Fresh Face: Kat Dennings

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Her Current Gig: Norah in Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist. The kind of girl that asks a stranger (Michael Cera) to make out with her. Like, now.

You Know This Face Because … Anna Faris made her look Hef-able in The House Bunny with black fishnet gloves and a highly uneven chartreuse mini-skirt. And before that, she was Robert Downey Jr.’s daughter in Charlie Bartlett whose between-the-bathroom-stalls chemistry with the underdeveloped (compared to her!) Anton Yelchin was actually believable. Impressive.

Why So Fresh? Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist will do to Dennings what Juno did to Ellen Page. Soon, you’ll speak of Kat like you’ve always known it was spelled with a “K” and not a “C.” When you hear whispers of “She’s the Next Liv Tyler,” you’ll say, “Oh, I’ve been a huge fan of Kat Dennings since she hired Samantha to be her publicist in Sex and the City.” Netflixing the entire, albeit short, Kat Dennings canon proved worthwhile, didn’t it?

Something Smart She Said: “I’ve had people tell me to get Mystic Tan, blonde highlights, choppy haircuts, but I’ve made a conscious decision not to cave.”