Anjelica Huston helped ring in her friend Joni Mitchell’s 80th birthday at the Smokehouse restaurant in Burbank, California on Tuesday.
The Oscar winner, 72, looked incredible arriving at the star-studded shindig, as she was surrounded by such luminaries as Goldie Hawn, Meryl Streep and Cyndi Lauper.
Rocking a fabulous leopard print coat, a sheer black top and matching pants, the statuesque stunner was all smiles making her way to the party.
She topped off her casually chic ensemble with a Gucci belt and a pair of black designer heels as she kept her trademark raven tresses long and loose.
The Prizzi’s Honor vet looked to be in a happy mood for the special occasion, as her close friendship with Joni has spanned decades.
Rare outing: Anjelica Huston helped ring in her friend Joni Mitchell’s 80th birthday at the Smokehouse in Burbank, California on Tuesday
Fabulous: The Oscar winner, 72, looked incredible arriving at the star-studded shindig, as she was surrounded by such luminaries as Goldie Hawn, Meryl Streep and Cyndi Lauper
Back in 2003, the two Hollywood heavyweights attended the reception for the launch of the University of Ireland, Galway Huston School of Film and Digital Media at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Almost 30 years before that, Joni wrote a song about a party attended by herself, Anjelica and Anjelica’s boyfriend at the time, Jack Nicolson.
According to Anjelica’s memoir 2014 memoir Watch Me, the New York shindig also featured a model named Apollonia van Ravenstein, who ended up crying with a lampshade on her head because she had had an affair with Nicholson.
‘She told me they had been in a relationship before he met me,’ Angelica wrote in her tome. ‘Now I understood the reason behind the lampshade hat and the tears.’
The incident was immortalized in vinyl when Joni wrote ‘People’s Parties’ for her 1974 album Court and Spark, per Paper Magazine.
‘Photo beauty gets attention/ Then her eye paint’s running down/ She’s got a rose in her teeth/ And a lampshade crown/ One minute she’s so happy/ Then she’s crying on someone’s knee,’ read the lyrics.
Joni’s big birthday bash comes a day after the Grammy winner announced the Joni Mitchell 80th Birthday Collection on her Instagram, which featured a collection of merchandise honoring the musician.
Fans were also asked to send the legend an e-card to wish her a happy birthday in exchange for a chance to win a limited edition print.
And in July, she surprised fans by performing an entire set at the Newport Folk Festival, her first full set in over 20 years, alongside Brandi Carlile.
All smiles: Rocking a fabulous leopard print coat, a sheer black top and matching pants, the statuesque stunner was all smiles making her way to the party
Chic style: She topped off her casually chic ensemble with a Gucci belt and a pair of black designer heels as she kept her trademark raven tresses long and loose
BFFs: The Prizzi’s Honor vet looked to be in a happy mood for the special occasion, as her close friendship with Joni Mitchell has spanned decades; Joni seen in 2023
Longtime friends: Back in 2003, the two Hollywood heavyweights attended the reception for the launch of the University of Ireland, Galway Huston School of Film and Digital Media at the Beverly Hilton Hotel
