{"id":426393,"date":"2022-04-04T18:00:13","date_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:00:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/8-actors-who-played-characters-beyond-their-age-range\/"},"modified":"2022-04-04T18:00:13","modified_gmt":"2022-04-04T15:00:13","slug":"8-actors-who-played-characters-beyond-their-age-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-actors-who-played-characters-beyond-their-age-range\/","title":{"rendered":"#8 Actors Who Played Characters Beyond Their Age Range"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29143052667\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a29143052667\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-actors-who-played-characters-beyond-their-age-range\/#%E2%80%9C8_Actors_Who_Played_Characters_Beyond_Their_Age_Range%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;8 Actors Who Played Characters Beyond Their Age Range&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-2' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-actors-who-played-characters-beyond-their-age-range\/#8_Thomas_Brodie-Sangster\" >8  Thomas Brodie-Sangster<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-actors-who-played-characters-beyond-their-age-range\/#7_Jennifer_Lawrence\" >7  Jennifer Lawrence<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-actors-who-played-characters-beyond-their-age-range\/#6_Michael_J_Fox\" >6  Michael J. Fox<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-actors-who-played-characters-beyond-their-age-range\/#5_Jason_Earles\" >5  Jason Earles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-actors-who-played-characters-beyond-their-age-range\/#4_Emma_Thompson\" >4  Emma Thompson<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-actors-who-played-characters-beyond-their-age-range\/#3_Florence_Pugh\" >3  Florence Pugh<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-actors-who-played-characters-beyond-their-age-range\/#2_Amy_Poehler\" >2  Amy Poehler<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/8-actors-who-played-characters-beyond-their-age-range\/#1_Shirley_Henderson\" >1  Shirley Henderson<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9C8_Actors_Who_Played_Characters_Beyond_Their_Age_Range%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;8 Actors Who Played Characters Beyond Their Age Range&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-body\"> The world of acting is a very complex one, and actors have to give their all to deliver outstanding performances in each of their roles. But most of the time, parts are limited and are not created for a particular actor \u2014 or, on the other hand, the director wants to work with one specific actor, despite the fact that they may not be physically similar to the character to be played. Whatever the case may be, once the actor gets the role, there is sometimes a complex process of physical transformation to achieve the expected look of that character.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #1! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: Below First Paragraph! --><!-- No winning ad found for zone: mid intro! --> The makeup and costume crews can help with this transformation, just like they did with Colin Farrell in the recently released movie <em>The Batman<\/em>. Farrell spent several hours in the makeup chair in order to achieve Penguin&#8217;s look, and the results were so impressive that he went for a coffee and was not even recognized. Nevertheless, there are occasions in which the intervention of the makeup team is not so extreme, as the artists, regardless of their age, are able to play characters with very different ages than their own due to their looks. Some can play younger characters, such as Audrey Hepburn in <em>Breakfast at Tiffany&#8217;s<\/em>, who was 32 years old when she portrayed 19-year-old Holly Golightly. Other actors can play characters that are older than their actual age, like Gwyneth Paltrow, when she played a 32-year-old character in <em>Se7en<\/em> when she was only 22.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #2! --> These actors&#8217; <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>earance in such films can be achieved to a greater or lesser extent, but they all succeeded in conveying the essence of their respective characters. In this article, we will take a look at eight actors who played characters whose ages were very different from their real ones.<br \/>\n <span class=\"related-single\">Related: These Actors Got Way Too Deep Into Character<\/span><br \/>\n <!-- Zone: native in content. --><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"thomas-brodie-sangster\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Thomas_Brodie-Sangster\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">8 <\/span> Thomas Brodie-Sangster<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Thomas-Brodie-Sangster-R.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Thomas-Brodie-Sangster-R.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Thomas-Brodie-Sangster-R.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Thomas-Brodie-Sangster-R.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Thomas Brodie-Sangster in Nanny McPhee\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Thomas-Brodie-Sangster-R.jpg\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Working Title Films<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <strong>Thomas Brodie-Sangster<\/strong> rose to stardom in 2003 with his performance of Sam in <em>Love Actually<\/em>, then two years later, shared the screen again with Emma Thompson in the children&#8217;s movie <em>Nanny McPhee<\/em>, adapted from the literary <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a> <em>Nurse Matilda<\/em>. In this 2005 film, Brodie-Sangster played Simon, the eldest son of Mr. Brown, who was in charge of masterminding each and every prank that got rid of all of their previous nannies before Nanny McPhee&#8217;s arrival. The funny thing about the young actor&#8217;s performance is that the character was written as seven years old, but Brodie-Sangster was actually 14 years already! Even today, the actor continues to amaze the audience, who still <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/tvshowbiz\/article-9240371\/Thomas-Brodie-Sangster-30-shocks-fans-learn-age-actor.html\">can&#8217;t believe his current age<\/a>.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #3! --><br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jennifer-lawrence\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Jennifer_Lawrence\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">7 <\/span> Jennifer Lawrence<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jennifer-lawrence-lista.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jennifer-lawrence-lista.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jennifer-lawrence-lista.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jennifer-lawrence-lista.