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Melody Anderson looked nearly unrecognizable as she was photographed on a rare outing in Los Angeles this week.
The 70-year-old ex-actress, best known for wearing bold outfits and spacesuits on screen, dressed down as she grabbed groceries.
The sci-fi star and scream queen is best known for starring in the 1980 adaptation of Flash Gordon and for appearing alongside Chuck Norris in the 1986 film Firewalker.
On Monday, she went makeup-free and put on a casual display as she was spotted outside a supermarket.
Anderson wore a light blue, knit top featuring short sleeves and a V-shaped neckline paired with gray capri-cropped leggings.
The Daily Mail has reached out to Anderson for comment but has not yet heard back.
Melody Anderson is famous for her successful acting career in the 80s. Some of her most recognizable projects include her sultry role in Flash Gordon in 1980
The former actress, 70, put on a casual display and looked nearly unrecognizable as she was spotted on a rare outing on Monday, which comes nearly four decades after she quit acting
Prior to finding success in Hollywood, Anderson worked as a television reporter for CBC.
The Canadian star, who was born in Edmonton, played Dale Arden in the 1980 adaptation of Flash Gordon.
She also appeared in the NBC television series Manimal, which ran for one season back in 1983.
The sci-fi star known for being a sex symbol in the 80s left acting behind for social work in the mid-90s. She appeared to be in high spirits as she stepped out many years after her career change
The sexpot was also the center of controversy back in the day for her 1983 film Policewoman Centerfold
While she has made a career change, she continues to attend sci-fi conventions to meet her fans of her many iconic sci-fi film and TV series appearances; pictured in 1980 Flash Gordon portrait
Her other small-screen credits include Logan's Run and Battlestar Galactica.
After her breakout role in Flash Gordon, she starred in Dead and Buried (1981) and Beverly Hills Madam (1986).
She also starred in the controversial 1983 film Policewoman Centerfold, in which she played a divorced police officer, who is fired after posing nude for a men's magazine.
Anderson had further success playing Patricia Goodwin alongside Chuck Norris in the action-adventure comedy Firewalker.
Seven years later, the blonde got to stat as her childhood hero, Marilyn Monroe in the 1993 film Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair about the late actress' rumored relationship with Robert F. Kennedy.
Last year, she also made an appearance on the Hollywood Obsessed Podcast and discussed how her role as Monroe ended up being her last acting gig, before she decided to make a career change, due to the controversy surrounding the subject matter.
She went back to school, and graduated with a Master’s Degree in Social Work from New York University in 1997.
She facilitates therapy groups at several treatment centers in the Los Angeles and New York areas.
Back in 2012, she opened up about her choice to step away from acting in 1995, comparing it to her new career, and said she hoped to 'get back on the screen very soon.'
'You play all these different roles and as a therapist, which I am now, I specialize in family treatment of addiction and trauma,' she told Starburst Magazine at the time.
She dyed her blonde hair to dark brown for her role as Dale Arden opposite Sam Jones's Flash Gordon and became known for her dark, sultry vibe
In addition to her illustrated film career, she is also known for starring in the series Manimal for its eight-episode run as well as appearing in episodes of Logan's Run and Battlestar Galactica
After her breakout role in Flash Gordon, she starred in Dead and Buried (1981) and Beverly Hills Madam (1986). She also starred alongside Chuck Norris in the 1986 film Firewalker
Her last role in the 90s was the portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in the film Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair, a controversial part due to the fictionalized subject matter; pictured in 1993 portrait alongside costar James F. Kelly
She later added: 'In a way with the adaptability, there's really not that much difference from acting.'
'As I'm already getting older and grayer, I get more respect as a therapist than I get as an actress who's aging,' she added.
'One of the reasons I chose this was that I wanted a career that would take me to my sixties and seventies if I needed to work,' she explained.
'I love acting, but the reality of working steadily enough and sustaining a regular income,' Anderson continued.
'Every time I'd finish a job, I'd have to be thinking of the next one,' she recalled.
'I am actually making some forays into acting again because I really miss it, so parts here and there that wouldn't interfere very much with the work I'm doing now, so I'm hoping to get back on the screen very soon.'
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