At 20 years old, British actress Juno Temple has recently experienced something of a breakthrough: “I’ve hit puberty!” she exclaims. “At last.” She’s referring to her career, of course. Temple, who got her start in 2006′s Notes on a Scandal, has acted in four boarding-school movies in the last two years and was more than ready to surrender the preppy uniform. “I was starting to feel like some teenage vampire who was never going to age,” she says. “It was definitely time for adulthood.”

This month, with the release of director Noah Baumbach’s new indie, Greenberg (starring Ben Stiller as the title character), Temple indeed takes on a more sophisticated role, as the chain-smoking, mischief-making best friend of Greenberg’s niece (Brie Larson). The film is a complicated take on love, aging, and self-realization–but Temple, for her part, spent much of her time on-screen catching up with real-life pals: “Our characters throw this party, and Noah had us invite our own friends,” she explains. “It was like girl-gossip time. I think that Ben Stiller was actually kind of intimidated.”

In the coming year, Temple will continue to expand her repertoire with the American releases of Cracks and Glorious 39, and the upcoming drama Dirty Girl, in which she’ll take the lead. At the moment, however, the Somerset, England, native is preoccupied with tackling one of her own coming-of-age rites: learning to drive in Los Angeles. “I just failed my permit test,” she groans. Luckily, she’s ready to work for her goals. “I wouldn’t ever want anything to fall in my lap,” she says. “You really should have to fight for what you want.”

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