19 Most extraordinary debut performances in Hollywood

Dreamgirls (2006) | Image Source: DreamWorks Pictures
Dreamgirls (2006) | Image Source: Prime Video

2. Orson Welles – Citizen Kane (1941)

Citizen Kane (1941) | Image Source: RKO Pictures
Citizen Kane (1941) | Image Source: RKO Pictures

Orson Welles's debut as both the director and the lead actor in Citizen Kane proves one of the most influential performances in film history. Through Citizen Kane, he got to play the enigmatic press mogul, Charles Foster Kane, full of ambition and isolation. Welles was just 25 years old while taking up this pioneering role, thereby providing an unparalleled depth and complexity to the character. Citizen Kane continues to be on the list of the greatest ever films, with Welles's performance in it was proof of his unmatched brain in cinema.

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Edited by Amey Mirashi