Famous faces with dimples: secret of their success?

Child star Shirley Temple started performing in films in the 1930s at age 3. She starred as young street entertainer in the 1936 movie "Dimples."

British actress Carey Mulligan, who has a pair of deep cheek dimples, has been nominated for a best actress Academy Award for her role in "An Education" (2009).

Dimple-cheeked TV personality Mario Lopez is a former contestant on "Dancing with the Stars."

R&B singer Usher has a pair of deep dents in his cheeks to go with his famous chiseled abs.

Dimples are dominant inherited trait, and actress Jennifer Garner passed her dimples on to her daughter, Violet.

Even vampires have dimples. Actor Kellan Lutz revealed his cheek dents as Emmett Cullen in the 2008 film "Twilight."

Singer Queen Latifah shows off her pair of cheek dents.

American Idol judge Simon Cowell has a cleft in his chin, an inherited trait. A cleft chin in a man can imply either a hero or a villain. Cowell is a little of both.

Actress Kirsten Dunst's dimples helped her woo "Spider-Man" in all three movies, but couldn't save her from the angry mobs in "Marie Antoinette" (2006).

Dimples form on some people's cheeks when they flash a smile. Actor Hugh Grant's dimples add to his rakish charm in movies like "About a Boy" (2002) and "Bridget Jones's Diary" (2001).

Actor Will Smith's cheek dimples may not be as prominent as his protruding ears, but they pop when he smiles.

Actor John Travolta has a prominent dimple in his chin. Other actors with a cleft chin include Cary Grant, Kirk Douglas, Jude Law, Ben Affleck and Russell Crowe, who often covers his with a scruffy beard.

Chin dimples seem to be more common in men than women, although actress Eva Longoria sports a delicate one.