Before they were stars... (Celebs and their former jobs)

A list by CelebSam

These femme fatales were once ordinary working girls. Find out what they did prior to hitting it big!
from an article by Cherie Reynolds

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• Tea Leoni decided to see the world, stopping in Italy, Japan, and St. Croix. In Japan, she says "I tried a Japanese soap opera, but that didn't work out, so I did some athletic modeling and taught English. Well, not exactly. I helped teach Japanese b
• Ashley Judd worked behind the scenes, supporting her singing family The Judds on concert tours by cleaning their tour bus for $10 a day.
• Faith Hill tried to keep the fact that she was a singer a secret from her boss Gary Morris when she worked as a receptionist for his music publishing company. But pipes like that can't stay hidden for long. A songwriter with the company overheard her sing
• Madonna worked the counter at Dunkin' Donuts in New York's Times Square. She was reportedly fired for squirting donut jelly on customers.
• Rene Russo. She once helped support her single mother by working as an inspector on a factory line in an eyeglass company.
• Courteney Cox Arquette? Before she made friends at Central Perk, former model Courteney's portfolio contained shoots for teen magazines and romance novel covers.
• Michelle Pfeiffer when she worked as a cashier at Vons grocery store.
• Kristin Davis opened a yoga studio with a friend.
• Calista Flockhart earned her beans as an aerobics instructor in New York City.
• Oprah Winfrey is one of the most powerful women in entertainment, as a magazine publisher and host of a talk show that draws more than 21 million viewers a week. She began her career at age 19 working as a news reporter for Nashville radio station WVOL.