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Female Childhood Crushes (Then And Now)

By Brad Rosenberg

8 years ago

Amanda Bynes From The Amanda Bynes Show / All That

Amanda Bynes From The Amanda B is listed (or ranked) 31 on the list 45 of Your Childhood Crushes (Then and Now)
Photo: Nickelodeon Network

Amanda Bynes Now

Amanda Bynes is listed (or ranked) 32 on the list 45 of Your Childhood Crushes (Then and Now)
Photo: Helga Esteb/Shutterstock

Amanda Laura Bynes is an American actress and fashion designer. After appearing in commercials and in plays, Bynes rose to prominence as a child star in the late 1990s and early 2000s on the Nickelodeon series All That and The Amanda Show. From 2002 to 2006, she starred in the sitcom What I Like About You on The WB. She has also starred in several films, including What a Girl Wants, She’s the Man, Hairspray, Sydney White, and Easy A.

Actually, Wait – Amanda Bynes Now

Actually, Wait - Amanda Bynes is listed (or ranked) 33 on the list 45 of Your Childhood Crushes (Then and Now)
Photo: @rlamandabynes/via Instagram

Marty McFly’s Mom In Back to the Future (Lea Thompson)

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Lea Thompson Now

Lea Thompson is listed (or ranked) 35 on the list 45 of Your Childhood Crushes (Then and Now)
Photo: Helga Esteb/Shutterstock

Lea Kathleen Thompson is an American actress, television director, and television producer. She is best known for her role as Lorraine Baines in the Back to the Future trilogy and as the title character in the 1990s NBC sitcom Caroline in the City. Other films she is known for include All the Right Moves, The Beverly Hillbillies, Howard the Duck, Jaws 3-D, Red Dawn, and Some Kind of Wonderful.

Wednesday Addams From The Addams Family (Christina Ricci)

Wednesday Addams From The Adda is listed (or ranked) 36 on the list 45 of Your Childhood Crushes (Then and Now)
Photo: Paramount Pictures

Christina Ricci Now

Christina Ricci is listed (or ranked) 37 on the list 45 of Your Childhood Crushes (Then and Now)
Photo: Featureflash Photo Agency/Shutterstock

Christina Ricci is an American actress, who began her acting career appearing in commercials and received early recognition as a child star. Her debut performance in Mermaids was followed by a breakthrough role as Wednesday Addams in The Addams Family and its sequel Addams Family Values when she was 11 and 13 years old, respectively. Following her success with the Addams Family films, she earned somewhat of a “teen icon” status thanks to appearances

80s/90s Jennifer Grey

Jennifer Grey is listed (or ranked) 38 on the list 45 of Your Childhood Crushes (Then and Now)
Photo: Paramount Pictures

Jennifer Grey is an American actress. She is known for her roles in the 1980s films Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and Dirty Dancing. She was nominated for a Golden Globe Award for the latter. She is also known for her 2010 victory in season eleven of the American version of Dancing with the Stars. Grey is the daughter of Academy Award–winning actor Joel Grey and former actress/singer Jo Wilder.

Jennifer Grey Now

Jennifer Grey Now is listed (or ranked) 39 on the list 45 of Your Childhood Crushes (Then and Now)
Photo: Jaguar PS/Shutterstock

The Pink Ranger (Amy Jo Johnson)

The Pink Ranger (Amy Jo Johnso is listed (or ranked) 40 on the list 45 of Your Childhood Crushes (Then and Now)
Photo: dmgice/via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY 2.0

Amy Jo Johnson Now

Amy Jo Johnson Now is listed (or ranked) 41 on the list 45 of Your Childhood Crushes (Then and Now)
Photo: Canadian Film Centre/via Wikimedia Commons/CC BY

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