Simone Arceneaux

Zac Efron became a teen idol in “High School Musical” and “Hairspray,” then took on comedies like “Neighbors,” dramas like “The Iron Claw” and the travel series “Down to Earth.”

Jennifer Garner became a star as spy Sydney Bristow on “Alias,” charmed audiences in “13 Going on 30,” co-founded the organic food company Once Upon a Farm and has long championed Save the Children.

Gwyneth Paltrow won an Oscar for “Shakespeare in Love,” played Pepper Potts in Marvel’s “Iron Man” films and built the lifestyle brand Goop from a newsletter into a business.

South African-born Charlize Theron won an Oscar for “Monster,” became an action icon in “Mad Max: Fury Road” and “Atomic Blonde,” runs Denver and Delilah Productions and founded the Charlize Theron Africa Outreach Project.

Blake Lively rose to fame in “The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants” and as Serena van der Woodsen on “Gossip Girl,” starred in “The Shallows” and “A Simple Favor,” and launched Blake Brown hair care.

Angelina Jolie won an Oscar for “Girl, Interrupted,” became a global star with “Lara Croft” and “Maleficent,” directed acclaimed films and spent two decades working with the UN refugee agency.

Born in Hawaii and raised in Australia, Nicole Kidman broke out in “Dead Calm,” won an Oscar for “The Hours,” and became a powerhouse producer with “Big Little Lies” and her Blossom Films company.

London-born Emily Blunt overcame a childhood stammer, broke out in “The Devil Wears Prada,” starred in “Edge of Tomorrow” and “A Quiet Place,” and earned an Oscar nomination for “Oppenheimer.”

Natalie Portman debuted at 12 in “Léon: The Professional,” starred in the “Star Wars” prequels, won an Oscar for “Black Swan,” played Jackie Kennedy and became Marvel’s Mighty Thor, all while earning a Harvard degree.

Amy Adams charmed audiences in “Enchanted,” earned six Oscar nominations for films including “Junebug,” “Doubt,” “The Fighter” and “American Hustle,” and starred in “Arrival.”

Anne Hathaway rose to fame in “The Princess Diaries,” won an Oscar for “Les Misérables” and starred in “The Devil Wears Prada,” “Rachel Getting Married” and “Interstellar.”

Jennifer Lawrence earned an Oscar nomination at 20 for “Winter’s Bone,” became a global star as Katniss Everdeen in “The Hunger Games” and won best actress for “Silver Linings Playbook.”