A version of this article was originally published in April 2016.
Most celebrities become famous for having some kind of unique “star” quality that helps them stand out in a crowd — but it turns out not all of them are truly one-of-a-kind. It’s not to take away from their talent or anything, but sometimes we seriously can’t tell certain famous people apart.
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Don’t believe us? We found more than 50 celebrities who have true Hollywood lookalikes. It’s not just in the hair and makeup — some of these people are such doppelgängers, we might not be able to tell them apart if we saw them on the street. And we’re not the only ones who are aware of the serious twin status. One pair of celebrity lookalikes even posted a photo of themselves to Instagram with the caption, “Who’s who” — and the cute dancing twins emoji!
Another famous leading lady even used her doppelgänger on her holiday card to fool her family — a prank we can get behind, and also totally understandable, considering how much they resemble each other.
There’s something so satisfying about celebrity lookalikes, and some of them are particularly wild — you won’t believe who Kristen Stewart looks like! Click through to enjoy these pairs of celebrity lookalikes.
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Jenna Ortega & Aubrey Plaza
Image Credit: Kevin Winter/Getty Images Jenna Ortega and Aubrey Plaza proved they’re long-lost twins at the 2023 SAG Awards. At the star-studded event, the two presented the award for Male Actor in a Television Movie or Limited Series and questioned why they were event paired together in the first place. “I wonder why we were paired together?” Plaza asked, before they began talking perfectly in-sync. Looks like these two have more in common than just looks!
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Zoey Deutch & Haley Lu Richardson
Image Credit: Jose Perez/Bauer-Griffin/GC ImagesNicholas Hunt/Getty Images/ Nope they’re not twins! That’s Zoey Deutch and Haley Lu Richardson who look so similar it’s kinda shocking. One Twitter user hopefully wrote: “I think zoey deutch and haley lu richardson should maximize their joint slay and play sisters in a comedy.”
To which Deutch responded, “i couldn’t agree more.”
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Daisy Edgar-Jones & Anne Hathaway
Image Credit: Christopher Polk for Variety, Nina Westervelt for Variety. Since skyrocketing to fame following the BBC and Hulu’s Normal People, Daisy Edgar-Jones has fielded a lot of comparisons to Oscar winner Anne Hathaway — and for good reason! Especially when the two women were sporting bangs, they looked incredibly alike.
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Victoria Justice & Nina Dobrev
Image Credit: MEGA. Victoria Justice and Nina Dobrev have been drawing comparisons to one another for years — and it’s easy to see why!
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Kristin Cheoweth & Kelly Ripa
Image Credit: Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency, Mega. Broadway queen Kristin Chenoweth and All My Children superstar and daytime talk show host Kelly Ripa could practically be sisters they look so similar.
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Irina Shayk & Nicole Poturalski
Image Credit: Anita Bugge/Geisler-Fotopress/picture-alliance/dpa/AP Images. Brad Pitt’s former girlfriend Nicole Poturalski looks so much like Bradley Cooper’s ex Irina Shayk. And the two have a few things in common — they are both are from Eastern Europe, have successful modeling careers, and are moms of one.
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Courteney Cox & Demi Moore
Image Credit: AP. They know it, too! Courteney Cox and Demi Moore shared a “twinning” photo on Instagram in September 2019, which showed the pair with their arms wrapped around each other, rocking similar black-framed glasses and casual hair. The caption: “Who’s who.”
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Jessica Chastain & Bryce Dallas Howard
Image Credit: Jim Smeal/Shutterstock, John Salangsang/Shutterstock. Believe it or not, these two were quick to check out their resemblance in a mirror when they met.
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Julie Bowen & Elizabeth Banks
Image Credit: Matt Baron/Shutterstock, Jason Merritt/Radarpics/Shutterstock. Elizabeth Banks guest-starred on Julie Bowen’s Modern Family — and even though they didn’t go in that direction, she could have passed for the star’s sister.
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Michael Cera & Jesse Eisenberg
Image Credit: Gregory Pace/Shutterstock, Patrick Lewis/Starpix/Shutterstock. Jesse Eisenberg told Michael Cera when he met him that he’s confused for the Arrested Development star at least once a day.
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Selena Gomez & Rachel Bilson
Image Credit: Matt Baron/Shutterstock, Scott Kirkland/Shutterstock. The pop star could have had a whole other life on The O.C.
