Here Are 31 Photos Of Actors Walking Their First Red Carpets, And You Might Not Even Recognize Some Of Them Right Away

1.First, here's Maggie Smith attending the London Evening Standard Awards in 1963:

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2.Meryl Streep arriving on the red carpet for the 1979 Academy Awards, where she was nominated for The Deer Hunter:

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3.Marilyn Monroe signs autographs while walking the red carpet for the premiere of How to Marry A Millionaire in 1953:

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4.Morgan Freeman walks the red carpet with his then-wife Jeanette Adair Bradshaw at the Mighty Gents opening night on Broadway in 1978:

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5.Here's Helen Mirren attending the premiere of White Nights in New York City in 1985:

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6.Here's Keanu Reeves on the red carpet before a screening of Under the Influence in 1986:

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7.Here's Winona Ryder and Christina Slater at the 61st Academy Awards in 1989:

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8.Here's Demi Moore attending the Golden Globes in 1984:

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9.Here's Julie Andrews posing on the red carpet alongside Lee Marvin after she won a Golden Globe Award in 1964 for Mary Poppins:

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10.James Earl Jones stands with Lauren Bacall after winning a Tony Award for Best Actor in a Play for The Great White Hope in 1969:

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11.Denzel Washington walking the carpet at the premiere of Midnight Run in 1988:

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12.James Dean and Pier Angeli attending the premiere of the re-release of Gone with the Wind in 1954:

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13.Robert De Niro walking the red carpet after winning his Best Actor Oscar in 1981 for his work in Raging Bull:

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14.Here's Carrie Fisher attending the 50th Academy Awards in 1978:

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15.Christine Baranski walking the red carpet at the Emmy Awards in 1995:

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16.Kate Winslet walking the red carpet at the Golden Globes in 1996 where she was nominated for Sense and Sensibility:

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17.Here's Angela Bassett walking the carpet at the 25th annual NAACP Image Awards in 1993:

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18.Here's Leonardo DiCaprio on the red carpet for the premiere of What's Eating Gilbert Grape in 1993:

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19.Reese Witherspoon at the premiere of The Man in the Moon in 1991:

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20.Catherine O'Hara (and her husband Bo Welch) walking the red carpet for the premiere of Batman in 1989:

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21.Here's Steve Martin attending the Grammys in 1978 where he won for Best Comedy Album for Let's Get Small:

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22.Here's Paul Newman and his wife Joanne Woodward at the premiere of Cool Hand Luke in 1967:

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23.Audrey Hepburn showing off her Oscar on the red carpet in 1954 after winning for Best Actress for Roman Holiday:

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24.Tom Cruise attending the premiere of Sophisticated Ladies on Broadway in 1982:

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25.Here's Julia Roberts (and Dylan McDermott) attending the Independent Spirit Awards in 1989:

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26.Here's Frank Sinatra and Ava Gardner arriving for the premiere of Snows of Killamanjaro in 1952:

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27.Here's Jimmy Stewart and Ginger Rogers on the red carpet after winning their Oscars for Best Actor and Best Actress in 1941:

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28.Here's Bette Davis attending the premiere of The Man Who Played God in 1932:

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29.Jodie Foster attending the 49th Academy Awards in 1977 where she was nominated for her work in Taxi Driver:

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30.Patrick Swayze attending the 1st annual Stuntman Awards in 1985:

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31.And finally, here's Carol Burnett and her husband Joe Hamilton attending the 18th Emmy Awards in 1966:

Two people dressed in formal attire at an event; the woman wears a long dress, and the man wears a tuxedo with a bow tie
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