The Diary of Anne Frank : Anyone else think young Millie Perkins is Elizabeth Taylor-Audrey Hepburn mix?

Finished the 50s movie based on Anne Frank's diary and I as just incredibly flabbergasted at how much Millie Perkins who plays Anne Frank looks so much like Audrey Hepburn in some scenes and still shots and my beloved Elizabeth Taylor (see my username!!!!!) for a lot of the film! Practically she resembles like a mix of both throughout the movie if she doesn't outright looks like a clone copy of either in specific scenes.

Am I the only one who thought this? It was a so shocking move that an unknown secretary as chosen to play Anne I remember reading in a magazine and it as seen as very risky. After seeing the movie my thought was its obvious Perkins doesn't have much acting experience… But her being the weakest actress in a mostly brilliant movie was easily made up by the fact she seemed to resemble my 2 fav movie stars of all time (my username explains a lot!)!!!!

So I take it the producer suddenly just looked at a pic of Millie Perkins suddenly saw Audrey Hepburn's vibe, and after Audrey herself refused the role, decided to call her in as immediate replacement and was completely convinced on the spot when she saw how damn gorgeous Millie look in in person esp when her face was very Elizabeth Taylor-like?!!!

I enjoyed the movie far more than I thought despite Perkin's bad acting. Her so beautiful face made up for it and it was a treat to finally see how an Audrey-Elizabeth cross would have appeared onscreen! Mlle is just a bit shy on matching the same ballpark as Audrey and Elizabeth but man despite being a couple points lower, absolutely got both stars' type of beauty so spot on in specific scenes and still photos and as the closest woman in the world to perfectly blending both Goddesses's faces!

Am I alone in seeing this?

No I saw it too! You have a gift my friend.

Aside from the hair and general type, I didn't really see a resemblance. And Millie Perkins was a nonactress. But Audrey really survived WW2 in the Netherlands, most of the time in Arnhem. Actually she a contemporary of Anne Frank; they were born a month and 250 miles apart. It's possible they may have met, but I haven't researched that.

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She actually does have some of Audrey's features even on an everyday outfit. but you have to either observe very closely. Its at certain points when she really does have Audrey's looks (in particular the long hair style she was spouting before she auditioned for Roman Holliiday).


But I bet you will at least agree in so many angles (even outright public images like posters) she does come off as Elizabeth Taylor looklike esp when she stars in roles with longer hair!

And lol no need for the trivia, the whole reason I searched up info for this movie was because Audrey was the first choice for the role (and not just by the studios but even Otto saw her as the perfect candidate). While I was googling it before seeing it, I saw this.

(Link won't show for some reason but google up the blu ray edition of the 1959 movie to see the photo I am referring to).


And (SEE MY USERNAME) I had to watch the movie immediately after seeing that DVD cover!

You're absolutely right.