Duff has been regularly slaying the game since she was 13 years old, from her latest award-winning performance on the TV Land comedy Younger to her days as teen idol Lizzie Maguire. And to see one of Duff’s most iconic performances, you have to travel all the way back to the beginning, to the legendary Disney Channel Original Movie Cadet Kelly from 2002. Keep scrolling to have a look at some of her finest work.
1. Casper Meets Wendy
Hilary Duff debuted on the big screen in 1998 with her first big endeavor. Wendy was her character’s name in the film, and she played the lead. Hilary Duff’s sweet-innocent charm in the animated comedy was nearly too adorable to bear. Hilary’s interactions with Casper, the nice ghost, were charming. Hilary was only 11 years old when she played Wendy, but she acted like an adult, perfectly pouting her parts.
2. The Lizzie McGuire Movie
Hilary Duff’s most well-known film is this one. The film was a spin-off from the Disney Channel’s Lizzie McGuire series. In the film, Hilary produced a great act. It’s a romantic drama in which Hilary encounters a famous singer and falls in love with him while not understanding his actual intentions. Hilary Duff played two roles in the film, and she excelled in both.
3. Agent Cody Banks
In the film, Hilary Duff portrayed a super-rich adolescent who is kidnapped. She is rescued by a boy she had never seen at school. That’s when love blossoms between them.
4. A Cinderella Story
We are all familiar with the Cinderella story. Hilary played a modernized version of the classic Cinderella character. The film’s centerpiece was Hilary and Chad Micheal Murray’s blazing on-screen romance. This is a strongly recommended film on the singing phenomenon that you should not miss.
5. The Perfect Man
In this picture, Hilary Duff played a devoted daughter to her single mother. A daughter who sends her own mother snuggly emails to cheer her up and keep her from feeling lonely. The friendship between Hilary and Heather Locklear is palpable.
