19 Actors Who Successfully Turned Themselves Into Villains
Sometimes we’re drawn to movie villains more than the main characters and psychologists have an explanation for this. When identifying ourselves with a negative character, the viewer gets a chance to explore their dark side without showing it in real life. Moreover, it’s even harder to resist such temptation when it comes to female villains — all because movie directors tend to invite “good girls” to play these roles.
Bright Side is recalling actresses who we’ve most often seen as sweet girls on screen that have some villainous roles in their filmography as well. And now we can’t decide which of these roles we like more.
1. Carey Mulligan
2. Blake Lively
3. Emma Watson
4. Scarlett Johansson
5. Rachel McAdams
6. Rebecca Ferguson
7. Emma Stone
8. Anne Hathaway
9. Alexandra Daddario
She played the love interest of the main character in the White Collar series and an impostor criminal in the Why Women Kill TV show.
10. Charlize Theron
11. Salma Hayek
12. Mila Kunis
13. Nicole Kidman
She played a brave English lady in the military drama, Australia, and a vengeful hostess of the boarding house for women in The Beguiled thriller.
14. Monica Bellucci
15. Demi Moore
16. Penélope Cruz
17. Sophie Turner
She played the young and sweet Sansa Stark from Game of Thrones and her opposite — a bold bounty hunter in Josie.
18. Emma Thompson
She played the highly intellectual and prudent Elinor in the screen version of Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility and a glamour psycho who can destroy anyone in Cruella.
19. Elle Fanning
She portrayed a girl named Vampira, due to her strange-looking teeth, in Twixt from 2011. 3 years later, she played Aurora, the daughter of King Stephan, in the successful movie Maleficent.
Which of these movie villains conquered your heart?
Please note: This article was updated in July 2022 to correct source material and factual inaccuracies.
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