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* [[Full -Frontal Assault|Nudity and sex scenes]] are double-edged swords. On one hand, a well-done scene in a critically-acclaimed film can boost one's career exponentially, and may put you on the fast track to mainstream and artistic respectability. Many Hollywood stars have gone on to very strong careers due to their willingness to do nude scenes -- [[Julianne Moore]], [[Halle Berry]] and [[Kate Winslet]] are cases in point. On the other hand, such scenes can just as easily derail a young actress' (and it's usually an actress) career. For example, if you are an actress who is most famous for [[Ms. Fanservice|her sexiness]] rather than her talent, and you want more than just [[Fifteen Minutes of Fame]], don't [[A Worldwide Punomenon|blow your wad early]] and do nudity near the start of your career. Once your male fans have seen you naked, what do they have left for the imagination? In particular, do ''not'' let your first nude scene be in a [[Slasher Movie]] or a frat-boy comedy, as this can get you [[Typecasting|typecast]] as "the bimbo" in a heartbeat. Compare the careers of sex symbols [[Jessica Alba]] and Shannon Elizabeth -- the former has never done nudity and got steady mainstream work for the better part of [[Turn of the Millennium|the last decade]], while the latter's career burned out and went [[Direct-to-video]] just a few years after she got naked in her debut, ''[[American Pie]]''.