Many of the actresses of the 1930s and 40s continued to act and were still at the top of their game in old age.
Lauren Bacall
Maureen O’Hara
Katharine Hepburn
Debbie Reynolds
And many more.
But then, they had learned to “age” well in their movies.
Add Merle Oberon, she was still a genuine beauty in the 1950’s.