Tag Archives: Child Actress

12 Yr. Old Child Actor, Bella Thorne starring in Disney’s Dance Comedy “Shake it Up!”

12 Yr. Old Child Actor, Bella Thorne starring in Disney’s Dance Comedy “Shake it Up!”

Posted on 31. May, 2010 by .

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Disney Channel has ordered “Shake It Up!,” a buddy comedy centered around a teen dance show, created by Chris Thompson (“Laverne and Shirley,” “Bosom Buddies,” “The Naked Truth,” “Action”) and executive-produced by Thompson and Rob Lotterstein (“The War at Home,” “Ellen”). It stars 12-year-old child actress Bella Thorne (pictured above center modeling my favorite pettiskirts by [...]

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Natalie Portman’s 1993 Audition for “The Professional”

Posted on 03. Oct, 2009 by .

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The audition tape of what would eventually be one of the best child actor performances of all time, the beautiful Natalie Portman as 12 year old Mathilda in “The Professional.”  Truely a “star is born” moment.

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Then & Now: The Spill’s Child Stars List

Then & Now: The Spill’s Child Stars List

Posted on 15. Jun, 2009 by .

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I’ve been really remiss in posting so here’s some good stuff from TheSpill.com to tide you over until I post tomorrow (or whenever).  It’s a strong list (DD’s worked with the five hyperlinked names), including: Christina Ricci, Drew Barrymore, Jason Bateman, Natalie Potman, Elijah Wood, Ron Howard, Christian Bale, Jerry O’Connell, Kieran Culkin and the [...]

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Need Laughter? “The Hangover” is the Cure.

Need Laughter? “The Hangover” is the Cure.

Posted on 05. Jun, 2009 by .

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Babies, Tigers and Chickens – Oh My!  The kid who made me a “Hollywood Mom” has her first feature film debut nationwide today: The Warner Brother’s Vegas comedy,  “The Hangover.” Kids fare? Ah, not by a long shot.  My child actor may have been in the film but she won’t get to view it for [...]

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Newbie film directors share fears of casting kids

Posted on 05. May, 2008 by .

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I stumbled upon a blog entry this morning that’s a “must share, “ primarily because I don’t have time to really BLOG today. And I don’t really have time to blog today because I was busy reading other people’s blogs. Which is how I came about this blog post. Yes, it’s a vicious cycle. As [...]

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