Surprising Cameos From Celebrities Before They Were Famous

Cate Blanchett, Hot Fuzz

In 2007, Blanchett took a role in Hot Fuzz, an action movie parody. She is nearly unrecognizable in her surgical suit, but she was cast because she was a fan of director Edgar Wright's earlier film, Shaun of the Dead. He wrote her in as a kindness.

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.