Lily James IS Pamela Anderson At This Point, And 17 Other Actors Who Look Like The Famous People They Portray In TV Shows

Here's what Julia Garner looked like as Anna "Delvey" Sorokin in Inventing Anna (2022):

Garner wearing Delvey-like glasses, hairdo, and dress in court
Netflix

Here's what the real Anna "Delvey" Sorokin looked like in the late 2010s:

Sorokin in court, wearing a dark dress and glasses
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Julia Garner vs. Anna "Delvey" Sorokin:

Julia Garner in "Inventing Anna" vs. the real Anna "Delvey" Sorokin
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Here's what Penélope Cruz looked like as Donatella Versace in The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (2018):

Cruz wearing gold jewelry, long blonde hair, and a choker necklace/black dress
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Here's what the real Donatella Versace looked like in the early '90s:

Versace at Vogue's 100th anniversary party
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Penélope Cruz vs. Donatella Versace:

Penélope Cruz in "The Assassination of Gianni Versace" vs. the real Donatella Versace
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Here's what Viola Davis looks like as Michelle Obama in the upcoming miniseries The First Lady (2022):

Davis wearing Obama's infamous 2009 Inauguration dress
Showtime

Here's what the real Michelle Obama looked like in the late 2000s:

The Obamas at the 2009 Inauguration
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Viola Davis vs. Michelle Obama:

Viola Davis in "The First Lady" vs. the real Michelle Obama
Showtime / Mark Wilson / Getty Images

Here's what Emma Corrin looked like as Princess Diana in Season 4 of The Crown (2020):

Corrin wearing Princess Diana's infamous blue dress and white scarf
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection

Here's what the real Princess Diana looked like in the early '80s:

Princess Diana posing with her engagement ring in 1981
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Emma Corrin vs. Princess Diana:

Emma Corrin in Season 4 of "The Crown" vs. the real Princess Diana
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection / Tim Graham / Getty Images

Here's what Courtney B. Vance looked like as Johnnie Cochran in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016):

Vance wearing Cochran's infamous glasses and suit; Putting his hands up in court
FX / Courtesy of Everett Collection

Here's what the real Johnnie Cochran looked like in the mid-'90s:

Cochran in court in 1995
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Courtney B. Vance vs. Johnnie Cochran:

Courtney B. Vance in "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" vs. the real Johnnie Cochran
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Here's 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

Here's what the real Halston looked like in the late '70s:

Halston holding a cocktail while wearing a long scarf and matching suit/coat
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Ewan McGregor vs. Halston:

Ewan McGregor in "Halston" vs. the real Halston
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection / Rose Hartman / Getty Images

Here's what Uzo Aduba looked like as Shirley Chisholm in Mrs. America (2020):

Aduba wearing glasses while thinking pensively
FX / Courtesy of Everett Collection

Here's what the real Shirley Chisholm looked like in the early '70s:

Chisholm speaking at a US military base in the early '70s
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Uzo Aduba vs. Shirley Chisholm:

Uzo Aduba in "Mrs. America" vs. the real Shirley Chisholm
FX / Courtesy of Everett Collection / Leif Skoogfors / Corbis via Getty Images

Here's what Susan Sarandon looked like as Bette Davis in her role for What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? in Feud: Bette and Joan (2017):

Sarandon wearing Bette Davis' infamous "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?" costume
FX

Here's what the real Bette Davis looked like in What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? in the early '60s:

Davis with Joan Crawford in "What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?"
Warner Bros. / Archive Photos / Getty Images

Susan Sarandon vs. Bette Davis:

Susan Sarandon in "Feud: Bette and Joan" vs. the real Bette Davis
FX / Warner Bros. / Archive Photos / Getty Images

Here's what Rose Byrne looked like as Gloria Steinem in Mrs. America (2020):

Byrne tucking aviator glasses into long hair
FX / Courtesy of Everett Collection

Here's what the real Gloria Steinem looked like in the early '70s:

Steinem at a fundraiser in California in 1972
Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

Rose Byrne vs. Gloria Steinem:

Rose Byrne in "Mrs. America" vs. the real Gloria Steinem
FX / Courtesy of Everett Collection / Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

Here's what Christian Serratos looked like as Selena Quintanilla-Pérez in Selena: The Series (2020–2021):

