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Amanda Seyfried as Elizabeth Holmes
The Mean Girls alum took on the role of the controversial Theranos founder in Hulu’s The Dropout. Seyfried’s performance won her an Emmy and a Golden Globe in 2022.
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Timothée Chalamet as Bob Dylan
The Wonka star was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar in 2015 for his performance as the legendary folk singer-songwriter in the biopic A Complete Unknown.
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Lily James as Pamela Anderson
The English actress transformed into the Baywatch icon in the Hulu series Pam & Tommy.
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Sebastian Stan as Tommy Lee
The actor dropped jaws after showing off his epic makeover as the Mötley Crüe rocker for the Hulu series Pam & Tommy.
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Christian Serratos as Selena Quintanilla
The actress portrayed the late Tejano star for the Netflix show Selena: The Series.
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Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly
The Oscar winner had fans doing a double-take in Bombshell, in which she played the Fox News alum who helped take down Roger Ailes‘ career after he was accused of sexual misconduct.
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Andra Day as Billie Holiday
The actress earned her first Golden Globe win in 2021 for her role as the iconic singer in the biopic The United States Vs. Billie Holiday.
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Margot Robbie as Tonya Harding
The Australia native produced and starred in I, Tonya, a 2017 movie based on the disgraced figure skater’s life.
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Taron Egerton as Elton John
In 2019’s Rocketman, the British actor played one of the most iconic musicians in the history of rock ‘n’ roll.
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Susan Sarandon as Bette Davis
The Thelma & Louise alum played the acting legend in Feud.
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Jennifer Hudson as Aretha Franklin
The singer took on the Queen of Soul in 2021’s Respect.
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Felicity Jones as Ruth Bader Ginsburg
After Natalie Portman dropped out, the English actress stepped in to play the late Supreme Court Justice in On the Basis of Sex, a biopic directed by Mimi Leder.
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Anthony Mackie as Martin Luther King Jr.
The actor played the civil rights leader opposite Bryan Cranston as President Lyndon B. Johnson in HBO’s All the Way.
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Benedict Cumberbatch as Thomas Edison
The Oscar-nominated actor portrayed the famed inventor of the light bulb in Current War.
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Tom Hiddleston as Hank Williams
The British actor starred as the late country singer in the 2015 film I Saw the Light.
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Johnny Flynn as David Bowie
The Lovesick star played the late rock legend in the 2020 biopic Stardust.
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Parker Sawyers as Barack Obama
The actor played the former president in Southside With You, a 2016 romantic dramedy loosely based on Barack’s first date with Michelle Obama back in 1989.
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Tika Sumpter as Michelle Obama
The actress starred as the former First Lady in Southside With You.
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Kerry Washington as Anita Hill
The Scandal star took on the role of the aide who accused U.S. Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual assault in 1991 in HBO’s biopic Confirmation.
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Michael Keaton as Ray Kroc
The Oscar nominee starred in The Founder, a biopic about the founder of the McDonald’s empire.
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YaYa DaCosta as Whitney Houston
The actress and model played the late legendary singer in a Lifetime biopic.
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Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking
The Les Misérables heartthrob won the Oscar after portraying Hawking in Theory of Everything.
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Katie Holmes as Jacqueline Kennedy
In The Kennedys miniseries, the Dawson’s Creek alum channeled the former First Lady and one of America’s most fashionable public figures.
