Someone Found A Photo Album With A Woman Next To Hollywood Stars In A Thrift Shop And It’s Like A Time Machine
A thrift shop in Belgium has caused quite a stir on the Internet. People at Opnieuw & Co, a local establishment in Mortsel, discovered an old photo album where a woman posed next to the biggest stars in Hollywood. After they shared some of the pictures, the online community immediately started their investigation. Who was this woman hugging Johnny Depp, Angelina Jolie, Bruce Willis, and other A-list celebrities?
After a while, someone noticed a tag she had in one of the photos. Turns out, the 'mysterious' woman is actually Maria Snoeys-Lagler, a former member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). It's a non-profit organization of journalists and photographers who report on the entertainment industry. The HFPA consists of about 90 members from around 55 countries, and they're the ones conducting the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles every January.
Looking at these pictures, it's clear that Maria Snoeys-Lagler has met virtually everyone dominating the biggest screens and stages. Or is it the other way around? Maybe, just maybe, there's a secret club in Hollywood of all the celebrities who have had their picture taken with Maria Snoeys-Lagler?
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Johnny Depp And Juliette Lewis
Was the different ages not enough to indicate different greetings, though?
Load More Replies...Perhaps she is a costume designer. Which really makes the most sense.
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"We still have no idea how the album got to us," a spokesperson of Opnieuw & Co told Bored Panda. "We are a thrift store and we rely on donations to fund our social workplace (we provide refugees and people who can’t find a job with work). That means someone probably dropped it off at one of our shops in a box full of other stuff as well."
"One of our people browsed through the album and realized this was not something that someone would get rid of voluntarily," they said. "We figured out the lady’s name through her press badge in one of the photos. Then, one of our country's national TV stations used their contacts and located her daughter in California. Nobody has any idea how the album ended up here."
Patrick Stewart
"Maria died in 2016 after being a Hollywood reporter until the age of 87. We have now contacted her daughter to make sure we can return the album to her."
Judging from the photos, it's clear that her job had meant a lot to her. Let's hope they reach California safely and Maria's daughter gets to keep these tributes to her mom's work.
Sam Neill And Robert Downey Jr
Not wrong. Middle aged Robert ain't too bad either. 😃
Load More Replies...Sam Neill is one of my favorite actors, but he has questionable taste. He has starred in some of the most disturbing horror films, things I only watched based on his name. I was so sorry I even watched some of this, to the point where I am reluctant to watch something that has his name on it. He is good-looking and a fantastic actor, but still. Worst was some movie on a space ship that finds a portal to hell, and a movie about a writer that has writer's block that stays in this town that turns out to have a doorway into hell, and a movie about the vampire apocalypse.
Sandy, I love him too. So underrated. Are you talking about Event Horizon and In the Mouth of Madness.
Load More Replies...I would LOVE to know why this happened. And what Sam and RDJ have to say.
I know they are in one of my favorite movies, I think it's called Renaissance and Sam Neill played Louis the 14 I believe
Bruce Willis
"John Smith" From Last Man Standing. Great flick. 2013-01-27...-44-pm.jpg
Young Elijah Wood
I didn't realise Elijah Wood Could look any younger than he already does!
He was on some shows when he was about 2 (I think Johnny Carson and the Sonny and Cher Show). He was even cute during those awkward years when even cute kids look weird lol.
Load More Replies...Kevin Bacon And Tom Hanks
Keanu Reeves
the other man is alfonso arau, mexican actor and director of the film a walk in the clouds
And the other woman is Aitana Sánchez-Gijón, the leading Spanish actress of A walk through the clouds. The other man is another actor.
the other man in alfonso arau, mexican actor and director of the film
Load More Replies...Hey, what about Tom Hanks, though?? He's a genuinely nice guy, too, right?
Load More Replies...Angelina Jolie
idk, she looked pretty old in that last johnny depp pic...
Load More Replies...Other than her chin I don't see much of one...
Load More Replies...This was before she adopted Maddox, her oldest. she had the dragon tattoo removed and has the coordinates of each of her children's locations of birth tattooed on her upper arm. (Brad's is there, too.)
This is pretty much at the moment when Angelina (later) started to get stupid on herself!
I think she has a prescription for plastic surgery on demand. I don't like that woman one bit. She is a haint.
Harrison Ford
Note the gentlemanly pose, no hands! The man just exudes class. Among other things *swoon*
That’s how Keanu Reeves is too. He doesn’t touch woman when he posed with them either.
Load More Replies...Drew Barrymore
The current one isn't much better. eyebrows3-...e8fe27.jpg
Lol love the eyebrow comments... from almost gone to Oscar the grouch lol the trends have been totally different from year to year be hilarious to see a timeline of eyebrow trends lmao maybe I shall make one ? ( I’m a webbie lol) prolly be the only one laughing though lol
Jon Bon Jovi
either she was very short, or she's sitting down, cause JBJ is tiny !
When I was 15, I meet Jon bon Jovi and I asked if I could give him a kiss and he said yes
Man I love Bon Jovi. Jersey born and raised it should be me hugging him not her. Loved Bon Jovi since the 80's. The old Club and Bar days.
