
OK, admit it. You would have given your right arm to be besties with Angela Chase on My So-Called Life and you secretly rooted for clean-cut Mary Camden from 7th Heaven to break the rules. There's no shame in that -- female child stars on '90s TV ruled.
They grew up right alongside us and tackled tough issues, such as addiction, that were still considered edgy for primetime. Their characters may be delegated to syndication, but that doesn't mean you have to say good-bye to your former TV BFFs. Get ready to reconnect.
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Jessica Biel: Then
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Biel won the role of Mary Camden on 7th Heaven at 14, but the character's squeaky clean image didn't fit her offscreen antics. The actress rebelled on set by cutting and bleaching her hair. Her role was reduced to occasional appearances after a risque photo shoot for Gear magazine at 17.
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Jessica Biel: Now
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Raven-Symone: Then
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Raven-Symone: Now
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The actress stirs up controversy as a co-host on The View, sharing her polarizing opinions on everything from Michele Obama to being labeled African American.
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Claire Danes: Then
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Claire Danes: Now
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Sara Gilbert: Then
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Sara Gilbert: Now
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Candace Cameron Bure: Then
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Candace Cameron Bure: Now
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Image © Splash News/Splash News/CorbisCameron Bure tangoed her way back into the spotlight in 2014 on Dancing With The Stars. Now she's reprising her Full House role in the new show Fuller House, debuting in 2016.
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Danica McKellar: Then
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Danica McKellar: Now
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Jennifer Love Hewitt: Then
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Jennifer Love Hewitt: Now
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Tatyana Ali: Then
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Tatyana Ali: Now
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Tia & Tamera Mowry: Then
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Tia & Tamera Mowry: Now
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Kellie Martin: Then
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Kellie Martin: Now
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Martin graduated from Yale in 2001, starred in a long list of TV movies, and has acted on hit shows including ER and Army Wives.
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