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19 Celebrities That Can Be Called The True Gurus Of Transformation

By Hussain
July 16, 2022
6 minutes read

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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