From Julianne Moore to Emma Stone to Christina Hendricks, Hollywood’s full of flame-haired beauties — but not all of them are genuine gingers. In honor of National Redhead Day, we’ve rounded up some of the most famous auburn-haired celebrities, both natural and not.
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Julia Roberts skyrocketed to superstardom as a redhead in “Pretty Woman” and “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” but it’s not her natural hue. “My hair is naturally blond — kind of a dark blond,” she told David Letterman in 1989.
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One of Hollywood’s few natural redheads, Julianne Moore’s made her striking hair one of her calling cards (along with Oscar-worthy performances, of course).
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Lucille Ball was born a brunette; it was late hairstylist Sydney Guilaroff who transformed her into the flame-haired beauty we know and love.
“A lot of people think of the color as red, but [her hair was] a golden-apricot color,” Irma Kusely, who did her hair for “I Love Lucy,” told the Television Academy Foundation. “I used regular hair dye [to color it], and then a henna rinse, which she was famous for. She had a safe of [the henna] in my garage.”
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Christina Hendricks rocketed to superstardom as the fiery-haired Joan Holloway on “Mad Men,” but believe it or not, the actress’ natural mane is actually blond.
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There are no “Big Little Lies” when it comes to Nicole Kidman’s hair color: The screen icon’s a true redhead.
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Emma Stone may be one of Hollywood’s hottest redheads, but she’s actually blonde. Judd Apatow initially asked her to dye her hair for her role in 2007’s “Superbad” — and while she occasionally goes lighter, the star’s returned to red time and time again ever since.
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“Mean Girls” heroine Cady Heron wasn’t lying when she told Damian her hair color was natural; Lindsay Lohan’s a born redhead.
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While it may seem as though Florence Welch has been red her entire career, the fashionable Florence + The Machine hitmaker started out a brunette.
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“The Help” star Bryce Dallas Howard doesn’t need any help when it comes to her hair — because that red’s the real deal.
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Talk about a stark difference; natural blonde Sophie Turner went full-on ginger to play Sansa on the beloved HBO show, but has since returned to her usual hue.
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Unlike her “Riverdale” co-star KJ Apa, Madelaine Petsch (aka Cheryl Blossom) rocks her natural cherry-colored hair on the hit series.
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Amy Adams may have rocked auburn hair for the better part of her movie career, but her natural color is blond.
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You’ll never have trouble spotting “Now You See Me” beauty Isla Fisher, thanks to her naturally ginger locks.
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Miranda Hobbes, a natural blonde? Believe it — actress-turned-politician Cynthia Nixon dyed her hair red for her role on “Sex and the City.”
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Jessica Chastain’s signature scarlet waves? Totally natural.
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Debra Messing captured our hearts as a redhead on “Will & Grace,” but the star’s actually a brunette.
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She’s experimented with both blond and brunette over the years, but Kate Mara’s naturally ginger.
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