The Role: Mid-‘90s malaise takes hold and Ryder seems to have found her ideal role in Lelaina Pierce, a directionless young former high-achiever recording her fellow Gen X bods’ lives through her camcorder.

Studio bosses hoped this would piggyback on her fame and the subject matter, but Ben Stiller’s movie largely tanked. She still does solid work, however, though then this is the sort of role that she can crank out easily.

Ryder Trivia: She was dating ‘90s rock stalwarts Soul Asylum’s leader singer Dave Pirner at the time –he crops up in some of the videos.