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Shailene Woodley rose to fame with her starring roles in Divergent and The Fault in Our Stars. She has, however, an extensive resume that includes television and film work from the early 2000s onwards. For example, she starred as Felicity in 2005's Felicity: An American Girl Adventure.

Related: Shailene Woodley's 10 Best Movies (According To Rotten Tomatoes)

Her stirring performance was well-received and led to further roles for her as a young adult, including the main role on ABC  Family's The Secret Life of the American Teenager. Therefore, with Shailene Woodley's early work in mind, here are 10 television shows you might not have recognized her in. Some might just surprise you!

It’s a reunion for the American Girl gang.

One of the brand’s original dolls, Felicity Merriman, is back. The character, one of the four original dolls in the collection, first introduced in 1991, is returning to American Girl shelves for the first time in more than five years, following in the footsteps of another doll, Samantha Parkington, who was rereleased in 2014 after being retired in 2009. This time, Felicity is a part of the brand’s BeForever collection of historically inspired dolls.

Felicity’s story is set during the American Revolution, where she lives in Williamsburg, Virginia, with her family,...

Julia Roberts is getting into the TV game. The Oscar-winner is developing a TV show called Taming of the Shrew, EW confirms. But fans of the Bard, don’t get too excited — this project is not related to the play of the same name by William Shakespeare. The show has thus far been only described as a half-hour workplace comedy that “follows a horrible boss and the employees trying to reign her in.” Deadline first reported the news.

The project is also not to be mistaken with another workplace comedy Roberts began developing last year, a feature called Second Act.

Exclusive: Julia Roberts is reuniting with longtime collaborator Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas for Taming of The Shrew, a half-hour workplace comedy, which has sold to ABC. Roberts’ Red Om Films, 3 Arts, where Goldsmith-Thomas is a manager-producer, and ABC Studios are producing the project, which is not related to the classic William Shakespeare play. Written by Marc Hyman (Meet The Fockers), the ABC comedy follows a tyrannical CEO and the office staff who try to tame her. Hyman, Roberts and Goldsmith-Thomas executive produce, with Red Om principals Lisa Gillan and Marissa Yeres Gill serving as producers. This marks the first TV development season for Goldsmith-Thomas since joining 3 Arts last fall. Her relationship with Roberts goes back 23 years to the time she was Roberts’ agent at ICM, guiding her career to global stardom. Goldsmith-Thomas then ran Revolution Studios East, supervising films under Roberts’ production deal there. The two have produced together two American Girl films,...

Australian director Nadia Tass, director of Malcolm, The Big Steal and last year’s Matching Jack will see a retrospective of her work at the American Cinematheque in La. Tass’s the forthcoming film stars Harvey Keitel and is tentatively titled Fatal Honeymoon, due in theatres in 2013, distributed by Pinnacle.

The announcement:

Australian director Nadia Tass is to be honoured with a major retrospective of her work at the American Cinematheque in Los Angeles during August.

The retrospective will screen four of Tass’ most acclaimed films – Malcolm, The Big Steal, Amy and Matching Jack.

Amongst the many honours in her illustrious career, Nadia Tass won multiple Australian Film Institute Awards, including Best Director and Best Film Awards for Malcolm. She and filmmaking partner,David Parker, shared the Byron Kennedy Award in 1986 for their contribution to Australian cinema. Amy received 23 international awards including Best Film at the Paris Film Festival (1999), Grand...

When I was in the American Girl store the other day with my daughter, they were playing "Felicity: An American Girl Adventure," which starred a then-13-year-old Shailene Woodley.

I had never heard of Shailene before "The Descendants," but the now 20-year-old is just as fresh faced today as she was back in the day. She hit many red carpets this award season, but never looked too made-up or overdone.

The same was true of the Oscars. "She looked exquisite yet still young, fresh and fashionable," says her makeup artist Stephen Sollitto. "Her look is about luminous skin, defined ...

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Academy Award-nominated actress Carey Mulligan will be honored with the “Hollywood Supporting Actress Award,” Berenice Bejo, Jean Dujardin, Elle Fanning, Amber Heard, Andrea Riseborough, Shailene Woodley and Anton Yelchin will receive the “Hollywood Spotlight Award” at the Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony

Hollywood, Calif., Oct. 10, 2011 – The 15th Annual Hollywood Film Festival and Hollywood Film Awards, presented by Starz Entertainment, are pleased to announce that Academy Award-nominated Carey Mulligan will receive the “Hollywood Supporting Actress Award,” and Berenice Bejo, Jean Dujardin, Elle Fanning, Amber Heard, Andrea Riseborough, Shailene Woodley and Anton Yelchin will receive the “Hollywood Spotlight Award,” at the festival’s Hollywood Film Awards Gala Ceremony, which will take place October 24, 2011, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills.

The announcement was made today by Carlos de Abreu, Founder and Executive Director of the Hollywood Film Festival. “It is a privilege to honor Carey Mulligan, Berenice Bejo, Jean Dujardin, Elle Fanning,...

Shailene Woodley, best recognized as the star of The Secret Life of the American Teenager (TV), was born on November 15, 1991, in Simi Valley, California, to Loni and Lorry Woodley, who are now divorced. She's the older sister to a brother, Tanner. Woodley more or less stumbled into acting, as she wound up with her cousin, a model, at a talent call. Asked by her mother if she wanted to try acting, Woodley -- who's called "Shai" by her family and friends -- said yes and has been pursuing the craft ever since. Did we mention that she was five at the time? And it wasn't long after that that Woodley was appearing in televison commercials and acting in shows and movies. "My friends went to soccer practice; I went to auditions," Woodley said during a 2008 conference call with reporters. "So I've never really thought of it as a job or...

Hallmark Channel said Monday that it has acquired a slate of 39 feature films, including the network TV premiere of the Oscar-winning documentary March of the Penguins, from Warner Bros. Domestic Cable Distribution. The acquisition deal, which Hallmark called its most ambitious ever, gives the channel a group of more contemporary titles to air alongside such acquired series as Walker, Texas Ranger, M*A*S*H and Diagnosis Murder and original movies including the Mystery Movie franchises. In addition to Penguins, the deal includes the network television premieres of Troy and The Phantom of the Opera as well as rights to Miss Congeniality, The In-Laws, Hearts in Atlantis, Kangaroo Jack, New York Minute, Felicity: An American Girl Adventure and Samantha: An American Girl Holiday. Other titles in the package include The Bridges of Madison County, Michael, Jack Frost, City Slickers, Forever Young, Little Giants and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.