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Still-successful child stars (16 images)

Find out which Hollywood A-listers joined the entertainment industry as children.



Jodie Foster
At thirteen, Foster received an Oscar nomination for her role as a child prostitute in Taxi Driver. After a taking a break for college (at Yale, no less) she returned to Hollywood in full force, receiving awards for her performances in The Accused and Silence of the Lambs. Above: Jodie Foster arrives on the red carpet at the Glamour 2014 Women Of The Year Awards at Carnegie Hall in New York City on November 10, 2014. UPI/John Angelillo
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Jason Bateman
Before his turn on the short-lived cult series Arrested Development, Bateman was a teen heartthrob in shows such as Silver Spoons and Valerie's Family, and in his film debut Teen Wolf Too. Above: American actor Jason Bateman attends the premiere of Horrible Bosses at BFI Southbank in London on July 20, 2011. Photo by Rune Hellestad/UPI
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Brooke Shields
Shields took on racy roles at a young age, from Pretty Baby to Blue Lagoon to a few now infamous Calvin Klein advertisements. Since then, she graduated from Princeton, earned acclaim for her NBC sitcom Suddenly Susan, and got into a very public feud with Tom Cruise over her postpartum depression. Above: Brooke Shields arrives on the red carpet at the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS gala taking place during the Cannes International Film Festival at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc near Cannes, France on May 19, 2011. Photo by David Silpa/UPI
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Drew Barrymore
As the daughter of the famous Hollywood Barrymore family, Drew Barrymore's acting debut came before she was even a year-old when she was hired for a commercial. Her teenage years were defined by drugs, alcohol, and rehab. Since then the actress has appeared in dozens of films, including blockbusters Charlie's Angels, 50 First Dates and He's Just Not That Into You as well as started a her own production and a family. Above: Actress Drew Barrymore arrives at the LACMA Art + Film gala in Los Angeles on November 2, 2013. Photo by Jim Ruymen/UPI
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