1 Olivia de Haviland:

She won the Best Actress Oscar in 1957 for To Each His Own and in 1950 for The Heiress has reached the age of 98.

2 Kirk Douglas: The star of Spartacus and father of actor Michael Douglas is now 97.

3 Zsa Zsa Gabor: The Hungarian beauty has lived through nine husbands to reach 97.

4 Maureen O'Hara: The Irish actress and singer, who starred with John Wayne in a number of films, including The Quiet Man, is 94.

5 Nancy Reagan: The second wife of former US President Ronald Reagan has reached 93.

6 Betty White: Star of TV sitcom The Golden Girls has hit 92.

7 Patrick Macnee: The dapper Englishman who played John Steed in The Avengers is now 92.

8 Christopher Lee: Star of umpteen horror films and still a movie regular at the age of 92.

9 Nicholas Parsons: The Glasgow University educated chat show host is 91.

10 Doris Day: The star of films such as Pillow Talk and Calamity Jane is regarded as America's "Eternal Sweetheart". She is 90.