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Jennifer Lawrence in Silver Linings Playbook\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/jennifer-lawrence-lista.jpg\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">The Weinstein Company<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <strong>Jennifer Lawrence<\/strong> boasts a very diversified portfolio considering her 31 years of age, particularly regarding the different ages of the characters she has portrayed. The actress can move from teenage characters to adult women with envy-worthy versatility. It is worth mentioning specifically her performance in <em>Silver Lining Playbook<\/em>, the movie she in which starred alongside Bradley Cooper and for which she won an Oscar as Best Actress. In this 2012 production, Lawrence played Tiffany Maxwell, a widowed woman written to be in her mid-to-late 30s. But the actress&#8217; actual age when the film was shot was a mere 21 years old. Her portrayal of Tiffany did not only earn her the Oscar, but also praise from critics and audiences as well.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"michael-j-fox\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_Michael_J_Fox\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">6 <\/span> Michael J. Fox<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Michael-J-Fox-Back-to-the-Future.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Michael-J-Fox-Back-to-the-Future.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Michael-J-Fox-Back-to-the-Future.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Michael-J-Fox-Back-to-the-Future.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Michael J Fox in Back to the Future\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Michael-J-Fox-Back-to-the-Future.jpg\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Universal Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <em>Back to the Future<\/em> is one of the classics that any movie fan should watch. This trilogy landed <strong>Michael J. Fox<\/strong> one of his most iconic roles: Marty McFly, the teenager who accidentally time-<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/trip-and-travel\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"10\" title=\"Trip &amp; Travel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">travel<\/a>ed to the past in the DeLorean time machine of his friend Dr. Emmett Brown during the first movie. In order to return to his own era, Marty had to find Doc in the past and get his help. The film was such a blockbuster that it spawned two additional movies, in 1989 and 1990. Although the actor might have passed for a 17-year-old in the first movie, for <em>Back to the Future Part III<\/em> he was far from Marty&#8217;s 17 years. At 29 in real life, watching him play a teenage character felt a little less convincing than in the previous films. Nevertheless, the audience was already fond of the character, so the film was still <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.rottentomatoes.com\/m\/back_to_the_future_3\">very well received<\/a> and critically acclaimed.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #4! --><br \/>\n<!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"jason-earles\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_Jason_Earles\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">5 <\/span> Jason Earles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jason-Earl.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jason-Earl.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jason-Earl.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jason-Earl.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Jason Earles in Hannah Montana\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Jason-Earl.jpg\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <strong>Jason Earles<\/strong> rose to fame alongside several young actors in 2006 as part of the Disney TV series <em>Hannah Montana<\/em>, which featured the double life of the teen pop star as she attempted to have, at the same time, the ordinary everyday life of a regular teenager. This series starred Miley Cyrus, and the cast also featured her father Billy Ray Cyrus, Emily Osment, and Jason Earles, the latter starring as Jackson Stewart, Miley&#8217;s teenage brother. By the premiere of the series, however, Jason was no longer a teenager: he was 29 years old. For the final episode of <em>Hannah Montana<\/em> back in 2011, Earles had already turned 34, yet he still maintained a youthful look and Jackson&#8217;s messy, lazy vibe.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"emma-thompson\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_Emma_Thompson\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">4 <\/span> Emma Thompson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Emma-Thompson.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Emma-Thompson.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Emma-Thompson.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Emma-Thompson.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Emma Thompson in Sense and Sensibility\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Emma-Thompson.jpg\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Columbia Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <strong>Emma Thompson<\/strong> is an incredibly talented artist in several fields. As an actress, she collected countless awards, but has also managed to perform as a co<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/social-mediaa\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"1\" title=\"Social Media\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">media<\/a>n and writer, a position for which she also garnered a few nominations. Among her most critically acclaimed productions was the adaptation of Jane Austen&#8217;s <em>Sense and Sensibility<\/em>, a film that she not only wrote but also starred in. In this 1995 movie, Thompson portrayed Elinor Dashwood, a sensible, thoughtful, and secretive 19-year-old. Nonetheless, by the time she starred in Ang Lee&#8217;s movie, Thompson was already 35 years old. Her performance and screenplay earned her Oscar nominations for Best Actress and Best Adapted Screenplay, the latter category in which she was named the winner.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #5! --> <span class=\"related-single\">Related: Here Are 8 Actors Who You Didn\u2019t Know Were Brilliantly Multilingual<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"florence-pugh\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Florence_Pugh\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">3 <\/span> Florence Pugh<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Florence-Pugh-R.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Florence-Pugh-R.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Florence-Pugh-R.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Florence-Pugh-R.