Mar 16 2010
The 10 Strangest Looking Actresses in Hollywood
Alright look, don’t yell at me, I’m not being sexist. A few weeks ago, I wrote this post, about the strangest looking actors in Hollywood, and now I’m doing a follow-up with actresses . I’m fair and balanced just like Fox News.
In any case, these are a collection of actress I just find “strange” looking. Now, that’s not to say that many of them aren’t hot, as most actresses are to some degree, but there’s just something about them that’s almost…unreal, if you’ll pardon the reference. I think you’ll see what I mean as you look through the gallery.
As always, this list probably isn’t definitive, so feel free to shout out any you think I’ve missed.
1. Maggie Gyllenhaal
I think Maggie Gyllenhaal takes way too much shit for how she looks, as I actually think she’s kind of cute, albeit I will admit, quite a bit “different.”
She was excellent in Crazy Heart and Secretary but was the most useless part of The Dark Knight to be sure.
No, she doesn’t look like Jake. Stop saying that.
2. Helena Bonham Carter
Tim Burton’s lady has a very distinct look about her, which is why you’ll find her in roles that often make the most of that.
Alice in Wonderland, Sweeney Todd and Harry Potter all make the most of her rather terrifying gaze, but lest we forget, there’s more to her than that.
3. Mary Lynn Rajskub
Chloe is the character on television that I’ve probably done the biggest 180 about. I hated, hated, hated her when she debuted on 24, but she’s slowly grown on me over time.
Mary Lynn is definitely not of the usual mold that you see actresses coming from, but when you see her outside of the show, she can be slightly cute, and she’s definitely hilarious.
4. Natascha McElhone
She first caught my eye on Californication, and then later opposite George Clooney in Solaris. She’s pretty, but has incredibly odd bone structure and eyes that would seem to be far too big for her head.
5. Tilda Swinton
The cover girl of this post, Tilda Swinton spends most of her time looking like she came from another planet. Without a doubt, a phenomenal actress though.
6. Gabrielle Anwar
If you watch Burn Notice, you know what I mean here. Fiona is quite hot on that show (especially in bikinis) but something about Gabrielle’s face is just a bit strange.
Love that accent though.
7. Bryce Dallas Howard
If I could describe this woman in one word it would be “otherworldly.” Care to disagree?
8. Mischa Barton
I thought she was turbo hot on The OC (but not as much so as Rachel Bilson), but her face is reminiscent of a baby deer, and I haven’t been able to fully get that image out of my head.
9. Bai Ling
OK, Bai Ling is just flat out strange looking. I’ve seen her made up to be pretty hot, but most of the time she looks like some sort of Chinese circus clown, and usually her boobs are falling out of her shirt.
Remember that time she was on Lost? Random.
10. Uma Thurman
Uma Thurman is probably the most “A-list” actress on this list, but you can’t deny that there’s just something alien about her. She’s beautiful, but her bone structure says she wants to take me back to her home planet and do things to me. Which I actually wouldn’t mind.
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Is that… Chloe? That can’t be. She’s… hot in that photo. My mind has been blown.
Haha, cool idea to make a list about strangely looking actresses ^^
I think Audrey Tautou looks different too.
I would have added Christina Ricci, who I think is crazy hot anyway.
Most of the actresses on here are actually pretty talented, which goes to show that you CAN get work in Hollywood without looking like a supermodel.
I can’t believe you didn’t mention how Mary Lynn Rajskub is better known as GAIL THE SNAIL.
I always thought Danica McKellar was a little strange looking. Maybe it’s just me.
@Madison:
She’s exactly the one I had in mind, too.
Showing off her huge forehead she looks like a jailbait but is luckily far from it.
Since we’re talkin about strange looks and not especially about acting skills… what about Alexis Bledel? She has kind of a unique face, too.
Oh, and what about Katee Sackhoff? I mean, she can definitely kick ass and still looks hot but hasn’t exactly the proportions of a supermodel.
