15+ Actresses That Portrayed the Same Characters, and We Can’t Decide Who Did a Better Job

Very popular characters, be it movies or books, get more and more movies and series about them. And sometimes, creators decide to change actors in a franchise. This is when the viewers start arguing about which actor or actress was the best fit for a role and who was a total miscast.

We at CHEERY wanted to remember which iconic characters and people were portrayed by different actresses. But we couldn’t decide who was the most convincing in their roles — we leave it for you to figure out.

Marilyn Monroe

© The Rat Pack / HBO Films and co-producers, © Gossip Girl / Warner Bros. Television and co-producers, © Smash / DreamWorks Television and co-producers

Barbara Niven — The Rat Pack.
Blake Lively — Gossip Girl.
Uma Thurman — Smash.

Princess Diana

© Diana / Ecosse Films and co-producers, © The Crown / Sony Pictures Television and co-producers, © Spencer / Shoebox Films and co-producers

Naomi Watts — Diana.
Emma Corrin — The Crown.
Kristen Stewart — Spencer.

Lisbeth Salander

© Män som hatar kvinnor / Yellow Bird and co-producers, © The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and co-producers, © The Girl in the Spider's Web / Columbia Pictures and co-producers

Noomi Rapace — Män som hatar kvinnor.
Rooney Mara — The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo.
Claire Foy — The Girl in the Spider’s Web.

Emma Woodhouse

© Emma / Miramax and co-producers, © Emma / A+E Networks and co-producers, © Emma. / Working Title Films and co-producers

Gwyneth Paltrow — Emma.
Kate Beckinsale — Emma.
Anya Taylor-Joy — Emma.

Sabrina Spellman

© Sabrina the Teenage Witch / Paramount Network Television and co-producers, © Chilling Adventures of Sabrina / Warner Bros. Television and co-producers

Melissa Joan Hart — Sabrina the Teenage Witch.
Kiernan Shipka — Chilling Adventures of Sabrina.

May Parker

© Spider-Man 2 / Columbia Pictures and co-producers, © The Amazing Spider-Man / Marvel Entertainment and co-producers, © Spider-Man: No Way Home / Marvel Studios and co-producers

Rosemary Harris — Spider-Man 2.
Sally Field — The Amazing Spider-Man.
Marisa Tomei — Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Wonder Woman

© Wonder Woman / Warner Bros. Television and co-producers, © Wonder Woman / Warner Bros. and co-producers

Lynda Carter — Wonder Woman.
Gal Gadot — Wonder Woman.

Clarice Starling

© The Silence of the Lambs / Orion Pictures and co-producers, © Hannibal / Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) and co-producers, © Clarice / CBS Studios and co-producers

Jodie Foster — The Silence of the Lambs.
Julianne Moore — Hannibal.
Rebecca Breeds — Clarice.

Queen Guinevere

© First Knight / Columbia Pictures and co-producers, © King Arthur / Touchstone Pictures and co-producers

Julia Ormond — First Knight.
Keira Knightley — King Arthur.

Irene Adler

© Sherlock Holmes / Warner Bros. and co-producers, © Sherlock / Hartswood Films and co-producers, © Elementary / CBS Television Studios and co-producers

Rachel McAdams — Sherlock Holmes.
Lara Pulver — Sherlock.
Natalie Dormer — Elementary.

Annabel Andrews / Anna Coleman

© Freaky Friday / Walt Disney Productions and co-producers, © Freaky Friday / Walt Disney Pictures and co-producers

Jodie Foster — Freaky Friday.
Lindsay Lohan — Freaky Friday.

Snow White

© Once Upon a Time / ABC Signature and co-producers, © Snow White and the Huntsman / Universal Pictures and co-producers, © Mirror Mirror / Relativity Media and co-producers

Ginnifer Goodwin — Once Upon a Time.
Kristen Stewart — Snow White and the Huntsman.
Lily Collins — Mirror Mirror.

Evelyn O’Connell

© The Mummy / Universal Pictures and co-producers, © The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor / Universal Pictures and co-producers

Rachel Weisz — The Mummy.
Maria Bello — The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Anne Boleyn

© The Tudors / Showtime Networks and co-producers, © The Other Boleyn Girl / Columbia Pictures and co-producers, © Anne Boleyn / Sony Pictures Television Production UK and co-producers

Natalie Dormer — The Tudors.
Natalie Portman — The Other Boleyn Girl.
Jodie Turner-Smith — Anne Boleyn.

Alice

© Alice in Wonderland / NBC Studios and co-producers, © Alice / Reunion Pacific Entertainment and co-producers, © Alice in Wonderland / Walt Disney Pictures and co-producers

Tina Majorino — Alice in Wonderland.
Caterina Scorsone — Alice.
Mia Wasikowska — Alice in Wonderland.

Elizabeth II

© The Queen / Pathé and co-producers, © Playhouse Presents / Warp Films and co-producers, © The Crown / Sony Pictures Television and co-producers

Helen Mirren — The Queen.
Emma Thompson — Playhouse Presents.
Olivia Colman — The Crown.

In your opinion, which of these actresses did the best job?

Preview photo credit Spider-Man 2 / Columbia Pictures and co-producers, The Amazing Spider-Man / Marvel Entertainment and co-producers, Spider-Man: No Way Home / Marvel Studios and co-producers

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