24 Actors Who Either Did Or Didn't Resemble The Famous People They Portrayed In Movies And TV Shows

I've said it before and I'll say it again: Zoe Saldaña should not have played Nina Simone.

Here's what Austin Butler looked like as Elvis Presley in Elvis (2022):

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And here's what the real Elvis Presley looked like:

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Here's what Ana de Armas looked like as Marilyn Monroe in Blonde (2022):

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And here's what the real Marilyn Monroe looked like:

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

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And here's what the real Princess Diana looked like:

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Here's what Rami Malek looked like as Freddie Mercury in Bohemian Rhapsody (2018):

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And here's what the real Freddie Mercury looked like:

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Here's what Margot Robbie looked like as Queen Elizabeth I in Mary Queen of Scots (2018):

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And here's what the real Queen Elizabeth I looked like:

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Here's what Naomi Ackie looked like as Whitney Houston in Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022):

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And here's what the real Whitney Houston looked like:

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Here's what Jennifer Hudson looked like as Aretha Franklin in Respect (2021):

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And here's what the real Aretha Franklin looked like:

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Here's what Tom Hanks looked like as Fred Rogers in A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019):

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And here's what the real Fred Rogers looked like:

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Here's what Beyoncé looked like as Etta James in Cadillac Records (2008):

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And here's what the real Etta James looked like:

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Here's what Leonardo DiCaprio looked like as Howard Hughes in The Aviator (2004):

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And here's what the real Howard Hughes looked like:

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Here's what Angelina Jolie looked like as Gia Carangi in Gia (1998):

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And here's what the real Gia Carangi looked like:

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Here's what Lily James looks like as Pamela Anderson in Pam & Tommy (2022):

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And here's what the real Pamela Anderson looks like:

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Here's what Denzel Washington looked like as Malcolm X in Malcolm X (1992):

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And here's what the real Malcolm X looked like:

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Here's what Zoe Saldaña looked like as Nina Simone in Nina (2016):

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And here's what the real Nina Simone looked like:

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Here's what Salma Hayek looked like as Frida Kahlo in Frida (2002):

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And here's what the real Frida Kahlo looked like:

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Here's what Elle Fanning looks like as Michelle Carter in The Girl From Plainville (2022):

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And here's what the real Michelle Carter looks like:

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Here's what Javier Bardem looked like as Desi Arnaz in Being the Ricardos (2021):

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And here's what the real Desi Arnaz looked like:

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Here's what Aaron Taylor-Johnson looked like as John Lennon in Nowhere Boy (2009):

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And here's what the real John Lennon looked like:

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Here's what Halle Berry looked like as Dorothy Dandridge in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999):

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And here's what the real Dorothy Dandridge looked like:

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Here's what Kristen Stewart looked like as Joan Jett in The Runaways (2010):

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And here's what the real Joan Jett looks like:

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Here's what Jessica Lange looked like as Joan Crawford in Feud: Bette and Joan (2017):

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And here's what the real Joan Crawford looked like:

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Here's what Cate Blanchett looked like as Bob Dylan in I'm Not There (2007):

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And here's what the real Bob Dylan looks like:

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Here's what André 3000 looked like as Jimi Hendrix in Jimi: All Is by My Side (2013):

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And here's what the real Jimi Hendrix looked like:

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And last, but certainly not least: Here's what Renée Zellweger looked like as Judy Garland in Judy (2019):

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And here's what the real Judy Garland looked like:

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