Some actresses are preparing for the profession from a young age, studying in theatrical schools and universities, others go to all auditions in television series, and some go to the movies only thanks to external data, only then revealing their acting talent. The latter include modern stars who began their journey in the modeling business, and here are some of them.
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence's modeling career began quite early - during the first commercial shoot, she was not even 12 years old. In this business, the girl really enjoyed acting out the images in front of the camera, and therefore at the age of 14 she firmly decided to become an actress, forcing her parents to take her from Kentucky to New York, and two years later she starred in the debut picture.
Today, Lawrence is 28 years old, many film critics call her one of the most outstanding modern actresses. In 2013, she won the Academy Award for her role in the movie My Boyfriend is Crazy. Among other famous works: The Hunger Games, Winter Bone, American Scam, Red Sparrow, X-Men: First Class.
Milla Jovovich
The famous Hollywood actress with Russian roots Milla Jovovich began her modeling career in the same way as Lawrence, at age 12. She participated in the advertising campaigns of L'Oreal, Revlon and Versace, and a year later starred in her first film.
Today, Milla is best known for her roles in the films The Fifth Element, Joan of Arc, Resident Evil and many others. She is a successful actress, but owes her whole modeling career to the modeling past.
Demmy Moor
Demi Moore did not dream of any career other than a model, and therefore, having received an offer to show clothes, she left school at 16. She was noticed after a photo shoot for the erotic magazine Penthouse, in which Moore starred in 19 years. After that, she began to be invited to teenage series and melodramas - Demi, whom the modeling business managed to get bored with, agreed with pleasure. But real acting success came to her only ten years later, with the film "Some Troubles."
Uma Thurman
Muse Quentin Tarantino Uma Thurman also began her career with filming for magazines, dreaming of following in the footsteps of her mother, the famous Swedish model. When Uma was 15, she regularly posed for Vogue and Glamor. From the age of 18, the girl began to be invited to the movies, but she only woke up famous after the main role in the cult film "Pulp Fiction". Uma’s dance with John Travolta is still considered one of the most iconic scenes in the history of cinema.
Kim Basinger
At 17, the future actress won the Miss Georgia beauty pageant, gaining the right to participate in the Miss America pageant. Kim did not win, but she began to actively star in magazines and advertisements, quickly gaining the fame of the most popular American model of the 70s.
Starting to act in films in 1976, Basinger perceived this occupation as entertainment, still considering her modeling career as the main one. However, after the films “Never Say Never” and “Nine and a Half Weeks”, it became clear to the audience and Kim herself what her talent and vocation were.
Andy mcdowell
Andy MacDowell was 20 years old when she was hired by the world famous modeling agency Elite. Her modeling career was successful, the photos did not leave the covers of fashion magazines, but the girl decided to try her hand at cinema. At 26, she played Jane in the next film about Tarzan, and then won the love of the audience thanks to the main roles in the films Groundhog Day, Crazy Heroes, Four Weddings and One Funeral and others.
Jane Fonda
Before becoming a movie star, a representative of the famous acting family Jane Fonda was a model and twice appeared on the cover of Vogue. Her acting breakthrough was the main role in the fantastic erotic film "Barbarella" of 1968.
Liv Tyler
As the daughter of model Bibi Buell and rock star Stephen Tyler, Liv dreamed of being a star since childhood. At the age of 14, she followed in the footsteps of her mother, regularly appearing on the covers of fashion magazines, but by the age of 17 she decided to change the photo on the video and tried her hand at the movies. The success for her was the main role in the film "Escaping Beauty", after which the 19-year-old Liv showed herself as a talented actress.
Sharon Stone
Sharon Stone signed a contract with a modeling agency at the age of 17, after which she regularly went to Paris and Milan, both appearing on the catwalk and filming for glossy covers. Stone's modeling career lasted five years, after which she decided to return to the United States and begin acting in films. For 12 years, Sharon was waiting for her finest hour, and finally woke up famous after the release of the film "Basic Instinct".
Jessica lang
In her youth, Jessica Lang herself often shot models, since she studied the art of photography at the university, but when she married her fellow student, she began to appear regularly in the lens of his camera. When Jessica was 27 years old, she was noticed by the producers of the 1976 King Kong film, offering the main female role - this began the long and successful acting career of Lang, who was not even going to be an actress.