We review the actors and actresses who managed to change their appearance to embody a character physically very different from them
In Hollywood it often happens that both actors and actresses are in a mad race to look beautiful. Eccentric at times, but always radiant, we see them stroll down the red carpet like something out of a fairy tale. However, there are opportunities in which this desire is transformed and the search is different: to gain weight, become as ugly as possible and physically distance themselves from their own aesthetics to apprehend a character that obsesses them. Let us recall the most emblematic cases.
Charlize Theron
False teeth, prosthesis to deform facial features and 15 extra kilos. All these were the resources of the talented South African actress to thoroughly personify in the movie Monster a homos-xual prostitute (Aileen Wuornos) who is executed after having killed seven men. Her efforts and sacrifices were not few, but she earned her an Oscar for Best Actress.
Gwyneth Paltrow
In Blind Love, she played Rosemary, an obese woman and daughter of a very powerful man who falls in love with one of her father's employees, who - due to a fantastic flaw - sees her as slim and harmonious. The idea of the romantic comedy is to talk about true love, beyond physical appearances, and Paltrow plays both roles, with the trick of a suit to simulate fatness, facial prosthetics, and makeup. So incredible was her transformation that her own fans swore not to recognize her.
Emma Thompson
In the movie The Magical Nanny, the English actress had to resort to artistic makeup to simulate warts, hair in the ears and prominent and uneven teeth. Throughout the film, this fantastic story for children shows a transformation of the protagonist who looks more and more beautiful, the product of so much kindness. Incredible acting supported by great artistic make-up effects that completely changed Thompson's delicate appearance.
Nicole Kidman
Unrecognizable. She was on the occasion of the film The Hours, where she played the writer Virginia Woolf, based on the real life of the fragile and depressive golden figure of literary modernism. The film is divided into three sections where it delves into the existence of three women from different eras and it was all the rage. Kidman changed her physical appearance so much that she came to wear a prosthetic nose. Of course, the reward was immediate and the beautiful Australian won an Oscar for Best Actress.
Renee Zellweger
Her endearing character Bridget Jones, the central figure in her film Bridget Jones's Diary, cannot be missing from the list. The beautiful actress hired a coach at the time of her to gain several kilos and she did it. Of course, she earned him the recognition of the public, colleagues and directors. Plus an Oscar nomination. But even more satisfaction would come, because she then continued filming to film the saga.
Cameron Diaz
She may not be the most remembered of her movies, but she is if she wants to see a movie gem. In Being John Malkovich, Cameron plays Lotte Schwartz, the protagonist's wife. The actress had no itch when it came to forgetting her golden hair (the character had curly brown hair) and her delicate look at the service of the story that the director wanted to tell. Shocking change.
Salma Hayek
To play Frida Kahlo, she fit him perfectly when she learned to change her physical posture, get used to the false eyebrows and mustaches, and wear the braids tight and tied up as she used to wear them. Undoubtedly, another way of being beautiful, but far from the well-known Salma. According to her, she confessed shortly after filming, she had no prejudice for the change in her appearance and she said she was happy to explore other facets and to remain in the memory of her as the actress who brought her to the big screen.
