Child star from iconic 80s Christmas film is unrecognisable in LA – but can you guess who she is?
While running errands in Los Angeles, a child star from a classic 80s Christmas movie appeared completely different. Can you tell who she is?
The now 43-year-old’s resume features a well-liked and timeless movie.
In 1988, Taylor Fry played opposite Bruce Willis in the first Die Hard.
She portrayed Lucy McClane, Bruce’s famous lead character John McClane’s daughter.
The plot of the movie is as follows: “A New York Citypoliceofficer tries to save his estranged wife and several others taken hostage by terrorists during a Christmas party at the Nakatomi Plaza in Los Angeles.”
When Taylor was out and about in Los Angeles nearly forty years later, she didn’t look the same.
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The former actress carried an orange water bottle and a red handbag while sporting blue denim jeans and a green top.
Taylor’s Die Hard co-stars included the late Alan Rickman, Reginald VelJohnson, and William Atherton in addition to Golden Globe winner Bruce.
In the end, she only appeared in two more movies, the first of which was North (1994).
In this comedy-drama adventure, Scarlett Johannsson, at 9 years old, made her film debut, with Bruce Willis narrating.
A Little Princess, a fantasy drama from 1995, also featured Taylor in a minor role.
Before she retired from acting, she made TV appearances in Roseanne, Get a Life, and Eerie, Indiana.
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Her final on-screen role was that of Phoebe Hartman in the 1995–1996 short-lived sitcom Kirk.
In 1999, three years later, Taylor received his diploma from Notre Dame High School.
Actors Rachel Bilson and Rami Malek also graduated with her.
Taylor continued his education at the University of California, Santa Barbara, where he eventually graduated.
She became passionate in Ultimate Frisbee while she was there, and she graduated in 2003.
Cast of Die Hard (1988)
The first Die Hard, directed by John McTiernan, gave rise to a franchise that had four follow-ups till 2013.
The cast of the original film helped to ensure its long-term popularity, even though not all of them starred in subsequent productions.
The actors from the original Die Hard are as follows:
- Bruce Willis as John McClane
- Alan Rickman as Hans Gruber
- Alexander Godunov as Karl
- Bonnie Bedelia as Holly Gennaro-McClane
- Reginald VelJohnson as Al Powell
- Paul Gleason as Dwayne T. Robinson
- William Atherton as Richard Thornburg
- Taylor Fry as Lucy McClane
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