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Antoni Porowski & John Mayer
Image Credit: Gregory Pace/Shutterstock, Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock. The Queer Eye star looks a lot like crooner John Mayer.
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Kyle Richards & Kacey Musgraves
Image Credit: Mediapunch/Shutterstock, Kristina Bumphrey/StarPix/Shutterstock. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star and the country singer are both known for their sleek dark manes.
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Rachel Bilson & Kaia Gerber
Image Credit: Jim Smeal/Shutterstock, Laurent VU/SIPA/Shutterstock. Rachel Bilson has more than one celeb lookalike, and Cindy Crawford’s model daughter Kaia Gerber looks more like her every day.
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Brittany Murphy & Lili Reinhart
Image Credit: Stewart Cook/Shutterstock, Michael Buckner/Variety/Shutterstock. The late Brittany Murphy looks strikingly like Riverdale star Lili Reinhart.
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Javier Bardem & Jeffrey Dean Morgan
Image Credit: Shutterstock, Matt Baron/Shutterstock.. They didn’t always look so similar — but in recent years, Javier Bardem and Jeffrey Dean Morgan have become like carbon copies.
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Idina Menzel & Lea Michele
Image Credit: Broadimage/Shutterstock(2). Lea Michele played Idina Menzel’s onscreen daughter in Glee, and it’s no wonder — these two could definitely be related.
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Elijah Wood & Daniel Radcliffe
Image Credit: Greg Allen/Shutterstock, Gregory Pace/Shutterstock. These two fantasy stars say they’re often confused with each other.
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Zoë Saldana & Thandie Newton
Image Credit: Matt Baron/Shutterstock, David Fisher/Shutterstock. Zoë Saldana and Thandie Newton share plenty of features — and of course are both drop-dead gorgeous
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Joel McHale & Ryan Seacrest
Image Credit: Rob Latour/Shutterstock, Rob Latour/Shutterstock. It’s a running joke at this point how much these two goofy guys look alike.
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Matt Bomer & Henry Cavill
Image Credit: Matt Baron/Shutterstock, Shutterstock. This White Collar star has the same piercing blue eyes and strong jaw as Superman Henry Cavill.
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Emma Mackey & Margot Robbie
Image Credit: Nils Jorgensen/Shutterstock, Matt Baron/Shutterstock. The young Sex Education star was noticed right away — both for her talent and her resemblance to Margot Robbie.
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Taylor Swift & Karlie Kloss
Image Credit: Jason Merritt/Radarpics/Shutterstock, David Fisher/Shutterstock. These two #GirlSquad members share more than close pals; these lithe blondes have strikingly similar profiles too.
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Clive Owen & Gerard Butler
Image Credit: John Salangsang/BEI/Shutterstock, Norbert Kesten/People Picture/Shutterstock. Gerard Butler is usually hiding behind a beard, but his clean-shaven face is super similar to Clive Owen.
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Rupert Grint & Ed Sheeran
Image Credit: Erik Pendzich/Shutterstock, Laurentvu/Sipa/Shutterstock. If Harry Potter had gone on a bit longer, maybe Ed Sheeran could have had a cameo there too!
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Zach Braff & Dax Shepard
Image Credit: Andrew H. Walker/Shutterstock, Kristina Bumphrey/StarPix/Shutterstock. We never realized this before, but pals Zach Braff and Dax Shepard are eerily similar-looking.
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Jennifer Garner & Hilary Swank
Image Credit: Matt Baron/Shutterstock, Kristina Bumphrey/Starpix/Shutterstock. Hilary Swank has even said that fans on the street don’t believe her when she says she’s not Jennifer Garner.
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Evan Rachel Wood & Rachel Brosnahan
Image Credit: Scott Kirkland/PictureGroup/Shutterstock, Broadimage/Shutterstock. Westwood star Evan Rachel Wood has a serious doppelgänger in Marvelous Mrs. Maisel‘s Rachel Brosnahan.
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Liam Neeson & Ralph Fiennes
Image Credit: Cindy Barrymore/Shutterstock, Shutterstock. Liam Neeson and Ralph Fiennes are both hot, but in a scary way? Whatever. It works.
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Minka Kelly & Leighton Meester
Image Credit: Andres Otero/WENN.com PNP/WENN.com These two look like long lost cousins.
