Julia Stiles
Born and raised in New York, Julia Stiles has been acting since the age of 12. By the time she was 17, she already had a few acting credits to her name.
It was in 1999, though, that Stiles rose to stardom with a starring role alongside Heath Ledger in the rom-com 10 Things I Hate About You – a modern retelling of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew. Two years after that breakout part, Stiles went on to star in Save the Last Dance. Since then, Stiles has kept busy with parts in various films including the Julia Roberts-led drama Mona Lisa Smile, as well as the Bourne film series.
Amanda Bynes
Amanda Bynes stole our hearts with her hilarious, head-turning performances in the teen sketch show All That. During her time on the show, Bynes created tons of memorable characters that would recur in sketches throughout the years including “Ask Ashley.”
When she was 13, Bynes landed her own sketch show – The Amanda Show. Once that ended, Bynes began starring in different films including Big Fat Liar, What a Girl Wants, She’s the Man, Hairspray, Sydney White, and Easy A. Although she took an indefinite hiatus from acting in 2010, Bynes’ personal life has been highly publicized in recent years.
Denise Richards
After spending time as a model, Denise Richards began landing a variety of small roles on a number of our favorite teen shows including Saved by the Bell, Seinfeld, and Married With Children.
It was only when she appeared as Brandi Carson on Melrose Place, though, that she garnered enough attention to move onto bigger roles. In 1997, she earned her breakout role as Lt. Carmen Ibanez in the sci-fi action film Starship Troopers. Since then, Denise has racked up several credits to her name including Blue Mountain State, Two and a Half Men, and The Bold and the Beautiful. Today, she’s a cast member on the reality show The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.
Sara Gilbert
Sara Gilbert got her very first taste of the entertainment industry when her older sister, Melissa Gilbert, starred on the hit ’70s television show The Little House on the Prairie.
Set on following in her siblings’ footsteps, Sara started out by doing commercials as a child. It wasn’t long before she landed the role of Darlene on Roseanne, which she played from 1988 until 1997. Following that nine-year run, Sara continued appearing on a number of shows including 24 and The Big Bang Theory. Aside from a short-lived revival of Roseanne, Sara was also a creator, executive producer, and co-host on The Talk.
Lark Voorhies
Lark Voorhies began acting at a young age, rising to stardom as Lisa Turtle – Bayside High’s gossip queen and fashion expert on Saved by the Bell.
Voorhies only ended up reprising her role as Lisa once during the run of the spinoff series, Saved by the Bell: The College Years. Following her time on the show, Voorhies went on to appear in various soaps including Days of Our Lives and The Bold and the Beautiful. She also portrayed Merces Langford on In the House from 1997 until 1999. Since then, Voorhies has published three books and made her last film appearance in 2012’s Closer to God: Jessica’s Journey.
Jane Sibbett
If you’re a real ’90s kid, then you remember Jane Sibbett not only as Ross’ lesbian ex-wife, Carol, on Friends but also as the gold-digging Clarice Kensington in the 1995 Mary-Kate and Ashley film It Takes Two.
Since then, Sibbett has continued to work on film and television although her focus has mainly shifted towards producing. In fact, she even began working on a series of documentaries that follow a Croatian-faith healer named Braco – sometimes called “The Gazer” – and has released four films about his work thus far.
Megan Mullally
Although Megan Mullally lost out on the role of Elaine in Seinfeld to Julia Louis-Dreyfus, her big break would eventually come 10 years later when she began portraying Karen Walker – a patronizing, sassy assistant with a particularly high voice – on the NBC hit sitcom Will & Grace.
It was for that stellar performance that Mullally won multiple awards over the years, including two Emmys. Since then, Mullally has made a number of appearances on other shows including Parks and Recreation where she played the crazy ex-wife of Ron Swanson, her real-life husband’s character on the show!