A fine list anyway, Paul. Thx
Vega
I think we’ve all forgotten about Sarah Jessica Parker… that woman looks like she got hit in the face with a frying pan shortly after birth. Let’s make a list entirely just for her. She deserves her own category of “weird looking actresses”.
@Ryan
Sara Jessica Parker’s face looks like it got hit with a hot bag of nickels.
@Paul
“I’m fair and balanced just like Fox News.”
lawl.
The first time I saw Helena Bonham Carter was when she played Olivia in Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night. She was so bright and pretty there.
She still good looking now. She just looked better then.
You can see her here:
http://au.movieposter.com/poster/MPW-37798/Twelfth_Night.html
Maggie Gyllenhaal may not have been the best part of The Dark Knight, but she’s a damn sight better than Katie Holmes. Had they brought her back there would have been cheers in the theater after Joker blew Rachel up.
@Ryan - I think part of the theme of this post was “Strange-looking actresses who are still somehow pretty hot”. Ol Horse-face-spray-tan-Ferris-Bueller-ruiner don’t fit that criteria.
Sigourney Weaver anyone?
dictionary definition for strange is something that is unusual or surprising in a way that is unsettling OR hard to understand.
so this list i can definitely say was well put together cuz there is something strange about these women but its not necessarily bad…except tilda swinton, great actress but weirds me out
great list!
Sad Turtle is not good looking. And to even imagine that there is a world in which Bat-F’in-Man would swoon over that is insanity. I can understand the Joker wanting her badly, as he is insane.
Natascha is off the charts hotastic in Californication.
Tilda Swinton as the Angel Gabriel in Constantine was EXCELLENT. You see, her otherworldly qualities came up huge as an angel.
i’m probably going to get some disagreements here, but ANGELINA JOLIE… she is gorgeous, but if i saw someone a regular person who looked like her, it would be weird. she is incredibly angular and exaggerated like a caricature. on that same note, olivia wilde is really angular and odd looking but still incredibly hot.
Natascha McElhone? Seriously? She’s beyond hot, and far from awkward-looking. There are many others on that list you nailed though.
what about Renee Zellweger? her face is messed up.
As soon as I saw the title I thought of three:
Sarah Jessica Parker
Chloe Sevigny
Hillary Swank
Agree on Christina Ricci, and yes she is hot.
:O olivia wilde, she’s hot but strange looking also and there are some crazy look hot people :P. weird me thinks.
i think milla jovovich, as hot as she is, is really kinda….alien looking at some angles.
I don’t see anything strange or weird about these people? They look like normal human beings to me. In fact they are very beautiful. Does everyone in Hollywood have to look like a fashion model? What about most of you? Would you consider yourselves normal or strange? Maybe you should have titled your article “unconventional” or “different” people… but to call them strange is a little bit insulting. Can you put up your pic so that we can comment on your conformity to what is “normal”?
There seems to be a difference here between how men and women understand “strange” - and that’s probably to be expected - but we agree that “strange” isn’t bad or good, it just is.
First I’d like to say that none of these actresses have a “strange” look/quality to me: Maggie Gyllenhaal, Helena Bonham Carter, Gabrielle Anwar, Bryce Dallas Howard, Mischa Barton, Uma Thurman.
There is however something slightly off/borderline-strange with Natascha McElhone and Bai Ling, but the only two that are decidedly “strange” are Tilda Swinton and Mary Lynn Rajskub.
I agree with posters that have suggested Christina Ricci, because I never get used to how she looks.
Women that are borderline-strange are the above mentioned Sarah Jessica Parker, Angelina Jolie and Katie Holmes.
My additons to the list of “strange” are Anna Paquin and Summer Glau - I think Anna looks weird and Summer is beautiful, but they both have that “strange” thing going.
And, if we leave the land of the living, I proclaim Bette Davis as the queen of Strange looking actresses. She was/is also one of the best ever.
