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Disney Channel starlet Bella Thorne, 17, has always done a lot of plugging. Last week, she did an "In My Library" interview with the New York Post, and one of her must-reads was Shopaholic to the Stars, by Sophie Kinsella. "I completely relate," Bella admitted. "I never thought of myself as a big shopper, but I realize I'm worse than my mother."


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In theaters right now, you'll find Blended, Adam Sandler's latest - and perhaps most disappointing and offensive - comedy yet. But if you're a serious fan of young actresses, then you might consider sitting through Blended anyway, because the movie features three current young actresses, plus Drew Barrymore. Drew plays a single mom of two sons who ( Read more... )

That's the question explored by this thoughtful, well-written article that examines Dakota Fanning's career so far and compares her to other child stars and how they grew up in the public eye. The title might sound harsh, but the article itself is very positive and flattering towards Dakota. (Although not so much to other young starlets.)

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Drew Barrymore has blamed her turbulent love life on her troubled childhood -- insisting that she never learned about real relationships while she was growing up. Barrymore infamously got hooked on drugs at an early age, smoking her first cigarette at age 9, before entering rehab at 13 ( Read more... )

Beside the article on Corey Haim's death in a recent issue of Entertainment Weekly, there was this spread on child stars who survived the perils of growing up in Hollywood to become successful adult stars.

Child stars who made it. Achieving fame at a young age can be confusing -- and even dangerous. But as these young actresses have proved, it can ( Read more... )

Film: Firestarter (1984). Young Actress: Drew Barrymore, 8.

You've probably heard of Firestarter: it was one of little Drew Barrymore's first lead roles, after she shot to stardom for her supporting role in E.T. Here she plays Charlie, a little girl with extremely powerful pyrokinesis, hunted by a group of government agents who want to study her ( Read more... )

The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Held January 23, 2010, at the Shrine Exposition Center in Los Angeles.


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Here's our great big breakdown of young actresses who smoked cigarettes (or rather, pretended to) on film or TV. Please let us know in comments if we've forgotten any.


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