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Physical characteristics play an important role in an actor’s life.
Not every actor or actress can be a good fit for a role. Every role has its demands. But sometimes the filmmakers and producers discriminate against some actors and actresses without a good reason. They would reject actors and actresses for being too old, too young, too beautiful and too intelligent. These are some of the silly reasons. Today, we have 9 actresses who were not given roles due to their physical appearance. These actresses are so pretty, who would have thought they are not beautiful enough for this role? Scroll down to have a look at them.
1. In an interview, Kate Beckinsale shared that the director, Pearl Harbor, didn’t think she was good enough for the role of Nurse Evelyn.
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The actress had to keep a certain diet and a lot of exercise to get the role.
2. Keira Knightley was first rejected by the director for being too pretty.
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Joe Wright, the director of Pride and Prejudice didn’t want Keira Knightley in the film because he thought she was too pretty for the role. Then he met her and said “Oh no, you’re fine!'”
3. Emma Thompson was rejected for being too old for the role.
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Who says actresses do not face any kind of discrimination in Hollywood? Emma Thompson faced age discrimination at every stage of her career. The actress was told by the filmmakers that she was too old to play the love interest opposite Hugh Grant in “Sense and Sensibility”. She was only a year older than her co-actor.
4. Amanda Seyfried lost multiple roles for being overweight.
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The actress had been overweight and lost many roles. She had to lose a lot of weight to be finally cast in Mamma Mia!
5. Amy Schumer was rejected from multiple roles for being overweight.
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People told Amy Schumer that if she gained any more weight “it would hurt people’s eyes”. The actress lost some pounds for her film “Trainwreck” but later vowed never to diet again.
6. Mädchen Amick lost the role of “Lorelai Gilmore” because she looked too young to be a mother.
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The actress was initially cast as “Lorelai Galmore” but then she lost the role because she looked too young to be a mother and then “Lauren Graham” got the role. She was just 3 years older than Mädchen Amick
7. Meryl Streep thought her career ended when she reached the age of 40.
Within a single year, the actress was offered the role of a witch by three different film studios. She played the roles and did justice with every role.
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8. Emmy Rossum was rejected by producers for being too pretty and famous to play the role of a girl from a troubled home.
The show would be nothing if Emmy Rossum was not a part of it. Producers were not interested in her and won’t even let her audition. The actress believed in her and recorded her video while playing the role of Fiona Gallagher and showed it to the makers of the show. She was then cast in the famous show “Shameless”.
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9. The casting directors didn’t want Olivia Wilde in “The Wolf of Wall Street” because she was too old to be cast as Leonardo DiCaprio’s girlfriend.
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At the age of 28, Olivia Wilde missed out on a role in “The Wolf of Wall Street”. Margot Robbie who was 6 years younger than her was cast in the film.
Do you agree that these actresses would have done better in these roles? Let us know your opinion in the comment section down below.
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