15 Celebrities You Probably Only Remember Older — Their Younger Selves Were Absolute Stunners

Fame rarely comes overnight — many actors spend years working before becoming well-known. It’s easy to forget that the stars we now see with gray hair and wrinkles were once young and full of energy. Their early photos can be surprising: some look completely different, while others have hardly changed at all. We’ve gathered pictures of our favorite actors and actresses to show how they looked in their youth.

1. Nick Nolte

2. Frances Fisher

3. Robert Carlyle

4. Gena Rowlands

5. John Lithgow

6. Barbara Hershey

7. Bill Nighy

8. Annette O’Toole

9. Kristin Scott Thomas

10. James Naughton

11. Vanessa Redgrave

12. Ellen DeGeneres

13. Anjelica Huston

14. Gina Gershon

15. Charlotte Rampling

Don’t miss our other article featuring celebrities we usually remember only as older — and see how they looked in their youth.