Child actors then and now

Jonathan Lipnicki

 As a child he starred in Jerry Maguire ("Did you know dogs and bees can smell fear?") and the Stuart Little films. However, he's all grown up now...

 As well as taking a break from acting to concentrate on education and doing work for various charities, Lipnicki is now set to star in For the Love of Money with Edward Furlong.

Dakota Fanning

 Her career began at the age of five in a Tide advert. From that she starred in all manner of A-list films like War of the Worlds, Man on Fire and Charlotte's Web. Co-stars like Kurt Russell and Denzel Washington claimed that she was the best actress they've worked with. High praise for a ten-year-old girl...

 Now, at 17, she's still very active indeed. She can be seen in Breaking Dawn and will be playing Princess Margaret in the upcoming film Girls' Night Out.

 Kristen Stewart

 Originally, Stewart didn't want to be an actress - she wanted to be behind the camera. However, aged 8, she broke into acting. One of her biggest roles was playing Jodie Foster's diabetic daughter in Panic Room. 

 Now she's famous the world over for playing Bella in the Twilight series, going out with co-star Robert Pattinson and generally being cool. 

Jodie Foster

 Foster's career began at the age of three, when she starred in various commercials, then it took off after playing Iris (a pre-teen prostitute) in Taxi Driver. The role earned her an Academy Award nomination for best supporting actress.

 Since childhood stardom her star has risen and risen. She played Clarice in the Silence of the Lambs and took the lead in Contact, Panic Room and The Brave One. She also voiced Maggie Simpson in an episode of The Simpsons.

Natalie Portman

 After becoming a model at 10 years old, Portman starred as an orphan who befriends a middle-aged hitman in Leon and took star turns in Mars Attacks, Heat and Beautiful Girls.

 Her real rise to fame was as Queen Amidala and Padmé in the Star Wars prequel trilogy and since then she's starred in Closer, Black Swan and most recently Thor. She's currently expecting her first child. 

Christina Ricci

 As a child actress she was best known for portraying the frankly terrifying Wednesday Addams in the Addams Family films, and Kat in Casper the Friendly Ghost - all of which did rather well.

 Since moving from child acting into an adult career, Ricci has done pretty well for herself. She featured in 1999's Sleepy Hollow and 2008's mildly disappointing Speed Racer. 

Drew Barrymore

 While she starred in many films, the role that defines her childhood career is the role of Gertie in ET. However, while she was growing up her life was plagued with drug and alcohol issues, landing her in rehab on more than one occasion.

 Having set up Flower Films she has starred in plenty of films. She found her niche in romantic comedies like The Wedding Singer and 50 First Dates. She starred in the Charlie's Angels films and has made cameos in many films (and Family Guy).

Macaulay Culkin

 There's one series of films Culkin will forever be remembered for - Home Alone. His portrayal of Kevin McCallister, the booby trap-setting kid with a sense of humour, won over audiences of adults and children alike.

 He took a break from acting for a while, returning to the stage in 2000. He has made further films, but none of them repeated the critical acclaim of his earlier career. However, he has been known to appear as a voice actor in Seth Green's Robot Chicken.

Lindsay Lohan

 As a child, Lohan took on the role of twins in Disney's 1998 (remake of) The Parent Trap. She was applauded for her work and went on to star in Mean Girls, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen and Herbie: Fully Loaded. However, things started to go wrong shortly afterwards...

 Her adult life has been splashed all over the papers. Drink, drugs and driving offences. She continues to act, but not in the A-List films of her past. Most recently she featured in the Grindhouse flick Machete.

Saoirse Ronan

Starting out in 2003 on RTÉ's medical drama The Clinic, Ronan went on to star in 2007's Atonement, which earned her a BAFTA, Golden Globe and Academy Award nomination.

Since then she's starred in the macabre and touching The Lovely Bones and more recently she's taken the starring role in Hanna - a story about a young girl who happens to be really rather handy with an array of weapons...

