First Break

Film "Daughter of the great cinematographer Caleb Deschanel, Zooey Deschanel caught her first break playing the young hero's impulsive older sister in Almost Famous. Her appearance is brief, but the hallmarks of her screen persona are readily apparent: She's flighty and a bit of a goof, with big moony eyes for rolling, yet that innocence makes her a vulnerable, touching presence, too. When Deschanel's character leaves home with her boyfriend, the shot of her sticking her head out the car window, her past rushing away as she peels toward an uncertain future, may be the most exhilarating in the film." -- Scott Tobias for The AV Club

Part of a list of the 10 Character Actors Who Should Be In Every Movie. I love Zooey -- she was about the only good thing about the Hitchhiker's film (goes into paragraphs so that he can trot out yet again that this was the best Trillian in any media then closes them again). The list is actually pretty hip, and only features the living, which is a shame because I'd certainly include the likes of Claude Raines and Jason Robards. Also can I bump someone for Brian Cox? He regularly turns up playing everything from army men to fathers to heads of Longitude boards and fits anywhere. Basically created his character in Red Eye from nothing. I'm still not convinced that he didn't have some kind of government agency connections...