Karen Dotrice. Yes, Karen Dotrice.
The first movie I ever saw in a movie theater was Mary Poppins, in 1964. Hell, maybe it was the first movie I ever saw. Anyway, the big screen, the incredible special effects, the magical nanny... I was nine years old, and I couldn't take my eyes off the character of Jane Banks. I'd never felt anything like that before. I wanted to move to England. I got angry at Michael Banks, her brother, because he got to play with her all the time. (And besides, he was a little snot.) Jane was played by Karen Dotrice, who never again appeared in anything I saw, which is just as well because I was able to maintain the illusion that Jane Banks was a real person, not that a nine year old needs much encouragement to do that.
Sure, watching that movie now--on DVD, over and over and over, given that there are three little Centerfielders in the house who love the movie--I'm more partial to the nineteen year old Julie Andrews, but 45 years ago... Karen Dotrice.
Who was your first movie star crush?