Lisa Bonet

Lisa Bonet is like a living vision board for evolving and maturing. Graceful and still quite possibly the coolest actress ever, Bonet is authentically herself. The star’s hair is not just a reference for people with locs, but it’s also goals for anyone going gray. Here, her gray, brown, and blonde gradient combo is absolutely stunning.

Sarah Jessica Parker

Sarah Jessica Parker went viral for her herringbone highlights. Hairstylist Tom Smith says the trend has been around for decades and works with your naturally gray hair. The technique “uses your natural gray hair as one of the highlight colors,” he said in a Reel. The grays, which are strands that lost pigment, blend beautifully with the other colors, creating a stunning contrast.

Margaret Avery

Margaret Avery is just as captivating as ever, and the vet actress wears her silver and charcoal hair in a range of styles. Here, she went with tight, free-flowing curls and a goddess braid at the crown. You can achieve a similar look using crochet hair, which is a great low-tension option as opposed to sew-in extensions.

Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross, actress and founder of haircare brand Pattern Beauty, is known for her impeccable style sense. Here, she embraced her gray roots in a structural updo that’s quite the work of art by celebrity hairstylist Chuck Amos. In an Instagram caption, the actress wrote, “And while the gray has changed my texture and the dye I use to cover it has loosened my pattern, I finally know my hair inside and out.”

Ross changes her hair like her outfits, so we never know what’s next for her naturally curly strands. But whether she opts for a wash-and-go, waist-length ponytail, black hair, or gray roots, we know she’s going to serve major inspo every time.

Andie MacDowell

Andie MacDowell stopped coloring her hair during the COVID-19 shutdown and hasn’t looked back. Salt and pepper hair has become a signature look for the industry vet, and she’s gotten much attention for it. In several interviews, MacDowell has shared that she was inspired to embrace her hair’s natural aging after her daughters told her it looked “badass.” And we couldn’t agree more! Here, the actress styled her long silver strands in a classic Hollywood waves.

Kelly Hu

Kelly Hu unapologetically flaunts her gray hair. “Wearing my grays is like a badge of honor,” she once shared on her social media. “Aging is beautiful. We should all be able to do it on our own terms and without any consequences.”

While some prefer to keep their grays short, Hu chooses to wear her perfectly shiny hair in longer lengths, as seen above.

Mo’Nique

Another icon showing off her salt and pepper mane is Mo’Nique. The actress and comedian has experimented with a range of hairstyles for decades, and in recent years, she’s fully embraced her gray hair. The Oscar winner who’s never shied from a big hair moment lets her crown take up space with this voluminous feathered bob.

Rita Moreno

Legend Rita Moreno fully leaned into her natural icy gray color. The actress, singer, and dancer’s career spans over seven decades, and she has gracefully embraced aging throughout. The Puerto Rican star has been known to rock her silver hair in a pixie and shag, as pictured here.

Halle Berry

Halle Berry has been a positive voice on aging, specifically as it affects women. So it’s no shocker that the actress, whose beauty is still referenced by rappers, welcomed a silver curls moment.If a classic style isn’t your vibe, try a cut with shaved sides and longer pieces in the front, as seen here on Berry.

Sanaa Lathan

It’s not uncommon for Sanaa Lathan, who’s been in the game for over 20 years, to post a selfie with her silver strands peeking through. The beauty is a refreshing reminder that we don’t have to rush and cover up grown-out color. We love the way the peekaboo silver creates a moment of its own.

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda has been an It-girl since the ’60s—before Instagram and TikTok were even a concept. A long-time actress and advocate, Fonda reached a point where she was through with covering her gray roots and leaned into her new natural color. Her shoulder-length hair is usually styled in a voluminous curl. To achieve a similar look, reach for a large barrel curling iron or hot rollers for an extra bouncy finish.

Glenn Close

Glenn Close is breathtaking in a short, timeless cut with soft waves. The cut being a head-turning white is just an added bonus! It’s no shocker that the actress looks regal, as her role in the 1996 version of 101 Dalmations as Cruella de Vil nearly 30 years ago indicated that she could pull off the look.

Loretta Devine

At 75 years old, Loretta Devine is still a regular on the big screen. One of the original Dream Girls with one of Hollywood’s most recognizable voices, she’s traded in her straight strands for gorgeous gray locs. It’s especially important to keep silver locs shampooed and moisturized, as build-up can easily blend with the beautiful color and be hard to spot.

Tia Mowry

Tia Mowry has continued to champion owning your hair and doing whatever makes you feel confident. Since taking this gorgeous gray-haired selfie, Mowry has bounced between styles like Fulani braids, sleek ponytails, and good ol’ wash-and-go’s. Regardless of what style her hair is in, she will always showcase her natural grays peeking through.

Helen Mirren

Helen Mirren looks elegant in this softly brushed-back bob with perfectly bumped ends. Refined and simply striking, her white blonde hair is very lustrous with every strand in its place. The type and quality of products are very important when caring for gray hair. To keep your color in tip-top condition, make sure to use shampoos specifically formulated for cool tones.

Phylica Rashad

It doesn’t get more regal or graceful than Phylicia Rashad. A beauty icon since the dawn of her Hollywood career, America’s favorite TV mom is still serving looks and hair goals. Knotless boho braids in platinum, silver makes the already beautiful style all the more ethereal.

Elizabeth McGovern

Downton Abbey star Elizabeth McGovern decided to go gray during the pandemic as well. The actress often wears her hair pulled back into a short or mid-length ponytail with a few pieces framing her face. Here, her color varies from icy white to salt and pepper gray, adding playful variation to her hair.

Meryl Streep

One of Meryl Streep’s most iconic characters, Miranda Priestly, wore one of cinema’s most iconic haircuts—an icy white lob. Although she’s kept some length, the Oscar-winning actress has followed the Runway EIC’s lead and embraced her naturally frosting hair. Streep is a reminder that gray can be just as fun and experimental. Before her white hair debut, she went a darker gray with blends of blonde and brunette.

Whoopi Goldberg

Whether for a role or in her day-to-day life, Whoopi Goldberg enthusiastically embraces graying hair. When she’s not acting, Goldberg hosts The View in silver locs.

Diane Keaton

Diane Keaton debuted her gray hair at the 2014 Golden Globes, and it quickly became a staple for the late icon. Love you (and your hair) forever, Diane.

Jamie Lee Curtis

If ever we needed proof that things get better with time, surely it’s Jamie Lee Curtis’ silver pixie. The short haircut is both elegant and edgy, chic and effortless. A seamless blend of white and charcoal gray takes the hairstyle to an extraordinary new level.

Stacy London

A style icon with iconic hair to boot, Stacy London has been rocking grays forever—she’s had her streaks since she was around 11. These days, she has a clause when she gets her hair done. “‘You can do whatever you want to my hair but you can’t dye my grey streak.’ It’s a part of me!” she told Into the Gloss.