As much of an issue as the nepo-baby trend is in Hollywood, it’s good to note there is a spectrum of actors in that category that range from cashing in to true love of the medium. Jennifer Jason Leigh falls into the latter category with those like Nic Cage and Maya Hawke, thankfully.
She Played ‘Jamie Archer’ in Face/Off. See Dominique Swain Now at 42
If anyone has a more polar opposite filmography in their debut year than Dominique Swain, please let me know because this one is WILD. With a rapid rise onto the acting scene after an early start to her career, Dominique took Hollywood by storm in the late 90s and is still making films today. Whether that’s a good thing isn’t for me to say.
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She Played The ‘Me Love You Long Time’ Girl in Full Metal Jacket. See Papillon Soo Now at 62.
It’s okay if you don’t recognize her name or picture right off the bat, because you’ve probably heard Papillon Soo quoted throughout pop culture so often you don’t realize it’s her. The model only made a brief foray into acting during her ongoing career, but it counted in ways that paid off for her big time.
She Played ‘Maggie O’Connell’ on Northern Exposure. See Janine Turner Now at 60.
Fans probably know actress Janine Turner for her role as Nancy Beth Marmillion in Steel Magnolias, Maggie O’Connell in the TV series, Northern Exposure in the early to mid-1990s, and more recently, for her role as Katie McCoy in Friday Night Lights.
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Victims of the 2008 Writer’s Strike that Studios Need Reminding About
Writers for many Hollywood studios are on strike, with the Writers Guild of America picketing outside many major studios for compensation from streaming projects, higher wages (most have part or full-time jobs besides writing), and protection from the artificial intelligence boom that’s currently plaguing the literary and film worlds.
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What Ever Happened To Scarlett Pomers, ‘Naomi Wildman’ On Star Trek: Voyager?
Scarlett Pomers is a former actress and singer-songwriter, who is best known for her role as Naomi Wildman on Star Trek: Voyager and as Kyra Hart on the television series “Reba”.
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What Ever Happened To Estella Warren, ‘Daena’ From Planet of the Apes?
Estella Warren became a household name in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She was known for international modeling with the likes of Chanel, as well as for Tim Burton’s Planet of the Apes and early 2000’s movies. But what has she been up to since then?
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She Played ‘Christine’ in Drag Me to Hell. See Alison Lohman Now at 43.
When one role in a horror film leads the late great Roger Ebert to name you a scream queen on the level of Shelley Duval in The Shining, where is there to go after? For Alison Lohman, the answer was surprising, with the actress choosing to eschew the Hollywood life not long after staring in the Sam Raimi hit Drag Me To Hell in 2009.
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She Played ‘Susan Mayer’ on Desperate Housewives. See Teri Hatcher Now at 58.
Terri Hatcher made waves in her younger days as fearless, smart, and beautiful Lois Lane on the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. Her knack for playing spirited and stunning women was later highlighted in the Bond film, Tomorrow Never Dies. And who could forget Susan Mayer from Desperate Housewives?
But that was in the nineties and early aughts. What is the gorgeous and witty Terri Hatcher doing now? You may be surprised to find out that acting is only one of her many talents!
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What Ever Happened To Tremors’ Actress Finn Carter?
Finn Carter is an American actress, best known for her role as Rhonda LeBeck in the 1990 horror-comedy film “Tremors”.
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She Played ‘Alyssa’ in Chasing Amy. See Joey Lauren Adams Now at 55.
Is Joey Lauren Adams a name that rings a bell? Maybe, but if you heard her voice you could probably place her in an instant. The actress has appeared in everything from the Kevin Smith View Askewniverse to critically acclaimed series like United States of Tara. Where have you seen her lately though?
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He Played ‘Pedro’ in Napoleon Dynamite. See Efren Ramirez Now at 49.
Kids these days will never know how impossible it was to go five feet in public without seeing a Vote for Pedro shirt somewhere. The plain red font became iconic, and Pedro himself rose to stardom in turn as actor Efren Ramirez took off in Hollywood.
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