After playing small roles in the films The Horse Whisperer and Remember the Titans, Kate Bosworth got the breakthrough role in the box-office hit, Blue Crush. The movie garnered positive reviews from critics and audiences alike and raked in a total of $40 million at the United States box office. Following her success in Blue Crush, Bosworth accepted the lead role in the low-budget film Wonderland in 2003 alongside Val Kilmer.
In 2006, she was poised for another prominent role in a promising movie, Superman Returns. The American actress played the iconic, tough-as-nails reporter Lois Lane in the superhero movie, but after the film failed to meet expectations, Bosworth’s career took a step back. Today, Kate Bosworth still performs in films and movies but has never since had the chance to play in a high-profile project.
Jami Gertz
Jami Gertz was a child actress in a single episode of Diff'rent Strokes alongside Andrew Dice Clay. The American actress also made recurring appearances on The Facts of Life as Blair's friend and schoolmate, Boots St. Clair. Her Hollywood debut came in 1981 in the romantic movie Endless Love, which was immediately followed by a co-starring role in the TV series Square Pegs.
The actress garnered critical acclaim when she took a starring role in the 1987 film Less Than Zero as the friend of a hopeless substance addict portrayed by Robert Downey, Jr. She was also the star (literally) in the 1987 movie The Lost Boys, playing the character, Star, the "half-vampire" girlfriend. Following her breakout roles in Less Than Zero and The Lost Boys, though, she has been featured mostly as a guest and supporting actress on TV.
Julia Ormond
Julia Ormond made her acting debut on British TV in the 1989 serial movie Traffik, involving the notorious heroin underground business from the Far East to the cities of Europe. The English actress entered celebrity status when she played in a string of notable 90s films like Legends of the Fall and First Knight. She also received an Emmy award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or a Movie for her performance in the HBO film Temple Grandin back in 2010.
Following her portrayal of the main character in the film, Sabrina, there were a lot of movie pundits who believed that Julia Ormond was going to take the big screens by storm. As it turned out, though, Ormond took minor roles and was always cast as the “second girl” in every movie after Sabrina.
Kellan Lutz
The American actor and model made his Hollywood debut in the film Stick It in 2006 and is best known for his portrayal of Emmett Cullen in The Twilight Saga film series, starting in 2008 and continuing into 2012. Since then, he has played notable roles, including Poseidon in the 2011 film Immortals, Tarzan in the 2013 animated film Tarzan, John Smilee in The Expendables 3, and Hercules in The Legend of Hercules.
Kellan Lutz has the body of a God, which is why he was the star of The Legend of Hercules, Tarzan, and the powerful Poseidon in Immortals. Aside from showing off his stunning muscular physique, though, Lutz hasn’t really done much to impress pundits and moviegoers. He probably needs to excel in a role where he isn’t topless, perhaps in a classy suit.
Saoirse Ronan
Saoirse Ronan rose to prominence for her portrayal of a gifted teenager in the movie Atonement, for which she received an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actress. The Irish American actress followed up her successful showing in Atonement with a star performance as a murdered girl searching for justice in The Lovely Bones, an assassin in Hanna, a vampire in Byzantium, and a baker in The Grand Budapest Hotel.
Despite her now numerous nominations and awards for Brooklyn and Lady Bird, Saoirse Ronan never became a household name, probably because of her very name itself. It’s really hard to pronounce her name compared to other notable household female stars, like Jennifer Lawrence, for instance. Could it really be that simple? It sounds like it could be.