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Celebrities you forgot were child stars
- Christian Bale started acting at 12 in an Anastasia TV adaptation, later earning acclaim in Empire of the Sun.
- Emma Roberts appeared as a nine-year-old in Blow before her breakout in Unfabulous.
- Kurt Russell began his acting career at 12 with The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters.
- Anna Paquin won the Academy Award at 11 for The Piano, making her the second-youngest competitive winner.
- Raven-Symoné began acting on The Cosby Show at age three and later starred on That's So Raven.
- Natalie Portman started at age 12 in Léon: The Professional and later joined Star Wars films.
- Drake rose from Degrassi to become a global music icon after his early acting role.
- Kristen Stewart began acting at age nine with early roles before Panic Room heightened notice.
- Regina King began mainstream fame at 14 on the sitcom 227 and later won an Oscar for If Beale Street Could Talk.
- Austin Butler started as a teen on Nick shows before landing larger roles.
- Rounding out the list, the feature notes several other stars who began as child actors and evolved.
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