Reese Witherspoon and Melissa McCarthy post throwback snaps to Instagram for Old Headshot Day

They're both screen veterans.

And Reese Witherspoon and Melissa McCarthy both showed how far they'd come on Friday by posting their old headshots to Instagram

Reese, now 42, shared a picture of herself at 12-years-old, holding a parasol and wearing a 'sassy smile'.

Throwback: Reese Witherspoon and Melissa McCarthy both showed how far they'd come on Friday by posting their old headshots to Instagram

Throwback: Reese Witherspoon and Melissa McCarthy both showed how far they'd come on Friday by posting their old headshots to Instagram

In the throwback snap, the Big Little Lies star wore cutoff jean overalls and held the ornate umbrella in her left hand.

Her right hand was pressed against the future Academy Award winner's cheek and her hair was held in a high pony tail with a ribbon.

The headshot lists Witherspoon's height as 4ft11in - and in the Instagram caption she quips: 'I'm currently a much more impressive 5ft2in'. 

Options: Reese, now 42, shared a picture of herself at 12-years-old, holding a parasol and wearing a 'sassy smile'

Options: Reese, now 42, shared a picture of herself at 12-years-old, holding a parasol and wearing a 'sassy smile'

You've come a long way baby: Reese poses in a May 2017 photo

You've come a long way baby: Reese poses in a May 2017 photo

Spy star Melissa McCarthy meanwhile posted two pictures in different poses: one with a somber expression and a second, wackier headshot.

In the second picture, the now-47-year-old Ghostbusters actress wears a tiny cowboy hat and cowboy boot earrings.

She's captioned the post: 'If you can’t handle my scowling headshot you don’t deserve my tiny cowboy hat headshot #firstheadshot'. 

Many moods: Spy star Melissa McCarthy meanwhile posted two pictures in different poses: one with a somber expression and a second, wackier headshot

Many moods: Spy star Melissa McCarthy meanwhile posted two pictures in different poses: one with a somber expression and a second, wackier headshot

Now: McCarthy poses during an April 2018 red carpet appearance

Now: McCarthy poses during an April 2018 red carpet appearance

I Feel Pretty star Busy Phillips showed off her severe bob hairstyle in her throwback post.

The 38-year-old Dawson's Creek actress also wears a bright, patterned shirt and heavy lipstick.

She captioned the post: 'I booked not one job as a child model. Maybe it was the crazy clown lipstick or my terrible haircut? WHO KNOWS!' 

What about bob? I Feel Pretty star Busy Phillips showed off her severe bob hairstyle in her throwback post

What about bob? I Feel Pretty star Busy Phillips showed off her severe bob hairstyle in her throwback post

Today: Phillips in April 2018

Today: Phillips in April 2018

Retro: Leslie Jones shows off her 90s braided look
Jones in February 2018

Retro: Leslie Jones shows off her 90s braided look

Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones meanwhile captioned her old headshot, in which her hair was styled into braids:

'National Headshot day!! My first headshot! I didn’t know s**t!! Man I got a deal at a photography place in Pasadena I think lol.' 

'I look older than I do now!! I thought what would Whoopi do!!'

So young: Erika Jayne shows off her own youthful headshot
Jayne in April 2018

So young: Erika Jayne shows off her own youthful headshot

Different times: Kate Walsh had a very different look in her old headshot
Walsh in 2018

Different times: Kate Walsh had a very different look in her old headshot

'Circa 2000': Joe Manganiello showed off his baby face
Manganiello in 2018

'Circa 2000': Joe Manganiello showed off his baby face

Father time: Sean Hayes shows off his youthful headshot
Hayes in April 2018

Father time: Sean Hayes shows off his youthful headshot

Then and now: Ryan Seacrest dug up his old headshot too
What a difference a decade makes: Seacrest was almost unrecognizable in the throwback pic

Then and now: Ryan Seacrest dug up his old headshot too

'Is this really a thing?': Kelly Ripa gets in on the action

'Is this really a thing?': Kelly Ripa gets in on the action

Before they were stars: Tori Spelling posts her old (pre-blonde) headshot

Before they were stars: Tori Spelling posts her old (pre-blonde) headshot

'Bushy eyebrows': Naomi Watts lays down some brutal self-appraisal with her old headshot

'Bushy eyebrows': Naomi Watts lays down some brutal self-appraisal with her old headshot

'Feeling myself': Viola Davis contributed too

'Feeling myself': Viola Davis contributed too

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Reese Witherspoon and Melissa McCarthy post throwback snaps to Instagram for Old Headshot Day

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