Only 2% of the world's population can boast of red hair color. Add to this criteria such as youth, beauty and success, and this list will be completely reduced to a hundred people. Today's ranking is OK! - ten young, but already very famous owners of fiery hair

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1. Sophie Turner, 19 years old

The young English actress from Northampton became world famous for her debut role as Sansa Stark in the television series Game of Thrones, based on the George R.R. Martin saga A Song of Ice and Fire. After that, proposals fell on the girl, as if from a cornucopia. For the next two years, Turner is scheduled to shoot in four films, in one of which, the movie "Mary Shelley's Monster", "Sophie plays the main role... And although the fiery color for the actress is not natural (she had to repaint for filming in "Game of Thrones"), the story of her success confirms the myth of the ancient Romans that the red color brings good luck to its owners.

2. Molly Quinn, 21

The actress has Irish roots, hence her extraordinary appearance and sunny shock of hair. In her 20s, the girl managed to work with Jim Carrey in The Christmas Story, voiced Fairy Bloom in the Winx Club cartoon series and starred in the popular Castle TV series. It was Molly who played Melissa Fitzgerald in the comedy We Are the Millers, that funny girl who traveled with her parents who wanted to get to know the Miller family better. Molly does not stop there: now she is busy in various short films and at the same time continues to voice cartoons.

3. Emma Watson ( Emma Watson), 24 years old

For fans of the Harry Potter story, Emma will always be the little sorceress Hermione Granger, who knows everything in the world and spends her free time in the library. However, the sweet girl has long turned into a beautiful and seductive girl: this year, Emma will celebrate her 25th birthday. Despite her young age, the girl excelled in both cinema and public life: she has almost two dozen roles in various films and the status of a UN Goodwill Ambassador. Moreover, in 2009, Watson was listed in the Guinness Book of Records as the highest paid actress of the decade.

4. Bella Thorne, 17 years old

While still six weeks old, Bella was already filming for the Parents Magazine catalog, and a couple of years later she began to actively work in the cinema. On this moment on account of her participation in more than 19 films, the most famous of which are the comedy "Mixed" and the television series "Lonely Hearts". In addition, the girl has long collaborated as a model with brands such as "JLO by Jennifer Lopez", Lasenza Girl and Tommy Hilfiger. She also tried herself as a singer: in 2014, her single Call it Whatever premiered, and later a video for this song was released. Without a doubt, Bella is an example of dedication and confidence, for which the owners of fiery hair are so famous.

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5. Georgie Henley, 19 years old

Little Georgie celebrated her ninth birthday at set the film "The Chronicles of Narnia: the lion, the witch and the wardrobe" - the picture, thanks to which the girl became famous. Popular fairy tale not only made the actress famous all over the world, but also brought her two awards - the Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards and the Young Artist Awards. After the success, the girl starred in several more films, but then decided to pay attention to her studies: at the moment she is studying English and literature at Claire College University of Cambridge.

6. Shailene Woodley, 23

The newly minted darling of Hollywood, known all over the world for the films "Divergent", "Descendants" and "The Fault in the Stars", is far from the spotlight in life. Instead of chasing catwalk novelties and talking about funny occasions on the set, the girl prefers nameless jumpers and serious discussions about the messages that cinema should carry to its young audience.

Of the huge number of projects offered to the actress, she chooses only those that contain a cautionary story and moral overtones. Shailene is an amazing girl who managed to maintain her spontaneity and sincerity, even despite the glory that fell on her.

7.Kaya Scodelario, 23 years old

It is no coincidence that red-haired people are the most extraordinary personalities in the world. Actress Kaya Scodelario is a clear confirmation of this. Since childhood, the girl suffered from dyslexia, with which she stubbornly fought for many years. Her perseverance was rewarded: after defeating the disease, Kaya got to 13th place in the ranking of the "100 most sexy women in the world ”according to the FHM magazine. Having started acting in films, she played roles in such generally recognized films as "Titans", "Wuthering Heights" and "The Maze Runner." And in her free time from filming and public life, the actress is a fan of the English football club "Arsenal" and communicates with her Brazilian mother in Portuguese.