I’m very surprised to see Maggie Gyllenhaal on the list.I like her.I don’t think she is strange, i think she is hot and beautiful.
I think we’ve all forgotten about Sarah Jessica Parker… that woman looks like she got hit in the face with a frying pan shortly after birth. Let’s make a list entirely just for her. She deserves her own category of “weird looking actresses”..
@garyvdh
stfu. don’t take your own insecurities out on the rest of us. the internet was created to judge others under the protection of anonymity.
not everyone in hollywood has to look like a super model… i mean i would not hesitate to bang the crap out of the majority of these women (sarah jessica parker excluded)…
but we’re all guilty of judging people everywhere every day who look “unconventional” (lulz). it’s just much easier to judge and talk about people we all know and recognize. duh.
But they left out Renée Zellweger with her puffy face and squinty eyes. I love her acting though.
Just so you know thats not a picture of Bryce Dallas Howard, it of Maria Thayer. Its funny how often that pic is confused, and how no one remember Bryce has no chest at all total give away.
This is literally the stupidest post I ever read on the Internet.
There is nothing strange-looking about any of these women. None of them “look like aliens”. WTF does an alien look like? Are you saying they don’t look human? That is ridiculous.
At best, you can compliment these women for having character. That is a great thing for actors and unfortunately too rare in Hollywood productions.
I recommend you broaden your consumption of human faces until you get a more accurate view of what we look like.
Some really dumb comments on here. It’s pretty clear that each actress on here has a unique look. How people can’t make that connection and instead get hung up on the title of the post is mind-boggling.
I completely agree with #’s 3 & 7.
I too hated Chloe at first, now I can’t picture the show w/o her. No matter how crappy this season is getting.
Bryce is hot, even with the complexion of a corpse.
@Hamranhansenhansen
“WTF does an alien look like?” you ask?
can you honestly tell me that…
http://www.topsocialite.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/02/barbara-streisand-nomakeup.jpg
…doesn’t look like an alien?
not so ridiculous anymore, is it?
i recommend you broaden your consumption of sci-fi movies until you get a more accurate view of what aliens look like.
@Madison
i believe YOUR comments are dumb miss. you can’t be so naive or idealistic to recognize that there are, in fact, many ugly people in this world (and celebrities are no exception to this rule). granted some of the women on this list are simply “unique” looking as you so eloquently put it, but come on… Tilda Swinton is just plain ol’ ugly…
http://cdn.buzznet.com/media-cdn/jj1/headlines/2008/05/tilda-swinton-prince-caspian-nyc.jpg
@ Ryan
“Ugly” is pretty subjective. I was never arguing whether or not the women on here are ugly or good-looking, it’s simply that they don’t look like your typical actresses.
It’s really a very clear, straightforward concept.
And I’m a dude, miss.
Judi Bowker, a million times, Judi Bowker. She freaks me out.
@Madison (the dude with the really girly name)
i have reread your previous posts and still remain entirely uncertain of your argument. you claim that the people who have commented on this post can’t make the connection between these actresses and a “unique” looking woman. i believe your wrong. if you look back, many comment on the fact that they find these women beautiful, yet strange looking in ways. yes, some people are commenting on the ugliness of these women, but i think it’s only fair to say that many people see “unique” looking individuals as “ugly” (seeing as the word is entirely subjective as you have said). with that being said, i think it is unfair to rag on the “dumb comments” for being subjective when it comes to views of “unique” “strange” “weird” or “ugly”. and THAT is really a very clear and straightforward concept.
@ Ryan
Madison isn’t my real name. I’ve met chicks named Ryan, though.
I normally stop reading responses when commenters use “your” instead of “you’re,” but you seem like a somewhat intelligent guy. If you notice, I said “some” comments, not “all,” and my comment was directed mostly at Hamranhansenhansen, who commented that there was nothing strange-looking about these women, and somehow construes this post to mean that they don’t look like humans.