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Florence Pugh in Little Women\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Florence-Pugh-R.jpg\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Main Dog Productions<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> The movie <em>Little Women<\/em> premiering in 2019 was one of many adaptations of Louisa May Alcott&#8217;s best-known novel. Written and directed by the acclaimed Greta Gerwig, <em>Little Women<\/em> chronicles the life and growth of the March sisters. Among the cast, alongside Saoirse Ronan, Emma Watson, and Eliza Scanlen, is <strong>Florence Pugh<\/strong>, who played Amy March. This character has always been presented as frivolous, capricious, and was, to the audience&#8217;s eyes, among the least liked. Yet, Gerwig&#8217;s script and Pugh&#8217;s terrific performance managed to twist the situation and reveal a different dimension of the much-hated Amy, and for her performance, the actress received many nominations. It is worth mentioning, though, the big age difference between the actress and her character: Amy is 13 years old in the story while Pugh was 22 years old when filming took place.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #6! --><br \/>\n<!-- Zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"amy-poehler\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Amy_Poehler\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">2 <\/span> Amy Poehler<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Amy-Poehler-R.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Amy-Poehler-R.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Amy-Poehler-R.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Amy-Poehler-R.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Amy Poehler in Mean Girls\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/Amy-Poehler-R.jpg\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Paramount Pictures<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <strong>Amy Poehler<\/strong>&#8216;s performance as June George in <em>Mean Girls<\/em> is one of her most memorable roles. She was Regina&#8217;s mother, a woman who was constantly striving to please both her daughters and any other guest they invited into the house. June considered herself a &#8220;cool mom,&#8221; usually engaging in very controversial behavior, such as encouraging teen-drinking inside her home or dancing wildly in public. Poehler excelled in her role, and her characterization quickly conveyed June&#8217;s essence. Nonetheless, at the time of filming, the actress was only 33 years old, whereas her character was a mother of a teenager almost finishing high school. What&#8217;s more, Poehler was only six years older than Rachel McAdams, who was playing her daughter in the film.<\/p>\n<p><!-- No repeatable ad for zone: every entry repeatable. --><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"shirley-henderson\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Shirley_Henderson\"><\/span> <span class=\"item-num\">1 <\/span> Shirley Henderson<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"body-img landscape\">\n<div class=\"responsive-img img-article-item\" style=\"padding-bottom:52.5%\">\n<figure>\n <picture>\n <!--[if IE 9]>\n <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 1024px)\" sizes=\"750px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/myrtle-ready.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=750&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"943px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/myrtle-ready.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=943&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 481px)\" sizes=\"767px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/myrtle-ready.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=767&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"480px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/myrtle-ready.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=480&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n<img width=\"1200\" height=\"630\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Moaning Myrtle in Harry Potter\" data-img-url=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/myrtle-ready.jpg\"\/>\n <\/picture><figcaption class=\"body-img-caption\">Warner Bros.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> This is probably the most astonishing age difference on the entire list. Shirley Henderson is a Scottish actress who has studied drama since her teens. She became world-renowned for her part in the <em>Harry Potter<\/em> franchise, first appearing in <em>Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets<\/em> as Moaning Myrtle, the ghost of a student murdered by Tom Riddle in 1943 that haunts the girls&#8217; toilets on the second floor of Hogwarts. When she first played this student, who by the time of her death was supposed to be 14 years old, Henderson was already 37. For her final cameo in the saga back in 2005, in <em>Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire<\/em>, Henderson was 40 years old.<br \/>\n <!-- No winning ad found for zone: word count #7! -->        <\/p>\n<p>                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            <!-- No winning ad found for zone: above next button! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"next-btn-img\">\n<div class=\"bc-img responsive-img img-article-next-btn\">\n<figure>\n        <picture>\n            <!--[if IE 9]>\n            <video style=\"display: none;\"><![endif]--><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" sizes=\"320px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Indiana-5.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=320&amp;h=240&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><source media=\"(min-width: 0px)\" sizes=\"140px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Indiana-5.jpg?q=50&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=140&amp;h=140&amp;dpr=1.5\"\/><!--[if IE 9]><\/video><![endif]--><br \/>\n                            <img width=\"1700\" height=\"900\" class=\"lazyload\" alt=\"Indiana 5 Harrison Ford Time Travel\"\/>\n                    <\/picture>\n            <\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"next-btn-text lines-trim\">\n            How Indiana Jones 5 Marks the End of an Era in Adventure Cinema\n                    <\/div>\n<p>        Read Next<\/p>\n<p>                                                <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below next button! --><br \/>\n        <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below sharing options! --><\/p>\n<p>    About The Author<\/p>\n<div class=\"w-article-author-bio\">\n<div class=\"author-bio-img\">\n<p>                                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static1.moviewebimages.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/authors\/61aa354e7b637-Imagen1.png?fit=crop&amp;w=100&amp;h=100\" class=\"lazyload\"\/>\n                            <\/div>\n<div class=\"author-bio-text\">\n<p>            <strong class=\"bio-title\">Micaela P\u00e9rez Vitale<br \/>\n                                    <span class=\"amount\">(44 Articles Published)<\/span><br \/>\n                            <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>                            More<br \/>\n                    From Micaela P\u00e9rez Vitale\n                    <\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>                <!-- No winning ad found for zone: below the author! --><\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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