Daniel Radcliffe

 Before becoming stratospherically famous as Harry Potter, young Daniel played David Copperfield in the 1999 BBC adaptation. However, he'll always be remembered for playing the Boy Who Lived.

 As he's grown up (literally in front of our eyes) he's taken to the stage in Equus and will be playing Arthur Kipps in 2011's the Woman in Black.

 Source: MSN

Scarlett Johansson Biography and Pictures Gallery 2011

Scarlett Johansson Biography and Pictures Gallery 2011

 Scarlett Johansson (born November 22, 1984) is an American actress and singer. Johansson made her film debut in the 1994 film North and was later nominated for the Independent Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her performance in 1996's Manny & Lo. Johansson rose to fame with her roles in 1998's The Horse Whisperer and 2001's Ghost World.
She transitioned to adult roles with her performances in Sofia Coppola's Lost in Translation, for which she won a BAFTA Award, and Girl with a Pearl Earring, both of which earned her Golden Globe Award nominations in 2003. A role in A Love Song for Bobby Long earned her a third Golden Globe for Best Actress nomination. Following an appearance in The Island, Johansson garnered a fourth Golden Globe nomination, for Best Supporting Actress, for her role in Woody Allen's Match Point. She also starred in other Allen movies such as Scoop, with Hugh Jackman and Allen himself, and Vicky Cristina Barcelona, alongside Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz and Rebecca Hall. Scarlett Johansson also appeared in other films such as Christopher Nolan's The Prestige and the Summer blockbuster Iron Man 2. A role in the 2010's Broadway revival of Arthur Miller's A View From the Bridge gave her some of the career's best reviews for her acting work and she received a Tony Award for Best Performance by a Featured Actress in a Play.

On May 20, 2008, Johansson debuted as a vocalist on her first album, Anywhere I Lay My Head, which included cover versions of Tom Waits songs. Her second album, Break Up, with Pete Yorn, was released in September 2009.

 Early life

Johansson was born in New York City on November 22, 1984. Her father, Karsten Johansson, is a Danish-born architect, and her paternal grandfather, Ejner Johansson, was a screenwriter and director. Her mother, Melanie Sloan, a producer, comes from an Ashkenazi Jewish family from the Bronx. Johansson has an older sister, Vanessa, who is an actress; an older brother, Adrian; a twin brother, Hunter (who appeared in the film Manny & Lo with Scarlett); and an older half-brother, Christian, from her father's first marriage.

Johansson grew up in a household with "little money," and with a mother who was a "film buff." She and her brother, Hunter, attended P.S. 41 in Greenwich Village in elementary school. Johansson began her theatrical training by attending and graduating from Professional Children's School in Manhattan in 2002

Scarlett Johansson

The Actress Scarlett Johansson

Personal Details

Birth name: Scarlett Johansson

Born on: November 22, 1984 (age 25) New York City, New York, U.S.

Occupation: Actress, singer

Years active: 1994–present

Spouse: Ryan Reynolds (m. 2008–present)

Biography

The one of the Word celebrities Scarlett Johansson is an American actress and singer. Johansson complete her film first exterior in the 1994 film north and was later selected for the sovereign Spirit Award for Best Female Lead for her staging in 1996's Manny & Lo. She rose to status with her roles in 1998's The Horse Whisperer and 2001's Ghost World.

Scarlett Johansson Awards

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Year	Result	Award	Category/Recipient(s)
2004	Won	BAFTA Film Award	Best presentation by an Actress in a most important Role for: Lost in Translation (2003)
Gotham Awards (Won: 1, Year: 2008 & Nominations: 0, Year: - )
2008	Won	Best Ensemble Cast	For: Vicky Cristina Barcelona (2008) joint with: Rebecca Hall Javier Bardem Penélope Cruz Tied with Synecdoche, New York (2008).
Young Star Awards (Won: 1, Year: 1998 & Nominations: 0, Year: - )
1998	Won	Young Star Award	Best Performance by a Young Actress in a Drama Film for: The Horse Whisperer (1998)

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