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Alyson started her career as the geeky Willow in Buffy the Vampire Slayer. But this red quickly went rogue and became a witch. Oh, and a lesbian. And then she tried to destroy the world. All in a day’s work for some, eh? These days she’s the adorable Lilypad in How I Met Your Mother.
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Touch-a touch-a touch-a touch me! I want to be dirty!
Susan is a ridiculously talented woman. Her career spans from cult classics like The Rocky Horror Picture Show to the critically acclaimed and politically motivated Dead Man Walking. She literally changed lives in her role as Louise in Ridley Scott’s Thelma and Louise. Oh, and she has fantastic boobs! Anyone remember White Palace? At 64 she’s still smokin’. And no hint of plastic surgery.
I’ll keep on driving
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An angelic voice, a devilish attitude and more than 16 albums behind her, this eccentric redhead is one of the most respected female artists in the world today. She’s collaborated with artists like Trent Reznor from Nine Inch Nails, James Maynard Keenan from Tool, and she’s totally bat-shit crazy. Actual loca, loca, loca. Not like Shakira who thinks dancing in fountains and riding on bikes is crazy. Although those gold pants… Anyway, I digress. We love the Tori.
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Cool, calm and collected FBI Agent Dana Scully with her perfectly coiffed hair inspired a whole generation of nerds’ er, dreams.
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First off, she’s the daughter of Ron Howard. Now how that odd-looking imp managed to produce such a beauty from his loins is… hey, it’s actually not something we’d like to think about. I first saw her in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village (it scared the PANTS off me, by the way) where she played the brave, blind heroine.
Let’s not talk about Lady in The Water, okay?
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Yes, yes. Li-Lo, I know. She’s an absolute trainwreck, but at least she’s a redheaded trainwreck with cute freckles. And you would also be a mess after living her life. Have you seen what utter creeps her parents are? Anyhoo, the silly girl actually has talent. She just needs to pull herself toward herself.
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This odd-looking but totally enchanting young waif made her debut in The Imaginarium of Dr Parnassus opposite, well, just about all the leading men in Hollywood. It’s quite clear why she was chosen to get imaginations going. To point out the elephant in the room – yes, she’s not fully human. There’s obviously some faerie genes in her bloodline…
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Oh, Christina. How we worship you! A woman in Hollywood who has hips. And a bum! And, wait for it… a bit of a BELLY! And I’m not even going to mention her other assets. Okay, fine. I will. You’re a mesmerizing actress too, honey.
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This arresting, icy queen of the screen has intelligence stamped all over her pale face. We love how she makes no attempt whatsoever to blend in. In fact, her naked look has inspired a whole new trend. SWINTON!
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Julianne made headlines after the poignant scene in Short Cuts where she argued with her on-screen husband – completely naked from the waist down. Her red pubic hair shocked and thrilled the world, but her extreme skill and evocative performance actually overshadowed the controversy around her fire crotch.
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“But what about all the others?” I hear you cry. I know, I know. I’ve barely skimmed the surface. Okay. Let’s do a few more. I give you the fake redheads? Yes ladies. We can’t all be born great but we can BECOME great.
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I know Julia is arguably the biggest actress of our time, but don’t you just feel as if you KNOW her? It must get pretty tiring for her, but then perhaps she should stop playing such friendly characters! Honestly dude, you give us no choice.
Julia started her career with her signature bunch of red curls and impossibly wide smile. I miss that. Don’t you?
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It’s very wrong that Cate isn’t a natural redhead. I mean she’s perfect for it. In fact, as the President of the Society of Gingers I declare that from now on Cate Blanchett is an actual redhead. She’s already gone red for many roles: the Elizabeth movies, Bandits, Benjamin Button, Robin Hood… the list goes on. Although Cate is so ridiculously beautiful that she could probably pull of a shaved head too. Oh, wait – Heaven. Yes. Yes, she can.
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Even the ever present and eternally annoying Kardashians are jumping onto the bandwagon and going red. One of the Ks has coloured her hair. I get confused which one. Check the caption. And no, as the President of the Society of Gingers none of these vacuous creatures will ever be given true red status. Dream on Kardashians.
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Kirsten went ginger to play Peter Parker’s girlfriend MJ in the Spiderman movies. With her fair skin and light blue eyes she pulled it off easily. Why she would go back to blonde is beyond me.
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Evan went red when she accepted the role of Sophie, the Vampire Queen of Louisiana in True Blood. Because how can you be a vampire queen and not have red hair?
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We couldn’t find evidence of Nicole’s real hair colour. But we prefer red on her. Although she was married to Tom Cruise in her red phase. Hmmm. Now we’re confused.
Okay, that’s all for now.
This gallery was created by Lili Radloff who is totally objective and in no way biased towards gingerism. (And yes, she did make up that word.)
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