Taylor Swift is one of the music industry's biggest names at the moment, and now she's getting ready to take on another career too - as an actress.

"Taylor has wanted to be a movie star ever since she was a child. She started acting lessons when she was nine and has never forgotten her original dream", a close source reveals according to Contactmusic.

The source also says she feels she has conquered the movie world already, and that she will try start acting when she's done touring her album "Red".

Taylor tried out for a role in Les Miserables, which she failed to land.