18 Actors Who Either Totally Hit Or Missed The Mark When Portraying Famous People In Movies And TV Shows

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Idk about you, but I think Kristen Stewart is Joan Jett's clone.

Based on Ariana Grande's latest glamorous looks, it's kind of hard not to see the resemblance! And because of this, folks have been sharing their mixed feelings about Grande possibly playing Audrey Hepburn in a biopic.

Ariana Grande in 2025

All of this got me thinking about the amazing actors out there who've portrayed famous people in movies and TV shows, and the never-ending comparisons.

Kathryn Hahn in "Agatha All Along"

So, here are pictures of actors who either totally hit or missed the mark when playing famous people. You decide!

Here's what Timothée Chalamet looked like as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown (2024):

Chalamet in "A Complete Unknown"

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

Dylan in the '60s

Timothée Chalamet vs. Bob Dylan:

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Here's what Angelina Jolie looked like as Maria Callas in Maria (2024):

Jolie in "Maria"

And here's what the real Maria Callas looked like:

Callas in the '50s

Angelina Jolie vs. Maria Callas:

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Here's what Cynthia Erivo looked like as Aretha Franklin in Genius: Season 3 (Aretha) (2021):

Season 3 (Aretha)

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

Franklin in the late '60s

Cynthia Erivo vs. Aretha Franklin:

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Here's what Tom Hollander looked like as Truman Capote in Feud: Capote vs. The Swans (2024):

Capote vs. The Swans"

And here's what the real Truman Capote looked like:

Capote in the late '60s

Tom Hollander vs. Truman Capote:

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Here's what Maya Rudolph looked like as Kamala Harris on Saturday Night Live in 2024:

Rudolph on "SNL"

And here's what the real Kamala Harris looks like:

Harris in 2024

Maya Rudolph vs. Kamala Harris:

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And here's what Maya Rudolph and Kamala Harris looked like standing side by side on SNL in 2024:

Rudolph and Harris on "SNL" in 2024

Here's what Margot Robbie looked like as Tonya Harding in I, Tonya (2017):

Robbie in "I, Tonya"

And here's what the real Tonya Harding looks like:

Harding in 1992

Margot Robbie vs. Tonya Harding:

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Here's what Jamie Foxx looked like as Ray Charles in Ray (2004):

Foxx in "Ray"

And here's what the real Ray Charles looked like:

Charles in 1968

Jamie Foxx vs. Ray Charles:

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Here's what Kingsley Ben-Adir looked like as Bob Marley in Bob Marley: One Love (2024):

One Love"

And here's what the real Bob Marley looked like:

Marley in the late '70s

Kingsley Ben-Adir vs. Bob Marley:

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

Hayek in "Frida"

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

Kahlo in the '40s

Salma Hayek vs. Frida Kahlo:

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Here's what Nicole Kidman looked like as Virginia Woolf in The Hours (2002):

Kidman in "The Hours"

And here's what the real Virginia Woolf looked like:

Woolf in 1902

Nicole Kidman vs. Virginia Woolf:

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

Stewart in "The Runaways"

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

Jett in the late '70s

Kristen Stewart vs. Joan Jett:

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

American Crime Story"

And here's what the real Christopher Darden looks like:

Darden in1995

Sterling K. Brown vs. Christopher Darden:

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Here's what Marion Cotillard looked like as Édith Piaf in La Vie en Rose (2007):

Cotillard in "La Vie en Rose"

And here's what the real Édith Piaf looked like:

Piaf in 1940

Marion Cotillard vs. Édith Piaf:

Picturehouse / ©Picturehouse/Courtesy Everett Collection, Gilles Petard / Redferns / Getty Images

Here's what Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) looked like as Chuck Berry in Cadillac Records (2008):

Bey in "Cadillac Records"

And here's what the real Chuck Berry looked like:

Berry in 1958

Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) vs. Chuck Berry:

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Here's what Madonna looked like as Eva Perón in Evita (1996):

Madonna in "Evita"

And here's what the real Eva Perón looked like:

Perón, 1940s

Madonna vs. Eva Perón:

Buena Vista Pictures / Courtesy of Everett Collection, Bettmann / Bettmann Archive / Getty Images

Here's what Leslie Odom Jr. looked like as Sam Cooke in One Night in Miami... (2020):

Odom Jr. in "One Night in Miami..."

And here's what the real Sam Cooke looked like:

Cooke early '60s

Leslie Odom Jr. vs. Sam Cooke:

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Here's what Cailee Spaeny looked like as Priscilla Presley in Priscilla (2023):

Cailee Spaeny in "Priscilla"

And here's what the real Priscilla Presley looks like:

Presley in 1967

Cailee Spaeny vs. Priscilla Presley:

A24 / Courtesy Everett Collection, Michael Ochs Archives / Getty Images

And finally, here's what Halle Berry looked like as Dorothy Dandridge in Introducing Dorothy Dandridge (1999):

Berry in "Introducing Dorothy Dandridge"

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

Dandridge in "Carmen Jones"

Halle Berry vs. Dorothy Dandridge:

HBO / Courtesy of Everett Collection, Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

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