But when it comes to the Oscars, she made her mark pretty quickly.
Directed by Gene Saks, Hawn starred in the screwball comedy alongside Walter Matthau and Ingrid Bergman.
He then has his secretary pose as his wife and meet Toni, and the comedy ensues from there.
The actress has been nominated for an Oscar again since, the second time in the Best Actress Category.
That came in 1981, for the comedyPrivate Benjamin.
Hawn lost out on that occasion, with Sissy Spacek winning forCoal Miner’s Daughter.