17 Stars Whose Breakout Roles Gradually Sink Into Oblivion
Also, many starts in commercials, tiny roles, or forgotten independent films and this goes on for years that they languish and don’t get any further. It’s so sad, right? But, you know what’s more regrettable? Actors had one role that made their face and name known to the entire planet but over decades, this role is gradually forgotten. Just a few people still put it in their memories.
Scroll down to see which roles seem to be gradually forgotten.
#1 Renée Zellweger in Jerry Maguire
Source: © Jerry Maguire / TriStar Pictures, © What/If / Warner Bros. Television
#2 Kristen Dunst in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
Source: © Interview With The Vampires, © The Power of the Dog
#3 Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman
Source: © Pretty Woman / Buena Vista Pictures, © Julia Roberts / Instagram
#4 Heath Ledger in 10 Things I Hate About You
Source: © 10 Things I Hate About You, © The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
#5 Carrie-Anne-Moss in The Matrix
Source: © The Matrix / Warner Bros. Pictures, © Snow Ball / Momentum Pictures
#6 Jake Gyllenhaal in Donnie Darko
Source: © Donnie Darko, © Gordon Correll, © CC BY-SA 2.0
#7 Philip Seymour Hoffman in Scent of a Woman
Source: © Scent of a Woman, © The Hunger Games: Mockingjay — Part 2
#8 Emma Stone in Superbad
Source: © Superbad / Sony Pictures Releasing, East News
#9 Scarlett Johansson in Lost in Translation
Source: © Lost in Translation / Focus Features, © The Academy / Instagram
#10 Luke Perry in Beverly Hills, 90210
Source: © Beverly Hills, 90210 / CBS Studios, © Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood
#11 Rachel McAdams in Mean Girls
Source: © Mean Girls / Paramount Pictures, © SpreePiX Berlin, © CC BY 2.0
#12 Salma Hayek in Desperado
Source: © Desperado / Sony Pictures Releasing, © Salma Hayek / Instagram
#13 Audrey Hepburn in Breakfast at Tiffany’s
Source: © Breakfast at Tiffany's, © Always / Universal Pictures
#14 Abigail Breslin in Little Miss Sunshine
Source: © Little Miss Sunshine, © David Shankbone, © CC BY 3.0
#15 Marion Cotillard in La Vie En Rose
Source: © La Vie En Rose, © Georges Biard, © CC BY-SA 3.0
#16 Tony Curtis in Some Like It Hot
Source: © Some Like It Hot, © David & Fatima / Karim Movies
#17 Jodie Foster in Taxi Driver
Source: © Taxi Driver / Columbia Pictures, © The Mauritanian / FTX Films