Saoirse Ronan reveals lookalike Hollywood actress she was pitted against for roles Have YOU got a story? Email [email protected] By SAMEER SURI FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Published: 16:30 EST, 14 November 2024 | Updated: 17:10 EST, 14 November 2024 e-mail 11 shares 11 View comments Saoirse Ronan has revealed the lookalike starlet she was pitted against for roles when she was coming up in Hollywood.
The 30-year-old shot to fame when she was 13, earning an Oscar nomination for her role in Atonement alongside Keira Knightley and James McAvoy. But in the early years of her success, Saoirse found herself being placed in competition with another blonde actress her age. In fact, the child star in question is just two months older than Saoirse and was also heaped with acclaim for her underage performances.
The other actress reportedly auditioned for The Lovely Bones, which ended up being one of Saoirse's first major movies in the aftermath of Atonement , via IMDb . Now Saoirse has shared that she 'would love' to perform alongside her former rival, in a new interview for the Elle Women In Hollywood Issue . Saoirse Ronan has revealed the lookalike starlet she was pitted against for roles when she was coming up in Hollywood; pictured at the Academy Museum Gala last month 'For a while, it was me and Dakota Fanning.
And I would love for Dakota and I to work together,' Saoirse shared with the magazine. Dakota was only seven when she became a household name for playing the daughter of Sean Penn's m.
