23 Actors Who Look Literally Identical To The Historical And Famous Figures They Played

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Biopics have a super hard task — they have to both cast the right people to play real-life people and use makeup, hairstyling, costuming, and editing to make them look just like the person.

Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes and the real Elizabeth Holmes
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Sometimes, they fall short — there's only so much you can do, after all.

Adam Driver as Maurizio Gucci and Lady Gaga as Patrizia Reggiani
Fabio Lovino / MGM / Courtesy Everett Collection

But sometimes, the hair, makeup, and casting are impeccable. Here are 23 actors who look just like the famous women they played!

1.Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh in Hitchcock:

  Suzanne Tenner/Fox Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Suzanne Tenner/Fox Searchlight Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Janet Leigh:

  Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images
Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

  Suzanne Tenner/Fox Searchlight Pictures / 	Paramount Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection
Suzanne Tenner/Fox Searchlight Pictures / Paramount Pictures /Courtesy Everett Collection

2.Chloe Webb as Nancy Spungen in Sid and Nancy:

  Samuel Goldwyn / courtesy Everett Collection
Samuel Goldwyn / courtesy Everett Collection

The real Nancy Spungen:

  Kerstin Rodgers/Redferns via Getty Images
Kerstin Rodgers/Redferns via Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

  Samuel Goldwyn / Everett Collection / Watal Asanuma / Shinko Music / Getty Images
Samuel Goldwyn / Everett Collection / Watal Asanuma / Shinko Music / Getty Images

3.Nicole Kidman as Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos:

  Glen Wilson /Amazon Studios / Courtesy Everett Collection
Glen Wilson /Amazon Studios / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Lucille Ball:

  Archive Photos / Getty Images
Archive Photos / Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

  Silver Screen Collection / Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Amazon Studios / Everett Collection
Silver Screen Collection / Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Amazon Studios / Everett Collection

4.Lily James as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy:

  Erica Parise / Hulu / Courtesy Everett Collection
Erica Parise / Hulu / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Pamela Anderson:

  Pearson All-American Television / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Pearson All-American Television / Courtesy: Everett Collection

The two side-by-side:

  Stephane Cardinale / Sygma via Getty Images /  Erin Simkin / Hulu / Courtesy Everett Collection
Stephane Cardinale / Sygma via Getty Images / Erin Simkin / Hulu / Courtesy Everett Collection

5.Jennifer Lopez as Selena in Selena:

  Warner Bros / Courtesy Everett Collection
Warner Bros / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Selena Quintanilla-Pérez:

  Arlene Richie / Getty Images
Arlene Richie / Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

  Warner Bros. / Selena / YouTube via youtube.com
Warner Bros. / Selena / YouTube via youtube.com

6.Tina Fey as Sarah Palin on Saturday Night Live:

  Dana Edelson / NBC / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Dana Edelson / NBC / Courtesy: Everett Collection

The real Sarah Palin:

  Dana Edelson / NBC / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Dana Edelson / NBC / Courtesy: Everett Collection

Here they are side-by-side:

  Dana Edelson / NBC / Everett Collection / Ethan Miller / Getty Images
Dana Edelson / NBC / Everett Collection / Ethan Miller / Getty Images

7.Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland in Judy:

  Roadside Attractions / courtesy Everett Collection
Roadside Attractions / courtesy Everett Collection

The real Judy Garland:

  Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images
Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

  R. Powell / Daily Express / Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Roadside Attractions / Everett Collection
R. Powell / Daily Express / Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Roadside Attractions / Everett Collection

8.Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly in Bombshell:

Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly
Lionsgate

The real Megyn Kelly:

  Nathan Congleton / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images
Nathan Congleton / NBCU Photo Bank / NBCUniversal via Getty Images via Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

  Lionsgate / Frontline PBS
Lionsgate / Frontline PBS

9.Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher in The Iron Lady:

Meryl Streep as Margaret Thatcher
Alex Bailey/Weinstein Company / courtesy Everett Collection

The real Margaret Thatcher:

  Bettmann / Bettmann Archive via Getty Images
Bettmann / Bettmann Archive via Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

  Evening Standard/ Hulton Archive / Getty Images /  Alex Bailey / Weinstein Company / Everett Collection
Evening Standard/ Hulton Archive / Getty Images / Alex Bailey / Weinstein Company / Everett Collection

10.Alexandra Shipp as Aaliyah in Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B:

  Christos Kalohoridis / Lifetime/Lionsgete / courtesy Everett Collection
Christos Kalohoridis / Lifetime/Lionsgete / courtesy Everett Collection

The real Aaliyah:

  Kevin Mazur / WireImage via Getty Images
Kevin Mazur / WireImage via Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

  Christos Kalohoridis / Lifetime / Lionsgate / courtesy Everett Collection /  Sal Idriss/Redferns via Getty Images
Christos Kalohoridis / Lifetime / Lionsgate / courtesy Everett Collection / Sal Idriss/Redferns via Getty Images

