Eighties movie star Tami Stronach stunned fans with her youthful look, 41 years after starring in iconic kids film The NeverEnding Story.
Tami, 53, took to social media to share a fun video as she reunited with her old co-star, the Luck Dragon from the film at London Canada Comic Con.
The actress looked worlds away from when she starred in the fantasy film at age 11, more than four decades ago.
Tami played the iconic role of the Childlike Empress in the hit 1984 movie.
While posing next to Luck Dragon, the star said: ‘I’m at London Comic Con and I had no idea this amazing immersive space with all these incredible creatures was going to be here’.
Several fans took to the comments to gush over the nostalgia, they wrote: ‘Ahhh love it!!; Omg I would lose my mind!; This is magical; I loved The Neverending Story’.
Eighties movie star Tami Stronach stunned fans with her youthful look, 41 years after starring in iconic kids film The NeverEnding Story
Tami, 53, took to social media to share a fun video as she reunited with her old co-star, the Luck Dragon from the film at London Canada Comic Con
Tami has only acted in one movie since her stint in The NeverEnding Story, in 2024, she played The Witch in Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps.
Soon after her NeverEnding Story role, she had a brief singing career.
During the junket for The NeverEnding Story, Tami appeared on a German talk show and was asked how much German language she had learned.
Tami explained how she only new the lyrics to 99 Luftballons and then subsequently agreed to sing live on TV.
The next day, a music producer offered a record deal.
Despite only having just three days left in Germany, Tami signed the deal and recorded the songs that were written for her.
She even starred in a music video and performed the song Fairy Queen on two TV shows before flying home.
Speaking of the experience previously, she said, ‘It was insane, and then literally that was it. We didn’t change the ticket.’
Tami (right, in 2023) became a household name at age 11 when she portrayed the Childlike Empress (left) in 1984 German fantasy film The NeverEnding Story
Tami has only acted in one movie since her stint in The NeverEnding Story, in 2024, she played The Witch in Man and Witch: The Dance of a Thousand Steps
Recalling the The NeverEnding Story period of her life, Tami told Metro.co.uk: ‘It was my happy place. It was such a spectacle, I don’t think at the time as a child I understood how lucky I was,’ she said about the set of the beloved fantasy.
Tami revealed her ‘favourite part’ of filming was working with acclaimed director Wolfgang Petersen, best known for his 2004 movie Troy, whom she says didn’t treat her like a child, and was the perfect professional.
The NeverEnding Story was filmed over three months in Bavaria, Germany, and Tami and her mother moved there temporarily.
After the film became a cult classic, the Stronach family were hit with unwanted attention, including stalking incidents.
Most disturbing of all, 11-year-old Tami would receive offers from Hollywood studios to play inappropriate roles, including some that allegedly required nudity.
Tami explained: ‘There are people that navigated it brilliantly, I look at Natalie Portman – it can be done. But those are very smart women and kudos to them. It’s definitely a lot to take on.’
Despite being offered ‘three or four’ acting roles straight off the bat, Tami declined them all and instead pursued theatre and dance work for the next few decades of her life, culminating in the creation of the Tami Stronach Dance company.