Hollywood veterans: These popular actors started acting as kids – and you didn’t know it

Kira rose to fame quite early on – she was just 17 when she starred in Bend It Like Beckham, and 18 in Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl. But few people know that before that she had already been shooting for almost ten years. She first appeared on screen in 1993, and at the age of 10 starred in the television series The Bill, where she played young thief Sheena Rose. By the way, Kira’s father also starred in the same series.

Elizabeth Taylor was so successful in her “adult” roles in movies like “Cat on a Hot Roof” and “Cleopatra” that it’s easy to forget she was acting as a child. The future movie star made his debut at the age of 10 in the film “A Man Is Born Every Minute” in 1942.

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Many people think Good Will Hunting was Ben Affleck’s first movie, but he actually started acting when he was a kid. For example, when he was 12, he appeared on the PBS educational show Mimi’s Journey.

Reese’s first major acting credit was the 1991 film Man in the Moon. She was then 14 years old. But it wasn’t until 1998-99, with roles in the films Pleasantville and Cruel Intentions, that she really began to claim the title of rising star. Since then, she has achieved huge success in Hollywood, not only as an actress, but also as a producer.

Ryan came to Hollywood as an adult, but in his native Canada he started acting early. He started his career in the teen drama Fifteen in 1990, when he was also 15 years old.

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