47 Child Stars With 20+ Acting Credits Before Their 18th Birthday

    Mckenna Grace is 16 and already has more acting credits than an Olsen twin.

    Tessa Fahey
    by Tessa Fahey

    BuzzFeed Staff

    We've seen some child actors, like the cast of Stranger Things, grow up over the course of a TV show.

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    But other child actors grew up across different projects, racking up credits across different TV shows, movies, and music videos as kids. Here are the child actors who had at least 20 credits before even turning 18:

    1. 20 credits: Kaley Cuoco

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    First credit: Quicksand: No Escape

    Last credit as a kid: 8 Simple Rules

    2. 21 credits: Jake T. Austin

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    First credit: Late Show with David Letterman

    Last credit as a kid: Drop Dead Diva

    3. 22 credits: China Anne McClain

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    First credit: The Gospel

    Last credit as a kid: The Night Shift

    4. 22 credits: Sarah Hyland

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    First credit: Private Parts

    Last credit as a kid: Lipstick Jungle

    5. 23 credits: Sabrina Carpenter

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    First credit: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

    Last credit as a kid: Her "Thumbs" music video

    6. 23 credits: Drew Barrymore

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    First credit: Suddenly, Love

    Last credit as a kid: Doppelganger

    7. 23 credits: Nolan Gould

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    First credit: The McPassion

    Last credit as a kid: Modern Family

    8. 23 credits: Seth Green

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    First credit: The Hotel New Hampshire

    Last credit as a kid: Good & Evil

    9. 24 credits: Heather Matarazzo

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    First credit: The Adventures of Pete & Pete

    Last credit as a kid: Strangers with Candy

    10. 25 credits: Marsai Martin

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    First credit: The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show

    Last credit as a kid: She's still just 17 years old, but has three more projects currently in production.

    11. 26 credits: Raven-Symoné

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    First credit: The Cosby Show

    Last credit as a kid: Disney Channel Circle of Stars' "Circle of Life"

    12. 27 credits: Lacey Chabert

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    First credit: A Little Piece of Heaven

    Last credit as a kid: Party of Five

    13. 27 credits: Hilary Duff

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    First credit: Casper Meets Wendy

    Last credit as a kid: The Perfect Man

    14. 27 credits: Joseph Gordon-Levitt

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    First credit: Stranger on My Land

    Last credit as a kid: 3rd Rock from the Sun

    15. 28 credits: Josh Hutcherson

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    First credit: House Blend

    Last credit as a kid: The Third Rule

    16. 28 credits: Matthew Lawrence

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    First credit: Dynasty

    Last credit as a kid: Boy Meets World

    17. 28 credits: Cole Sprouse

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    First credit: Grace Under Fire

    Last credit as a kid: Kung Fu Magoo

    18. 29 credits: Dylan Sprouse

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    First credit: Grace Under Fire

    Last credit as a kid: Kung Fu Magoo

    19. 29 credits: Selena Gomez

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    First credit: Barney & Friends

    Last credit as a kid: Her "Round & Round" music video

    20. 29 credits: Jennette McCurdy

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    First credit: MADtv

    Last credit as a kid: iCarly

    21. 29 credits: Elisabeth Moss

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    First credit: Bar Girls

    Last credit as a kid: The West Wing

    22. 30 credits: Spencer Breslin

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    First credit: Soul Man

    Last credit as a kid: Quantum Quest: A Cassini Space Odyssey

    23. 31 credits: Keke Palmer

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    First credit: Barbershop 2: Back in Business

    Last credit as a kid: True Jackson, VP

    24. 31 credits: Peyton List

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    First credit: All My Children

    Last credit as a kid: Bunk'd

    25. 31 credits: Erik von Detten

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    First credit: All I Want for Christmas

    Last credit as a kid: Recess

    26. 32 credits: Miranda Cosgrove

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    First credit: School of Rock

    Last credit as a kid: Her "Dancing Crazy" music video

    27. 33 credits: Madison Pettis

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    First credit: Barney: Can You Sing That Song?

    Last credit as a kid: The Fosters

    28. 34 credits: Kirsten Dunst

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    First credit: The Bonfire of the Vanities

    Last credit as a kid: Luckytown

    29. 34 credits: Miley Cyrus

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    First credit: Doc

    Last credit as a kid: Hannah Montana

    30. 34 credits: Jenna Ortega

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    First credit: Rob

    Last credit as a kid: Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous

    31. 35 credits: Sara Paxton

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    First credit: Small Talk

    Last credit as a kid: Darcy's Wild Life

    32. 36 credits: Cameron Monaghan

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    First credit: The Wishing Stone

    Last credit as a kid: Rizzoli & Isles

    33. 37 credits: Abigail Breslin

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    First credit: A Toys "R" Us commercial

    Last credit as a kid: Perfect Sisters

    34. 40 credits: Kyla Pratt

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    First credit: Where I Live

    Last credit as a kid: One on One

    35. 40 credits: Haley Joel Osment

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    First credit: Lies of the Heart: The Story of Laurie Kellogg

    Last credit as a kid: IGPX: Immortal Grand Prix

    36. 41 credits: Dakota Fanning

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    First credit: ER

    Last credit as a kid: The Twilight Saga: Eclipse

    37. 42 credits: Elle Fanning

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    First credit: I Am Sam

    Last credit as a kid: Visceral

    38. 44 credits: Hayden Panettiere

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    First credit: One Life to Live

    Last credit as a kid: Heroes

    39. 44 credits: Jodie Foster

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    First credit: The Doris Day Show

    Last credit as a kid: Carny

    40. 44 credits: Joey King

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    First credit: The Suite Life of Zack & Cody

    Last credit as a kid: Wish Upon

    41. 44 credits: Ron Howard

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    First credit: The Journey

    Last credit as a kid: Love, American Style

    42. 45 credits: Shirley Temple

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    First credit: War Babies

    Last credit as a kid: Kiss and Tell

    43. 49 credits: Ashley Olsen

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    First credit: Full House

    Last credit as a kid: New York Minute

    44. 50 credits: Mary-Kate Olsen

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    First credit: Full House

    Last credit as a kid: New York Minute

    45. 51 credits: Chloë Grace Moretz

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    First credit: The Guardian

    Last credit as a kid: The Equalizer

    46. 51 credits: Paul Butcher

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    First credit: The Bernie Mac Show

    Last credit as a kid: His "Don't Go" music video

    And finally...

    47. 59 credits: Mckenna Grace

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    First credit: The Goodwin Games

    Last credit as a kid: She's only 16 years old and has five more projects in production.

    Who is your favorite child star of ALL time? Comment below!