{"id":22539,"date":"2019-12-11T13:35:52","date_gmt":"2019-12-11T13:35:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womentales.wpengine.com\/?p=22539"},"modified":"2021-11-29T19:45:50","modified_gmt":"2021-11-29T19:45:50","slug":"glamorous-graceful-and-ginger-the-most-successful-hollywood-redheads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womentales.com\/glamorous-graceful-and-ginger-the-most-successful-hollywood-redheads\/","title":{"rendered":"25 of Hollywood’s Most Renowned Redheads"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Did you know that redheads make up less than 2 percent of the global population? So it\u2019s easy to see why there are so few gorgeous gingers on the silver screen or performing on concert. But the ones that do make it big are sure to have large following of redhead fever. If glamorous gingers are your thing, then boy, have we got a list for you! Check out this list of the 25 most famous redheads that have ever graced the Hollywood red carpet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. Sophie Turner<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Sophie Turner first entered the spotlight when she landed the role of Sansa Stark on the HBO hit series Game of Thrones<\/em>. The Warwickshire native first appeared on the show at the young age of 14 years old, and ever since, she and her blazing red hair have starred on everything \u2013 from magazines to the red carpet. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

2. Laura Prepon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Most 90s kids will know of Laura Prepon \u2013 the sexy neighbor girl on That \u201870s Show<\/em> who inexplicably fell for the scrawny, lazy, yet good-hearted Eric Foreman (played by Topher Grace). Laura\u2019s acting career started at a surprisingly young age; at just 15 years, her looks and acting talent landed her a number of modeling contracts across Europe and even in Brazil!<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

3. Riley Keough<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Riley Keough\u2019s parents were also musicians, and her grandfather was just the <\/em>King of Rock and Roll, Elvis Presley. Growing up, she lived right next door to the King of Pop\u2019s Neverland Ranch. It would seem that fate would have her walk the same musical footsteps as her elders, but she sought out a career in acting instead. Despite having a pretty impressive birth certificate and area code, she struggled for years before being cast as Capable in 2015\u2019s Mad Max: Fury Road<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

4. Rose Leslie<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Rose Leslie is an Aberdeen, Scotland, native where, according to reports, her family settled nearly five centuries ago. The redhead Scottish first appeared on screen in 2008 in Purves Pekkala<\/em> and, only three years later, landed the role that made her an international star: Ygritte in HBO\u2019s Game of Thrones<\/em>. She stayed for three years before calling making her exit in 2014, but she stayed close with the rest of the cast, especially Kit Harrington whom she ended up marrying in June 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

5. Lindsay Lohan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Oh, Lindsay\u2026 Your acting career has been full of ups and far too many downs for our liking. Her breakout role was in the 1998 remake of The Parent Trap<\/em>. She was the adorable redheaded little girl that stole the hearts of pre-teen boys across the globe, but her role in the cult classic Mean Girls<\/em> truly cemented her place in Hollywood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

6. Zoey Deutch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The LA native began taking acting classes at the mere age of five, and she found early success at only 19 years old in Beautiful Creatures <\/em>and Vampire Academy<\/em>. As she grew older, so did the roles she took. Her most recent appearances were in the movies Zombieland: Double-Tap<\/em> and Buffaloed<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

7. Alyson Hannigan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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At the age of 4, Alyson Hannigan had already starred in a commercial, so the next logical move was for her parents to take her from DC all the way to the starlit roads of Hollywood where her career could blossom. And blossom it did; she played the lovable yet feisty nerd in the comedy film American Pie<\/em>. She later moved on to saving the world from demonic creates in Buffy the Vampire Slayer <\/em>before landing her most recognized role as Lily Aldrin in the CBS sitcom How I Met Your Mother<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

