Actress: Charlize Theron, my pick for the Marilyn Monroe Movie.

No disrespect to Michelle Williams, but in my opinion.. I would have loved to have seen Charlize Theron, get the part in the new movie.. My Week With Marilyn Monroe. I think that she looks more like, Marilyn Monroe.

Charlize Theron(born 7 August 1975). At the age of sixteen, Theron travelled to Milan after winning a local competition. She went to New York with Pauline's Model Management. After her one year contract ended, she attended the Joffrey Ballet School, where she trained as a ballet dancer. A knee injury ended her career at 19.

After which, Theron flew to Los Angeles on a one-way ticket. Soon after, she went to a bank to cash a cheque her mother had sent her, the teller refused to cash it. After getting into a shouting match with her, a talent agent in line behind her handed her his business card and introduced her to some casting agents and got her into acting school.

After several months, she was cast in a non-speaking role in the film, Children of the Corn III (1995). Her first speaking role was in the film, 2 Days in the Valley. Larger roles films followed, The Devil's Advocate (1997), Mighty Joe Young (1998), and The Cider House Rules (1999). She was on the cover of the January 1999 issue of Vanity Fair as the "White Hot Venus".

Theron, later starred as the serial killer in the film, Monster (2003). Film critic Roger Ebert called it "one of the greatest performances in the history of the cinema". For this role, Theron won the Academy Award for Best Actress at the 76th Academy Awards in February 2004,as well as the SAG Award and the Golden Globe Award.She is the first South African to win an Oscar for Best Actress.

On 30 September 2005, Theron received her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. In the same year, she starred in the science fiction thriller, Æon Flux. Theron received Best Actress Academy Award and Golden Globe nominations for her performance in the drama, North Country.

In 2005 Theron portrayed Rita, in the television series, Arrested Development. She also received Golden Globe and Emmy nominations for her role in the 2004 HBO film, The Life and Death of Peter Sellers.

In 2008, she also starred in the film, Hancock and in late 2008 she was asked to be a UN Messenger of Peace by the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon.

In October 2009, Theron was cast to star in a sequel to the Mad Max films, titled Mad Max: Road Fury, which filmed at Broken Hill in New South Wales, Australia in late 2010. Theron has been cast in the role of the Wicked Queen in Snow White and the Huntsman.

Video: Charlize Theron for J'Adore Dior fragrance, having historical famous Hollywood actress like, Marilyn Monroe!

Charlize Theron

Charlize Theron

Susan Sarandon "looks like" Bette Davis

Susan Sarandon (born October 4, 1946)

Got her start in daytime soap operas in the early 70's such as A World Apart and

Search For Tomorrow. Made some notable films in the 70's including

The Front Page, The Great Waldo Pepper and cult fave, The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

She broke out in the 80's as one of film's most dependable actresses in such films like

Atlantic City (with Hollywood legend Burt Lancaster), The Witches of Eastwick, Bull Durham,

and A Dry White Season. Susan would continue into the 90's with the modern classic,

Thelma and Louise. Other notable films include The Client, a remake of Little Women, and

Dead Man Walking, for which she won an Oscar for Best Actress.

Bette Davis (April 5, 1908 - October 6, 1989)

Classic leading lady who told it like it was. Won 2 Best Actress Oscars (Jezebel, Dangerous)

Nominated a total of 11 Academy Awards. Starred in many notable classics such as

The Little Foxes, Now Voyager, All About Eve, Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?,

The Man Who Came to Dinner and Old Acquaintance. There is only one Bette.

Noted rivalries with Joan Crawford and Miriam Hopkins.

Lindsay Lohan "looks like" Lana Turner.

Lindsay Lohan (born July 2, 1986). Began her career as a child fashion model before making her movie debut in Disney's remake of, The Parent Trap(1998). Lohan gained further fame between 2003 and 2005 with leading roles in the films: Freaky Friday, Mean Girls and Herbie.

