These 25 Popular Actors Looked *So* Much Like The Famous People They Portrayed In Movies And TV Shows...Like, The Pics Are Bananas

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What Kristen Stewart looked like as Princess Diana in Spencer (2021):

Stewart wearing a plaid suit, earrings, and haircut just like Princess Diana's in the late '80s
Neon / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Princess Diana looked like:

Princess Diana at the Château de Chenonceau in 1988
Princess Diana Archive / Hulton Royals Collection / Getty Images

What Jim Carrey looked like as Andy Kaufman in Man on the Moon (1999):

Carrey wearing a blazer, buttoned-down shirt, and turtleneck like Kaufman
Warner Bros. Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Andy Kaufman looked like:

Kaufman shooting a promo picture for "Taxi"
Jim Britt / Getty Images

What Halle Berry looked like as Dorothy Dandridge in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999):

Berry with rose in her short hair, bright-colored lipstick and nails, black dress
HBO / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Dorothy Dandridge looked like:

Dandridge in "Carmen Jones"
Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

What Lily James looks like as Pamela Anderson in the upcoming series Pam & Tommy (2022):

James wearing a bright-colored bathing suit while wearing a long, blonde wig

The miniseries starts streaming on Hulu on Feb. 2, 2022.

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What the real Pamela Anderson looks like:

Anderson in a bright-colored bathing suit on the beach on "Baywatch"
Pearson All-American Television / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What Viola Davis looked like as Ma Rainey in Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020):

Davis with messy makeup, hair, sweating while singing
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Ma Rainey looked like:

  Donaldson Collection / Getty Images
Donaldson Collection / Getty Images

What Philip Seymour Hoffman looked like as Truman Capote in Capote (2005):

Hoffman wearing round glasses, suit and tie like Truman Capote
Sony Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Truman Capote looked like:

Capote posing for a portrait in a chair in 1966
John Downing / Getty Images

What Sacha Baron Cohen looked like as Abbie Hoffman in The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020):

Cohen with thick messy hair, staring at someone in a court room
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Abbie Hoffman looked like:

Hoffman speaking at a press conference in 1969
Jack Manning / Getty Images

What Salmya Hayek looked like as Frida Kahlo in Frida (2002):

Hayek with a unibrow, wearing colorful gown, and gold jewelry in "Frida"
Miramax / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Frida Kahlo looked like:

Kahlo posing for a portrait at home in 1940
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

What Charlize Theron looked like as Megyn Kelly in Bombshell (2019):

Theron folding her arms while wearing a tight dress and short, blonde hair in an elevator
Lionsgate / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Megyn Kelly looks like:

Promo photo for Kelly's Fox primetime special in 2016
Fox / FOX Image Collection via Getty Images

What Sterling K. Brown looked like as Christopher Darden in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016)

Brown wearing round glasses, a suit and tie just like Harden
FX / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Christopher Darden looks like:

Christopher Darden confer during testimony in the O.J. Simpson murder trial, 1995
Lee Celano / Getty Images

What Nicole Kidman looked like as Lucille Ball in Being the Ricardos (2021):

Kidman making a shocked, classic Lucille Ball face while stomping grapes

The film is set to be released in theaters on Dec. 10 and Amazon Prime on Dec. 21.

Amazon Studios / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Lucille Ball looked like:

Ball on "I Love Lucy" stomping grapes in Italy
CBS

What Marion Cotillard looked like as Édith Piaf in La Vie en Rose (2007):

Cotillard singing with dark curly hair, dress, bright lipstick, and very thin eyebrows
Picturehouse / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Édith Piaf looked like:

Piaf posing for a portrait in 1940
Gilles Petard / Redferns / Getty Images

What André 3000 looked like as Jimi Hendrix in Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013):

André 3000 wearing Victorian military coat, rings, and messy hair at a bar
XLrator Media / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Jimi Hendrix looked like:

Hendrix posing for a portrait in 1967
Avalon / Getty Images

What Lady Gaga looked like as Patrizia Reggiani in House of Gucci (2021):

Gaga with poofy dark hear, wearing glamorous clothes and jewelry
MGM

What the real Patrizia Reggiani looks like:

Patrizia Reggiani at an event in the '80s
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What Jennifer Hudson looked like as Aretha Franklin in Respect (2021):

Hudson wearing long, beaded dress while performing as Franklin
MGM / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Aretha Franklin looked like:

Franklin performing in concert in 1968
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

What Jamie Foxx looked like as Ray Charles in Ray (2004):

Fox wearing glasses and a bright-colored suit, performing as Charles
Universal Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Ray Charles looked like:

Charles posing for a portrait by his piano, late '50s/early '60s
Rb / Redferns / Getty Images

What Cate Blanchett looked like as Katharine Hepburn in The Aviator (2004):

Blanchett wearing bright-colored lipstick, blazer, buttoned-down shirt
Warner Bros. Pictures

What the real Katharine Hepburn looked like:

Portrait of Hepburn from 1941
Clarence Sinclair Bull / Getty Images

What Daniel Kaluuya looked like as Fred Hampton in Judas and the Black Messiah (2021):

Kaluuya wearing a beret, corduroy jacket, and speaking into a microphone
Warner Bros. Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Fred Hampton looked like:

Hampton at a rally in Chicago in 1969
Chicago Tribune / Getty Images

What Jennifer Lopez looked like as Selena Quintanilla-Pérez in Selena (1997):

Lopez wearing a classic Selena Quintanilla-Pérez glittered jumpsuit on stage
Warner Bros. Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Selena Quintanilla-Pérez looked like:

Quintanilla-Pérez at a livestock show in 1995
Arlene Richie / Getty Images

What Taraji P. Henson looked like as Katherine Johnson in Hidden Figures (2016):

Henson wearing glasses, 1950s dress, and bright lipstick in a meeting surrounded by white men
20th Century Fox / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Katherine Johnson looked like:

Johnson posing for a portrait in 1955
Smith Collection / Getty Images

What Christian Bale looked like as Dick Cheney in Vice (2018):

Bale as Cheney, white hair, more weight to him, round glasses, pouty
Annapurna Pictures /Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Dick Cheney looks like:

Cheney at the Republican National Convention in 2004
Lawrence Lucier / FilmMagic / Getty Images

What Leslie Odom Jr. looked like as Sam Cooke in One Night in Miami... (2020):

Odom Jr. wearing a fancy blazer with an unbuttoned dress shirt underneath
Amazon Studios / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Sam Cooke looked like:

Cooke smiling while wearing a fancy blazer with an unbuttoned dress shirt underneath, early '60s
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

What Keke Palmer looked like as Chilli in CrazySexyCool: The TLC Story (2013):

Palmer reenacting Chili in TLC's "No Scrubs" music video
VH1

What the real Chilli looks like:

Chili in TLC's "No Scrubs" music video
LaFace / Arista Records

What Ewan McGregor looked like as Halston in Halston (2021):

McGregor smoking a cigarette while wearing a long scarf and matching suit/coat
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Halston looked like:

Halston holding a cocktail while wearing a long scarf and matching suit/coat
Rose Hartman / Getty Images

And what Denzel Washington looked like as Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992):

Washington wearing suit, tie, and Malcolm X glasses (black, round rim)
Warner Bros. Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection

What the real Malcolm X looked like:

Malcolm X smiling while leaning his arm up in a booth
Truman Moore / Getty Images

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