Anna Kendrick earned a Tony nomination as a child, an Oscar nomination for “Up in the Air” and pop success with “Cups” from “Pitch Perfect,” then made her directing debut with “Woman of the Hour.”
Amy Adams charmed audiences in “Enchanted,” earned six Oscar nominations for films including “Junebug,” “Doubt,” “The Fighter” and “American Hustle,” and starred in “Arrival.”
Jimmy Fallon rose to fame on “Saturday Night Live,” hosted “Late Night” and in 2014 took over NBC’s “The Tonight Show,” known for musical games, impressions and viral sketches.
Chris Hemsworth went from Australian soap “Home and Away” to playing Thor across the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with action hits like “Extraction” and a fitness and wellness brand along the way.
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.”
Emma Watson grew up on screen as Hermione Granger in the “Harry Potter” films, then starred in “The Perks of Being a Wallflower,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Little Women” while championing gender equality.
Canadian actor Ryan Gosling went from the Mickey Mouse Club to romantic lead in “The Notebook,” critical acclaim in “Half Nelson” and “Drive,” and an Oscar-nominated scene-stealing turn as Ken in “Barbie.”
Reese Witherspoon won an Oscar for playing June Carter in “Walk the Line,” starred in “Legally Blonde” and “Big Little Lies,” and built Hello Sunshine and Reese’s Book Club into a media business.
Emma Stone broke out in comedies like “Superbad” and “Easy A,” then won the best actress Oscar twice, for “La La Land” and “Poor Things,” becoming one of the leading actresses of her generation.
Tina Fey rose from Chicago improv to become Saturday Night Live’s first female head writer, then created “30 Rock” and wrote “Mean Girls,” becoming one of comedy’s most influential voices.
Matt Damon broke through by co-writing and starring in “Good Will Hunting,” winning an Oscar for the screenplay, and went on to anchor the Bourne franchise and films like “The Martian” and “Oppenheimer.”