Beloved 1950s kid actress is unrecognizable as she reflects on the downsides to child stardom decades on

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Beloved 1950s kid actress is unrecognizable as she reflects on the downsides to child stardom decades on

Sunday 19th October 2025, 1:01PM

At only 11 years old, Patty McCormack earned critical acclaim thanks to her role in the 1956 psychological drama The Bad Seed. But now, nearly seven decades on, she looks very different.

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