Serratos wearing Selena's infamous 1994 Grammy outfit
Netflix

Here's what the real Selena Quintanilla-Pérez looked like in the early '90s:

Quintanilla-Pérez at the 1994 Grammys
Vinnie Zuffante / Getty Images

Christian Serratos vs. Selena Quintanilla-Pérez:

Christian Serratos in "Selena: The Series" vs. the real Selena Quintanilla-Pérez
Netflix / Vinnie Zuffante / Getty Images

Here's what Elle Fanning looks like as Michelle Carter in the upcoming miniseries The Girl from Plainville (2022):

Fanning with Carter's dark eyebrows and infamous floral blouse in court
Hulu

Here's what the real Michelle Carter looked like in the late 2010s:

Carter during her trial in 2017
Boston Globe / Getty Images

Elle Fanning vs. Michelle Carter:

Elle Fanning in "The Girl from Plainville" vs. the real Michelle Carter
Hulu / Boston Globe / Getty Images

Here's what Lin-Manuel Miranda looked like as Roy Scheider in his role for All That Jazz in Fosse/Verdon (2019):

Miranda wearing a glittered outfit like Scheider's in "All That Jazz"
FX / Courtesy of Everett Collection

Here's what the real Roy Scheider looked like in All That Jazz in the late '70s:

Roy Scheider singing in "All That Jazz" (1979)
20th Century Fox / Courtesy of Everett Collection

Lin-Manuel Miranda vs. Roy Scheider:

Lin-Manuel Miranda in "Fosse/Verdon" vs. the real Roy Scheider
FX / Courtesy of Everett Collection / 20th Century Fox / Courtesy of Everett Collection

Here's 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

Here's what the real Christopher Darden looked like in the mid-'90s:

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

Sterling K. Brown vs. Christopher Darden:

Sterling K. Brown in "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" vs. the real Christopher Darden
FX / Courtesy of Everett Collection / Lee Celano / Getty Images

Here's what Michelle Krusiec looked like as Anna May Wong in Hollywood (2020):

Krusiec wearing Wong's signature Hollywood look
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection

Here's what the real Anna May Wong looked like in the late '20s:

Wong posing for a portrait in 1929
Sasha / Hulton Archive / Getty Images

Michelle Krusiec vs. Anna May Wong:

Michelle Krusiec in "Hollywood" vs. the real Anna May Wong
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection / Sasha / Hulton Archive / Getty Images

Here's what Sarah Paulson looked like as Marcia Clark in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story (2016):

Paulson with short, curly hair in a courtroom
FX

Here's what the real Marcia Clark looked like in the mid-'90s:

Clark in court in 1994
POOL / Getty Images

Sarah Paulson vs. Marcia Clark:

Sarah Paulson in "The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story" vs. the real Marcia Clark
FX / Courtesy of Everett Collection / POOL / Getty Images

Here's what Sam Rockwell looked like as Bob Fosse in Fosse/Verdon (2019):

Rockwell smoking with a balding hairdo
FX / Courtesy of Everett Collection

Here's what the real Bob Fosse looked like in the early '70s:

Fosse taking a break while directing a movie in 1973
Bettmann / Getty Images

Sam Rockwell vs. Bob Fosse:

Sam Rockwell in "Fosse/Verdon" vs. the real Bob Fosse
FX / Courtesy of Everett Collection / Bettmann / Getty Images

Here's what Jharrel Jerome looked like as Korey Wise in When They See Us (2019):

Jerome wearing a denim jacket walking in the street
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection

Here's what the real Korey Wise looked like in the late '80s:

Wise in court in 1989
New York Daily News Archive / Getty Images

Jharrel Jerome vs. Korey Wise:

Jharrel Jerome in "When They See Us" vs. the real Korey Wise
Netflix / Courtesy of Everett Collection / New York Daily News Archive / Getty Images

And here's what Lily James looked like as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy (2022):

James wearing suit and blonde hairdo like Anderson in the late '90s
Hulu

Here's what the real Pamela Anderson looked like in the late '90s:

Anderson in court in LA in 1997
Pool / Getty Images

Lily James vs. Pamela Anderson:

Lily James in "Pam & Tommy" vs. the real Pamela Anderson
Hulu / Pool / Getty Images

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