2013 Preview: Stars Turning 40

Despite "40 is the new 20" slogans to the contrary, 40 is really the new 40.

Hollywood's eternal obsession with youth aside (especially for female actresses), a new crop hitting their fourth decade in 2013 are just hitting their stride. Kate Beckinsale, for instance, is among a string of reliable marquee action heroines, Kristen Wiig has made that "SNL"-to-screen transition with triumph, and Neil Patrick Harris has grown up to be the favored ... more 

Despite "40 is the new 20" slogans to the contrary, 40 is really the new 40.

Hollywood's eternal obsession with youth aside (especially for female actresses), a new crop hitting their fourth decade in 2013 are just hitting their stride. Kate Beckinsale, for instance, is among a string of reliable marquee action heroines, Kristen Wiig has made that "SNL"-to-screen transition with triumph, and Neil Patrick Harris has grown up to be the favored all-around guy who can play his own supersized, foul-mouthed, hetero-scoundrel alternate ego. And just because we get a little sentimental around birthdays, we're recognizing lesser luminaries in gratitude for delivering memorable Gen-X onscreen moments.

Take a look at who's the new 40 in 2013. less