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Description: They made headlines, topped the charts, and took over the big screen two decades ago, but what are these icons up to in 2026?

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award-winning theatrehttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/theatre/theatre-news/10656543/Daniel-Radcliffe-and-Rupert-Grint-win-at-WhatsOnStage-Awards.html
degree in English literaturehttps://time.com/114963/emma-watson-graudates-from-brown/
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well-received productionhttps://www.independent.ie/regionals/herald/ocs-mischa-steels-the-show/28012556.html
returned to the theatre againhttps://www.brightonandhovenews.org/2026/02/17/mischa-barton-makes-her-uk-stage-debut-in-double-indemnity/
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with the likes ofhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0159789/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_hayden%20c
gone through something of a fan reappraisalhttps://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/hayden-christensen-star-wars-interview/
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France’s highest honorhttps://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jul/14/marion-cotillard-put-forward-for-frances-highest-honour
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directorial debuthttps://variety.com/2026/film/news/salma-hayek-pinault-arena-directorial-debut-yura-borisov-cara-delevingne-1236860801/
2025 took the lead rolehttp://about.netflix.com/en/news/netflix-unveils-official-trailer-for-amsterdam-empire-starring-famke-janssen
long-running rolehttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0427489/
newfound faithhttps://www.asabbathblog.com/2012/11/adventist-church-official-statement.html
dismissing acting in the serieshttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/angus-t-jones-trashes-two-half-men-393980/
paid hypocritehttps://abcnews.com/blogs/entertainment/2014/03/two-and-a-half-men-child-star-was-a-paid-hypocrite/
stepped away from Hollywoodhttps://www.hellomagazine.com/us/931549/where-is-two-and-a-half-men-child-star-angus-t-jones-now-after-quitting-hollywood/
had a mental breakdownhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-45758416
needing hypnotherapyhttps://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/awards-chatter-podcast-keira-knightley-colette-1147393/
critically acclaimedhttps://www.telegraph.co.uk/theatre/what-to-see/the-lives-of-others-review-keira-knightley/
list of creditshttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000179/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_8_in_0_q_jude%20
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indefinite hiatushttps://eu.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/06/04/evangeline-lilly-steps-away-from-hollywood/73976061007/
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worked consistently in filmhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0000204/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_7_nm_1_in_0_q_natalie%20portman
personal issueshttps://www.hellomagazine.com/celebrities/889742/jonathan-rhys-meyers-rare-new-appearance-after-leaving-hollywood-behind-sparks-huge-reaction/
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television successhttps://www.imdb.com/name/nm0813812/?ref_=nv_sr_srsg_0_tt_0_nm_6_in_0_q_Ian%20Somerhalder
later revealedhttps://www.eonline.com/news/1393064/why-ian-somerhalder-doesnt-miss-hollywood-after-saying-goodbye-to-acting
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by choicehttps://inews.co.uk/culture/film/audrey-tautou-interview-i-dont-need-hollywood-career-84233
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unceremoniouslyhttps://faroutmagazine.co.uk/viggo-mortensen-unprepared-lord-of-the-rings/
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