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Saoirse Ronan reveals lookalike Hollywood actress she was pitted against for roles

The 30-year-old shot to fame when she was 13, earning an Oscar nomination for her role in Atonement alongside Keira Knightley and James McAvoy.

I Am Sam made her the youngest nominee in the history of the Screen Actors Guild Awards, assuring her position as one of Hollywood's premiere child stars. The 2007 film Atonement, adapted from a novel by Ian McEwan, featured Saoirse as a teenage girl called Briony who makes a false accusation that destroys a man's life. Adapted from a beloved children's book by Neil Gaiman, Coraline - by contrast to The Lovely Bones - was both a box office hit and a critical darling.

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