Actresses Who Went Through Big Physical Transformations For Their Roles

Many of these actresses are used to looking drop dead gorgeous, but some of them had to get down and dirty for their film roles. Some gained weight and shaved their heads, and others went to different extremes to nail some of their most important roles.

Hilary Swank â€" Maggie Fitzgerald, Million Dollar Baby



Mayim Bialik â€" Amy Farrah Fowler, The Big Bang Theory



Gwendoline Christie â€" Brienne of Tarth, Game of Thrones



Anne Hathaway â€" Fantine, Les Misérables



Penélope Cruz â€" Italia, Don’t Move



Mia Wasikowska â€" Jane Eyre, Jane Eyre



Margot Robbie â€" Harley Quinn, Suicide Squad



Renée Zellweger â€" Bridget Jones, Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason



Cynthia Nixon â€" Vivian Bearing, Wit (a one-act play)



Helena Bonham Carter â€" a witch, Big Fish



America Ferrera â€" Betty Suarez, Ugly Betty



Kate Winslet â€" Hanna Schmitz, The Reader



Eden Sher â€" Sue Heck, The Middle



Natalie Portman â€" Evey Hammond, V for Vendetta