Meet Felicity Jones, the breakout star of the new 'Star Wars' movie

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Felicity Jones.

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If you're not familiar with "Rogue One" star Felicity Jones, you're missing out on one of the top young actresses working today.

It's time to fix that.

Jones, 33, received an Oscar nomination for her performance playing Stephen Hawking's wife Jane in 2014's "The Theory of Everything," and recently found acclaim in the indie "A Monster Calls."

But playing rebel Jyn Erso in the latest "Star Wars" movie, the one-off "Rogue One" (opening Friday), she's become one of the most recognizable faces on the planet. 

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Here's how Jones went from child actor to the latest "Star Wars" heroine: