She grew up to be America’s sweetheart… can YOU guess the A-list actress?

She grew up to be America’s sweetheart but looked like a normal suburban kid when she was young.

The star shared her flashback photos when she  gushed over the women who shaped who she is today in a heartwarming social media post from Tuesday. 

The child in the photos in Jennifer Garner, 53.

She took to Instagram to share a montage of photos with her former teachers and clips of herself talking about how much she appreciates them.

While paying tribute to her cherished educators during Teacher Appreciation Week, she also shared rare throwback photos of herself as a young child.

The 13 Going on 30 star — who enjoyed a rare outing with her boyfriend John Miller after he ‘moved in’ — wrote in her caption that she would ‘never miss an opportunity to thank a teacher who shaped you.’

‘Teaching is hard! I’m so lucky to have been taught by my lifelong friend Annyce McCann. And my lifelong mentor Nina Denton Pasinetti. Thank you, Mom McCann and Ms. D, I love you,’ she added alongside a red heart emoji.

In addition to pictures of herself as an adult posing with her teachers, she also shared a clip of herself gushing about the educator that made the biggest impact on her life.

Jennifer Garner gushed over the women who shaped who she is today in a heartwarming social media post; pictured November 2024 in WeHo

On Tuesday evening, the actress, 53, took to Instagram to share a montage of photos with her former teachers and clips of herself talking about how much she appreciates them

She said that her favorite teacher was her elementary school librarian, who she affectionately called ‘Mom McCann’ because she ‘loved her so much.’

‘She totally understood my love for stories and books, and [she] fed me one after another,’ Garner recalled. 

‘She let me help in the library during lunch and after school and during breaks. And she let me order new books and work the card catalog, and she even published a little story I had written,’ she continued.

She explained how McCann had pretended to ‘publish’ the book as she ‘made its own card for the card catalog and gave it a spot on the shelf in the school library.’

As part of her post, she also shared a clip of the librarian with the book that a young Jennifer Garner had created herself using a typewriter and pictures of herself with a teddy bear. 

‘This is a special book because the author is Jennifer Garner,’ McCann said as she held up a book with yellow paper tied together with green yarn. ‘She wrote this book when she was in the first grade — T. Bear’s Trip to Mars.’

The now-mom-of-three also included a short clip with herself narrating over photos and videos.

She showed a candid picture of herself toddler in a stage outfit during a dance recital as well as portraits of herself dancing in ballet costumes a teenager. 

While paying tribute to her cherished educators during Teacher Appreciation Week, she also shared rare throwback photos of herself as a young child

The 13 Going on 30 star wrote in her caption that she would ‘never miss an opportunity to thank a teacher who shaped you’ as she shared snaps alongside her former educators

She gushed over her ‘lifelong mentor’ Nina Denton Pasinetti as she shared a snapshot with her former ballet teacher

In clips, she shared gratitude for her ‘lifelong friend’ Annyce McCann. She said that her favorite teacher was her elementary school librarian, who she affectionately called ‘Mom McCann’ because she ‘loved her so much’

She explained how McCann had pretended to ‘publish’ the book as she ‘made its own card for the card catalog and gave it a spot on the shelf in the school library’

As part of her post, she also shared a clip of the librarian with the book that a young Jennifer Garner had created herself using a typewriter and pictures of herself with a teddy bear. ‘She wrote this book when she was in the first grade — T. Bear’s Trip to Mars,’ the librarian said before showing off Garner’s book

In a video, Garner gushed over the teacher who impacted her life. ‘She totally understood my love for stories and books, and [she] fed me one after another,’ Garner recalled

The now-mom-of-three also included a short clip with herself narrating over photos and videos. She showed a candid picture of herself toddler in a stage outfit during a dance recital as well as portraits of herself dancing in ballet costumes a teenager

The end of the clip showed the actress as an adult dancing on the moving walkway in an airport as she narrated how her ballet teacher’s teachings have continued to shape who she is today

‘I grew up in Charleston, West Virginia, and my ballet teacher Nina Lou Denton, shaped my idea of integrity,’ Garner narrated the video

The end of the clip showed the actress as an adult dancing on the moving walkway in an airport as she narrated how her ballet teacher’s teachings have continued to shape who she is today.

‘I grew up in Charleston, West Virginia, and my ballet teacher Nina Lou Denton, shaped my idea of integrity,’ Garner narrated the video.

‘She shaped my idea of discipline. She shaped my idea of connection to my own body, and what athleticism is,’ she gushed.

‘And of course, that’s totally changed who I am in my career, because I’m not afraid of physicality.