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"  Picture: Getty Images For Lily-Rose Depp,\u00A0it isn&amp;#039;t all too surprising that she\u00A0has finally\u00A0caught the acting bug.\u00A0Just like her Oscar-nominated father, Johnny,\u00A0who has an affinity for avant-garde characters\u00A0(such as\u00A0his iconic portrayals of\u00A0Edward Scissorhands, Willy Wonka and the Mad Hatter), 16-year-old Depp is following in those same\u00A0footsteps as she&amp;#039;s signed on to\u00A0her own\u00A0unique role.\u00A0 According to\u00A0Variety, she\u00A0will be playing an\u00A0impoverished dance wunderkind\u00A0named Isadora Duncan in\u00A0Stephanie Di Giusto&amp;#039;s directorial debut, a period drama\u00A0called\u00A0The Dancer.\u00A0\u00A0 While the film is centered around the life of modern dance legend Loie Fuller (who will be portrayed by French pop-singer-turned-movie-star,\u00A0Soko),\u00A0Depp plays\u00A0a close friend of Fuller:\u00A0&amp;quot;a San Francisco native who grew up in poverty and became a dance prodigy, quickly achieving worldwide fame,&amp;quot;\u00A0Variety\u00A0says.\u00A0 &amp;quot;Quickly achieving worldwide fame&amp;quot; should soon feel familiar to\u00A0the young actress.\u00A0Also\u00A0cast as\u00A0Natalie Portman&amp;#039;s little sister in\u00A0next year&amp;#039;s 1930s-inspired\u00A0Planetarium,\u00A0it looks like this is just the beginning of\u00A0a very promising film career.\u00A0 Via HarpersBazaar.com *** MORE LILY-ROSE DEPP Lily-Rose Depp&amp;#039;s new film role Lily-Rose Depp to star in music video Lily-Rose Depp for Chanel "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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