Knock, Knock! Who WAS There?
March 3, 2013 in Take a Guess! by Versus
Knock, Knock! Who WAS There… back in 2008?
See after the jump!
Jennifer Lawrence (then 18) at the ‘The Burning Plain’ photocall in August 2008 in Venice.
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I think she’s a lot prettier now.
Proof that not everyone looks worse with age lol
Looking better at 22 than 18 is not hard. This happens for a lot of people and you’re supposed to be at your peak 19-26. It’s harder to look better at 35 than 22.
I think most people look better in their 20s than their teens. As teenagers people are often awkward with acne, braces, dress poorly. Most women seem to look best in their 20s, particularly if they exercise, eat well, and learn what clothes, makeup, and hair works best for them rather than following trends.
Does her nose look slightly thinner now or is it because she lost some of her baby fat? hmm
wow she used to be a lot bigger.
I prefer her old nose though. Her new one makes her face look scary up close.
I like her old nose, as well. I think it looks cute. She must be really tall, right? She always looks tall next to other actresses.
since charlize is 5 10 I’m guessing jennifers about 5 8
But Charlize is wearing heels while Jennifer is wearing flats. Googled, and her height is supposed to be 5’9 which looks to be right if Charlize is 5’10
Wow. I was looking at the picture and thinking ‘the woman in pink looks SO familiar’, but for some reason I didn’t recognize that it was Charlize. I am so used to seeing her with the short hair these days…
The Burning Plain is a good movie.
Compare her then to the oscars, she’s lost a lot of weight and honestly she looks a lot better.
Pretty but common looking, common hair, a little too heavy. Average girl next door.
I had no idea, I just guessed Leighton Meester.
She is a decent actress and personality-wise seems down to earth and friendly. But she needs to stop with the body-shaming comments about thin women (she has gotten thinner herself). I love her Vase body proportions, I wish I was that shape. Facially sometimes she looks odd and other times very attractive.
Wow she did actually use to be larger than most actresses as she loves to claim nowadays. Obviously, she is now the same size as most actresses, but maybe she still doesn’t see herself that way. I find her ridiculous claims of being a “bigger” actress now more understandable.
Also, she’s a great example of how a face can drastically change in a couple of years and less baby fat. This is one of the many things that happened to Megan Fox. Not saying Megan hasn’t had surgery and fillers, but I am saying that it’s exaggerated by losing baby fat and not being tan, so people tend to overdramatize how much work she had done.
She looks so much better now, her hair colour back then looked so fake and her body is better now too.
Nawww she looks so cute back then! I prefer her now though, she has matured and looks better for it! I think she will get prettier as she gets older because I still think she is kind of growing into her face/ beauty. Charlize looks beautiful here!
her skin looks flawless
The only difference I see is the lack of a decent makeup artist and a hairstylist back then. And a little bit of extra weight.
the only thing i could think of while looking at these pictures was “nose-jb, nose-job, yup…nose-job”. also, i think she looks better as a blond
I think it’s just contouring. Her face always looks 100% less puffy and her nose more refined on the red carpet and then when you see her in movies or in candids it is back to normal.
you could be right! i’m just so used to seeing her with such a pointy/refined-looking nose that these pictures caught me off guard!
I really love her with this shade of blonde! Definite nose job but just a bit more streamlined now, most actresses have it done and lose a lot of weight compared to when they started. Yes it could be baby fat but you are being scrutinised and constantly photographed so why wouldn’t you want to look the best version of you that you can be.
Wow NOSE JOB! I though she was all like “oh I’m not going to change myself for anyone blah blah blah”. Well she obviously did. What a hypocrite
you can’t compare a nose job to unnatural looking implants and botoxed lips or other tacky looking things that a lot do thinking they’ll look hot. also, the weight she’s at now ain’t much different and definitely doesn’t fall into the ‘as skinny as possible to fit the model standard’ look.
Apparently I’m not seeing what everyone else is seeing, because I don’t think she had a nosejob at all.
Also, 2008 is five years ago. At that age, your face does change a lot. Mine did too and I sure as hell didn’t have anything done to it.
same, i dont see it either… my face also changed as I progressed from teens to twenties. It even changes slightly with weight gain/loss..I wouldnt be surprised if she did get work done, but its not THAT obvious
Agreed. I don’t think she’s had a nose job at all. I think her face has just matured and her features are more striking being a brunette. Plus she has a makeup artist now I am sure. There is a huge difference between being 18 and 23 in the way your face matures and the puppy fat starts to dissipate.