Will Smith
Denzel Washington
I mean, it's Denzel. There is no bad or ugly picture of him.
Load More Replies...Okay, now I officially hate this woman, lol! Not really, but what a lucky broad.
Only a real one would adjust for Brown skin tones and let the subject appear ghastly and ghostly
Clarence Williams III, Kyle Maclachlan And Samuel L Jackson
I was gonna say and she’s the biggest baller of them all! LOL
Load More Replies...Well, you could *read* the words written before the first picture and find out.
Load More Replies...Sir Anthony Hopkins And Richard Attenborough
Oh my I missed This one or did not show up before I signed IN?? Just love me some Anthony Hopkins! What an actor of our time!
Two amazing lives lived with those two handsome men. God bless you all.
Kevin Costner
Hmm... It's interesting trying to pin dates onto these pics, but judging solely by the length of Costner's hair, I'd say 1994/95 - shortly after he filmed "Waterworld".
This looks fake. see how there is a faint aura around the woman. Now look at the straight line of her shirt next to his shirt. Next her hair against his shirt casts no shadow. I believe this to be one gigantic deep fake.
He's still alive, and still acting on movies you know ?
Load More Replies...Antonio Banderas
Every time I see Antonio Banderas, it reminds me of the Benicio del Toro Heineken commercial
So if I guy said that on here about a woman he’d be put through the ringer, called a sexist, rapist and everything else. So, women are ALLOWED to objectify, “AMIRIGHT”?
Load More Replies...Walter Matthau
Why does it look like she literally leaves changes shirts and comes back and all the photos where done in one day? Creepy... is she not aging during all this lol most even look like same pose same smile same outfits too lol hmmm maybe it’s one huge scandal and she just cut herself out and pasted on her pic ( and her hand catching a feel ) with each celebs pics she found in some throwback people’s magazines lol and this was her creepy fan celebrity scrapbook:... hmmm lemme find out she’s not dead and living in a mental institution with a floral print and faux pearls and that smile...... oh man. Hmm I should write a script. I shall make millions bc of this lady’s weird anti aging photos lol
Omg! It is :) Loved that Movie Growing up lol - these photos are awesome!
Load More Replies...I miss him. 🙁 Loved "Grumpy Old Men" and "Hanging Up" His tombstone is also pretty awesome. "Walter Matthau starring in..." and then there is an arrow to the ground. And it was his idea!
Wow! That's right before he went on a trip to the waterfalls in his house with balloons
Jack Nicholson
Of all these pictures, jack Nicholson is someone who generally is very straight faced. Ready for the camera type look. This smile he cracked looks so authentic and comfortable. Like good buddies. It is rare for him. I would love to hear from the stars how they know her, what they think of her. Who she truly was. That would be cool!
bruh the f**k jack nicholson is just waiting to shed his mortal form to become the f*****g GOD that he is
Load More Replies...Christopher Walken
I figured out who she is?! It's Walken's estranged Mother! Look at the family resemblance!
Load More Replies...His stone face makes her even more adorable <3 But then again, we all look like that on at least 20 pictures. He is an amazing guy.
Hugh Grant
I have that smile but my cheeks are chubbier and my teeth are bigger, not to mention my braces!
Load More Replies...rent a hand strikes again, some fantastic photoshop skills, do you reckon they were photographed in a cardboard box?
Liam Neeson
Kirk Douglas
RIP to both, right? Mr. Douglas just passed recently; outlived this journalist by a mere four years. Photo albums can be bittersweet to look through.
Kate Winslett
Kate is giving that forced smile smile. She looks like she'd rather be anywhere else.
Nah, I think it’s just her smile. I think it looks natural. The other lady isn’t smiling though. Maybe she’s still angry at Kate...that Leo couldn’t fit on that door/piece of wood with her :)
Load More Replies...worst retouching ever, love the way Kate's shirt stops abruptly at an angle, truly appalling bull plop
Cary Elwes
Lawrence Fishburn
Nicolas Cage
“Ok you two give me your best Nicolas Cage” “You’ve nailed it ma’am!”
Load More Replies...Tim Roth
If you've never seen it, check out Four Rooms, it's based on Roald Dahl's adult works. Each incident that happens in the aforementioned 4 rooms in the hotel that Tim Roth is the Bellhop at is written and directed by different people: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, and Quentin Tarantino. Love it!
Load More Replies...You can tell that she enjoyed her time with him, unlike some of the others.
Helen Hunt
Ashley And Mary-Kate Olsen
Found this https://variety.com/2006/scene/awards/hfpa-membership-2-1117954828/?jwsource=cl... she represented Belgium on HFP
Gary Oldman, Francis Coppola And Winona Ryder
Not sure why you were downvoted. That is indeed Gary Oldman and I think the caption was updated after you pointed this out.
