People who were actually more attractive than the actors who portrayed them

Sharon Tate > Margo Robbie is one.

Others?

 

Movies are notorious for having plain-looking personalities portrayed by glamorous movie stars.

 

CIA operative Valerie Plame was (in my opinion) more attractive than Naomi Watts who played her in the movie Fair Game.

 

Marilyn Monroe, 1962 photo by Bert Stern


Lindsay Lohan as Marilyn Monroe, 2008 photo by Bert Stern
YECHH

 

I thought the actress who portrayed the young version of Olivia Newton-John, in Hopelessly Devoted to You was at least as cute, if not cuter.
Morgan Griffin - Wikipedia

 

People who were actually more attractive than the actors who portrayed them

I've always felt that Scott Fischer (R.I.P) was actually more attractive than Jake Gyllenhaal [who starred as Fischer in "Everest" (2015)].... no offence Jake.

 

Jim Morrison. After watching The Doors movie I rented a real Doors concert. He had something.

 

I'd say Brian Wilson was a more handsome guy than either Paul Dano or John Cusack at the respective ages they portrayed him in Love and Mercy. (For that matter, whatever else you can say about Eugene Landy, the real guy was better looking than Paul Giamatti).

 

Actress who played Tai Babbolnia in TV movie about her.

 

The actor who played Nico in that recent movie, Nico 1988, was extremely unattractive relative to the real latter day Nico.

 

It's not the worst, but the actor in "Stoned" was too good looking in a traditionally masculine way to play Brian Jones. The androgyny of certain rock stars is one of the hardest things to capture i think.

 

very true--the recent controversy around Nina Simone movie is a good example.

 

Margot ain't exactly "chopped liver" though!!!!!........... IMHO

 

Neither looked anything like Brian but that was a great movie. Paul Dano takes on some interesting roles and is fascinating to watch on screen. Is he related to Royal Dano?

 

was not that bad! LOL

 

terrible Brian! good actor though.

 

yea they both were really strange choices...Cusack?

 

yes, sex appeal to the ladies...and a great voice.

 

Santa Claus > Tim Allen





Just LOOK at those baby blues!

 

John Cusack was chosen for being a terrific actor.

 

YES he is.. I am a fan but he just did not fit the Brian role! imo of course.

 

I thought it was more important to get the emotional honesty of Brian's situation rather than having someone who might be a physical double. As someone else pointed out Eugene Landy was a lot better looking than Paul Giamatti as well, who... while a truly great actor... is basically a schlub.

 

Anybody who ever played Elvis. It's just a given that they are less attractive. Exception made for Elvis 75-77 i guess....

 

fair enough...a lucky schlub.