Redheads have a long history of causing heads to turn their way with their fiery locks and glowing skin. Beauty aside, there are a multitude of talented redheads in the public eye these days, on the big and small screen as well as in the music world. To read up (and look at) the most beautiful and talented redheads in entertainment, read on!
This ravishing redhead has a famous father, Hollywood filmmaker Ron Howard, though her acting talent is all her own. She was even purposely raised away from the limelight as the Howard children were not allowed to watch any TV.
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Bryce proved she was more than the daughter of a famous father by transfixing people in M. Night Shyamalan’s The Village in 2004. Since then, she appeared in films such as The Help (alongside fellow redhead Jessica Chastain) and the Twilight series.
Amy Adams is known to be one of the hottest redheads and most talented actresses in Hollywood. She has five Oscar nominations for her roles in American Hustle, Junebug, The Master, The Figther, and Doubt.
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Before her big screen debut, Adams started off working at a dinner theater in Colorado. Fun fact: though she was raised in Colorado, Adams was actually born in Italy to American parents.
At 40, Maitland Ward is still turning heads with her provocative Instagram and Snapchat posts. The former Boy Meets World star isn’t showing off body mindlessly, though.
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On Instagram, Ward wrote, “With so much body shaming towards women and criticism over sexy shots, I think women should be able to express themselves however they want and the haters should go take a cold shower. #getoverit #iamafeminist #boobsnotbombs.”
This redhead is both a talented actress and an a published author. Continually cast as the unique and quirky girl, Judy is known to many from her role on Arrested Development.
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Born in Detroit in 1975 as Judith Therese Evans, she started off her career in small roles in big films like 2000’s What Women Want. She is well known for her role as Kitty Sanchez on Arrested Development. Her first book, I Don’t Know What You Know Me From: Confessions of a Co-Star, was published in 2014.
The next talented redhead grew up with Jon Hamm, the Mad Men star, and they even acted in a school play together. The Princeton-educated Kemper has starred in films like Bridesmaids and 21 Jump Street.
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Her big TV break came from her role as Erin Hannon on The Office and nowadays, she’s front and center in the popular Netflix comedy, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.
