Britney Spears started her career in stage productions and appearing in TV series before she landed a contract with Jive Records when she was 15. She soon impressed everyone when she was tapped to play her first leading role in the 2002 film, Crossroads.

The gig opened doors for her, as she appeared in other flicks, including Austin Powers in Goldmember, Pauly Shore Is Dead, Fahrenheit 9/11 and Corporate Animals, to name a few.

Crossroads features several renowned stars in Hollywood who starred along with Spears, including Kim Cattrall, Anson Mount, Zoë Saldaña, Taryn Manning, Justin Long, Dan Aykroyd, Beverly Johnson, Kool Moe Dee, Jesse Camp and David Allen.

Dajiné Colón and Crystal Milton also appeared and played the younger versions of Saldaña and Manning’s characters.

Although Crossroads only earned moderate box office sales, critics and Spears’ costars applauded her acting skills.

“Oh, on a scale of 1 to 10, 10 being super fabulous? Um, I would say a six? A seven? Eight-ish?” she said, defending Spears.

On the other hand, Long told Us Weekly how Spears’ behavior was while shooting.

“I remember being so disarmed by how normal she seemed. It was at the height of her fame, and, like, everyone else, I was inundated by images of her. She was so popular, so famous,” he shared.

Meanwhile, Manning said they had an amazing time on Crossroads despite not keeping in touch after filming wrapped.