01of 12LADY GAGA INA STAR IS BORNNeal Preston/Warner Bros.Lady Gagamade her leading lady debut alongside director and costarBradley Cooper(who stunned the musical superstar as well as audiences with his singing voice, too) in his 2018 remake of the iconic Hollywood classicA Star Is Born. The movie gives Gaga’s unmistakeable pipes plenty of time to shine as her character’s star is on the rise, and the soundtrack is addictive.
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LADY GAGA INA STAR IS BORN
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Lady Gagamade her leading lady debut alongside director and costarBradley Cooper(who stunned the musical superstar as well as audiences with his singing voice, too) in his 2018 remake of the iconic Hollywood classicA Star Is Born. The movie gives Gaga’s unmistakeable pipes plenty of time to shine as her character’s star is on the rise, and the soundtrack is addictive.
02of 12BARBRA STREISAND INA STAR IS BORNMary Evans/WARNER BROS/Ronald Grant/Everett CollectionBefore Gaga, there was Babs. Streisand reprised the lead role in the third installment of the Hollywood classic back in 1976, with the movie focusing on her rise to fame amidst the ups and downs of her relationship with the man (Kris Kristofferson) who helped to get her there.
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BARBRA STREISAND INA STAR IS BORN
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Before Gaga, there was Babs. Streisand reprised the lead role in the third installment of the Hollywood classic back in 1976, with the movie focusing on her rise to fame amidst the ups and downs of her relationship with the man (Kris Kristofferson) who helped to get her there.
03of 12BRITNEY SPEARS INCROSSROADSRichard Foreman/Paramount/Zomba/Mtv/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockCrossroadsgave us the adolescent anthem “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman,” and for that we will always be grateful. It also made us want to bury a time capsule, reconnect with our childhood friends and recklessly set off on a roadtrip — where we’d blast Britney the whole time, obviously.
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BRITNEY SPEARS INCROSSROADS
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Crossroadsgave us the adolescent anthem “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman,” and for that we will always be grateful. It also made us want to bury a time capsule, reconnect with our childhood friends and recklessly set off on a roadtrip — where we’d blast Britney the whole time, obviously.
04of 12CHER INMAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAINUniversal PicturesThe pop icon graced the silver screen to play Donna’s (Meryl Streep) songstress mother — despite a mere three-year age gap between them. Naturally, she blew the entire cast away, and none of them have been able to stop raving about her performance.
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CHER INMAMMA MIA! HERE WE GO AGAIN
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The pop icon graced the silver screen to play Donna’s (Meryl Streep) songstress mother — despite a mere three-year age gap between them. Naturally, she blew the entire cast away, and none of them have been able to stop raving about her performance.
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MILEY CYRUS INHANNAH MONTANA: THE MOVIE
06of 12BEYONCÉ INDREAMGIRLSDreamworks/Kobal/REX/ShutterstockDeena Jones' (Beyoncé) rise to the top as she lead and eventually broke away from her popular 1960s girl group The Dreams to pursue her solo career recalls Bey’s own path from Destiny’s Child to superstardom.
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BEYONCÉ INDREAMGIRLS
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Deena Jones' (Beyoncé) rise to the top as she lead and eventually broke away from her popular 1960s girl group The Dreams to pursue her solo career recalls Bey’s own path from Destiny’s Child to superstardom.
07of 12JENNIFER HUDSON INDREAMGIRLSDreamworks/REX/Shutterstock.Fresh offAmerican Idol, Hudson joined Beyoncé and floored audiences with her performance inDreamgirlsas the jilted Effie, whose soulful rendition of “And I Am Telling You” is still jaw-dropping.
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JENNIFER HUDSON INDREAMGIRLS
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Fresh offAmerican Idol, Hudson joined Beyoncé and floored audiences with her performance inDreamgirlsas the jilted Effie, whose soulful rendition of “And I Am Telling You” is still jaw-dropping.
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CHRISTINA AGUILERA INBURLESQUE
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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE ININSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS
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JENNIFER LOPEZ INSELENA
If it weren’t forSelena, we might not have “Jenny from the Block.” Portraying Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla and her rise to fame inspired Lopez to launch her singing career.
11of 12LINDSAY LOHAN INFREAKY FRIDAYSnap Stills/REX/ShutterstockLohan served up iconic garage-band grunge alongside her mom (Jamie Lee Curtis) in this movie about a moody teenage character’s “Ultimate” worst nightmare: waking up to find you’ve swapped bodies with your mom.
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LINDSAY LOHAN INFREAKY FRIDAY
Lohan served up iconic garage-band grunge alongside her mom (Jamie Lee Curtis) in this movie about a moody teenage character’s “Ultimate” worst nightmare: waking up to find you’ve swapped bodies with your mom.
12of 12MANDY MOORE INTHE PRINCESS DIARIESMoore may be delivering tear- and laugh-inducing performances onThis Is Usnow, but in the late ’90s and early 2000s we loved her for hits like “Candy.” And above all else, for gifting us with scheming cheerleader Lana Thomas' bubblegum-pop-bop, “Stupid Cupid,” even if shedidpublicly humiliate Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway).
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MANDY MOORE INTHE PRINCESS DIARIES
Moore may be delivering tear- and laugh-inducing performances onThis Is Usnow, but in the late ’90s and early 2000s we loved her for hits like “Candy.” And above all else, for gifting us with scheming cheerleader Lana Thomas' bubblegum-pop-bop, “Stupid Cupid,” even if shedidpublicly humiliate Mia Thermopolis (Anne Hathaway).
source: people.com
