20+ Actresses From Popular TV Shows Who Look Completely Different On the Red Carpet
Actresses are ready to change their appearance completely to get into character and look exactly like the film director wants them to look. But on the red carpet, they can look exactly the way they want to look. We decided to compare what the actresses from our favorite series look like on screen and in real life.
Emma D’Arcy — Rhaenyra Targaryen, House of the Dragon
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Did you know that Emma D’Arcy made their big screen debut long before House of the Dragon? They can be seen in Mothering Sunday and Truth Seekers. They also act in theatrical productions.
Milly Alcock — Rhaenyra Targaryen, House of the Dragon
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Olivia Cooke — Alicent Hightower, House of the Dragon
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Olivia Cooke is the main provider of funny photos from the House of the Dragon set. It turns out that even after the most dramatic scenes, the actors of the show joked and fooled around.
Sonoya Mizuno — Mysaria, House of the Dragon
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HoYeon Jung — Kang Sae-byeo, Squid Game
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For HoYeon Jung, the series Squid Game was her debut as an actress. The star’s main profession is modeling.
Michelle Dockery — Lady Mary Talbot, Downton Abbey
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Laura Carmichael — Lady Edith Pelham, Downton Abbey
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Jessica Brown Findlay — Lady Sybil Crawley, Downton Abbey
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Katherine Langford — Hannah Baker, 13 Reasons Why
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Elisabeth Moss — June Osborne, The Handmaid’s Tale
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By the way, the creators of the series The Handmaid’s Tale have hidden a lot of Easter eggs in the design of the show.
Madeline Brewer — Ofwarren, The Handmaid’s Tale
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Yvonne Strahovski — Serena Joy, The Handmaid’s Tale
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Anya Taylor-Joy — Beth Harmon, The Queen’s Gambit
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According to the script, the heroine of the series is 15 years old, while Anya Taylor-Joy was 24 years old. But this is not the only case where actors and actresses have played characters of a different age to themselves.
Morfydd Clark — Galadriel, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
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Sophia Nomvete — Disa, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
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Nazanin Boniadi — Bronwyn, The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
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Anya Chalotra — Yennefer, The Witcher
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Alyssa Sutherland — Aslaug, Vikings
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Georgia Hirst — Torvi, Vikings
Millie Bobby Brown — Eleven, Stranger Things
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Lily James — Pamela Anderson, Pam & Tommy
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