Although she may not be the most well-known name in Tomorrowland, here at Digital Spy we think Britt Robertson is a star in the making.

With Disney's Tomorrowland opening in cinemas across the country today (May 22), here are 11 facts about the actress which you perhaps didn't know.

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1. Britt comes from a BIG family.
Brittany Leanna Robertson is the oldest of seven children - talk about sibling rivalries! With three half-siblings on her mum's side and three on her dad's side, growing up in the Robertson family sounds like it could have been quite hectic. No wonder Britt moved out at 14, to search for her fame in Hollywood.

2. She acts way younger than her age.
Pardon the cliché, but in Tomorrowland, Britt literally does act younger than her age, playing a 15-year-old character despite actually being 25.

Speaking about the drastic age difference, she said: "If I can play 15 when I am 25, I can play 35 when I'm 55." Let's hope she's still acting in 30 years' time to make that come true!

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3. George Clooney wanted to strangle her on the Tomorrowland set.
Despite being more extreme than it actually sounds, Clooney admitted in a recent interview that he wanted to "strangle" Britt on set. Don't worry, though, the pair get along well. George actually wanted to 'kill' her because he believes she has talent. Bit of a funny way to pay someone a compliment!

"Britt is an old pro," Clooney explained. "She's been doing this for a long time and she's incredibly talented and she's going to have a long and bright future... I just wanted to strangle her, she's so talented."

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4. One time, she was saved from danger by the green Power Ranger (yeah, we're jealous too!).
When Britt was 10, she got to live every child's dream and dress up as a Power Ranger for the day. Not only that, but when she and her friends got into danger, one of the real Power Rangers came to save the day and rescue them from trouble.

Watch out for young Britt as the adorable pink Power Ranger in this clip from Power Rangers Time Force:

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5. She's stepping away from her TV roots to enter the Hollywood world.
Although most famous for her appearances on TV, this hasn't stopped Britt from entering the big league to star alongside George Clooney and Hugh Laurie in Tomorrowland. You may recognise her as Angie from CBS drama Under the Dome or Lux from the short-lived CW series Life Unexpected.

In Tomorrowland, Britt plays Casey, an aspiring astronaut who travels in time and space to a mysterious place called Tomorrowland.


6. She was the first victim of Ghostface in Scream 4.
Poor Britt almost didn't make it to Tomorrowland, getting brutally murdered as Marnie Cooper (and alongside Friday Night Lights star Aimee Teegarden) in Scream 4. Luckily for us, that was just a film and Britt was able to live another day. Watch her gruesome death below:

7. Her grandma is probably the coolest grandma around.
If you think your grandma loves you, you have nothing on the cute relationship between Britt and hers, Shuler Robertson. Moving from North Carolina all the way to LA with her granddaughter, Shuler would attend auditions for moral support and entertain Britt by teaching her to knit during downtime on movie sets. She was even an associate producer on Britt's first film The Ghost Club.

8. She used to be neighbours with Hilary Duff and Frankie Muniz.
When working as a child actress in LA, Britt lived for a while in the famous Oakland Apartments. She wasn't the only child star living there at the time, with famous faces including Lizzie McGuire's Hilary Duff and Malcolm in the Middle's Frankie Muniz to keep her company.

It looks like we're not the only ones a little starstruck, with Britt admitting: "I would follow them around and try to be their friends and they would have no interest in me whatsoever. I was just such a big fan of theirs. I wouldn't consider them really friends, but I definitely saw them and would stalk them like a weirdo."


9. She's dating the Maze Runner.
They say actors get close when filming a movie together, but most don't get quite as close as Britt did with her The First Time co-star Dylan O'Brien, whom you may know from The Maze Runner and Teen Wolf. After spending time on-screen as a couple, the pair decided that wasn't quite enough for them and continued their romance off-screen too.

In The First Time, the couple play two teenagers who fall in love over the space of a weekend. Let's hope Britt and Dylan took a bit longer than that to get to know each other.

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10. You probably have a lot more in common with Britt than you'd think.
Britt's a relatable and seemingly down-to-earth girl, and she's more 'normal' than you'd probably expect. Do you love doughnuts? Have you ever drunk-texted your ex? Or binge-watched Netflix all weekend? Or had that heart-sinking moment when you're stalking a crush on Instagram and you accidentally double-click? Well, don't worry - because that means you have a lot in common with Britt Robertson the Hollywood star.

11. And finally, her go-to karaoke song is Adele's 'Someone Like You'.
When Britt appeared on the radio to promote her film The Longest Ride with co-star Scott Eastwood, she probably wasn't expecting to perform her drunken karaoke song of choice. However, that's exactly what happened. Ladies and gentlemen, singing Adele's 'Someone Like You', Miss Brittany Robertson:

A great attempt but maybe don't give up the day job, Britt!

Tomorrowland starring Britt Robertson and George Clooney opens in cinemas across the UK today.