Saoirse Ronan and Timothée Chalamet Know Image If either Timothée Chalamet, 22, or Saoirse Ronan, 23, wins an Oscar for their performances — his in “Call Me by Your Name” or hers in “Lady Bird” — they would be among the youngest actors ever to do so. “My Pretty Pony!”Born to Irish parents in the Bronx but raised in Ireland, Ms. Ronan, 23, began acting professionally at 7. Like Ms. Ronan, Mr. Chalamet was born in New York. I didn’t realize, until “Lady Bird” came along, how starved we are for female coming-of-age stories that don’t revolve around a girl being validated by romance. Image “I’ve always known, from the age of 12, that I was being asked different questions by interviewers than men,” said Ms. Ronan.

Source: New York Times January 31, 2018 09:56 UTC