Hollywood A-Listers Who Got Their Big Break in Horror Films

Rooney Mara

The Carol actress might be a big star nowadays, but back in 2005, Rooney Mara was only known as Kate Mara's little sister. Mara earned her first IMDb credit while visiting her sister on the set of Urban Legends: Bloody Mary (2005), in which the vengeful spirit of a dead student terrorizes her peers on prom night. Mara played "Classroom Girl #1."

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The More You Know

  • Orson Welles directed much of Citizen Kane from a wheelchair, after injuring himself on set.
  • In the entire Lord of the Rings film trilogy, no two female characters ever speak to each other.
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  • Drive director Nicolas Winding Refn failed his driving test eight times.
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