1. First, Christina Ricci , who starred in movies like The Addams Family , Casper , and Now and Then as a child, turned to being a stay-at-home mom and making money from fan conventions after she hit a "dry [spell]" and found it hard to find work. Talking about her recent resurgence and newfound success on TV, she explained , "It's a little panic-inducing.
You don't want it to be a fluke, for people to be like, 'Oh, actually, she’s lost it.'" While everyone has praised her current work on Yellowjackets and Wednesday , Christina said she has "this feeling of 'OK, we’ll just hold on tight, and this will be over soon.'" 2.
Dakota Fanning , who found success with roles in I Am Sam , Uptown Girls , and War of the Worlds all before the age of 10, said it has been hard to find the perfect roles as an adult: "It's definitely not as easy of a road when you start out younger because people do develop a lot of preconceived notions about who you are." Like a lot of child actors, she explained that it has been hard to make people see her as an adult and not the child who starred in those movies. 3.
Ke Huy Quan , who starred in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies before he'd even turned 15 years old, could not find work despite appearing in these blockbuster films. With a lack of roles for Asian actors, Ke ultimately took jobs as a stunt coordinator when he couldn't find work as an actor. Speaking about his newfound success following his Academy Award–winning work in.