I think that all these women are strange-looking (especially for actresses) in that they have either exaggerated or disproportionate features as compared to other women (or actresses). The whole point of this post, I imagine, was to show actresses who have a very unique look and stand out from the rest of Hollywood. Whether that makes them ugly or good-looking is totally subjective, and I don’t really care to argue that point. As an aside, I commented above that Christina Ricci is weird-looking, but I also find her hot as hell. The two aren’t mutually exclusive.
Sarah Jessica Parker is not unique, she’s flat out ugly. Her face looks like a foot. Christina Ricci could be on this list as she is interesting looking and we all want to find her crazy hot but there’s just something off that you can’t exactly put a finger on (besides the five-head).
@Mr. Madison
you win this round my friend. but i will be watching you… oh yes, be careful of what you say, for i will have my vengeance!
@ Ryan
I’m looking forward to it. Thanks for reading.
How the hell does Nicole Kidman not make this list. except maybe her acting really sucks.
Uma Thurman? Really? She’s hot! There are so many other creepier looking actresses!
RE: Gabrielle Anwar
It’s the Botox. It’s painful to watch her try and act with all that plastic.
I’ve always thought Amanda Seyfried (http://www.freewebs.com/edwardcullenisagod/38397309.jpg) to have a very unique look for an actress. I know a few girls who look like her in real life, I don’t know why you don’t see more actresses who look like her!
Am I the only one who thinks that Drew Barrymore looks like someone sat on her face when she smiles? Or that Julia Roberts lips look like two worms planted themselves on her face?
I’d say Julia Roberts. Her upper lip is like a slab of liver, her nose looks like a two-car garage, and her eyes have that “I’m going to cut off your johnson while you sleep” look about them. Pretty woman? I’ve seen prettier ostriches.
You forgot to mention Christina Ricci.
How about Zooey Deschanel? She’s pretty unearthly looking to me. Still hot as hell though
Helena Bonham Carter is a fucking goddess.
Jayma Mays (Ugly Betty, Heroes, Glee). She’s very cute, but the evil cheerleader coach on Glee described her a a ‘ginger pygmy with eyes like a bush baby’.
bai ling scares me- that’s what The Visitors look like if you peel off their human-looking exoskeletons
Mary Lynn Rajskub is a hottie- have seen her on a few talk shows and she definitely has a goofy side
How could Jennifer Garner not get a mention here? She’s the embodiment of that Seinfeld episode about the girlfriend who goes from hot to ugly back to hot again in the span of a few seconds. Like some lizard-alien shapeshifter that David Ickes is always going on about.
Chillax, people - it said “Strangest Looking” not “Ugliest. smh I agree with the addition of some others mentioned in the earlier comments.
@Ryan. . . Um. Barbara Streisand looks old in the picture you linked to. Old, and not ready to have her picture taken.
But old people are very common human types. . . not alien at all. Look at your grandma or the lady down the street with no makeup.
Just sayin’
L
Hillary Swank!!! and yes, Renee Zellweger= unique. Mary Lynn Rajskub=unattractive, unless she would just smile instead of frowning all the time.
maggie and uma are smokin hot.i agree christina should be on the list even thoughsh’e smokin hot too. i agree with chloe sevigny as well.
# LShea
Exactly.
People get retarded on the internet. “strage looking” is a good thing.
Might be a valid list if at least half of the “actresses” are actually known by anyone.
How can you overlook Mare Winningham? She should be Number uno.
I am pretty strange looking, wouldn’t you agree?
What about Sandra Bernhard? I think she hit about every branch when falling out of the ugly tree.
Debi Mazar…
You forgot Minnie Driver…
Bryce Dallas Howard has no place on this list.. However, I can’t imagine how you managed to miss Sigourney weaver, Kirsten Dunst, and Sarah Jessica Parker.. Now THOSE are some odd faces..
P.S. Don’t scold me about Sigourney bcus of her age. You know as well as I do she looked even wierd than she does now back in the 80’s