Anna Chlumsky, the gal who played everyone's favorite tomboy in the early '90s coming-of-age film My Girl (and its unnecessary sequel, My Girl 2) is staging one major comeback.

She has just been cast in the upcoming feature film The Loop, a political satire co-starring James Gandolfini. The movie is based on a loose adaptation of the BBC series The Thick of It. Chlumsky will play a U.S. government assistant in this parody of the daily workings of American and British government offices. (Think The Office meets The West Wing.)

Chlumsky in My Girl (1991)

Chlumsky at the Conde Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards on Oct. 10, 2007

Photo credit: Astrid Stawiarz/Getty Images

Chlumsky, like many child actors, didn't transition well into mainstream movies as an adult. Her fall into obscurity, although, was a fairly soft one. … continue reading