Celebs That Will Make You Feel Old

Some celebs have been out there in the public eye for years, so we assume they're of a certain age when the sad reality is that they are way, way younger than we thought. Nothing makes us feel older than realizing how much older we are than celebs who are still, well, kids. 

Maybe they got started as kids or maybe they just have a super mature appearance, but either way we're left searching for crow's feet in that dreaded magnifying mirror and wondering what happened to our 20s. Here are the celebs who are depressingly younger than we thought they were. 

The young beauty from The Wolf of Wall Street is only 27, and was a young 22 when she appeared in the 2013 film. Since then, Margot Robbie has been the toast of Hollywood, with starring roles in Suicide Squad and The Legend of Tarzan, both in 2016. Her transformation has been truly remarkable and she's widely lauded for her style. There is something worldly about the beautiful young star that makes her seem older. 

In fact, in an August 2016 Vanity Fair article, Jerry Weintraub, the producer that helmed The Legend of Tarzan, was said to have spoken of Robbie like he did with stars "whose magnitude seems old-fashioned." Maybe she's just an old soul with a beautiful outer presence, but no way did we guess that she was only 27.

Good old Frodo isn't actually very old. He's on pretty much every listicle about celebs that never age, there is a whole game dedicated to whether or not you can guess "old Elijah" vs "young Elijah" (I only got six out of 12). He seems to never age. He has been in the public eye so long that it wouldn't be hard to believe that he was 40 or older. In fact, Elijah Wood is only 36. 

We may have first seen him in The Good Son, though he'd had smaller roles prior 1993, when he was just 12 years old. Since then, he's been a popular and well-liked actor. Those baby blues and "why do guys get so lucky" eyelashes do give him a baby-faced appearance, which is why he's played both young and timeless roles (ahem, Frodo). In truth, he's barely old enough to be president. Most recently, he's been tearing it up in BBC America's Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency, a show based on a series of books by Douglas Adams. 

Since Disney kids can seem sort of ageless, it's hard to know how old Dove Cameron is. When you see her in shows like Liv & Maddie and Cloud 9 (when she was younger than her current 21 years) she seems totally preteen (she was 17), but in her current public appearances, she is made up, grown-up, and gorgeous. And while she was only in her teens when she appeared on Shameless, she looked much older than that. 

Recently, she did an interview with Entertainment Weekly where she expressed gratitude for her experience with Disney, but she's showing interest in shows outside of the popular kids network. What's next for the young star? She has plenty of time to figure it out, considering she is just now old enough to order a drink, but she looks like she's been hobnobbing with the elite for a long time.

Another talented actress who got her start as a young girl, Abigail Breslin is only 21. She has a filmography longer than a lot of much older actors, has done well on television, and even branched out into music. Sure, she got started at 5 years old with Signs, but it seems like she's been an adult for a long time. 

Perhaps it was her striking performance in Final Girl, or it might be because of her personal tragedy and subsequent PTSD. She went on to star as Baby in the live-acton Dirty Dancing, which was a positive and overwhelming experience for her (despite the overall negative reaction to the production), and we can't wait to see what's next for this powerful, brave young star.

Maybe it's because she has such a timeless, classy look, but it's hard to believe that Zendaya is only 20 years old. The one-moniker singer, actor, clothing designer, author, and dancer was born in 1996, and if that doesn't make you feel like ordering Geritol in bulk, nothing will. 

She started her career modeling, but gained attention from her role as Rocky Blue in the Disney Channel show Shake It Up. That was when she was 13, and she has been a busy girl ever since. Like, really busy. In addition to all her creative projects, she is an Ambassador for Convoy of Hope and celebrates her birthdays by feeding hungry children and supporting women's initiatives. 

Maybe it's her grown-up priorities that make her seem older. Like that time she offered a modeling contract to a girl that was body-shamed on social media. She's, like, the total opposite of a mean girl.

The pop phenom was only 16 when her first hit, "Royals," came out, which made Lorde the youngest solo artist to hit number one on Billboard Hot 100 since Tiffany broke through in 1987 with her cover of "I Think We're Alone Now." 

In the three years since, Lorde (who is now 20) has released a second album, created the soundtrack for The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1, created a makeup line for MAC Cosmetics, made a video encouraging young New Zealand people to vote (even though she was not yet old enough to vote), and even had a wax figure installed at Madame Tussauds Hollywood. The busy young woman is a powerhouse, for sure. Her list of accomplishments belies her age, as does the expressive way she sings her songs. 

The celebrity world is full of people who seem either older, younger or downright ageless (we're looking at you, Elijah Wood). The odd lens of fame, makeup, and lighting (and maybe magic potions and strong incantations) keep people looking, well, however they want to look. The rest of us out here? We're just chugging along as usual, and whether it is through accomplishment or folly, some of these stars make us feel super duper old. We just need to remember that we're fine just the way we are, and that we're only as old as we feel. You're gorgeous, you!