“When I came to Los Angeles, it was the first time that I ever felt like I belong somewhere. Not because it was wacky, but because people here understood what I felt like to perform, and there were other kids my age who wanted to do it. I didn't get looked at as God, you freak.”

American actress, singer, producer and director

Jennifer Love Hewitt is an American actress, singer, producer and director. She began working as a child, appearing in national television commercials before joining the Disney Channel series Kids Incorporated from 1989 to 1991, a role that earned her a Young Artist Award. She later appeared in Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit in 1993, then reached a wider audience with the Fox teen drama Party of Five from 1995 to 1999. She is also known for playing Julie James in I Know What You Did Last Summer in 1997 and in two of its sequels, a role that helped establish her as a scream queen.