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Female Childhood Crushes (Then And Now)

Al From Step by Step (Christine Lakin)

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Christine Lakin Now

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Christine Helen Lakin is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Alicia “Al” Lambert on the 1990s ABC/CBS situation comedy Step by Step and as Joan of Arc in Showtime’s Reefer Madness. She was the sidekick on Craig Kilborn’s 2010 Fox talk show, The Kilborn File.

Harriet The Spy (Michelle Trachtenberg)

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Michelle Trachtenberg Now

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Michelle Christine Trachtenberg is an American actress. She is known for portraying Nona F. Mecklenberg on The Adventures of Pete & Pete, Dawn Summers on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Georgina Sparks on Gossip Girl. She has also appeared in films such as Harriet the Spy, Eurotrip, Ice Princess, Black Christmas, and 17 Again.

Judy From Jumanji (Kirsten Dunst)

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Kirsten Dunst Now

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Kirsten Caroline Dunst is an American-German actress, singer, model, and director. She made her film debut in Woody Allen’s short film Oedipus Wrecks for the anthology film New York Stories. At the age of twelve, Dunst gained widespread recognition as vampire Claudia in Interview with the Vampire, a role for which she was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress. She appeared in Little Women, the same year and in Jumanji the following year…

Samantha From, Who’s The Boss? (Alyssa Milano)

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Remember her role as Arnie’s daughter in Commando?

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Alyssa Milano is an actress and a film producer.

Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher)

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Carrie Fisher Now (RIP)

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Carrie Frances Fisher is an American actress, novelist, screenwriter, and performance artist. She is best known for her portrayal of Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy and reprised the character in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.

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