Oh La La! Emma Stone's Secret Teen Photo Album UNCOVERED
Jan. 16 2017, Updated 10:15 p.m. ET
Emma Stone shows off the star quality that propelled her to Golden Globe winner and a hot-tip for 2017 Oscars success in these pre-fame pics taken when she was learning her craft at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
Before she was commanding millions of dollars per film, Stone starred in a production of The Little Mermaid. She got her acting start at the Valley Youth Theater in Phoenix, Arizona.
Emma Stone's role in La La Land is sweeping the award season, but becoming an A-list ingenue has taken her a while! RadarOnline.com uncovered never-before-seen photos of the teen acting roles that helped her hone her talent before Hollywood. Click through the gallery to see the fiery red-head rocking to stardom.
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Showing off her acting chops, she was a breakout star in The Princess and the Pea. Fun fact: Her real name wasn't Emma, it was Emily Jean Stone, but that name was already taken when she joined the Screen Actors Guild!
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The theater's producing artistic director, Bob Cooper, got a big hug from Stone, one of his most famous students!
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She was an ugly stepsister in Cinderella!
Emma Stone shows off the star quality that propelled her to Golden Globe winner and a hot-tip for 2017 Oscars success in these pre-fame pics taken when she was learning her craft at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
Stone told the New York Times that she got panic attacks as a child and her parents were supportive of her acting career because "they saw how soothing" it was for her.
Emma Stone shows off the star quality that propelled her to Golden Globe winner and a hot-tip for 2017 Oscars success in these pre-fame pics taken when she was learning her craft at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
The teenager was homeschooled from 12 to 15, working on her career in Arizona, but she finally convinced her mother to move to Los Angeles.
Stars attend the premiere of 'La La Land' at UGC Normandie
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Emma Stone shows off the star quality that propelled her to Golden Globe winner and a hot-tip for 2017 Oscars success in these pre-fame pics taken when she was learning her craft at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
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Stone wasn't the only star in the youth acting group. The girl on her right was American Idol winner Jordin Sparks!
Emma Stone shows off the star quality that propelled her to Golden Globe winner and a hot-tip for 2017 Oscars success in these pre-fame pics taken when she was learning her craft at the Valley Youth Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona.
The Valley Youth Theater has bragged about their famous graduate, who scored roles in Easy A and The Help.
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Stone is a natural blonde, but Judd Apatow advised her to dye it red for Superbad.
