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Top 10 TV Actresses Turned Movie Stars


yes I know I’m tariffs no you’re not
terrible you’re just who you are at this
point in your life you ought to be in
pictures
well these television actresses took
that advice to heart welcome to
watchmojo.com and today we’re counting
down our picks for the top 10 TV
actresses turned movie stars I thought
about it rationally and I made a mature
decision for this list we’ll be looking
at women who had prominent roles in
television or were most well-known for
their TV roles even if they had prior
small or forgettable parts in movies
before they moved into the spotlight of
the big screen you fit the description
we won’t be counting soap opera
appearances would you care to make a
statement to the press mr. Schofield Oh
rocket or remarks against reform 11 or
TV roles where they only appeared in a
handful of episodes the other policemen
aren’t you yeah that’s right on Nick
Parrish everything all right
we will also be excluding actresses who
are actually more well-known for their
TV presence
so as fun and witty as Tina Fey is she’s
been dominating television not movies so
far that is just shocking he’s a monster
or he has a really good reason to do it
number 10 Olivia Wilde show you’re here
to break up with me whether you remember
her as the resident bad girl Alex Kelly
or medical internist dr. Remy 13:00
Hadley she gets to breathe your boss
gets her paperwork you’ve most likely
seen this actress on your television set
before she lit up the big screen in
films like Tron Legacy Flynn is teaching
me about the art of the selfless about
removing oneself from the equation
Cowboys and Aliens I’ve been looking for
them a long time and
the critically-acclaimed / this is
amazing
I’ve wanted to come here for so long
yeah and I love Asian fusion but it all
began in the seaside community of
Newport Beach as Alex Kelly added to the
drama of the OSI by dating two of the
main characters on the show Seth Cohen
and Marissa Cooper so the girls went out
number 9 Goldie Hawn
there’s a bit of a stereotype with
blondes being dizzy but this blonde took
that bubbly personality and parlayed it
into a career while her first television
role good morning world was short-lived
it was enough to get her career going as
she moved on to the sketch comedy series
Rowan & Martin’s laugh-in there are four
time zones in the United States
delighting audiences with her
high-pitched giggle no one could predict
what she’d do next though Hahn won an
Academy Award in her first major movie
cactus flower this is Winston what about
your future what’s gonna become of you
and continued acting for decades I won
that I remember your first talkie yeah
what did you ever win a pie-eating
contest
number eight shailene woodley just too
much excitement this one time at band
camp a girl got pregnant at least
according to the Secret Life of the
American teenager the show follows said
girl’s life as she deals with being a
teen mom some time before 16 and
pregnant
but after Morrie’s paternity results
while the actress did appear in a number
of TV shows it’s this series that got
her career going I’ve been doing really
well actually nobody ever seems to
notice that she went on to star in
movies like The Descendants The Fault in
Our Stars and I guess the spotters was
the star-crossed love of my life and the
divergent series and the transition was
definitely smooth and as soon as though
the others find out they’re gonna kill
me number 7
Catherine zeta-jones I don’t know you’re
just gonna have to trust me
rule number two never trust a naked
woman this stunning actress is someone
who can set the screen on fire with just
a look or a line of dialogue spoken in
that gorgeous accent I have had the
proper instructions while we know her
best for being on the big screen
her first major acting gig to really
gain her attention in the media was back
in 1991 on the British television show
the Darling Buds of May can go on your
own if you like in this adaptation of
the novel by H E Bates she played the
part of the Larkins eldest daughter
Mariette and the part marked her first
major acting gig enjoy a choo-choo
Charlie number six Jessica Alba you
figured that out all by yourself while
the actress had a number of television
and movie roles scattered throughout the
90s it was James Cameron and Dark Angel
that put her in the spotlight the writer
and director hand-picked her for the
part of lead character max Guevara
but despite critical acclaim the show
couldn’t survive the Friday night death
slot
thanks a lot Fox she grew up she filled
out Nancy Callahan
since then the actress has appeared in a
number of movies though including Sin
City and Fantastic Four oh wow I should
be going
number five Jennifer Garner talked about
a character change we first saw this
actress in small big-screen roles like
the Disney flop mr. Magoo mr. Magoo
I am Stacy sampanna hodiza of the Kyra
Stanny Foreign Office and the stoner
comedy that created an unfortunate
catchphrase dude where’s my car we ate
all the Dark One’s because we know you
guys don’t like us imagine our surprise
when we turned on our TVs in 2001 to see
her as Sydney Bristow of alias a
kick-ass double agent for the CIA
even if she started out in movies this
series was a much better example of what
the actress was capable of and boosted
her acting career allowing her to take
on bigger and better big-screen roles
can I read a copy of the study still
being written
number four Sally Field find out what an
idiot I am
most people know this actress for her
dynamic performances in Sybil I wanted
the hurt to go away not mama Norma Rae
you know this song
jukebox Forrest Gump what does normal
mean anyway and if none of these rings a
bell you probably know her as Aunt May
especially when Peter Parker finally
brought home those eggs where were you
Oh’s out did you get the eggs
but before web slinging and
groundbreaking performances this
actresses first big role was as a surfer
girl named Gidget whose primary focus
was the beach and cute guys all while
learning those all-important teenage
lessons of the
de fun her father you see before you me
digit or 15 and a half years my life was
a complete and total ick but then on the
23rd of June two things happened I fell
in love with two things to keep her on
TV after the cancellation of Gidget
execs dressed her up in a habit and
dubbed her the Flying Nun
number three mila kunis thank you for
telling you Michael there are two
different ways this actress probably
entered into your life hanging out down
the street the same old thing we did
last week
or on the receiving end of this braids
shut up Meg
shut up Meg I prithee shut up however it
was the 70s that came first so
flowerpower and hippies win the day
in 1998 she was cast in the hit Fox
sitcom that 70s show as the
self-centered Jacky Burkhardt this show
would ultimately be what boosted her
career as a big-screen actress
and the Griffin family punching bag oh
look at him sleep oh I wonder what he’s
dreaming about shut up Meg number two
Michelle Williams we feel so out of love
with you I’ve got nothing left for you
nothing nothing
as we sat and watched this actress light
up the big screen in movies like
Brokeback Mountain and Blue Valentine we
asked ourselves one question is this
really the same girl from Dawson’s Creek
in 1998 we were introduced to the hit
teen drama where she was part of the
main cast from not wanting to wait for
their lives to be over
to being nominated for Golden Globes and
Oscars this is definitely how you
successfully go from TV to movies you
know I give you this ring as a symbol
it’s a symbol of my solemn vow of my
solemn vow
don’t touch that dial and stay tuned for
our number one pick after some honorable
mentions no it’ll never be the same
again you’re working Willy’s working
nobody’s got any time we’re crying up
Dustin that’s all I mean even spielberg
outgrew his Peter Pan syndrome dan puts
me on a pedestal if he knew the truth II
would never look good I don’t want to be
one of those women sitting around making
jokes about husband number two I want
number one – laughs number one Jennifer
Aniston oh really
when making this list our number one
pick seemed like the perfect primetime
choice right off the bat I love you too
probably not in the same way is there
anyone who wasn’t cheering loudly when
Rachel got off the plane is that
considered a spoiler after over ten
years while the woman who played Rachel
Green isn’t the only friend that has
been in movies she has arguably been the
most successful at the transition from
television to the big screen I don’t
know honestly I attack town do you agree
with our list
which leading TV lady did you cheer for
as she moved to the big screen polka
cuff so did it and that turned up her
too good for him for more entertaining
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