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* Creator/PeterCoyote found his niche playing asshole authority figures. In both ''{{Film/ET}}'' and ''Film/TheLegendOfBillieJean'', he's the ReasonableAuthorityFigure. Both were made before ''Jagged Edge'' typecast him as the former.

* In the 2010s, Creator/EmmaRoberts was typecast in villainous RichBitch roles, especially due to her work on Creator/RyanMurphy's shows. As such, her role as Jill in ''Film/Scream4'', which itself [[PlayingWithCharacterType played with]] her ''previous'' typecasting as a wholesome TeenIdol, doubles as this in hindsight. [[spoiler:She's secretly the villain, a BitchInSheepsClothing AttentionWhore who masterminded the killings as part of a plot to acquire FameThroughInfamy via EngineeredHeroics, and for audiences at the time who knew Roberts mainly as the GirlNextDoor from ''Series/{{Unfabulous}}'' and ''Film/{{Aquamarine}}'', it was as much as shock for them as it was for her older cousin Sidney. Given the above typecasting, however, viewers nowadays are likely to figure out that Jill's the killer long before her DramaticUnmask.]] Joe Reid, [[https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/25/20925479/scream-movies-characters-cast-ranked writing]] for ''Polygon'', referred to it as "the precise moment in time when [[spoiler:''Film/NancyDrew'' Emma Roberts evolved into ''Series/AmericanHorrorStory'' Emma Roberts]]."

* Creator/ChristopherMcDonald is mostly known for playing the platonic ideal of a [[SmugSnake smarmy jackass]] villain, as codified by his role as "Shooter" [=McGavin=] in ''Film/HappyGilmore''. It makes his early role as a genuine NiceGuy in ''Film/{{Breakin}}'' seem very odd in retrospect.

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* Creator/OliviaDeHavilland likewise got stuck playing [[TheIngenue Ingenues]] and good girls after ''Film/GoneWithTheWind''. In that film itself, however, Melanie is significantly less naive than she appears. In fact, her Ingenue qualities are shown as empowering and strengthening to those around her - even the shallow and selfish Scarlett.

* Creator/KateHudson plays a lot of {{Hard Drinking Party Girl}}s and is always EveryoneLovesBlondes. The role that typecast her as such - ''Film/AlmostFamous'' - shows that [[StepfordSmiler her quirky upbeat attitude hides her loneliness and hurt]], and she almost dies of an overdose because of it.

* Since his rise to the A-list, Creator/ChrisPratt is often featured as a ManChild 'lovable womanizer' archetype. But the role that brought him to the A-list? ''Film/GuardiansOfTheGalaxy2014'' - where it's shown that Peter Quill's immaturity stems from having to watch his mother die of cancer at a young age, get abducted and grow up in a semi-abusive lifestyle. The franchise itself deconstructs the toxic masculinity in his character - whereas his later roles in ''Film/JurassicWorld'', ''Film/TheMagnificentSeven2016'' and ''{{Film/Passengers 2016}}'' just have him as the ManChild. Similarly, in ''WesternAnimation/TheLegoMovie'' from the same year, the reason why his character Emmett a ManChild is that [[spoiler: he is playing a role in a story created by an ''actual child''.]]

* Rita Moreno usually played SpicyLatina roles, most famously in ''Theatre/WestSideStory''. Her first role in ''Film/SoYoungSoBad'' addresses issues of growing up as a Latina in a white neighborhood - giving her severe mental health issues.

* Creator/BruceCampbell is best known for being a comedic badass, based off his work as Ash in the ''Evil Dead'' franchise. But in the first film in the series, Ash starts out as a normal guy who spends a lot of time getting trapped under bookcases and being something of a DistressedDude. Essentially he becomes an ActionSurvivor as opposed to a RatedMForManly badass.

* In the 2010s, Creator/EmmaRoberts was typecast in villainous RichBitch roles, especially due to her work on Creator/RyanMurphy's shows. As such, her role as Jill in ''Film/Scream4'', which itself [[PlayingWithCharacterType played with]] her ''previous'' typecasting as a wholesome TeenIdol, doubles as this in hindsight. [[spoiler:She's secretly the villain, a BitchInSheepsClothing AttentionWhore who masterminded the killings as part of a plot to acquire FameThroughInfamy via EngineeredHeroics, and for audiences at the time who knew Roberts mainly as the GirlNextDoor from ''Series/{{Unfabulous}}'' and ''Film/{{Aquamarine}}'', it was as much as shock for them as it was for her older cousin Sidney. Given the above typecasting, however, viewers nowadays are likely to figure out that Jill's the killer long before her DramaticUnmask.]] Joe Reid, [[https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/25/20925479/scream-movies-characters-cast-ranked writing]] for ''Polygon'', referred to it as "the precise moment in time when [[spoiler:''Film/NancyDrew'' Emma Roberts evolved into ''American Horror Story'' Emma Roberts]]."

* In the 2010s, Creator/EmmaRoberts was typecast in villainous RichBitch roles, especially due to her work on Creator/RyanMurphy's shows. As such, her role as Jill in ''Film/Scream4'', which itself [[PlayingWithCharacterType played with]] her ''previous'' typecasting as a wholesome TeenIdol, doubles as this in hindsight. [[spoiler:She's secretly the villain, a BitchInSheepsClothing who masterminded the killings as part of a plot to acquire FameThroughInfamy via EngineeredHeroics, and for audiences at the time who knew Roberts mainly as the girl from ''Series/{{Unfabulous}}'' and ''Film/{{Aquamarine}}'', it was as much as shock for them as it was for her older cousin Sidney. Given the above typecasting, however, viewers nowadays are likely to figure out that Jill's the killer long before her DramaticUnmask.]] Joe Reid, [[https://www.polygon.com/2019/10/25/20925479/scream-movies-characters-cast-ranked writing]] for ''Polygon'', referred to it as "the precise moment in time when [[spoiler:''Film/NancyDrew'' Emma Roberts evolved into ''American Horror Story'' Emma Roberts]]."