15 Reasons Why 2015 Will Be the Year of the Model-Turned-Actress Inline
Photo: Courtesy of Warner Bros.1/15Abbey Lee
The Aussie has a prime cameo in 2015's highly anticipated Mad Max: Fury Road, alongside an all-star cast including fellow model Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. After that, keep an eye out for her in the 2015 Australian film Ruben Guthrie, then later in the 2016 drama Gods of Egypt.
Photo: Courtesy of BBC Films2/15Cara Delevingne
She's come a long way since her brief cameo in 2012's Anna Karenina, that's for sure. The 22-year-old has no fewer than six movies coming out, including starring roles in the film adaptation of John Green's Paper Towns and a key part in the sure-to-be-blockbuster Suicide Squeeze.
Photo: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures3/15Rosie Huntington-Whiteley
The English model may have played the requisite hottie role in 2011's Transformers, but now she's getting more screen time alongside fashion cohort Abbey Lee in 2015's Mad Max. Judging from the trailer alone, she nails it.
Photo: Courtesy of 20th Century Fox4/15Kate Upton
Upton dove headfirst into acting last year with a starring role in The Other Woman alongside Cameron Diaz and Leslie Mann. Now rumors are swirling that the 22-year-old stunner is in line to be the next Bond Girl.… We're not surprised.
Photo: Courtesy of IFC Films5/15Lily Cole
Cole has made no secret of her acting career dreams, and she's proven her skills in films like The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus and The Zero Theorem. Up next, a starring role in the sci-fi flick Orion, as well as a part alongside Cara Delevingne in London Fields.
Photo: Courtesy of Constantine Film6/15Suki Waterhouse
She might be the face of brands like Burberry beauty and Superga, but in between modeling gigs, Waterhouse has steadily been building her acting résumé. She scored parts in 2012's Pusher and this year's rom-com Love, Rosie, but 2015 will be her breakout year. Watch out for her cameo in Insurgent, and don't miss her starring role as Kitty Bennet in the film adaption of Pride and Prejudice and Zombies.
Photo: Courtesy of 20th Century Fox7/15Tao Okamoto
TThe Japanese model-turned-actress has taken a break from Ralph Lauren ads and Vogue editorials in favor of a major role in the upcoming Batman v. Superman movie. Okamoto made her on-screen debut in 2013 alongside Hugh Jackman in The Wolverine—not a bad way to start a new career path.
Photo: Courtesy of 20th Century Fox8/15Emily Ratajkowski
“Blurred Lines” may have thrust Ratajkowski into the spotlight, but the model is using this music video fame to propel her budding acting career. And she's doing a pretty good job of it, too. She played Ben Affleck's college-age love interest in Gone Girl, and has a starring role in the Zac Efron comedy We Are Your Friends next year.
Photo: Courtesy of Universal Pictures9/15Brooklyn Decker
Decker has cut back on modeling and launched a full-fledged acting career over the past several years—and she has the credits to show for it. With parts in flicks such as Just Go for It and numerous TV cameos under her belt, keep an eye out for her latest film, a comedy called Casual Encounters, alongside SNL's Taran Killam. Next year, spot her in an untitled Warren Beatty project with Alec Baldwin, Taissa Farmiga, and fellow model-cum-actress Lily Cole.
Photo: Courtesy of Vertigo Films10/15Agyness Deyn
Deyn's new clothing line, Title A, might be the project fresh on everyone's minds—and for good reason—but next year marks the model's major jump to the big screen—although it's not her first. Previously she appeared in the thriller Pusher and Clash of the Titans. In 2015 she has two starring roles coming up: in the drama Electricity and the film adaption of the 1932 novel Sunset Song.
Photo: Courtesy of Tribeca Film11/15Dree Hemingway
Over the years, Hemingway has steadily grown her acting career, first with small roles in films like The Truth About Angels, then with bigger parts in indies such as 2013’s Starlet. In 2014 Hemingway took her talents to the live stage for Opening Ceremony, starring alongside Elle Fanning in the Spike Jonze/Jonah Hill-written play/presentation for the brand's Spring 2015 collectsion. Next year we'll have three chances to catch the 27-year-old on-screen: in Happy People, The People Garden, and Noah Baumbach's While We're Young.
Photo: Courtesy of Paramount Pictures12/15Irina Shayk
Prediction: The Sports Illustrated model already had a role in Brett Ratner's adaption of Hercules this summer. Considering Ratner has helped propel other models like Brooklyn Decker into full-fledged movie territory, expect to see much more of the Russian 28-year-old soon.
Photo: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics13/15Aymeline Valade
You already know her from the Lanvin, Chanel, and Bottega Veneta campaigns, and now the French model is continuing her high-fashion reign on-screen. She plays Betty Catroux in Bertrand Bonell's 2014 film, Saint Laurent, which has been acquired for distribution by Sony Pictures Classics, so with any luck it will be available to watch soon.
Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Selects14/15Marine Vacth
After her breakout role in 2013's Young and Beautiful, the French model-turned-actress has landed the lead in Jean-Paul Rappeneau's French-language film Belles Familles.
Photo: Courtesy of NeoClassics Films15/15Gemma Ward
Put this one in the "let's hope" category.… Ward is the ultimate fantasy girl on the runway, so it's not surprising she’s already landed dreamy roles in Pirates of the Caribbean and The Great Gatsby. Fingers crossed that Ward's recent comeback on the catwalk at Prada means she'll be returning to the big screen as well.
