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Actors who started their careers as children
История кинематографа | 13.08.2024Every movie lover knows them. They are successful, famous, and rich. What unites them, besides fame and huge fortunes? The fact that they all started their careers in cinema in their childhood years.
- Jodie Foster is an actress, director, producer, one of the most famous personalities in Hollywood. She appeared on screen at the age of two, starring in a TV commercial. Then there were works in TV series. At the age of ten, Jody starred with Michael Douglas in the film Napoleon and Samantha. This role became her ticket to the big screen. - Natalie Portman. You're only thirteen and you're invited to star with the legendary Luc Besson. The role of little Matilda in the cult action movie “Leon” glorified the young actress, who had previously worked only in the voice acting of the Simpsons cartoon. - Christian Bale. Fans of the Soviet-Swedish fairy tale “Mio, my Mio!”, shot by Vladimir Grammatikov based on the work of Astrid Lindgren, will surely remember Yum-Yum, the best friend of the main character. In this role, Christian Bale impressed Steven Spielberg himself.
The famous director invited Bale to star in the film “Empire of the Sun” a year later. Kirsten Dunst. Kirsten played her first film role at the age of 8. It was the movie Bonfire of the Vanities. Four years later, she was invited to shoot “Interview with the Vampire”, where her film partners were Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Kristen Stewart was only 9 when she starred in “The Mermaid's Son,” and 11 in the melodrama “The Safety of Things.” At the age of 12, Kristen played the daughter of the main character in the “Fear Room”, where her “movie drama” was played by Jodie Foster.
- Jodie Foster is an actress, director, producer, one of the most famous personalities in Hollywood. She appeared on screen at the age of two, starring in a TV commercial. Then there were works in TV series. At the age of ten, Jody starred with Michael Douglas in the film Napoleon and Samantha. This role became her ticket to the big screen. - Natalie Portman. You're only thirteen and you're invited to star with the legendary Luc Besson. The role of little Matilda in the cult action movie “Leon” glorified the young actress, who had previously worked only in the voice acting of the Simpsons cartoon. - Christian Bale. Fans of the Soviet-Swedish fairy tale “Mio, my Mio!”, shot by Vladimir Grammatikov based on the work of Astrid Lindgren, will surely remember Yum-Yum, the best friend of the main character. In this role, Christian Bale impressed Steven Spielberg himself.
The famous director invited Bale to star in the film “Empire of the Sun” a year later. Kirsten Dunst. Kirsten played her first film role at the age of 8. It was the movie Bonfire of the Vanities. Four years later, she was invited to shoot “Interview with the Vampire”, where her film partners were Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Kristen Stewart was only 9 when she starred in “The Mermaid's Son,” and 11 in the melodrama “The Safety of Things.” At the age of 12, Kristen played the daughter of the main character in the “Fear Room”, where her “movie drama” was played by Jodie Foster.
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