Take a closer look at some of Hollywood's top-tier talent at the beginning of their careers.

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Take a closer look at some of Hollywood&#39;s top-tier talent at the beginning of their careers.

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Wayne Wang in Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)

Wayne Wang and AnnaSophia Robb in Because of Winn-Dixie (2005)

Wayne Wang and Vida Ghahremani in A Thousand Years of Good Prayers (2007)

Queen Latifah and Wayne Wang in Last Holiday (2006)

Susan Sarandon and Wayne Wang in Anywhere But Here (1999)

Wayne Wang at an event for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)

Bingbing Li and Wayne Wang at an event for Snow Flower and the Secret Fan (2011)

Jennifer Lopez and Wayne Wang at an event for Maid in Manhattan (2002)

Wayne Wang at an event for Maid in Manhattan (2002)

Wayne Wang is a key figure in the development of independent filmmaking, alternating major Hollywood studio films such as »The Joy Luck Club« with smaller, independent work like »Smoke«. Continuing to work in the two different worlds, Wang directed an independent digital film, »The Center of the World«, with Molly Parker and Peter Sarsgaard, followed by Sony/Revolution's hit comedy »Maid in Manhattan« with Jennifer Lopez. His most recent effort, »Because of Winn-Dixie«, based on the children's novel by Kate DiCamilo, opened in 2005. His latest Hollywood film, »Last Holiday«, with Queen Latifah and Gerard Depardieu, was loosely based on a 1950 J.B. Priestly film of the same name.

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