'Jessie' star Peyton List (L) and 'The Tomorrow People' star Peyton List (R) -- Getty Images
It's not uncommon for Hollywood actresses to share a first name - Jennifer Aniston/Jennifer Garner, Kate Hudson/Kate Winslet, and so on - but rarely do they share the exact same name.
However, that's the case for two young ladies both currently working on popular TV shows -- and both named Peyton List.
Their differences, however, end at their unique name. One plays a spoiled teenager on the popular Disney Channel show "Jessie", the other a mysterious telepathic twenty-something on CW's new supernatural thriller "The Tomorrow People" (formerly Jane Sterling on "Mad Men").
Access Hollywood spoke with teenage Peyton (who actually goes by Peyton R. List in some cases, to help avoid confusion) at the opening of Knott's Scary Farm in Anaheim, Calif., to get the scoop on the shared name.
"It's really weird! What are the odds? It's not like a common name and we spell it the same way and everything," the 15-year-old "Jessie" star chuckled about the identity crisis.
The acting union SAG-AFTRA makes every effort to discourage actors from using the same name but somehow this one slid through.
"I guess I signed up with my real name and she signed up with her middle name," the younger Peyton explained.
As it turns out, the two actresses not only share a name in common they also once shared a scene together.
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