Many actors are apprehensive about being tied to a single character. But if an actor or actress has the talent and charisma to effectively represent many personas on screen, even the best movie plot and most inventive makeup will fall short.
It is totally surprising to see these 19 movie stars that can be called the gurus of transformation. We are literally stunned by their performances. They just dissolved into the character and made us think that it’s really easy to transform into characters but in real life, it takes a lot of dedication and passion to be at their place where they are today. Keep on scrolling down below and see these amazing actors’ transformations. We are sure that you are going to love it!.\
1. Cate Blanchett, she just took these roles to another level.
- Cinderella (2015) — the evil stepmother
- Thor: Ragnarok (2017) — the Asgardian goddess of death, Hela
- Don’t Look Up (2021) — a glamorous TV presenter
© Cinderella / Walt Disney Pictures, © Thor: Ragnarok / Walt Disney Pictures, © Don’t Look Up / Netflix
2. Presenting you the transformation of Eva Green
- Kingdom of Heaven (2005) — Sibylla, Queen of Jerusalem
- Cracks (2009) — a mysterious teacher at an elite boarding school for girls, Miss G.
- Dark Shadows (2012) — a jealous witch, Angelique Bouchard
© Kingdom of Heaven / 20th Century Fox, © Cracks / Antena 3 Films, © Dark Shadows / Warner Bros.
3. Matthew McConaughey, Matthew always performed in a way that made our jaws drop
- Dallas Buyers Club (2013) — a terminally ill Texas cowboy, Ron Woodroof
- Interstellar (2014) — a farmer, widowed engineer, and former pilot, Joseph A. Cooper
- The Beach Bum (2019) — a weird poet, Moondog
© Dallas Buyers Club / Voltage Pictures, © Interstellar / Paramount Pictures, © The Beach Bum / Iconoclast
4. Carrie-Anne Moss, such a talented actress.
- The Matrix (1999) — Trinity, a hacker and officer of the hovercraft, Nebuchadnezzar
- Fido (2006) — a housewife, Helen Robinson who comes across a zombie
- Silent Hill: Revelation (2012) — Claudia Wolf, the high priestess of the religious cult, the Order
© The Matrix / Warner Bros., © Fido / Lionsgate, © Silent Hill: Revelation / Davis-Films
5. Rami Malek, the performance Rami gave in bohemian rhapsody was simply amazing
- Night at the Museum (2006) — The Egyptian pharaoh, Ahkmenrah
- Buster’s Mal Heart (2016) — a mountain man and a former concierge, Jonás Cueyatl
- Bohemian Rhapsody (2018) — Freddie Mercury, the frontman of Queen
© Night at the Museum / 20th Century Studios, © Buster’s Mal Heart / Gamechanger Films, © Bohemian Rhapsody / 20th Century Studios
6. Let us introduce you to Jennifer Jason Leigh
- Dolores Claiborne (1995) — Selena St. George, a New York journalist and the daughter of a housemaid accused of murder
- The Machinist (2004) — Stevie, the only friend of the main character
- The Hateful Eight (2015) — criminal Daisy Domergue
© Dolores Claiborne / Castle Rock Entertainment, © The Machinist / Castelao Producciones S.A., © The Hateful Eight / FilmColony
7. Matt Damon
- The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999) — a witty swindler, Tom Ripley
- The Martian (2015) — astronaut Mark Watney
- The Last Duel (2021) — Knight Jean de Carrouges
© The Talented Mr. Ripley / Miramax, © The Martian / Scott Free Productions, © The Last Duel / 20th Century Studios
8. Sharon Stone
- Total Recall (1990) — Lori, the main character’s false wife
- Last Dance (1996) — Cindy Liggett, a woman on death row
- Ratched (2020) — Lenore Osgood, an eccentric and cunning heiress
© Total Recall / Carolco Pictures, © Last Dance / Touchstone Pictures, © Ratched / 20th Television
9. Presenting you Geoffrey Rush
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) — Sir Francis Walsingham, principal secretary to Queen Elizabeth I of England
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) — pirate captain Hector Barbossa
- The King’s Speech (2010) — Lionel Logue, an Australian speech and language therapist who helped King George VI manage his stammer
10. Anne Hathaway, a lot of you may know about her but the way she dissolves her in every character is outstanding.
- Becoming Jane (2007) — Jane Austen, the daughter of a village priest who dreams of becoming a writer
- Les Misérables (2012) — Fantine, a young grisette in Victor Hugo’s novel of the same name
- The Witches (2020) — Grand High Witch Eva Ernst
© Becoming Jane / HanWay Films, © Les Misérables / Universal Pictures, © The Witches / Warner Bros.
