How 17 Actresses That Started Their Careers as Kids Have Changed Over the Years

Many Hollywood stars started their careers in childhood. For example, the movie Léon paved the way for Natalie Portman to the world of big cinema, and Interview with the Vampire made 12-year-old Kirsten Dunst a big star. We wanted to discover how the actresses we remember as little girls have changed over the years. And it’s easy to track because they’ve left a trail of many movies in their wake.

Natalie Portman

© Léon / Columbia Pictures and co-producers, © Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith / Lucasfilm and co-producers, © Thor: Love and Thunder / Marvel Studios and co-producers

Kirsten Dunst

© Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles / Geffen Pictures and co-producers, © Spider-Man / Columbia Pictures and co-producers, © The Power of the Dog / Max Films International and co-producers

AnnaSophia Robb

© Charlie and the Chocolate Factory / Warner Bros. and co-producers, © The Carrie Diaries / Warner Bros. Television and co-producers, © Lansky / 120dB Films and co-producers

Hilary Duff

© Lizzie McGuire / Disney Channel and co-producers, © According to Greta / Anchor Bay Films and co-producers, © How I Met Your Father / 20th Television and co-producers

Emma Roberts

© Blow / New Line Cinema and co-producers, © We're the Millers / New Line Cinema and co-producers, © About Fate / Aldamisa Entertainment and co-producers

Kristen Stewart

© Panic Room / Columbia Pictures and co-producers, © Twilight / Summit Entertainment and co-producers, © Spencer / Shoebox Films and co-producers

Christina Ricci

© The Addams Family / Paramount Pictures and co-producers, © Sleepy Hollow / Paramount Pictures and co-producers, © Wednesday / MGM Television and co-producers

Winona Ryder

© Beetle Juice / The Geffen Company and co-producers, © Autumn in New York / MGM and co-producers, © Gone in the Night / BoulderLight Pictures and co-producers

Alyssa Milano

© Commando / Twentieth Century Fox and co-producers, © Charmed / Paramount Network Television and co-producers, © Brazen / Eponymous Production and co-producers

Jennifer Connelly

© Labyrinth / Lucasfilm and co-producers, © Requiem for a Dream / Sibling Productions and co-producers, © Snowpiercer / CJ Entertainment and co-producers

Scarlett Johansson

© North / New Line Cinema and co-producers, © The Other Boleyn Girl / Columbia Pictures and co-producers, © Black Widow / Marvel Studios and co-producers

Saoirse Ronan

© Atonement / Universal Pictures and co-producers, © The Grand Budapest Hotel / Searchlight Pictures and co-producers, © See How They Run / Searchlight Pictures and co-producers

Abigail Breslin

© Little Miss Sunshine / Searchlight Pictures and co-producers, © Scream Queens / 20th Century Fox Television and co-producers, © Stillwater / DreamWorks and co-producers

Anna Popplewell

© The Little Vampire / Comet Film Produktion GmbH and co-producers, © The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe / Walt Disney Pictures and co-producers, © The Gallery / Aviary Studios and co-producers

Georgie Henley

© The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe / Walt Disney Pictures and co-producers, © Cinematic Collection / Alamy Stock Photo, © The Spanish Princess / New Pictures and co-producers

Mckenna Grace

© Gifted / Fox Searchlight Pictures and co-producers, © Annabelle Comes Home / New Line Cinema and co-producers, © Ghostbusters: Afterlife / Columbia Pictures and co-producers

Amybeth McNulty

© Clean Break / Octagon Films and co-producers, © Anne / Netflix and co-producers, © Stranger Things / Netflix and co-producers

Who do you think has changed the most?

Preview photo credit Clean Break / Octagon Films and co-producers, Anne / Netflix and co-producers, Stranger Things / Netflix and co-producers

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