 18, 2019 11:05 AM)

COR!
Girl from Blame it on Rio was truly luscious, hana

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608782https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608782Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:39 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:38 GMT]]>Caramel_1234 β€” 9 years ago(July 03, 2016 08:28 PM)

Nell Carter was the female lead in
Gimme a Break.

]]>https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608781https://filmglance.com/discuss/post/608781Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:38 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Curvy starlets of the '80s on Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:41:38 GMT]]>mxb2001 β€” 9 years ago(May 21, 2016 10:07 PM)

Modern exceptions:
Kira Kosarin (Thundermans)
Torri Webster (Life with Boys)
Esther Zynn (The Other Kingdom)
Aislinn Paul (Degrassi next gen)
Jessica Tyler "
Melinda Shankar "
Cassie Steele "
Vanessa Morgan (Babysitter Vampire)
Kate Todd "
Jojo Levesque (Aquamarine)
I could go on one point, a lot of the best are in Canadian/Australian/UK TV. The problem is mostly in Hollywood USA.
BTW skinny mania started in the 60's already with Twiggy and slowly gained steam until it actually became prevalent in the 80's I could probably list tons of stick figure 80's actresses too. But I'd rather forget them : )
01/01/01

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