8. Nicole Kidman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Described as being one of Hollywood\u2019s top Aussie imports, you might be surprised to learn that she was actually born in the States! Her parents were studying in Hawaii when she was born, and after spending most of her childhood in Sydney, she came back to the US as a superstar. Her impressive resum\u00e9 includes roles in critically acclaimed films like Moulin Rouge!<\/em>, Eyes Wide Shut<\/em>, and her Oscar-winning performance in The Hours<\/em>. She became the very first Aussie to win an Oscar, as well as the first Aussie to divorce Tom Cruise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

9. Lana Del Rey<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Born Elizabeth Woolridge Grant, Lana Del Rey was raised in NYC, but she relocated to California in order to chase her dreams of becoming a musician. She found success in 2012 when Cedric Gervais made a remix of her song Summertime Sadness<\/em>, and her career instantly skyrocketed. The redhead singer released Doin\u2019 Time<\/em> earlier this year which became her first number one single on Billboard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

10. Bryce Dallas Howard<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Does the surname Howard ring a bell? It should; her father is just the filmmaker and actor Ron <\/em>Howard from Happy Days<\/em>. Her upbringing was actually rather modest considering her father\u2019s superstar status in Hollywood. However, she couldn\u2019t\u2019 stay away from the glitz and glamour of Hollywood forever, and she eventually ended up appearing in movies such as The Twilight Saga: Eclipse <\/em>and the Jurassic World <\/em>franchise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

11. Ellie Kemper<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This Princeton graduate was initially interested in improv and writing sketches. Even in high school, she was taught by the infamous Jon Hamm of Mad Men<\/em> whom Ellie would describe as \u201cvery distracting.\u201d Her fame grew when she played the role of Erin Hannon in the NBC comedy The Office<\/em>, a show that she absolutely adored. She would later star and earn two Emmy nominations for her character in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

12. Susan Sarandon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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An actress who needs no introduction, Susan Sarandon\u2019s resume includes starring in more than 80 films since the 1970s. Not only does she shine on the silver screen, but Susan is also known for her social activism and being appointed the UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador at the turn of the century. Oh, and she also has a chain of ping pong lounges in major cities across the US.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

13. Emma Stone<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Known for her mystifying looks, deep voice, and glorious red hair, Emma Stone is perhaps the most popular actress in Hollywood right now. The Arizonian has won an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, and was featured on Forbe\u2019s Celebrity 100 all before the age of 30. Her real name is Emily Jean Stone, but her nickname \u201cEmma\u201d stemmed from her unwavering love for the Spice Girls, particularly Baby Spice (Emma Bunton).<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

14. Jessica Chastain<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Jessica Chastain is known for much more than being a pretty redhead. Her first acting role in 2008\u2019s Jolene <\/em>was what made her known amongst the Hollywood elite as future A-lister. Since then, Jessica has landed roles in numerous films, including the two sci-fi hits Interstellar <\/em>and The Martian<\/em>. She likes to keep her personal affairs under wraps, but her friendship with Bryce Dallas Howard, a person whom she is often mistaken for, is well documented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

15. Madelaine Petsch<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Madelaine Petsch isn\u2019t as well-known as her fellow Hollywood redheads on this list, but we have our fingers crossed that she\u2019ll make several more silver screen appearances in the next couple of years. If you\u2019ve seen one of her films, you may have been taken aback by her thick South African accent, despite having luscious red hair, but this was simply because her family spent time between Washington and South Africa for the first 10 years of her life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

16. Kate Mara<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Even at an early age, people were convinced that the Fantastic Four <\/em>star Kate Mara would make it big in Hollywood. She, however, was painfully shy as a child, but she eventually broke out of her shell as she matured. The first sign of her success in acting was playing the reported Zoe Barnes in House of Cards<\/em>. It didn\u2019t take long for Hollywood to offer her the roles of hit films like The Martian <\/em>and 127 Hours<\/em>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

