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15 Famous Actresses We Can Hardly Recognize From Their First Movies

Some of the actresses started out as child actors before becoming landing lead roles as they turned adult actors.

Nicole Kidman Left: BMX Bandits/Filmways Australasian Distributors Right: Big Little Lies/ Warner Bros

Every actor that's a movie star now didn't always land lead roles and had to work their way up. Some of them had to work in obscure films before making their way up the ladder. We look at how some of the most famous actresses looked in their first movie and how they look now. There's a good chance you may not even recognize some of them from their first movie. Here are the 'first' looks of 15 famous actresses and how they look now. 

1. Helen Mirren in Herostratus (1967) and A Hundred-Foot Journey in 2014

Helen Mirren Left: Herostratus/BFI Experimental Film Fund
Right/ Hundred-foot journey/DreamWorks Pictures

2. Kristen Stewart in The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas (2002) and Personal Shopper (2016)

Left: Kristen Stewart/ The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas/Amblin Entertainment, 
Right: Personal Shopper/Les Films du Losange

3. Maggie Smith in Nowhere to Go (1958) and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part II (2007)

Maggie Smith
Left: Nowhere to Go/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Right: Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows/Warner Bros

4. Nicole Kidman in BMX Bandits (1983) and in the Big Little Lies series (2017)

Nicole Kidman Left: BMX Bandits/Umbrella Entertainment
Right: Big Little Lies/ Warner Bros

5. Susan Sarandon in Joe (1970) and Ray Donovan series (2017)

Susan Sarandon Left: Joe/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Right: Ray Donovan Series/CBS Television Distribution

6. Winona Ryder in Lucas (1986) and in Stranger Things (2016)

Winona Ryder
Left: Lucas/20th Century Fox
Right: Stranger Things/Netflix

7. Lena Headey in Waterland (1992) and The Game of Thrones series (2016)

Lena Headley
Left: Waterland/Warner Bros
Right: The Game Of Thrones/HBO

8. Uma Thurman in Johnny Be Good (1988) and in Kill Bill (2003)

Uma Thurman Left: Johnny Be Good/Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Right: Kill Bill/Miramax Films

9. Jamie Lee Curtis in Columbo (1977) and in Knives Out (2019)

Jamie Lee Curtis
Left: Columbo/Universal Studios
Right: Knives Out/Lionsgate

10. Halle Berry in Jungle Fever (1991) and John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum (2019)

Halle Berry
Left: Jungle Fever/ Universal Pictures
Right: John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum/Lionsgate

11. Jane Fonda in Tall Story (1960) and in Grace And Frankie (2015)

Jane Fonda
Left: Tall Story/Warner Bros
Right: Grace and Frankie/Netflix

12. Meryl Streep in Julia (1977) and in Little Women (2019)

Meryl Streep
Left: Julia/ 20th Century Fox
Right: Little Women/Sony Pictures

13. Elizabeth Hurley in Aria (1985) and in The Royals (2015)

Elizabeth Hurley
Left: Aria/Miramax
Right: The Royals/Lionsgate 

14. Felicity Jones in The Treasure Seekers (1996) and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)

Felicity Jones
Left: The Treasure Seekers/Feature Films for Families
Right: Rogue One: A Star Wars Story/Lucasfilm Ltd.

15. Saoirse Ronan in I Could Never Be Your Woman (2007) and in Little Women (2019)

Saoirse Ronan
Left: I Could Never Be Your Woman/ Bauer Martinez Studios
Right: Little Women/ Columbia Pictures