10 Actors You Never Knew Were Child Stars

4. Scarlett Johansson

scarlett This husky-voiced New York native has been in the entertainment industry pretty much from the get-go, attending the Professional Children's School in Manhattan and making her first television appearance at age 8 (an uncredited role in a skit for Late Night with Conan O'Brien). Shortly after, she made her feature film debut in North, starring alongside a young Elijah Wood. At 14, she impressed critics and audiences alike with her performance in The Horse Whisperer, with Robert Redford and Kristen Scott Thomas. As an adult, she's a legitimate A-lister, starring in high-profile film projects that almost always do well at the box office. In 2010, she received accolades for her work in a Broadway production of A View from the Bridge, winning a Tony award for her performance.
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Audrey Fox is an ex-film student, which means that she prefers to spend her days in the dark, watching movies and pondering the director's use of diegetic sound. She currently works as an entertainment writer, joyfully rambling about all things film and television related. Add her on Twitter at @audonamission and check out her film blog at 1001moviesandbeyond.com.