Lana Turner (February 8, 1921 – June 29, 1995), was discovered and signed to a film contract by MGM at the age of sixteen, Turner first attracted attention in the film, They Won't Forget (1937). She also performed in the films: Love Finds Andy Hardy (1938), Johnny Eager (1941), Ziegfeld Girl (1941) and Somewhere I'll Find You (1942). She is known as one of the first Hollywood scream queens for her role in the horror film, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde(1941) and her reputation as a glamorous femme fatale was enhanced by her performance in the film noir, The Postman Always Rings Twice (1946). Her popularity continued through the 1950s, in such films: The Bad and the Beautiful (1952) and Peyton Place (1957), for which she was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Joan Allen "Looks Like" Yvette Mimieux

 (1942 - present) American actress best known for playing Weena in the sci-fi classic The Time Machine (1960). Other films include Where The Boys Are (1960), Toys in the Attic (1963), Jackson County Jail (1976) and The Black Hole (1980)

(1956 - present) American actress that started out on stage before doing films. Most known films include The Bourne films, Pleasantville (1998), Face/Off (1997), The Ice Storm (1997), and The Upside of Anger (2005).

Edward Kirk Herrmann "Looks Like" Rudy Vallee.

Rudy Vallee (July 28, 1901 – July 3, 1986) was an American singer, actor, bandleader, and entertainer.

Edward Kirk Herrmann (born July 21, 1943), is a television and film actor. He is best known for his Emmy-nominated portrayals of Franklin D. Roosevelt on television, and to younger generations for his role as Richard Gilmore in Gilmore Girls, as a ubiquitous narrator for historical programs on the History Channel, and as the spokesperson for Dodge automobiles in the 1990s.

Angie Harmon "Looks Like" Ali McGraw

Ali MacGraw (1938 - present) Most known for the tear-jerker Love Story (1970) with Ryan O'Neal and being the wife of Steve McQueen at one point in time. Ali other film roles include The Getaway (1972) where she met McQueen, Convoy (1978) and Just Tell Me What You Want (1980).

Angie Harmon (1972 - present) Popular TV actress of such shows as Law And Order, Women's Murder Club and the recent hit series Rizzoli Isles.

Bernadette Peters "Looks Likes" Anny Ondra.

Anny Ondra(May 15 1903 – February 28 1987), acted in Czech, Austrian and German comedies in the 1920s, and in some British dramas,best known for her performance in Alfred Hitchcock's The Manxman and Blackmail (both in 1929). When Blackmail was remade with sound, Ondra's thick accent was considered unacceptable, so her dialogue was recorded by actress Joan Barry. Ondra made some forty more films in the sound era before retiring in the late-1930s.



Bernadette Peters( February 28, 1948), actress, singer and children's book author. Her career has spanned over five decades, she has starred in musical theatre, films and television, as well as performing in solo concerts and recordings. She is one of the most critically-acclaimed Broadway performers, having received nominations for seven Tony Awards, winning two, and eight Drama Desk Awards, winning three. Four of the Broadway cast albums on which she has starred have won Grammy Awards.

Jaime King "Looks Like" Romy Schneider

Romy Schneider (1938 - 1982) Austrian actress most known for such films as Good Neighbor Sam (1964) with Jack Lemmon, The Trial (1962), and What's New Pussycat (1965) with Peter Sellers. Romy died at the early age of 43 due to cardiac arrest.

Jaime King (1979 - present) American model/actress who has been prolific in films over the last few years. She has starred in such films as Pearl Harbor (2001), Sin City (2005), The Spirit (2008), My Bloody Valentine (2008) and Fanboys (2008). She has also starred in the TV series Kitchen Confidential in 2005 and The Class in 2006.

John Candy "looks like" Charles Laughton.

Charles Laughton (July 1, 1899 – December 15, 1962). Was an English-American stage and film actor, screenwriter, producer and two-time director. Laughton was best known for his historical roles in films.

John Franklin Candy (October 31, 1950 – March 4, 1994). Best known for his role as "Ox" in the comedy film Stripes(1981). Another well known performances was that of Del Griffith in the comedy Planes, Trains and Automobiles.

Michelle Pfeiffer "Looks Like" Jeanne Crain

Jeanne Crain (May 1925 - December 2003) Star of such films as State Fair, Home In Indiana, Leave Her To Heaven, Pinky, and A Letter To Three Wives.


Michelle Pfeiffer (born April 29th, 1958) and star of such films as The Witches of Eastwick, Batman Returns, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Scarface, Dangerous Liaisons, and Married To The Mob

Nita Naldi "Looks like" Carrie Fisher.

Nita Naldi, (March 1895 – February 17, 1961). Was one of the most successful actresses in Hollywood during the "Roaring Twenties. She often performed in the role of the "femme fatale".