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Ian Somerhalder & Chace Crawford
Image Credit: FayesVision/WENN.com Starbux/WENN.com It’s only a coincidence that these two teen-TV heartthrobs look exactly alike.
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Angelina Jolie & Megan Fox
Image Credit: Apega/WENN BrianTo/WENN Megan is starting to resemble Angelina Jolie a lot more. Could it be the poised pout?
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Selena Gomez & Lucy Hale
Image Credit: Apega/WENN.com Ian Wilson/WENN.com We don’t blame you for confusing these two gorgeous TV stars. It’s like looking into a mirror.
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Lindsay Lohan & Madonna
Image Credit: STS/WENN.com Mr Blue/WENN.com Now this isn’t a comparison you see often, but yes, yes, yes! Lindsay could definitely pass as Madonna’s niece.
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James Marsden & Chris Pine
Image Credit: FayesVision/WENN.com Judy Eddy/WENN.com Is it the charming smirk? Or maybe the dreamy eyes? Whatever, we’re fine with seeing double here.
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Sarah Hyland & Mila Kunis
Image Credit: FayesVision/WENN.com That look, though.
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Ashley Greene & Coco Rocha
Image Credit: SheKnows;Getty Images These two both share chiseled features, flawless skin and a love for fashion.
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Leonardo DiCaprio & Eric Dane
Image Credit: SheKnows;Getty Images DiCaprio is aging mighty well indeed — so well, in fact, that he’s starting to morph into McSteamy.
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Zac Efron & Scott Disick
Image Credit: SheKnows;Getty Images We had a hard time telling Zac Efron from Kourtney Kardashian’s baby daddy, Scott Disick.
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Elizabeth Banks & Chelsea Handler
Image Credit: SheKnows;Getty Images Aside from their striking physical similarities, the blonde beauties are both funny as hell.
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Katy Perry & Zooey Deschanel
Image Credit: SheKnows;Getty Images Big blue eyes, blunt-banged black hair, sweet smile and killer pipes… are we sure they aren’t related?
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Keira Knightley & Natalie Portman
Image Credit: SheKnows:Getty Images Matching pillowy lips, striking bone structure and mesmerizing gazes, no less.
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Alicia Silverstone & Kristen Stewart
Image Credit: Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images, Jason Maeritt/Getty Images The ’90s are calling, and they want Kristen Stewart back.
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Seth MacFarlane & Christopher Knight
Image Credit: SheKnows;Getty Images If MacFarlane starts courting Adrianne Curry, we’ll know this is some strange government conspiracy.
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Naomi Watts & Claire Danes
Image Credit: SheKnows;Getty Images These blonde bombshells of Hollywood could pass as sisters.
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Stephen Colbert & Bob Saget
Image Credit: SheKnows;Getty Images Minds. Blown.
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Carrie Underwood & Emily Osment
Image Credit: SheKnows;Getty Images In addition to their impressive pipes, these two share some facial features that have us doing a double take.
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Jada Pinkett Smith & Zoe Saldana
Image Credit: Jason LaVeris/Getty Images, Amanda Edwards/Getty Images Both badass actresses and both with some pretty similar features.
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Lily Allen & Rita Ora
Image Credit: Mike Marsland/Getty Images, Mike Marsland/Getty Images In the right lighting, and with the right hair color, the singers’ reesemblance is uncanny.
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Heath Ledger & Joseph Gordon Levitt
Image Credit: Sylvain Gaboury/Getty Images, Barry King/Getty Images All the proof we needed that Heath Ledger’s legacy continues to live on.
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Selma Blair & Kris Jenner
Image Credit: Steve Granitz/Getty Images No wonder Blair got picked to play Jenner in FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson.
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Scarlett Johansson & Amber Heard
Image Credit: Stefania D'Alessandro/Getty Images, Stefanie Keenan/Getty Images Even Hollywood “royalty” has something in common — the eyes, the lips, the hair, the face.
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Amy Adams & Isla Fisher
Image Credit: Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images, Karwai Tang/Getty Images These two even know it: Fisher used Adams’ face on her holiday card to fool her family!
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Margot Robbie & Jaime Pressly
Image Credit: Michael Stewart/Getty Images, JB Lacroix/Getty Images Nailed it! Fingers crossed for a movie where Robbie and Pressly play twins.
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Tom Hardy & Logan Marshall-Green
Image Credit: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images,Dave M. Benett/Getty Images Try your best to not confuse these two.
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