Some of the Biggest Names in Hollywood Are All About Celebrating Their Natural Gray Hair: See Photos!

Melissa Gilbert

The Little House on the Prairie alum has been embracing her natural gray hair for nearly a decade and the color is so enviable other women want to look like her.

“I love it, it’s my favorite thing ever,” Melissa said in a July 2023 interview about going gray. “I actually cut eight inches off of my hair and they asked if they could keep my hair because they felt there were some customers that wanted to match my color,” she she continued, adding, “I love it and also I have so much more free time not worrying about coloring my hair. I let it grow out and match the root color about nine or eight years ago.”

Chris Pine

The Don’t Worry Darling actor is aging like fine wine while embracing his emerging gray hair!

Hilarie Burton

The One Tree Hill alum decided to let her natural gray hair grow out during the early days of the 2020 COVID-19 lockdowns despite being only 37-years-old at the time. Hilarie loved the look and has kept rocking her hair gray ever since.

“The ‘silver lining’ is literally growing out of my skull. For all of our frontline and essential workers who are too busy to fuss with things like hair color, I grow mine out in solidarity with you,” she captioned an Instagram photo of herself with her gray roots in April 2020.

“I let my skin wrinkle and am not afraid to let my hair go gray. I see these as accumulations of life experiences, and they’re treasures,” Hilarie told Harper’s Bazaar in June 2022, adding, “As we age, it’s important we celebrate it — it’s a gift.”

Ricki Lake

The actress and former talk show host shaved her head in 2019 “after years and years of struggling in secret with my androgenic hair loss.” She ended up growing her locks back in their natural gray instead of dying them and celebrated the decision in a January 1, 2023, Instagram post. “After three years, I can honestly say I appreciate and love my natural gray and sometimes wild unruly head of hair,” Ricki wrote.

Paget Brewster

The Criminal Minds star was been given the OK by the series to let her gray hairs show on the upcoming 2022 – 2023 season. “Oh, hi Guys! This is my first ⁦@criminalminds hair and makeup from this morning. I hope you’re all excited for a slightly older, sassier, no filters, gray-haired Prentiss. And if you aren’t, that’s cool, just tell someone else,” she wrote next to an August 8, 2022, Twitter selfie proudly showing off her graying locks.

Sarah Jessica Parker

In returning to her role as Carrie Bradshaw in the Sex and the City revival And Just Like That, Sarah Jessica Parker is allowing her natural gray roots to be shown on screen.

Andie MacDowell

Andie stunned fans when she arrived at the Cannes Film Festival in July 2021 with striking salt and pepper locks. The actress says she was influenced by Jane Fonda’s decision to finally allow her hair to be fully silver. “I feel like I’m embracing right where I am. I feel really comfortable,” the star told Vogue about her hair decision.

Patrick Dempsey

Former Grey’s Anatomy hunk Patrick still has a head of thick, luscious hair. But now that the actor is in his mid-50s, he’s embraced the gray hairs he has coming in and is rocking sexy salt and pepper locks.

Allison Janney

Allison underwent a dramatic hair makeover following the COVID-19 lockdown. “I was in Ohio for most of 2020,” Allison revealed during a February 17, 2021, appearance on The Ellen DeGeneres Show where the Mom star showed off her new short, silver hair. “I started … a big, healthy few inches of gray roots came in and I just decided I wanted to be free from hair color and hair extensions. So, this is the most authentic …” she added. Allison later told another news outlet that she’d always admired actress Helen Mirren’s short, silver fox look, and wanted to give it a try.

Cynthia Nixon

Miranda Hobbes will be fully gray for Sex and the City fans when the reboot, And Just Like That, airs on HBO Max. Cynthia and her character will be embracing the actress’ natural color for the highly anticipated series.

Jon Bon Jovi

Even though Jon is approaching 60, his face still looks incredibly youthful. But he has no qualms about the fact that he’s turned into a silver fox, and is not going to head to the colorist to hide it. “My hair is turning gray. I’m cool with that. I’m just who I am,” he told the BBC in October 2020. That same month he told USA Today, “Let me tell you, I’ve earned this gray hair. I’ve been through enough hurting and healing to be here.”

Jane Fonda

At the age of 82, Jane finally said enough to dyeing her hair and debuted fully silver locks at the 2020 Oscars.
“I tell you, I’m so happy I let it go gray,” Jane later told Ellen DeGeneres. “Enough already with so much time wasted, so much money spent, so many chemicals — I’m through with that.”

Steve Carell

When Steve debuted a head of gray hair in 2017, the internet erupted with love for his new silver fox look. At the Despicable Me 3 premiere that year, he joked to Entertainment Tonight, “I am so sick of people just looking at me for my physical attributes. It’s just genetic. There’s nothing I can do.” He then added sweetly, “I’m bursting with pride. That’s very nice,” about the positive reaction to his new gray look.

Jamie Lee Curtis

The Halloween actress decided to let her fully white hair appear naturally in 2017, as Jamie told Everyday Health that she wanted to stop putting “burning chemicals” on her head through the coloring process.

Helen Mirren

While so many stars decided to go gray in 2020 following lockdowns, The Queen star has led the way for years in embracing her white locks. But she did so for a very simple and oh-so Helen reason.

“I did it because I’m lazy. Honestly, I’m so lazy about my hair!” the Oscar winner told People in March 2020. “It’s a lot of work and as wonderful as many hairdressers are, I don’t want to sit in a salon for hours. I just can’t be bothered with that.”

Christie Brinkley

Christie showed off her gray locks in a March 2023 Instagram post.