Load More Replies...Oh my goodness! Is this a behind the scenes for Dracula?! This lady is awesome
Luke Perry
Jack Lemmon And Sophia Loren
Tom Seleck
Ed Harris
I think he's one of the best looking movie stars. He was very handsome in China moon. I am not gay BTW. :)
Load More Replies...Tommy Lee Jones
They for sure chose clothing that would be easy to cosplay. 🙃
Load More Replies...Jane Seymour
I bet if they contacted Meher Tatna of the Hollywood Foreign Press, they could identify her and get these pictures back to the rightful owner or her family.
Julia Roberts
Nicole Kidman And Michael Keaton
The other fella would be Bruce Joel Rubin. He directed Nicole and Michael in the movie "My Life" in 1993. Loved Nicole's hair back then. And I love how Bruce and Nicole are looking at one thing, Michael's looking at someone else, and Maria's the only one facing the camera, lol! Actors, eh?
michael keaton pissed about something... either that or he's just got resting b***h face
He looks like someone just asked him a question and he's going " What?"
Load More Replies...Cuba Gooding Jr, Lawrence Fishburn
The other gentleman is Cuba's father, Cuba Gooding, who was probably best known as the lead singer of the band, The Main Ingredient ("Everybody Plays the Fool"). He passed away in 2017.
Steven Spielberg
At the end of his life, he won't have to look back and think, "Did I accomplish anything?" He has provided so much quality entertainment.
Danny Glover
Meg Ryan And Andy Garcia
When a Man Loves a Woman, 1994. Lots of these seem like they’re from around that time.
Oh man! I totally forgot about him. Shame on me. He was great. I will have to google him, to see what he is doing now. He was great in the movie Black Rain.
Matt Dillon
Michelle Pfeiffer And Dennis Haysbert
Alfre Woodard
Rutger Hauer
Sunzilla: Rutger Hauer was a famous Dutch actor. One of his best known roles was as Roy Batty in 1982's "Blader Runner". Other movies include "Ladyhawke with Michelle Pfeiffer and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" with Kristy Swanson. Rutger passed away in 2019, bless his soul.
Load More Replies...William Shatner
He actually has a horse farm that he's apparently very active on, so it's not unexpected.
Load More Replies...Michael Douglas
It would have been neat to put the pictures of her with the father and the son next to each other
Meg Ryan
She's been in a few indie movies and TV shows recently. Her son (with Dennis Quaid), Jack, is the main star of the Amazon hit 'The Boys'.
Load More Replies...Jean Claude Van Damme
How does this woman look exactly the same in both old and new pictures
On the picture with Ludacris she looks really much older to me though!
Load More Replies...Jonathan Pryce
Love him to bits. The movie Brazil is in my top ten list of all movies.
Tom Cruise
That moustache gap is doing nothing but show off his weird centre tooth.
That tooth is the only remaining proof he comes from another planet.
Load More Replies...Tom Curise has had this haircut short after Interview With The Vampire was made, so this photo is from around 1995.
I agree. There were a few other movies he made around that time when he was promoting with this hair
Load More Replies...John Corbett
I accept only the Northern Exposure era John Corbett.
Load More Replies...Ludacris
Gerard Depardieu And Claude Berri
Richard Dreyfuss
Heather Locklear
What in the world ever happened to her? Haven't heard anything since the late 90s..
Substance abuse/addiction issues unfortunately.
Load More Replies...Emilio Estevez
Cast Melrose Place
I love the fact that Doug Savant and Laura Leighton are still together!
Pamela Anderson
Really cool, I'm guessing that these date photos anywhere from 1987 to 1996.
Kristin Davis
Cast The Bold & The Beautiful
Mary Mcdonnell
and went on to be president in battlestar galactica
Load More Replies...Andrew Shue
Cast Of Saved By The Bell
Can someone please mention the guy on the right? Or should we just let it be?
The old lady probably died and most of her personal stuff was probably given away. It happens.
Load More Replies...Chances are she worked for the studios in some capacity. She may have been an agent or an agents assistant.
Her position in the industry is explained in the introductory paragraphs.
Load More Replies...After a while, someone noticed a tag she had in one of the photos. Turns out, the ‘mysterious’ woman is actually Maria Snoeys-Lagler, a former member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). It’s a non-profit organization of journalists and photographers who report on the entertainment industry. The HFPA consists of about 90 members from around 55 countries, and they’re the ones conducting the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles every January.
I've got the impression all these stars actually wanted a photo taken with her...
Pretty cool, these photo look like they date from the late 80s to the early 90s.
The old lady probably died and most of her personal stuff was probably given away. It happens.
Load More Replies...Chances are she worked for the studios in some capacity. She may have been an agent or an agents assistant.
Her position in the industry is explained in the introductory paragraphs.
Load More Replies...After a while, someone noticed a tag she had in one of the photos. Turns out, the ‘mysterious’ woman is actually Maria Snoeys-Lagler, a former member of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA). It’s a non-profit organization of journalists and photographers who report on the entertainment industry. The HFPA consists of about 90 members from around 55 countries, and they’re the ones conducting the annual Golden Globe Awards ceremony in Los Angeles every January.
I've got the impression all these stars actually wanted a photo taken with her...
Pretty cool, these photo look like they date from the late 80s to the early 90s.

