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

Child Stars, Then and Now

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

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With Liv Horinouchi, Nikki Sabo and Victoria Grace on the set of "Mojave Cherry Petals"

A still photo from "A Crossroad Called Manzanar"

With Hsin-I Tseng, Director of "Dear Fatty," at L.A. Asian Pacific Film Festival

Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, where "Dear Fatty" was showing, May 2008

Ruka Felicity Nagashima in Dear Fatty (2008)

On the set of "Hide and Seek," directed by Asako Ushio, December 2008

"The Matsui Family" at "A Crossroad Called Manzanar" premiere - July 24, 2010

At the premiere of "A Crossroad Called Manzanar," with Cindy Fang, Director, and Sascha Tominaga, Actress - July 24, 2010

On the set of an anti-smoking PSA for the state of California

The set & monitor of a PSA "Your Child," an anti-smoking PSA for the California State Dept. of Health

"Crime Lords of Tokyo" on National Geographic Channel

"Crime Lords of Tokyo" on National Geographic Channel - Ruka as Young Shoko Tendo

Ruka on the runway at the Beauty Forum 2011 fashion show

On the set of "NBA Lockout:  Lock-In" with a NBA player Tyson Chandler 

On the set of "NBA Lockout:  Lock-In" with a NBA player Kevin Love

On the set of "NBA Lockout:  Lock-In" with NBA player Shaun Marion

CARE Awards 2010 with Piper Mackenzie Harris

Ruka Felicity Nagashima was born in New York and raised in California. She started her acting and modeling career at the age of 5. Since then, she has appeared in over 100 projects including film, television, commercials/PSA's, industrials, music videos, print, voiceover, and theater.

In addition to acting, she is an accomplished pianist and violinist and performs frequently at various venues. She is also an ardent artist/photographer and has won numerous awards, including a grand prize in a nation-wide art contest when she was 4 years old. Her other interests include karate, track, dance/cheerleading, and Girl Scout. She has been performing in her cheerleading team for the past six years at various community events and will perform at the Dodgers Stadium this summer.

Being a very advanced reader since before kindergarten, she has also enjoyed academic success. She is in the gifted and talented student program and stays on the High Honors List, maintaining straight-A's. She has also been attending a Japanese school every Saturday for the past nine years and is fluent in the language.

In her spare time, Ruka loves to go shopping & movies and hang with her friends.

July 2014

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Ruka Felicity Nagashima

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