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Dame Judi Dench at the world premiere of "Nine" in Odeon Leicester Square in London on December 3, 2009.
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Lady Gaga at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awars at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles, CA on September 12, 2010.
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Helen Mirren at the European premiere of "Arthur" at Cineworld 02 in London on April 19, 2011.
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Stacy London at the Westfield Style Tour at the Westfield Topanga Mall in Canoga Park, California on November 6, 2010.
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Pink at a screening of "The Lincoln Lawyer" at ArcLight Cinemas in Hollywood, California on March 10, 2011.
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Emmylou Harris at the celebration of Paul Newman's Hole in the Wall Camps at Avery Fisher Hall, Lincoln Center in New York City on October, 2010.
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Joan Baez at the Children's Health Fund Benefit Gala at the Hilton in New York City on June 2, 2010.
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Jamie Lee Curtis at the Leeza Gibbon's Dare 2 Care Benefit at BOA Steakhouse in West Hollywood, California on February 24, in West Hollywood, CA.
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Paula Deen at the 2010 Great American Food & Music Fest at the Meadowlands Stadium of June 13, 2010 in East Rutherford, NJ.
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Ruby Dee at The Film Society of Lincoln Center's Presentation of the 38th annual Chaplin Award at Alice Tully Hall in New York City on May 2, 2011.
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Nichelle Nichols at Betty White's 89th birthday party at Le Cirque in New York City on January 18th, 2011.
Reading Suggestions from SheKnows
Gray hair doesn’t mean the end of your hair color. In fact, it’s just the beginning. From silver to white to fawn, gray hair enjoys as many subtle tones and potentially gorgeous highlights as your former brown, blonde or black locks.
Dame Judi Dench
Hair color: Ashen silver
Skintone: Light
Undertones: Cool
Why it works: Dench's hair color has bits pale blonde woven in with her shiny silver strands, making her hue look very natural.
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Kelly Van Gogh, founder of Kelly Van Gogh Hair Color, suggests mixing a bit of dye similar to your pre-gray color to attain a normal-looking hue.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Lady Gaga
Hair color: It's variable, but we're going with her hue in this photo, which is silvery blue
Skintone: Light
Undertones: Cool
Why it works: It's no secret that Lady Gaga is the queen of versatile hair color. This shade of gray, which is almost pure white, makes her pale skintone pop.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Helen Mirren
Hair color: Heather gray
Skintone: Light
Undertones: Cool
Why it works: For light skin like Mirren's, the best gray is a cool shade that enhances her paleness, like this pure white-gray.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Stacey London
Hair color: Black with a wisp of smoky steel
Skintone: Medium
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: A medium skintone like London's can handle dramatic silver highlights.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Pink
Hair color: Pearlized chrome
Skintone: Medium golden
Undertones: Warm
Why it works: Pink's skin has warm undertones, so this silvery hue is more flattering than a lighter, whiter shade.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Emmylou Harris
Hair color: Icy platinum
Skintone: Medium golden
Undertones: cool
Why it works: This steely tone is ideal for a medium skintone like Harris'. Medium skintones have a lot of versatility in their suitable gray shades.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Joan Baez
Hair color: Silver dove
Skintone: Medium tan
Undertones: Cool
Why this works: Salt-and-pepper hair complements medium-bordering-on-dark skintones like Baez's.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Jamie Lee Curtis
Hair color: Silvery steel
Skintone: Medium golden
Undertones: Warm
Why this works: Curtis has a neutral brown undertone in her hair that makes her silvery color look natural and beautiful.
Paula Deen
Hair color: Powder steel
Skintone: Medium tan
Undertones: Warm
Why it works: Deen's opaque, heather gray hair color complements her warm skintone, which can handle many different shades of gray—the tips of her hair are even dyed a golden yellow!
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Ruby Dee
Hair color: Silvery salt and pepper
Skintone: Dark golden
Undertones: Warm
Why it works: Dark skintones like Dee's can handle the salt and pepper look with flair.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
Nichelle Nichols
Hair color: Heather dove
Skintone: Dark
Undertones: Warm
Why it works: The tips of Nichols' hair are a lighter color than the rest of her tresses, brightening up her look. This technique is ideal for dark skintones.
The science: Read about it in Gray Hair Color for Your Skintone.
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