11.Julia Garner as Anna Delvey in Inventing Anna:

  Nicole Rivelli / Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
Nicole Rivelli / Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Anna Delvey:

  Dave Kotinsky / Getty Images
Dave Kotinsky / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

  Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images / Nicole Rivelli / Netflix / Everett Collection
Timothy A. Clary / AFP via Getty Images / Nicole Rivelli / Netflix / Everett Collection

12.Selma Blair as Kris Jenner on The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story:

Selma Blair as Kris Jenner
FX

The real Kris Jenner:

  Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

  FX / Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)
FX / Ron Galella, Ltd./Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images)

13.Michelle Williams as Marilyn Monroe in My Week with Marilyn:

  Laurence Cendrowicz/The Weinstein Company / courtesy Everett Collection
Laurence Cendrowicz/The Weinstein Company / courtesy Everett Collection

The real Marilyn Monroe:

Marilyn Monroe
Baron / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

  Laurence Cendrowicz/The Weinstein Company / courtesy Everett Collection / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images
Laurence Cendrowicz/The Weinstein Company / courtesy Everett Collection / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

14.Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth in The Crown:

Olivia Colman as Queen Elizabeth II
Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Queen Elizabeth:

Queen Elizabeth II
Larry Ellis/Daily Express / Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

  Ollie Upton / Netflix / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Larry Ellis/Daily Express/Hulton Archive / Getty Images
Ollie Upton / Netflix / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Larry Ellis/Daily Express/Hulton Archive / Getty Images

15.Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo in Frida:

Salma Hayek as Frida Kahlo
Miramax/Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Frida Kahlo:

  Susana Gonzalez / Newsmakers via Getty Images
Susana Gonzalez / Newsmakers via Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

  Miramax / courtesy Everett Collection /  Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images
Miramax / courtesy Everett Collection / Ivan Dmitri/Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

16.Viola Davis as Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom:

  Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection
Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Ma Rainey:

  Donaldson Collection / Getty Images
Donaldson Collection / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

  Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection / Donaldson Collection / Getty Images
Netflix / Courtesy Everett Collection / Donaldson Collection / Getty Images

17.Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story:

Sarah Paulson as Marcia Clark
Ray Mickshaw / FX / Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Marcia Clark:

  Pool / AFP via Getty Images
Pool / AFP via Getty Images

Here are the two side-by-side:

  FX / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Bill Nation/Sygma via Getty Images
FX / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Bill Nation/Sygma via Getty Images

18.Natalie Portman as Jackie Kennedy in Jackie:

  Fox Searchlight Pictures/ Courtesy Everett Collection
Fox Searchlight Pictures/ Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Jackie Kennedy:

  Getty Images
Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

  Pablo Larrain/ Fox Searchlight /Courtesy Everett Collection Bettmann / Getty Images
Pablo Larrain/ Fox Searchlight /Courtesy Everett Collection Bettmann / Getty Images

19.Lindsay Lohan as Elizabeth Taylor in Liz & Dick:

  Lifetime
Lifetime

The real Elizabeth Taylor:

  Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images
Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

Here are the two side-by-side:

  Jack Zeman / Lifetime TV / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Bettmann / Getty Images
Jack Zeman / Lifetime TV / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Bettmann / Getty Images

20.Meryl Streep as Julia Child in Julie & Julia:

  Jonathan Wenk/Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection
Jonathan Wenk/Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Julia Child:

Julia Child
Hulton Archive / Getty Images

Here are the two side-by-side:

  Jonathan Wenk/Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection / Bachrach / Getty Images
Jonathan Wenk/Columbia Pictures/Courtesy Everett Collection / Bachrach / Getty Images

21.Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis in Feud:

  Byron Cohen / FX / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Byron Cohen / FX / Courtesy: Everett Collection

The real Bette Davis:

  Keystone / Getty Images
Keystone / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

  FX / Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images
FX / Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

22.Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford in Feud:

Jessica Lange as Joan Crawford
Fx Networks / ©FX Networks/Courtesy Everett Collection

The real Joan Crawford:

  Hulton Archive / Getty Images
Hulton Archive / Getty Images

The two side-by-side:

  Avalon / Getty Images) / Byron Cohen / FX / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Avalon / Getty Images) / Byron Cohen / FX / Courtesy: Everett Collection

23.And finally, Emma Corrin as Princess Diana on The Crown:

  Des Willie / Netflix / Courtesy: Everett Collection
Des Willie / Netflix / Courtesy: Everett Collection

The real Princess Diana:

  Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images
Tim Graham Photo Library via Getty Images

Here they are side-by-side:

  Des Willie / Netflix / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Anwar Hussein / WireImage via Getty Images
Des Willie / Netflix / Courtesy: Everett Collection / Anwar Hussein / WireImage via Getty Images