This redhead grew up in the action-packed city of Las Vegas. At 15, she already had a modeling contract after winning an international cover model search.
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Her first big roles were in The O.C. and North Shore and since then, she has wowed audiences in the 2006 movie Return to the House on Haunted Hill as well as in her role in TV show The Mentalist.
Kate Mara is well known these days for starring as dogged journalist Zoe Barnes in House of Cards. Going up against vicious politician Frank Underwood has allowed the actress to show off her amazing acting talent.
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Talent runs in the family as Mara’s older sister is acclaimed actress Rooney Mara. They were both raised in Bedford New York and are actually the great granddaughters of the founders of the New York Giants and Pittsburgh Steelers.
Before appearing on HBO’s hit vampire drama True Blood, this redhead and Brooklyn native was making the rounds with small parts on mega-hit shows like ER and CSI.
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She garnered acclaim for her role in the rom-com Ruby Sparks and lately, Deborah has been running with superheroes in the Netflix show Daredevil, playing character Karen Page.
Christina was actually born a blonde, but wasn’t pleased with that color. After trying out several different looks, Hendricks found red. Supposedly, red came about due to her adoration of the book Anne of Green Gables.
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Playing the busty and beautiful Joan Harris has given Christian heaps of fame. It’s proved to the show business industry that curvy girls are just as big of hits as skinny girls. As a matter of fact, Hendricks was named Esquire’s Sexiest Woman in the World in 2010.
Born in Washington, D.C., this redhead had a real estate agent for a mom and truck driver for a dad. Raised in Atlanta, Alyson was appearing in commercials for Oreos at the age of four and her family eventually but moved to Los Angeles when she was 11 to advance her acting career.
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Her first big role was in the 1988 movie My Stepmother Is An Alien. In 1997, she began her role on the hit show Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Her star status rose even more after appearing in the mega popular American Pie franchise and most recently in the series How I Met Your Mother.
