sex symbol

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Fox notes that her career took a dip after her initial rise to fame as a notorious sex symbol in movies like "Jennifer’s Body."

From Fox News

Pitt gained widespread attention for his role in "Thelma & Louise," where his love scene with Davis initially defined him as a sex symbol.

From Fox News

As titillating and intelligent Marlowe, Anderson cemented her status as a beloved TV sex symbol, a title she continues to hold.

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Mae West, that sassy, brassy 20th century American actress and sex symbol best known for her pithy platitudes, let loose this one in her 1959 autobiography: “An ounce of performance is worth pounds of promises.”

From Washington Times

"My mother was this amazing, beautiful, glamorous sex symbol – but people didn’t know that she played the violin and had a 160 IQ and had five kids and loved dogs," she shared.

From Fox News