Actors Who Were Supposed To Be The Next Big Thing But Fizzled Out

Saoirse Ronan

Irish-American actress Saoirse Ronan has landed roles in The Lovely Bones, Atonement, and most recently, Little Women. Despite several high-profile roles, she's just one of those actresses who still has yet to break into "household name" territory.

Sean Young

Sean Young played the lead alongside Harrison Ford in the film Blade Runner. Her career seemed to be on a steady incline after that with No Way Out, Dune, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective through the 1990s. However, her undoing was when she oddly propositioned Tim Burton into giving her the role of Catwoman in Batman Returns, which he didn't do.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.