17. Christina Hendricks<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Christina Hendricks has a knack for playing incredibly intelligent and dominant women on screen. She started off as an intern in 1999 for Showtime\u2019s Beggars and Choosers<\/em> before being given roles in ER<\/em>, Firefly<\/em>, and The Court<\/em>. Her breakthrough role was Joan Holloway in Mad Men<\/em> where she became an overnight sensation. Her time in Mad Men <\/em>garnered her no less than six Primetime Emmy nominations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

18. Amy Adams<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Amy Adams made it big in her feature film Enchanted <\/em>in 2007. Her later roles would earn her two Golden Globes and a total of six Academy Award Nominations. She became the highest-paid actress in 2014, 2016, and in 2017. Amy is often mistaken for her fellow redhead Isla Fisher. In fact, Isla\u2019s husband thought it would be funny to photoshop Amy\u2019s face on Isla\u2019s body for a holiday greetings card, and apparently, nobody was the wiser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

19. Florence Welch <\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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This singer and songwriter hailing from London is the lead vocalist of Florence and the Machine. Their debut album, Lungs<\/em>, was released in 2009 and topped the UK charts. It\u2019s reported that her band\u2019s name was a joke in the beginning, but hours before performing their first gig, they still didn\u2019t have a name for the band. She was toying with the name Florence Robot\/Isa Machine, but she felt it was too long, so they\\’re stuck with their band\u2019s joke name instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

20. Isla Fisher<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Amy Adam\u2019s doppleg\u00e4nger, Isla Fisher\u2019s breakout role was as Shannon Reed in the Australian TV soap opera Home and Away<\/em>. In 2002, she made the transcontinental move to Hollywood where she starred in Wedding Crashers<\/em>, Scooby-Doo<\/em>, and Confessions of a Shopaholic<\/em>. In the States was where she met her to-be husband, the hilarious but controversial Sasha Baron Cohen. Since tying the knot, their relationship has been nothing but hilarity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

21. Kate Walsh<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The San Jose native is best known for her roles as Dr. Addison Montgomery in the medical drama TV series Grey\u2019s Anatomy<\/em>. She continued portraying a medical role in the spin-off series Private Practice<\/em> which ended in 2013. Her story wasn\u2019t always Hollywood-esque \u2013 she started off as a humble worker in Burger King and Dairy Queen, donning a hat that hid her beautiful red hair from view. She then moved to Japan to pursue a career in teaching English where she, to her surprise, became a model. The rest, as they say, is history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

22. Karen Gillan<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Even frequent movie-goers might need a few moments to recall where they\u2019ve seen Karen Gillan. For those of you who still have no idea, she was only Nebula, the blue cyborg daughter of Thanos in The Avengers<\/em> film franchise. Unfortunately, Karen had to shave her head completely bald before filming could begin. She reported that being bald for a time was liberating considering how, in her schooldays in Scotland, she was often bullied by her peers for having red hair. <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

23. Julianne Moore<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Not a single list of Hollywood gingers is complete without mentioning the one and only Julianne Moore. Her list of roles mainly consists of portraying emotionally troubled women, but that has nothing to do with how she is in real life. Though known for playing many roles in her time, she\u2019s mostly known for playing the free-spirited daughter of the millionaire Lebowski in The Big Lebowski<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

24. Cynthia Nixon<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Cynthia Nixon\u2019s rise to fame started from her portrayal of Miranda Hobbes in Sex and the City<\/em>. But before that, she frequented the Broadway scene throughout the 1980s and played minor supporting roles for several movies. But Cynthia is more than just an actress \u2013 lately, she\u2019s spent her time and efforts in fighting for LGBT rights. She met her future wife (and fellow redhead) at a rally. In 2004, they officially began dating, and eight years later, they tied the knot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

25. Tori Amos<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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The final Hollywood redhead on our list is the child musical prodigy, Tori Amos. She was the youngest student to ever be enrolled in the prestigious Peabody Conservatory, but she found herself expelled due to her administrator\u2019s inability to accept her rebellious nature. Ever since she entered the mainstream world of music, her songs have mainly been about her troubled childhood.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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