8. Rachel Clare Hurd-Wood, 24

“The dream of a perfumer” - this is how fans secretly call the actress who played the last victim of Jean-Baptiste in the legendary film “Perfumer: The Story of a Murderer”. The girl managed to try on many roles: Rachel's film roles vary from tragic images of girls who fell into the hands of a maniac to fairytale characters like Wendy from Peter Pan. The actress, who since childhood dreamed of devoting her life to the study of dolphins, abandoned this idea after her success in the film Invasion: Battle for Paradise and plunged into acting.

9. Chantal Stafford-Abbott ( Chantal stafford-Abbott), 21 years old

The owner of green eyes, freckles, and in addition a fiery shock of hair, Chantal began working as a model while still in school. Already in 2009, she made her debut at the shows of Issey Miyake, Maison Martin Margiela and Yohji Yamamoto, and a little later became one of the podium season record holders, having made thirty shows at once. This beautiful and captivating girl may not be torn apart by editors and photographers of the modeling world, but her mesmerizing images regularly appear in Pop, French Revue des Modes, Flair and Vogue.

10. Luisa Bianchin, 23 years old

Looking at the photographs of Louise, you involuntarily understand why in the Middle Ages people believed in the magical power of red-haired girls. There is something magical and bewitching in the appearance of this German model. Perhaps this is what attracted the attention of editors Flair, Gray and Vestal. Becoming one of the top rookie models of 2010, she began working for the iconic Elle and Vogue. During the past fashion weeks, Louise has appeared on the Marc Jacobs and Emilio Pucci shows and was chosen as the face of Thierry Mugler's Womanity. The girl's career is so rapidly growing that even the most inveterate skeptic will involuntarily believe in magical properties red-haired girls.

Some tease them, others envy them; they are considered ordinary people but sometimes called unique; some of them are proud of their hair color, while others dye it. Red-haired people have been around you at least several times in your life, and maybe you yourself are.

In this article, you will read about facts about redheads - everything you did not know: statistics and unusual knowledge about these people. The most interesting.

Facts about redheads

  • There are 2% of redheads in the world. This is approximately 140 million.
  • In Medieval Europe, it was believed that redheads were conceived by having sex during menstruation, that is, "unclean intercourse." In addition, according to some experts, the biblical Lilith (Adam's first wife) was a red-haired lady, her character was rebellious and she was prescribed a demonic image. In those days, many redheads were accused of witchcraft and witchcraft, ties with the devil, and they were burned at the stake.
  • A redhead is more likely to be left-handed.
  • According to the ancient Greeks, after death, all mushrooms become creatures that feed on the blood of people.
  • The ancient Romans sold slaves with red hair for more than anyone else.
  • In order for a child to be born red, it is necessary that both parents have a gene responsible for this hair color in the DNA.
  • In psychology, there is a term that denotes fear of redheads - gingerphobia.

  • Bruises on the skin of redheads appear more often, look more distinct and remain for a long time. In general, the skin of these people is very delicate and sensitive.
  • It will be difficult to change the red color to another, since it is precisely such hair that has the most big amount color pigments.
  • There are undeniable facts about redheads about the combination of hair and eye color. These people are more likely to be born with brown eyes, less often with blue, and the most unique combination is with green eyes.

  • Redheads have less hair - about 90 thousand. While brunettes have about 140 thousand of them. However, red hair is significantly thicker than black hair.
  • Every year, the city of Breda (Netherlands) hosts a festival of redheads - Roodharigendag.
  • Redheads' skin absorbs less vitamin D from the sun than anyone else. However, its deficiency is compensated by the fact that their body synthesizes itself required amount this vitamin.
  • V Ancient egypt red-haired people were sacrificed to Osiris - the ruler of the afterlife and the judge of souls.

These are all facts about redheads. If you are not yet convinced of the specialness and importance of these people, read on.

Famous redheads

  • Poetess silver age Marina Tsvetaeva was a red-haired woman.
  • Queen Elizabeth I of England was also a red-haired mistress.
  • The loud Roman emperor Nero had red hair.
  • The famous American writer Mark Twain was red-haired.
  • Hollywood actresses Milla Jovovich and Julia Roberts are remembered for their red hair color.
  • The artist Van Gogh was red and had a recognizable red beard.
  • 61 and 63 British Prime Minister of the Second World War Winston Churchill was a red-haired man.