Carrie Fisher (born October 21, 1956). Born in Beverly Hills, California, the daughter of singer Eddie Fisher and actress Debbie Reynolds. She is best know for her performance as Princess Leia in the original Star Wars trilogy.

Patricia Neal "Looks Like" Sophie Dahl or maybe...Christa Miller.

When I first started to put this "Looks Like" article together, I was pleasently suprised to learn that Patricia Neal, was the Grandmother, to her "look likes" granddaughter, Sophie Dahl. I also think that Patricia Neal "Looks Like", Christa Miller. To keep it fair :)

Patricia Neal, was best known for her performance as World War II widow Helen Benson in the film, The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951), wealthy matron Emily Eustace Failenson in Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961), and middle-aged housekeeper Alma Brown in Hud (1963), for which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress.

Sophie Dahl (15 September 1977), is an English author, cookbook writer and former model. She was born in London, the daughter of actor Julian Holloway and writer Tessa Dahl. Her maternal grandparents were author Roald Dahl and actress Patricia Neal. Her paternal grandfather was actor Stanley Holloway. She was the inspiration for Sophie, the main character in her maternal grandfather's book The BFG.

Christa Miller(born May 28, 1964), Is best known for her performances as Kate O'Brien on The Drew Carey Show and Jordan Sullivan on Scrubs (which was created by her husband Bill Lawrence). She has also made performances on Seinfeld, and CSI Miami. Since 2009, she has a starring role in the ABC sitcom Cougar Town, also created by husband Bill Lawrence.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead "looks like" Natalie Wood

Natalie Wood (July 20th, 1938 - November 29th, 1981). Started out as a child actress in such films as Miracle on 34th Street (1947) and Father Was A Fullback (1949). She then became a teen-age star with the huge hit Rebel Without A Cause (1955). During this time period, Natalie also starred in the classic western The Searchers (1956) with John Wayne and The Burning Hills (1956). And then she entered her adult phase with such films as Splendor in the Grass (1961), West Side Story (1961), This Property Is Condemnded (1966) and Bob & Carol & Alice & Ted (1969). She tragically died in a drowning accident in 1981.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead (November 28th, 1984). Is best known for such films as Sky High (2005), Bobby (2006), Final Destination 3 (2006), Death-Proof (2007) and her biggest film so far, Live Free or Die Hard (2007) with Bruce Willis.

Action heroine Linda Hamilton "Looks Like" French actress Annie Giradot

Linda Hamilton was born September 26, 1956 and is best known primarily for two roles. One is Sarah Connor from the Terminator films and the other is Catherine Chandler from the hit 80's TV series Beauty and the Beast.

French actress Annie Girardot was born October 25th, 1931 and she has appeared in over 160 theatrical and TV films since 1955.

I hope you don't mind me chiming in with a post of "looks like Dawn". I just thought these two women looked very similar. This is a great idea you have come up with by the way Dawn.

John Mills "looks like" a young Willie Nelson.

Sir John Mills,(22 February 1908 – 23 April 2005), was an English actor, who made more than 120 films in a career spanning seven decades.


Willie Nelson (born April 30, 1933), is a Texan country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor. He reached his greatest fame during the outlaw country movement of the 1970s.

Kirk Douglas "Looks Like" Matthew McConaughey .

Matthew McConaughey(born November 4, 1969), breakout role was in the film Dazed and Confused (1993). He then performed in films, A Time to Kill, Contact, U-571, Sahara, and We Are Marshall. McConaughey is best known for his performances in the romantic comedies The Wedding Planner, How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Failure to Launch, Ghosts of Girlfriends Past and Fool's Gold.



Kirk Douglas (born December 9, 1916) is an actor and film producer recognized for his cleft chin, his gravelly voice. He is the father of Hollywood actor and producer Michael Douglas and is #17 on the American Film Institutes's list of the greatest male American screen legends of all time.

Dolores Del Rio "Looks Like" Cher.

Dolores(pictured above)

Cher(pictured above)

Dolores(pictured above)

Dolores Del Río (August 3, 1905 – April 11, 1983) was a Mexican film actress. She was a star of Hollywood films during the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood. Later in life, she became an actress in Mexican films. She was thought to be one of the most beautiful actresses of her time.


Cher (May 20, 1946). Singer-songwriter, actress, director and record producer. She has won an Academy Award, a Grammy Award, an Emmy Award, three Golden Globe Awards and a People's Choice Award for her work in film, music and television.