54.Nancy McKeon

Nancy McKeon is among the child star who literary grew up in front of the camera. She started her career at the age of two as a print ad model with her older brother Phillip McKeon. After appearing in several commercials and TV series, McKeon cast on her first starring role as a TV child star in The Facts of Life at the age of 13 from 1979 to 1988. As she became heavily involved in her acting career, she had to receive her education through a homeschooling setup, given that online classes were not yet invented back then.

As McKeon grew up, she tried to find her niche and often got passed on several groundbreaking characters in TV series such as Monica Gellar in Friends. She eventually got cast in Can’t Hurry Love in 1995, where she took the lead role. It was followed by her stint in the series The Division from 2001 to 2004. In this project, she was cast as the main character of the show. As her career on the small screen never faltered, McKeon is now one of the most respected TV actresses in Hollywood.