J. Law was never not a ham!
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Emma Stone at the "Superbad" Premiere (2007)
She got her start on the TV movie The New Partridge Family in 2005, but this was the movie that made her (and Jonah Hill and Michael Cera) a star.
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Jennifer Lawrence at "The Poker House" Premiere (2008)
Jennifer Lawrence had bit parts on series like Monk and Medium, but her first big movie premiere was for The Poker House, in which she played Agnes, the oldest of three sisters living with a drug-addicted mother. The serious role prepared her to star in the dark Winter's Bone, her true breakout role, two years later. And then the Academy Awards nominations began.
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Rachel McAdams at the "Mean Girls" Premiere (2004)
She had earlier film roles including The Hot Chick and Perfect Pie, but playing Regina George catapulted her career. Look at how she slays in a jewel-tone dress. "On red carpets, we wear pink..."
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Lindsay Lohan at the "Parent Trap" Premiere (1998)
McAdams's Mean Girls co-star Lindsay Lohan was a precocious preteen with enough moxie to pull off two roles — one with a British accent, no less — as twins Hallie Parker and Annie James.
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Gabrielle Union at the "Bring It On" premiere (2000)
She previously played a supporting part in the classic sports romance Love and Basketball, but this was the role that made everyone realize she was a force to be reckoned with. And she apparently hasn't aged a day since.
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Natalie Portman at "The Professional" Premiere (1994)
Natalie played Mathilda, a girl who is taken in by an assassin after her parents are murdered. She is just 13 years old here.
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Reese Witherspoon at "The Man in the Moon" Premiere (1991)
Have you seen this movie? Oh my god, you have to see this movie. Reese plays Dani, a 14-year-old who develops her first crush on her new neighbor. The ending will DESTROY you.
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Emma Watson at the "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" Premiere (2001)
In less than 15 years time, she'll be a feminist icon. ~Destiny~.
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Kerry Washington at the "Our Song" Premiere (2001)
Before she donned her white hat, Kerry Washington played Lanisha, a dedicated member (with her two best friends) of the Jackie Robinson steppers, a community marching band that rehearses in a local parking lot in Brooklyn, New York. Notice her flair for mixing prints here.
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Keira Knightley at the "Bend it Like Beckham" Premiere (2002)
She collected a number of acting credits prior to playing Jules in this cult hit about a female soccer player determined to become a pro athlete. (She got an early taste of fame beside Natalie Portman in Star Wars Episode 1, for example.) But this was the part that launched her career.
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Kirsten Dunst at the "Interview With the Vampire" Premiere (1994)
Kirsten Dunst played Claudia, a child vampire who gets to kiss Brad Pitt, and it was her first kiss in real life. She had previously appeared in The Bonfire of the Vanities, but that didn't earn her an Oscar nomination when she was 13, now did it?
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Taraji P. Henson at the "Baby Boy" Premiere (2001)
Henson's first movie was Streetwise, but Baby Boy was her first major Hollywood premiere. Then there was Hustle & Flow and Think Like a Man, to name just a few of her projects. Now there's Empire, on which she plays the role she was born to play: Cookie Lyon.
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Channing Tatum at the "Coach Carter" Premiere (2005)
His real breakout was in 2007, when Step Up entered our lives. But it's as if Channing already knew he was headed for stardom right here on this red carpet. He stars in the movie as a high-school basketball player. Also, what a ham!
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Leonardo DiCaprio at the "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" Premiere (1993)
Does that smirk say, "One day, I'll be the king of Victoria's Secret models" to you? Anyway, cool necklace!
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Claire Danes at the "Little Women" Premiere (1994)
The Juliet to DiCaprio's Romeo made her film debut in Little Women as Beth March, the middle daughter known for her tender heart. To some of you, she'll always be Angela Chase.
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You haven't lived until you've seen Brad Pitt seduce Geena Davis in a cowboy hat. Already have? Live again.
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