11. Kathy Bates
- Misery (1990) — fan of a famous writer, Annie Wilkes
- Titanic (1997) — Molly Brown, an American socialite and one of Titanic’s passengers
- American Horror Story (2011–2022) — satanic henchwoman Ms. Miriam Mead
© Dolores Claiborne / Castle Rock Entertainment, © Titanic / 20th Century Studios, © American Horror Story / FX Network
12. Sarah Jessica Parker
- Hocus Pocus (1993) — Sarah Sanderson, one of the sister witches
- Ed Wood (1994) — actress Dolores Fuller
- Mars Attacks! (1996) — ambitious journalist Nathalie Lake
© Hocus Pocus / Walt Disney Pictures, © Ed Wood / Touchstone Pictures, © Mars Attacks! / Warner Bros.
13. Julianne Moore
- Safe (1995) — housewife Carol White who is diagnosed with a strange disease
- Far from Heaven (2002) — a flustered housewife who faces a marital crisis when she learns her husband’s secret
- The Glorias (2020) — feminist icon Gloria Steinem
© Safe / Killer Films, © Far from Heaven / Focus Features, © The Glorias / Artemis Rising Foundation
14. Milla Jovovich
- The Fifth Element (1997) — redhead alien Leeloo
- Joan of Arc (1999) — French warrior Joan of Arc
- Paradise Hills (2019) — the eccentric Duchess, Paradise Hills’ headmaster
© The Fifth Element / Gaumont, © The Messenger: The Story of Joan of Arc / Gaumont, © Paradise Hills / Nostromo Pictures
15. Renée Zellweger
- Jerry Maguire (1996) — 26-year-old widow and single mother Dorothy Boyd
- Cold Mountain (2003) — active peasant Ruby Thewes
- Judy (2019) — American actress and singer Judy Garland
© Jerry Maguire / TriStar Pictures, © Cold Mountain / Miramax, © Judy / Pathé
16. Introducing you Stanley Tucci
- Captain America: The First Avenger (2011) — Dr. Abraham Erskine
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) — the host for the Hunger Games
- Beauty and the Beast (2017) — Maestro Cadenza
© Captain America: The First Avenger / Paramount Pictures, © The Hunger Games: Catching Fire / Lionsgate, © Beauty and the Beast / Walt Disney Pictures
17. Catherine O’Hara
- Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) — Kate McCallister, the mother of the inventive boy, Kevin, who is always left alone
- For Your Consideration (2006) — actress Marilyn Hack who finds out that she was probably nominated for an Oscar
- Schitt’s Creek (2015–2020) — Moira Rose, the wife of a billionaire who went broke
© Home Alone 2: Lost in New York / 20th Century Studios, © For Your Consideration / Shangri-La Entertainment, © Schitt’s Creek / CBC
18. Frances McDormand, the way she performed her role in Fargo was stunning
- Fargo (1996) — a fearless police officer, Marge Gunderson, who is 7 months pregnant
- Burn After Reading (2008) — Linda Litzke, a fitness club administrator who dreams about having plastic surgery
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) — Mildred Hayes, a desperate mother who lost her daughter
© Fargo / PolyGram Filmed Entertainment, © Burn After Reading / Relativity Media, © Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri / Blueprint Pictures
19. Vivien Leigh
- Gone with the Wind (1939) — Scarlett O’Hara, a flirt and an heiress of a rich family who has to work through the terrors of the Civil War
- Caesar and Cleopatra (1945) — The Egyptian queen, Cleopatra
- Ship of Fools (1965) — a middle-aged rich woman
© Gone with the Wind / MGM, © Caesar and Cleopatra / MGM, © Ship of Fools / Sony Pictures
Acting is never easy, it takes a whole lot of hard work and dedication to perform in such a way that is outstanding. These skilled actors made it look so easy despite the fact that transforming yourself into a character is not that easy.
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