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The famous Russian proverb “Don’t be born beautiful, but be born happy” will probably never cease to be relevant. There are many world-class actresses among the living confirmations of this folk wisdom.
Their specific appearance at the dawn of their career could well become an obstacle to achieving their cherished goal, but later it turned out that this shortcoming became their hallmark, making them unlike anyone else.
Introducing 10 successful actresses whose appearance does not fall under the standard canons of beauty.
10 Charlotte Gainsbourg
Charlotte was born into a creative family: her father is a French chansonnier, her mother is a British actress, so it is not surprising that the future star chose an artistic path for herself.
It is a demonstrative refutation of the established stereotype that nature rests on the children of talented people. This, at first glance, inconspicuous girl, managed to triumphantly break into the cinema being very young: already at the age of 15 she was awarded the prestigious Cesar Award for her work in the film “Daring Girl”.
There were successful roles in the films Jane Eyre, 21 Grams and Les Misérables. In addition, she managed to become the muse of the infamous director Lars von Trier.
Fans of the actress and many fashion experts consider her a model of good taste, although Charlotte herself claims that she is not at all interested in fashion.
9. Julia Roberts
From the point of view of the generally accepted canons of beauty, this star can hardly be called a beauty, which, in general, did not prevent her from becoming a living association with this word.
At the very beginning of her acting career, the directors complained about her awkwardness, ugly gait and lack of elegance. Her wide smile, which later became her hallmark, at first annoyed many people, which is why she was even compared to the Cheshire cat.
But, after her starring role in a duet with Richard Gere, the evil tongues fell silent, and yesterday’s ugly duckling became the sex symbol of an entire generation.
8. Melissa McCarthy
This actress, by Hollywood standards, has a very non-standard appearance, because her body weight exceeds 100 kg!
In one of her interviews, Melissa stated that she always tried to lose weight, but she never managed to lose a significant amount of weight, because she has a lot of other worries!
Indeed, this cheerful woman and a very successful actress is happily married, actively acting in films and releasing her own line of clothing for full ladies.
By her example, Melissa disproved the theory that only slender girls can be called beautiful. After all, there must be many good people!
7. Rene Zellweger
Rene earned the love of a huge number of women around the world thanks to her work in the cult film Bridget Jones’s Diary. There she played a girl, always dissatisfied with her appearance. At the same time, she was so natural and charming that this image became close to many women who are tormented by various complexes regarding their appearance.
6. Ann Hataway
Anne Hathaway’s first role in the film How to Become a Princess can be called autobiographical: from a notorious teenager with an inconspicuous appearance, the heroine turns into a delightful beauty. At the same time, little has changed in her appearance, just with a change in the woman’s attitude towards herself, others begin to perceive her in a completely different way.
Someone will say that Ann has too big eyes, a wide mouth, small breasts and a lanky physique, but this did not stop her from playing a lot of interesting roles, including many lyrical images.
5. Whoopi Goldberg
This actress made her film debut when she was 30 years old. From the very beginning, she did not rely on her appearance (which is understandable), but on her unique charisma and inimitable sense of humor.
Thanks to this, Whoopi has repeatedly become the owner of prestigious awards, such as Oscar, Grammy, Emmy and theatrical Tony.
4. Helena Bonham Carter
In her youth, Helena considered herself simply ugly. However, everything changed when, with the advent of experience, she realized that the main thing is not what you see in a mirror image, but how you know how to present yourself.
As a result, this ugly woman was able to become the muse of Tim Burton himself. The most famous Hollywood director finds an interesting role for Helena in almost every new masterpiece. By the way, in addition to a successful creative duet, they created a strong family union.
Now Helena has a reputation as a strong serious actress, and her unique style cannot be confused with any other.
3. Barbra Streisand
“Every person is beautiful in their own way,” the actress claims from the height of her own experience. “You just need to fervently believe in it, and then others will believe in you.”
Probably, the classmates who made insulting jokes about young Barbara about her slightly squinting eyes and long nose could not even imagine that after a while she would be called the sex symbol of modernity.
In her mature years, the movie star had many opportunities to correct her appearance with the help of plastic surgery. However, by that time, Barbara had managed to fall in love with herself the way nature made her.
2. Uma Thurman
The famous actress herself never considered herself spectacular in her life: tall, angular movements, large legs, long nose, wide-set eyes. However, these features did not prevent her from becoming a successful actress in Hollywood and the muse of Quentin Tarantino himself.
At the dawn of her career, producers called her appearance features “non-standard facial features”, but now they are also considered her signature “highlight”. And this is no accident, because more than anything else, the girl was afraid to become like everyone else, that is, to mix with a faceless mass, albeit predominantly consisting of glossy beauties.
1. Sarah Jessica Parker
The real worldwide success came to the actress after she played the role of Carrie Bradshaw in the legendary film Sex and the City. For this work, she was awarded not only prestigious television awards, but also the title of style icon, which after that millions of women around the world began to imitate.
Also, the non-standard appearance of Sarah Jessica did not cause failures on the love front. In 1997, she married famous actor Matthew Broderick. In their marriage, they had three children.