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15 Celebrities Who’ve Effortlessly Transitioned to Gray Hair

After: Meryl Streep These days, the iconic actress is growing her natural gray hair right into the blonde. Love it! Steve Granitz - Getty Images

Before: Helen Mirren While she may have been blonde in the past, she has transitioned to a full head of gray/white hairand is all for it. "My mother once said, Never worry about getting older. I know the thought of you being 45 when youre 25 is, Oh, my god! Who wants to be 45? But its amazing because when you get to be 45, youll realize its actually very cool and you dont want to be 25 again,'" she told Vogue . Craig Barritt - Getty Images

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After: Helen Mirren Just look at that stylish white bob! "Some people have a classic haircut and it works for them and that's great, but it's much better to accept how you look now and then be modern," she said to The Daily Mail . Anadolu Agency - Getty Images

Before: Diane Keaton Starting off as a blonde, and being one for years, she has accepted her gray hair with age. She premiered her new 'do at the Golden Globes in 2014, and she's never gone back. NBC NewsWire - Getty Images

After: Diane Keaton With long, youthful locks, she totally rocks her head of gray hair. "My hair is now white. Its better to have light around your faceI think it looks better on older people," she told People. Tommaso Boddi - Getty Images

Before: Jamie Lee Curtis While she used to dye her hair darker to get rid of her naturally-turning-gray strands, Curtis has since accepted and even embraced her hair color. And for good reason! Carlo Allegri - Getty Images

After: Jamie Lee Curtis "The epiphany came when I was sitting in a hair salon thinking, 'What the eff am I doing putting a chemical on my head that burns?'" she told Everyday Health in 2017 . And she obviously didn't need to, because she looks totally fab. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin - Getty Images

Before: Judi Dench Before, the Oscar winner was a blonde, but she has since transitioned fully to a flattering white-gray pixie cut. Eamonn M. McCormack - Getty Images

After: Judi Dench Dame Judi maintains a positive outlook on getting olderand that includes having an active sex life! "To the older reader, I would say: Dont give up,'" she said. Ian West - PA Images - Getty Images

Before: Blythe Danner While the Emmy-winning actress was a blonde for most of her career, her hair has become more silver in tone in recent years. SGranitz - Getty Images

After: Blythe Danner With her voluminous curls, Blythe makes going gray look easy. Aaron Davidson - Getty Images

Before: Rita Moreno Her last name literally translates to "dark-haired" in Spanish, but that doesn't mean she can't rock gray like a badass. Hulton Deutsch - Getty Images

After: Rita Moreno Rita now has a cute spiked cut that is totally chic and youthful, especially with her face-flattering glasses. Rich Fury - Getty Images

Before: Glenn Close While she has always been a stunning blonde, Glenn has transitioned to gray hair in recent years and totally kills the look. Ron Galella, Ltd. - Getty Images

After: Glenn Close Glenn is all about embracing youthfulness in all its forms. I think people dont realize that you keep your sexuality up until you die, she told the Guardian . I think its good for kids to see it. Paul Bruinooge - Getty Images

Before: Lady Gaga While she's no stranger to different hair colors and wigs, Gaga found success in the music industry as a blondebut her natural hair color is actually brown. Gotham - Getty Images

After: Lady Gaga She wowed fans on Instagram when she debuted silver hair ahead of her Las Vegas residency, Enigma. Lady Gaga - Instagram

Before: Emmylou Harris In the past, the Grammy winner was always a brunette when rocking out on stage. But these days she's rocking with flowing gray hair that has transitioned flawlessly in time. Larry Hulst - Getty Images

After: Emmylou Harris "I did color it, for a while, and then it was just so much trouble," she told the New York Times . "If I didnt think it looked good on me, I would color it. Women should do whatever makes them feel good, but I do wish that we would accept our aging selves." Terry Wyatt - Getty Images

Before: Kelly Osbourne Kelly's always been one to experiment with different hair colors and stylesthe natural blonde has tried various shades of pink, purple, orange, red, and (yep!) gray over the years. Jeff Kravitz - Getty Images

After: Kelly Osbourne "It's something I've wanted to do my whole life," Kelly said on The Talk in 2012 of her gray hair moment. "I've always wanted to be young and have gray hair." Alberto E. Rodriguez - Getty Images

Before: Carole King While the singer had brown hair in her youth, she's letting her gray hair grow out. And she's still sporting the same tight curls today! Paul Natkin - Getty Images

After: Carole King The "Natural Woman"'s trademark curls look bouncier than ever as she embraces her new gray locks. Axelle/Bauer-Griffin - Getty Images

Before: Pink Pink's been known in the past for her bold hair statementsshe literally used to match her hair to her name (and her colorful personality!). NBC NewsWire - Getty Images

After: Pink This cut and color was a bold move on Pink's part, but I can't think of anyone who could pull it off as effortlessly as she did. But she's already on to the next 'doshe recently shaved her head ! NBC NewsWire - Getty Images

Before: Paula Deen Most people probably know Paula with gray hair, but back in the day, it had more of a golden blonde tone. Tara Ziemba - Getty Images

After: Paula Deen These days, the TV chef is fully embracing her curly white hairand looks happier than ever. David Livingston - Getty Images

Before: Zosia Mamet At 31 years old, the Girls actress has not naturally transitioned to gray hair. But she did dabble with silver locks for a year. Ilya S. Savenok - Getty Images

After: Zosia Mamet She said in an interview with Us Weekly that she got bored of her hair color and decided to try something fun and different. Hence the gray. "My colorist referred to it as 'antique gray,'" she said. Brad Barket - Getty Images

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