No matter how we want to stop the aging process, we still have to come to terms with the fact that time will take its toll. But even if it is possible to maintain external beauty, then the character, habits, behavior will not be the same as in 15-20 years.
But the world of cinema is different from real life. Here, a mature actor can play the role of a teenager or even a child. There are many such examples, both in our cinema and in Hollywood.
10. Stacy Dash | Stupid
Stupid is an American comedy that came out in 1995. The film was liked by the audience, so later a television series with the same name appeared. Actress Stacy Dash got the role of the girlfriend of the main character, Dion. In the story, she is 16 years old. But, in fact, she was already 28 then. She starred in the series, playing a teenager, until she was 33 years old.
By the time the picture was released, Stacy was already a mother, her son Austin was born in 1991. Before getting used to the role of a schoolgirl, the actress starred in other films where she played adult roles: an employee of Amber in the film "Money, Money, More Money", a rookie soldier in "Renaissance Man".
9. Leonardo DiCaprio | Catch Me If You Can
In this famous painting by Steven Spielberg, the main role was given to Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2002, when this film was released, the actor was already 28 years old. But he plays the role of 17-year-old Frank Abignale Jr.
The actor brilliantly coped with his task and was even nominated for a Golden Globe as a performer of the best male role.
8. Michael Jay Fox | Back to the Future
The first film premiered in 1985. The main characters are Dr. Emmett Brown, who invented the time machine, and his young friend, high school student Marty. He is 17 years old in the plot. The boy was played by Michael J. Fox, he was 24 years old at the time.
Later, the continuation of the film was shot in 1989, and the third part, in 1990. During the filming of the second part of the picture, he had a son, named Sam, and a year before, he married Tracy Pollan.
When the third part came out, the actor was already 29 years old. He later played many roles, but it was not easy for him.
7. Alexis Bledel | Jeans - Mascot
This film was shot in 2005. He talks about the life of 4 friends, who at that time were about 16 - 17 years old. They are all different in character, but they cannot live without each other. Ahead of them is the summer, which will become very important for them. One of them, the modest and judicious Lina, was played by Alexis Bledel. She was already 24 years old at that time.
In the same year, another notable film “Sin City” was released with her participation. There, the actress was transformed, since she had to play not a home girl, but a prostitute.
6. Minka Kelly | Friday night lights
This television series is about Dillon High High School, located in the Texas town of Dillon (a fictional city). The main pride of the school is the football team. But the series tells not only about football, but about devotion, friendship, love, as well as about the first failures and successes.
It starred actress Minka Kelly, who played Lila Garrity, a teenager. The series was released in 2006, it was shot until 2011. Then the girl was already 26 years old, and by the end of filming - 31 years old.
5. Toby Maguire | Spider man
This is a film about the life of a modest schoolboy Peter Parker, who receives superpowers and begins to fight crime. Later, the continuation of this picture was shot. According to the scenario, the boy is 17 years old. But the actor who performed this role was 28 years old. He was already a fairly famous actor, starring in 14 films.
4. Charisma Carpenter | Buffy the Vampire Slayer
The series was shot from 1997 to 2003. This is a youth movie about an American girl with unusual abilities. She arrives in the town of Sunnydale, where she must destroy all otherworldly creatures. Charisma Carpenter wanted to play a major role in it, but was late for the casting. So she had to agree to the role of Cordelia Chase, which helps Buffy fight vampires. The girl starred in 3 seasons, after which she transferred to his spin-off “Angel”. She got the role of a schoolgirl, a cheerleader, who is studying in the same class with the main character. But then she was already 27 years old.
3. Gabriel Carteris | Beverly Hills 90210
This youth television series, which premiered in 1990, has become incredibly popular, one of the top rated shows. One of his heroines is Andrea Zuckerman, editor-in-chief of a school newspaper.
She, like the other characters in the series, is studying at the West Beverly Hills School, according to the plot she is about 16 years old. But when the actress got this role, she was already 29 years old. Gabriel played a schoolgirl up to 32 years old. When her heroine was expecting a baby, Gabriel really was pregnant. The actress starred in Beverly Hills all year, but then occasionally appeared in some episodes.
2. Rachel McAdams | Mean Girls
This is an American comedy released in 2004. The main character is 16-year-old Cady Chiron, who recently returned with her family from Africa. She has to go to a new school and meet with the most beautiful and famous girls. At their head is Regina. This popular schoolgirl was played by Rachel McAdams, who at that time was already 26 years old. The role made her famous.
1. Bianca Lawson | Pretty little Liars
Bianca Lawson is 39 years old, but she still looks amazing. This unique girl became famous for playing seventeen-year-old teenagers for more than 17 years. She first appeared on stage at age 14.
Most often, she got secondary roles, or she flashed in episodes. She can be seen in Dawson's Creek, The Vampire Diaries, The Secret Life of an American Teenager, etc. The constant role of the actress went to the film "Pretty Little Liars", where she played Maya Saint-Germain. The series tells about 4 friends. Alison was once friends with them, who disappeared and was later found dead.
Girlfriends began to receive mysterious messages in which all their secrets were revealed. The series was very successful, so instead of the planned 10 episodes, 7 seasons were filmed and 2 spin-offs appeared. When the shooting began, the actress was 31 years old, she was shot for 2 more years, i.e. at 33, the girl played a 17-year-old. The actress perfectly coped with the role and, looking at her, you can not say that the young girl was played by a woman in her 30s.