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Meet Hollywood's New 'It Girl'

Carey Mulligan's role in An Education reminiscent of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman

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(Newser) – Thanks to her lauded role in An Education, Carey Mulligan is Hollywood's latest "It Girl," poised to join the ranks of Julia Roberts and Audrey Hepburn. "She has fragility, she has humor, she can be very moving, she's bright, and she's great to look at," says a director. Her star should continue to rise (she is set to appear in several high-profile movies, CNN notes)—as long as she doesn't follow the trajectories of short-term "It Girls" like Molly Ringwald.

How to avoid that fate? One publicist recommends taking up humanitarian causes, hiring a great management team, and dating a fellow star—the last of which Mulligan, currently attached to Wall Street 2 costar Shia LaBeouf, can check off. And Mulligan's blushing embarrassment when asked about her new status ("'It Girl' is such a weird term," she says, trailing off) only adds to her charm.

In this film publicity image released by Sony Pictures Classics, Carey Mulligan is shown in a scene from,
In this film publicity image released by Sony Pictures Classics, Carey Mulligan is shown in a scene from, "An Education."   (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics, Kerry Brown)
Actress Carey Mulligan poses for portraits during the 34th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009.
Actress Carey Mulligan poses for portraits during the 34th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 11, 2009.   (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri)
In this Sept. 11, 2009 file photo, actress Carey Mulligan poses for portraits at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto.
In this Sept. 11, 2009 file photo, actress Carey Mulligan poses for portraits at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto.   (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, file)
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Winston
Oct 28, 09 1:19 PM CDT
Julia Roberts and Audrey Hepburn in the same sentence! No, no, no! Reply
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citygirl
Oct 28, 09 1:59 PM CDT
Sony's marketing guys are ridiculous
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youngblood
Oct 28, 09 3:23 PM CDT
It amazes me how dumb and gullible the publicity departments thinks the public is when they put out there lies and Bullshit to us!
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Jayster999
Oct 28, 09 1:24 PM CDT
Can't be that "it", since the general public has no idea who she is. Reply
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Alan_Harrington
Oct 28, 09 1:51 PM CDT
exactly, never heard of the name, or the movie for that matter
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