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Throwback! Stars' first appearances at TIFF, from Halle Berry to Kate Winslet

By Heather Cichowski

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By Heather Cichowski

TIFF always brings together up-and-coming talent with established stars. Many A-listers attended the Canadian event when they were rising stars!

The 2020 Toronto International Film Festival is different due to and social distancing measures, but there are still a lot of big celebrities premiering movies at the event. In celebration of them and their relationship with TIFF, we're looking back at their first times at the film festival.

Scroll through the gallery (or click through if you're on desktop) to see the first appearances of celebrities showcasing films at TIFF 2020.

Photos: © Evan Agostini/Getty Images, George Pimentel/Getty Images, Evan Agostini/Getty Images

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Naomi Watts, 2003

The accomplished actress has attended TIFF a number of times, but her very first time was almost two decades ago at the screening of 21 Grams.

Photo: © Evan Agostini/Getty Images

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Peter Dinklage, 2003

Long before Game of Thrones, the star attended a screening of The Station Agent during the 2003 Toronto International Film Festival.

Photo: © Evan Agostini/Getty Images

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Regina King, 2004

The actress made her first appearance on the red carpet at TIFF for the gala screening of Ray.

Photo: © Donald Weber/Getty Images

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Mark Wahlberg, 2004

Proud Boston Red Sox fan Mark Wahlberg showed his longtime pride for his home team while in Toronto at a press conference for I Love Huckabees. His love of the baseball team hasn't changed after all this time!

Photo: © Evan Agostini/Getty Images

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Rosamund Pike, 2005

It was at the Pride and Prejudice premiere that Rosamund Pike first experienced TIFF!

Photo: © George Pimentel/WireImage

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Shia LaBeouf, 2005

A baby-faced Shia LaBeouf struck a pose at TIFF with dad Jeff at an Entertainment Weekly Endeavor Party during the festival.

Photo: © Jeff Vespa/WireImage

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Kate Winslet, 2006

The Oscar winner made her TIFF red carpet debut at the All The King's Men gala presentation in a silky little black dress.

Photo: © Evan Agostini/Getty Images

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Jude Law, 2006

At the same gala presentation, Kate's co-star, Jude Law, posed on the red carpet at the Roy Thomson Hall in a monochromatic look.

Photo: © Evan Agostini/Getty Images

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Idris Elba, 2008

The British actor looked dapper in a three-piece suit at the RocknRolla premiere at the Elgin Theatre.

Photo: © George Pimentel/WireImage

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Naomie Harris, 2010

It was a decade ago that Naomie Harris first attended the Toronto International Film Festival. She stepped out to the Variety Studio at Holt Renfrew while promoting The First Grader.

Photo: © Sonia Recchia/Getty Images

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Saoirse Ronan, 2011

The talented actress is a TIFF veteran! She first walked the red carpet at the Canadian event for the Violet & Daisy premiere. Saorise was 17 at the time!

Photo: © George Pimentel/WireImage

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Chloe Grace Moretz, 2011

She was another young actress to attend TIFF for the first time in 2011. The then-14-year-old was on hand to promote Hick. Here, she spoke at the Variety Studio.

Photo: © Alexandra Wyman/WireImage

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Halle Berry, 2012

It might surprise some fans to find out that Halle Berry didn't get to enjoy TIFF until 2012. She participated in the event to promote Cloud Atlas.

Photo: © George Pimentel/Getty Images

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Rosario Dawson, 2014

It wasn't that long ago when the actress graced TIFF for the first time at the Top Five red carpet premiere at the Princess of Wales Theatre.

Photo: © Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

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