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

Jami Gertz

You can see Jami Gertz appear in single episodes of shows like Diff'rent Strokes and The Facts of Life. Her Hollywood breakout was with the film Endless Love, alongside Brooke Shields. She remains an '80s and '90s icon, never landing anything prominent after that.

Julia Ormond

Julia Ormond got her start in the 1989 British movie, Traffik, about an underground heroin trade. She also won an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Movie for her role in 2010's Temple Grandin. Her biggest role was in the movie Sabrina, where she played the lead, but after that, she could never maintain her leading lady image.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.