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Ali MacGraw

Ali MacGraw

With her minimalist makeup, tan skin, funky style, and shiny brown hair, MacGraw was the dream girl next door. But it wasn't just her looks that made her breakout turn as the tragic Jenny in 1970's "Love Story" so memorable -- she imbued the character with an intelligence and wit that prompted the New York Times' film critic to dub her a "Radcliffe madonna figure."

In this photo: Ali MacGraw

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Mar 08, 1971