Although the book was modeled on her fellow AKB48 member Minami Minegishi, Atsuko Maeda was chosen because she had more acting experience.

With little acting experience, she managed to make her debut in the 1955 movie, Good Morning Miss Dove, playing Jincey Baker.

There wasn't much dancing and Mary and I didn't dance together as partners, but it was a great acting experience for me, and in the end Mary stole the show.

His fellow cast members, most with a good deal more acting experience, do somewhat better in this regard.

Thinking he would have a better chance if he gained more acting experience and honed his craft on the stage, Shin switched gears and joined the theater company Hakchon.

Mr. Shapiro, a talent manager, recommended one of his clients, a stand-up comic with little acting experience.

After all, her acting experience, before she won an Oscar, was confined to playing a small woodland animal (a skunk) in a ballet recital based on "Snow White."

It has been her acting experience, being in front of cameras from an early age which sets her apart.

Matarazzo, now 13 (she shot the film the summer before entering the dreaded seventh grade, at age 11), came to "Dollhouse" with little acting experience.

For some auditions, auditionees must bring a professional 8"X10" photo called a "headshot" and a resume that indicates their acting experience and training.