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Eighties movie pin up unrecognizable 43 years after hit film with Goldie Hawn – do you know who she is?

Published on April 25, 2025 at 01:49 PM

THIS Hollywood icon was virtually unrecognizable as she ran errands in Los Angeles.

The eighties pin up, now 77, is best known for starring alongside Goldie Hawn in the much-loved movie, Private Benjamin – but can you guess who she is?

Mary Kay Place using a walker.
This legendary star's career spans five decade
Mary Kay Place using a walker.
The Hollywood star was seen out and about in LA
Goldie Hawn and Mary Kay Place in Private Benjamin.
This icon starred alongside Goldie Hawn in Private Benjamin

The actress in question is the legendary Mary Kay Place.

The movie and TV star was spotted making a rare outing in Los Angeles.

Mary seemed in good spirits and was seen smiling as she went about her errands.

She was dressed casually in a puffer vest and leggings, and was using a wheeled walker to help her get about.

Film fans will well remember her for starring in Private Benjamin (1980), alongside legendary actress Goldie.

However, she is also known for playing attorney Meg in 1983’s The Big Chill.

But Mary's big break came a few years before, when she played country-western singer Loretta Haggers on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.

She impressed so much in the role that she won the 1977 Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress.

In addition to acting, Mary also wrote scripts for hit TV shows like The Mary Tyler Moore Show and MASH*.

Mary previously revealed how she had to take some time off in the early stages of her career.

Explaining the reason why, she told The Huffington Post: “Yes, that was a purposeful situation because in the late ’70s I totally burned out.

“Between doing five 30-minute episodes every week for Mary Hartman, three record albums for Columbia, New York, New York and all these movies, I burnt out.

“I had no education or awareness of the need to restore. I did everything that was offered, and it was too much.

Mary Kay Place in The Big Chill.
The Hollywood star is also known for The Big Chill

“My body just stopped and said, ‘Until you learn how to say no and how to take care of yourself better, it’s too much.'

“And that was a period of insanity anyway, the late ’70s.

“In the ’80s, I laid back completely. That was a conscious thing, definitely, because I could not continue that pace.

“It was too intense. I had some life lessons to learn. I had to go to the next level of consciousness.”

Mary Kay Place at a film screening.
The actress has enjoyed a glittering career

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