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Stars Playing Real People

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Sep 25, 2026 7:50 PM
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Jackie Kennedy, Katie Holmes
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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.


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MGM; Bauer-Griffin

Nicole Kidman as Grace Kelly

The Oscar-winning actress stepped into the regal shoes of the Hollywood legend turned princess for Grace of Monaco.


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Scarlett Johansson as Janet Leigh

The Marvel star played Jamie Lee Curtis' famous mom in Hitchcock, which focused on the making of Alfred Hitchcock's Psycho.


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Agnes Bruckner as Anna Nicole Smith

The former Private Pactice starlet portrayed the late Playboy model in the Lifetime biopic The Anna Nicole Story.


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Ashton Kutcher as Steve Jobs

The That '70s Show alum played the late Apple co-founder in the indie flick Jobs.


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Chris Hemsworth as James Hunt

The Aussie actor portrayed the Formula 1 race car driver in Ron Howard's biopic Rush.


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Naomi Watts as Valerie Plame Wilson

The actress starred alongside Sean Penn as the outed CIA agent in the thriller Fair Game.


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Leonardo DiCaprio as J. Edgar Hoover

The Oscar winner portrayed the former FBI director in a biopic directed by Clint Eastwood. The movie chronicled Hoover's rise to power and his influence over the U.S. political landscape.


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Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II

The actress won an Oscar for her portrayal of the late British monarch in 2006's The Queen.


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Kristen Stewart as Joan Jett

The Twilight star channeled the legendary girl rocker in The Runaways.


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