Anna Chlumsky Reveals Why She Pulled Back From Show Business As A Teen | PEN | People

Anna Chlumsky reveals why she had to pull back from acting. The actress also shares what advice she would give her younger self.

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Anna Chlumsky Reveals Why She Pulled Back From Show Business As A Teen | PEN | People

[fionascott]

She's so naturally beautiful.. I love My Girl 1 and 2. She will always be Vada. I still watch it whenever it's on. I can't believe her age? I thought she was 25 at most.

[jerryprather]

She hasn’t changed very much, she grew up to be a very beautiful woman. She sounds like she’s really down to earth & really sweet!

[JaylenBieber]

I used to work with her at harpercollins book publishing company. She is very nice kind and down-to-earth. Not a bit of Snobby at all. How all actors should be.

[jasonj]

They should make a movie "My Boy" and Vada is the mother of that boy

[henrywest]

she still looks the same nice for her i hope everything goes well for her ..i remember being that age like her time flies..

[kenyaloveful]

Aww shes adorable and I would love to meet her.

[matthewgreenwood]

As a kid I had such a crush on her. I can say I still do 😍😍

[RapFanaticever]

OH MY GOD I can’t Beleive how much she grew ill always remember her as Vada from My Girl

[sunblaze]

She looks so much better with no eyemakeup and no lipstick! Or maybe i should just say less makeup. She needs to stay away from red lipstick.
Love her so much in My Girl!

[GrowthCurveMarketing]

A great comedic actress and a natural beauty...

[adrinaik]

She reminds me a little bit of Lucy Boynton, just Anna being completely blonde. What a great energy she radiates 😃.

[Klindalou]

Watching the episode on Law & Order SVU about her being the author of a sex book that she didn't write. I had to look her up because I always thought she was the actress who played Star Manning on OLTL. I was wrong - haha! I liked this interview. She truly seems to be a really down to earth and kind woman. Truly a breath of fresh air in the industry. Naturally beautiful IMHO!

[Hereismytwocents]

In this clip, she reminds me of Melissa Gilbert!

[kungpuk]

Wow, have'nt seen her since My Girl 2.

[edmsing]

Just Plain Mad…One of the most revered situation comedies of
my youth, Mad About You, is being rebooted with its original stars Helen Hunt
and Paul Reiser, and that’s a good thing, what is not so good is the characters
appearance reflect our real-life situation, his character is allowed to age
gracefully with gray hair, hers is not, both in comedic fantasy and in real
life, Helen Hunt must forever, for the rest of her life be chained to a mixture
of hair dye…either concocted herself at home or thru the employment of
professional hair dye masters, either way it’s a life sentence…

[marcopervo]

Prettier without makeup. Stylists make her eyes, cheeks and lips look cartoonish.