A stage actor gone rogue and grammatically-correct tweets. Fresh-faced Gillian Jacobs might just be a maverick. She’s also our new It Girl. Widely known to T.V. fans for her turn as Britta in the NBC series Community, Jacobs seemed destined for acting ever since her childhood in Pittsburgh. But the theatre was her first passion. [What’s a PEOPLE TO WATCH feature without a ... more >
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Our new It Girl: Vanessa Hudgens
Coming soon to an arthouse theatre near you
The fabulous Vanessa Hudgens is hardly the up-and-coming actor you'd expect to find in this column. She’s already a platinum-selling recording artist and has had several enviable roles in major studio productions. Hudgens, who’s less than thirty, has also been profiled by Forbes Magazine as part of their highest-earning young stars ranking. But her upcoming appearance in a movie currently ... more >
Lizzy Caplan
Our actor to watch in early 2012
You probably first heard about her in Cloverfield and later in Hot Tub Time Machine. Then, after watching her on the Starz T.V. series Party Down you made up your mind: Lizzy Caplan has all the attributes of a star: good looks and comedic flair (very important, America—look at the previous rise of Jennifer Aniston). With her television series coming to an end in 2010, Caplan has been keeping ... more >
Mia Wasikowska
Aussie ingenue slated for bigger and better roles we hope
Mia Wasikowska, whose career was launched loud and clear in 2010 for playing Alice in Tim Burton's Alice in Wonderland isn't so much a person to watch as she is a person to follow. And by that I don't mean follow her on Twitter but rather keep tabs. Her career is basically ongoing by now, it remains to be seen which roles she will be picking in the next few years and whether all her choices will ... more >
Nicola Peltz
Promising young actress to appear in 2012's Eye of the Hurricane
Now that Dakota Fanning is all grown up who's going to be America’s next sweetheart? We present for your consideration Nicola Peltz. In 2010’s live-action film The Last Airbender, directed by M. Night Shyamalan, Peltz played Katara, a gutsy princess warrior. Airbender was based on a Nickelodeon original programming that was extremely popular with viewers. Her interpretation had fans gushing ... more >
Elizabeth Olsen
Third Olsen sister an actress in her own right (and passionate about her craft)
Elizabeth Olsen (a.k.a Lizzie Holsen), the third Olsen sister, is emerging as the new Hollywood It Girl according to a recent Nylon magazine interview. What sets her apart from her business-savvy, television-star sisters, is her love of, and early involvement in, theatre. An actor who comes from a theatre background is going to have a broader frame of reference, and overall be better, than one who ... more >
Katie Cassidy
This week's PEOPLE TO WATCH thesp is a natural
Whoever knocks Abercrombie & Fitch is going to have to deal with me so don’t badmouth them, especially not in front of actress Katie Cassidy: she used to model for them--one look at her headshot and you'll understand why. All-American beauty Katie Cassidy has made Screen Comment's PEOPLE TO WATCH section and we’re thrilled to be able to talk about this fine young thesp. Cassidy ... more >
