Baby Peggy was just three years old when she signed her first contract.
At five, she had starred in nearly 150 films and had another $1.5 million contract to her name.
Praised as America's sweetheart, Baby Peggy, who later changed her name to Diana Serra Cary, became one of the most famous actors of Hollywood's silent era.
But like many child stars after her, Cary came to learn the road to Hollywood fame wasn't always easy.
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Born Peggy-Jean Montgomery in 1918, Cary was just 19 months old when her mother brought her to Century Studios.
Her distinctive black hair and expressive face attracted the attention of a director who cast her in her first short Playmates and later paired her with the animal star Brownie the Wonder Dog.
She would appear in several full-length silent features such as Darling of New York, Captain January and Family Secret.