Celebrity 10 Adorable Throwback Photos of Emma Roberts as a Child Star The actress kicked off her Hollywood career playing young Christina Jung in 2001's 'Blow' By Alexandra Schonfeld Alexandra Schonfeld Alexandra Schonfeld is a features writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since April 2022. Her work previously appeared in Newsweek. People Editorial Guidelines Published on July 19, 2024 03:41PM EDT Close Emma Roberts. Photo: Albert L. Ortega/WireImage Emma Roberts has been hitting award shows and premieres for more than two decades! The actress, who recently announced her engagement to Cody John, has been in the acting game since 2001 with early roles in movies like Blow and Grand Champion. By 2004, she had landed her very own Nickelodeon show, Unfabulous. As the now 33-year-old gears up to walk down the aisle, here's a look back at some of her most adorable moments from way back when. 01 of 10 Cool Kid on the Block Emma Roberts. Steve Granitz/WireImage To celebrate one of her first on screen roles in 2001 — shortly after her 10th birthday! — Roberts walked the carpet at the premiere of Blow in capri camo pants and a tank top. 02 of 10 Pink and Poised Emma Roberts. Lee Celano/WireImage For the premiere of The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement, a 13-year-old Roberts wore a tie-dye dress over a pair of light washed jeans. 03 of 10 Screen Star Emma Roberts. Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic In 2004, the same year her Nickelodeon show Unfabulous premiered on the network, Roberts took part in Nickelodeon's Worldwide Day of Play in Hollywood. 04 of 10 Matchy, Matchy Emma Roberts. Gregg DeGuire/WireImage Though she did not appear in the film herself, Roberts stepped out for the 2004 premiere of Raising Helen in an adorable mini skirt and matching T-shirt which she paired with kitten heal flip-flops. So 2000s! 05 of 10 With the Ryans Emma Roberts, Ryan Reynolds, Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams at the 2005 Teen Choice Awards. John Shearer/WireImage For the 2005 Teen Choice Awards, Roberts joined Ryan Reynolds to present the award for choice liplock to Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams for their iconic smooch in The Notebook. 06 of 10 Teen PEOPLE Throwback Emma Roberts. SGranitz/WireImage Roberts was a guest at Teen PEOPLE's 2005 soirée celebrating the second annual Young Hollywood Issue which featured the cast of One Tree Hill on the cover. Other guests included Hilary Duff, Brenda Song, Paris Hilton, Chad Michael Murray and Hilarie Burton. 07 of 10 So Golden Emma Roberts. SGranitz/WireImage She wore a very on-theme T-shirt for the L.A. premiere of Charlie and the Chocolate Factory in 2005 — how cute, or should we say, sweet! 08 of 10 Girl Power JoJo, Sara Paxton and Emma Roberts. Michael Tran/FilmMagic In the midst of starring on her own Nickelodeon show, Roberts also snagged a few big screen roles including in the beloved film Aquamarine alongside Sara Paxton and JoJo. Here, all three of the young stars posed together at the movie's 2006 premiere. 09 of 10 Star Power Emma Roberts and Rihanna. Kevin Mazur/WireImage Way before there was Fenty Beauty or the birth of her two children, the year was 2007 and Rihanna had just released "Umbrella." She and Roberts shared a moment together at the Kids Choice Awards. 10 of 10 Leading Lady Emma Roberts. VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty That same year, Roberts also starred as Nancy Drew in a film adaptation of the iconic books.