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Amanda Bynes, 21
How you know her:
Nickelodeon's The Amanda Show (1999-02) and WB sitcom What I Like About You (2002-06). Films include Big Fat Liar (2002), She's the Man (2006).
Hairspray role:
Penny Pingleton, Tracy's sheltered, lollipop-licking best pal who's not afraid to defy racial barriers for true love.
How she describes Penny:
"Usually, I'm the confident, go-getter Tracy girl. To sit back and react to a scene and then become a woman at the end was a lot of fun."
How she handled all those lollipops:
"It was good for me, but bad for my dad, who is a retired dentist. The day my parents came to the set, I went through about 40 or 50. My dad asked, 'You're not actually eating them, are you?' I told him it's all part of the job."
How she liked her '60s outfits:
"I wore one shirt that was vintage. When I started sweating, it smelled like the '60s."
Worst bad-hair experience:
"When I was 15, I got a haircut from a famous hairstylist in L.A. She gave me a short shag. I'm a Jewish girl with curly hair. When it dried naturally, it was atrocious."
If she were to do another movie musical, which would she choose?
"I like Jersey Boys. There is a girl role, the one who falls for Frankie Valli."
What's next?
Film comedy Sydney White. "It's Snow White in college."
Shankman's take:
"She is like a young Lucille Ball."
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