I don’t think she’s had a nose job. She obviously a lot more polished nowadays and I think her makeup artists cleverly do a bit of nose contouring.
ballerina inspired flats are so unflattering.
Finally a comment about her flats!
Epitome of average girl you pass and dont look twice at the mall
My thoughts exactly.
so what? She’s actually a somewhat decent actress, unlike most other starlets of her generation. She doesn’t have to be a head turner to do her job well.
Many starlets of her generation are “somewhat decent actresses”, neither good nor awful. Jennifer’s only getting more praise because of Hunger Games.
Winter’s Bone. She was really quite good in that. She was also really good in Silver Linings Playbook. I have never seen and probably never see Hunger Games and I think she is a good actress. Also she is really funny in interviews.
She was amazing in Winters Bone. Anyone who believes she’s an “average actress” should see her in that. Also the Poker House. I honestly was blown away by her once seeing her in those two films. She may be “average” in looks, but she is super talented moreso than other actresses in her age group by far.
I can’t think of any other famous 22 year old actresses right now that come even close to Jennifer’s acting skills…remember, I’m talking famous. I’m sure there are plenty of more deserving actresses out there who aren’t getting the attention they deserve.
Also, i first heard of her in Winter’s Bone, and I thought she did an excellent job in that movie. Hunger Games was just meh to me.
That’s exactly that – famous! She only became famous due to Hunger Games. If she didn’t star there, she would one of those unknown but rather talented actresses. Winter’s Bone was great but it didn’t bring her fame.
There are many actresses of approximately her age who are more talented and deserve more recognition, Rachel Hurd-Wood, Emily Browning, Molly C. Quinn, Kaya Scodelario, Hannah Murray, Katie Sheridan to name a few, but yeah, they aren’t famous.
I lost you at ‘Kaya Scodelario’. I mean, really?
i didn’t think Jennifer deserved the Oscar for Silver Linings Playbook, but i have to disagree with that. she may be over-hyped, but she definitely is a good actress, and that goes way beyond the Hunger Games. i heard of her long before that (Winter’s Bone) and that performance had nothing to do with the popularity of a series and whatnot. she can play different characters instead of always being typecast, and actually has a facial range of different emotions. give me that over some of the other bankable starlets these days (i.e. Blake Lively).
Agreed. She’s very homely to me, and she looks like Renée Zellweger. She’s a decent actress though
wow i’d never guessed but she looks the same only a bit chubbier..which is normal since she was 18. btw, where do people see a nose job??i’m mean really….it’s EXACTLY the same nose as she has now..
Yep, I think her nose looks the same now – only picture in which it looks bigger is #5 because they photographed her from below, giving her a double chin (it’s the worst angle).
Average then, average now. But her nose looks much worse now! The tip is pinched yet the bridge is angular and wide. It was bothering me in Silver Linings Playbook in the diner scene where she and bradley fought.
am i the only one that thinks she looked much prettier then?i just find her so beautiful with almost no make-up and blonde hair,but i do think that body-wise she looks better now.
YES!
I agree with you too!
i dont think she had a nose job her nose was just fine. i think its make up and thinner face. she was so cute. her after oscar speach was so funny!nice girl!
She has lost a lot of weight. She looks better now, her legs were too thick imo
she looks cute….though i dont get all the comments about how she looks so much better and thinner now….her body looks pretty similar, I dont find her particularly thin…shes just dressed a lot frumpier in the above pics
Why don’t I see the “bigness” in her that some above mentioned. She looks no different, maybe she lost a bit weight so her waist became smaller, she matured a bit or then it’s just the dress. Her face looks the same, plain. In movies I feel she struggles to get the emotion through to the audience. I love her personality tho, that video of her a Nicholson is hilarious.
Bad shoe choice
She doesn’t look that much different just a few lbs less now.
Really don’t see where all of these nose job accusations are coming from.
I guess Zoey Deschanel because of the legs and ballet flats. I think that’s kind of an unflattering dress, but Jennifer has definitely grown up and looks better now.
i think she’s lost like 10 lbs? amazing actress, i LOVE hunger games and she is awesome in it
cankles noooooo