In the coming-of-age film, "Now and Then," Moore played the older version of a young girl named Samantha, who together with her friends, played by Rosie O'Donnell, Rita Wilson and Melanie Griffith, recall a memorable summer they shared in 1970.

Her past performances may never have been taken seriously for acting, relegating her to “popcorn actress” status — but they should be.

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