26 photos of real people and the celebrities who played them on-screen
Emma Stone or Billie Jean King? (We can't tell either.)
Some of these doppelgängers are scary accurate and others you're just like, "Are these supposed to be the same person?" Either way, imagine being cool enough to have a movie made about you. So here are 25 photos of real people right next to the actors who played them in films.
Margot Robbie and Tonya Harding
Margot Robbie plays Tonya harding in I, Tonya. The ice-skater was slapped with a lifetime ban from competitive skating after pleading guilty to hindering the investigation of the 1994 attack on Nancy Kerrigan. Tonya, who was fined $160,000, also served three years of probation and served 500 hours of community service. According to a New York Times profile published in January 2018, Tonya keeps busy these days raising her son Gordon (born 2011) with third husband Joseph Jens Price. She occasionally still skates and thinks the movie is “magnificent.”
Emma Stone and Billie Jean King
Emma Stone portrays legendary tennis star Billie Jean King in Battle Of The Sexes. "Playing Billie Jean was a bit of a game changer," she tells Marie Claire. She also gained 15 pounds of muscle for the role. Fifteen. Pounds.
Will Smith and Muhammad Ali
Will Smith in his prime. He played Muhammad Ali in the 2001 film — wait for it — Ali.
Selma Blair and Kris Jenner
Selma Blair played Kris Jenner as her pre-Keeping Up With The Kardashians self in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story.
James Franco and Aron Ralston
James Franco played daredevil Aron Ralston in the 2010 thriller 127 Hours, which tells the story of how Aron was trapped in a canyon after a boulder fell on his arm.
Jennifer Lawrence and Joy Mangano
They could be related, right? On the right is Joy Mangano, inventor of the Miracle Mop, whose story is featured in the 2015 film Joy.
Natalie Portman and Jackie Kennedy
Natalie Portman played Jackie Kennedy in the 2016 film Jackie, which recounts her life after her husband's assassination.
Sandra Bullock and Leigh Anne Tuohy
Michael Oher, the homeless teen and star of the 2009 film The Blind Side, admits the movie has negatively affected his football career. On the other hand, Sandra Bullock totally nails the role of his real-life adoptive mother Leigh Anne Tuohy.
Daniel Day Lewis and Abraham Lincoln
We're really not sure if Abraham Lincoln was actually raised from the dead for this film, but Daniel Day Lewis doubles as the former president in the 2012 drama Lincoln.
Helen Mirren and Queen Elizabeth II
None other than Dame Helen Mirren played Queen Elizabeth II in the 2006 drama The Queen.
Taraji P. Henson and Katherine Johnson
Taraji P. Henson played the iconic yet often forgotten NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson in the 2017 film Hidden Figures.
Octavia Spencer and Dorothy Vaughn
Dorothy Vaughn was NASA's first African-American manager. She is one of the three main women in the 2017 film Hidden Figures, in which she was played by award-winning actress Octavia Spencer.
Janelle Monáe and Mary Jackson
Mary Jackson's the third women in Hidden Figures known for her impeccable engineering skills at NASA. Janelle Monáe says she was "honoured" to play the role of Mary.
Charlize Theron and Aileen Wuornos
Charlize Theron plays serial killer prostitute Aileen Wuornos in the 2003 biographical drama film Monster. Aileen was executed in Florida in 2002 after killing six men.
Ashton Kutcher and Steve Jobs
Ashton Kutcher is the ultimate doppelgänger portraying former Apple CEO Steve Jobs in the 2013 film Jobs.
Dev Patel and Saroo Brierley
Based on a true story, Lion details the life of five-year-old boy Saroo Brierley, who falls asleep on a train and loses his family. Dev Patel plays Saroo and even met him IRL.
Julia Roberts and Elizabeth Gilbert
Julia Roberts plays Elizabeth Gilbert in the 2010 film Eat Pray Love, based on Elizabeth's best-selling novel.
Jesse Eisenberg and Mark Zuckerberg
Jesse Eisenberg portrayed the onscreen version of Facebook cofounder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg in The Social Network, and Mark was totally not happy about how it turned out.
Will Smith and Chris Gardner
We're not crying, you're crying. Will Smith played real-life single father Chris Gardner, whom he mirrored in 2006's The Pursuit Of Happyness. Will's real son Jaden Smith played Chris' son in the movie.
Mark Wahlberg and Vince Papale
Mark Wahlberg plays Eagles football player Vince Papale in the 2006 film Invincible.
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