When They Were Young: 30 Hollywood Celebrities Then and Now (31 photos)

Morgan Freeman, Anthony Hopkins, Meryl Streep, Judi Dench—most of us are used to seeing these iconic actors on screen in their later years. That's why it's so fascinating to look back at what they looked like in their youth. While some were already landing their first roles in their twenties, others hadn't even considered a career in film yet. Let's take a look at these Hollywood stars in their younger days!







Maggie Smith





Ian McKellen



Morgan Freeman



Helen Mirren



Colin Firth



Betty White



Meryl Streep



Julie Andrews



Angela Lansbury



Ralph Fiennes



Ricky Gervais



Patrick Stewart



Judi Dench



Hugh Laurie



Bill Nighy



Bill Murray



Angela Bassett



Jack Nicholson



Daniel Day-Lewis



Liam Neeson



Willem Dafoe



Idris Elba



Oprah Winfrey



Anthony Hopkins



Christopher Walken



Samuel L. Jackson



Bryan Cranston



Whoopi Goldberg



Charles Dance



Bette Midler