Rose Leslie Is a British actress. Rose comes from the ancient Scottish clan Leslie, we know her for her role Wild Ygritte from the series "Game of Thrones" and the role of the maid Gwen Dawson from the series Downton Abbey.

Esme Bianco Is an English actress, fashion model and participant in a burlesque show. Known to us for the role of a red-haired prostitute Ros in the series "Game of Thrones", not every actress will agree to act in such explicit scenes as Esme, and not everyone in the photo album can find such a rich collection of erotic photos.

Sophie Turner- the young British actress has dyed red hair, but she is quite worthy to be in this ranking of the most red-haired girls of celebrities, especially since this bright and rich hair color suits her very much. Become a redhead Sophie left for filming in the series "Game of Thrones", but she liked this hair color so much that the actress decided to leave it, and she was right!

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Karis van Houten- Dutch actress, familiar to many for her role Melisandre (Red woman) in the series "Game of Thrones"... But in the filmography of the actress there are a lot of wonderful films and one of them is "Black book", where the actress played a Jewish singer who decided to take revenge on the Nazis for the death of her family. Karis prefers to dye her hair brown with a red tint.

Julia Roberts- American actress, familiar to us primarily from the film "Gorgeous", where her heroine conquered the enviable groom with a shock of her red hair. This actress manages not only to act in films, but also to raise three children.

Anna Kendrick- a very red-haired American actress and singer, known to many from the saga "Dust" where she starred in the role Jessica Stanley... This girl was nominated for an award "Oscar" in 2010 for best role supporting film "I would like to go to heaven".

Lily Cole Is an English model and actress. Who watched the movie "The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus", he could not help but notice there a lovely girl Valentin whose nickname was "Appetizer". Lily redhead and freckled - no doubt about that!

Jessica Chastain- American actress. Since this site is dedicated to the actors who played in Game of Thrones then I hasten to notice that Jessica starred in the film "Mama" with Nikolai Koster-Waldau, because after she appeared in the film "Servant", roles fell on her like a cornucopia.


Julianne Moore- American actress. This red-haired beauty is ready to take on any role, but only if she likes the script. Who She Hasn't Played: An Addicted Porn Star in the Movie "Boogie Nights" artist painting with her own vagina in The Big Lebowski, Mother Malkin's monster witch "The seventh son". Julianne Moore really great and brave actress worthy of admiration!

Lindsay Lohan Is an American actress and singer. Lindsay in fact, a redhead, and there is no doubt about that, just look at her childhood pictures, because she has been in commercials since she was three years old, and from the age of ten she began to play in television series. Early fame played a cruel joke on her, and for a very long time Lindsay was the heroine of many scandalous news, but we hope that the actress will finally take her head and continue to pursue her career.

Tilda Swinton- British actress, her ancestors belong to the oldest Anglo-Scottish family. Tilde has a very striking appearance. Having seen her once, you can never confuse her with anyone. She is known to many for her role White Witch v "The Chronicles of Narnia"... True, now this actress is increasingly dyeing her hair blond.

Debra Messing- American actress, known to us for her role in a comedy "Groom for hire".

Gemma Arterton Is a British actress. And although this red-haired beauty often dyes her hair in various colors, nevertheless from birth she has her own rich brown hair color with a redhead and cute freckles on her face. Did you know that this red-haired actress was born into the family of a welder and a cleaning lady. In addition, the baby had six fingers on both hands... But all this did not stop Gemme become one of the most beautiful and sought-after actresses in Hollywood. I remember her the most from the film. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time where she played the role of a princess Tamines, and on the mini-series "Tess of the D'Urberville family"- there she just perfectly played a girl who had severe trials, I want to note that this actress looks amazing even without makeup!

Yulia Kogan- the singer known to us as the vocalist of the group "Leningrad", Yuliya an extravagant and very bright woman, she not only does not hesitate to swear, she can easily sing an obscene song for a huge audience of group fans "Leningrad".

Irina Zabiyaka- soloist of the group "Chile"- the owner of a magnificent rare timbre of voice. At one time, many believed that she was a man, but no doubts about Irina remained after she gave birth to a child.

Natalia Podolskaya- a red-haired singer, the wife of Vladimir Presnyakov Jr.

Mylene Farmer Is a French singer known all over the world. Mylene she dyed her brown hair red and has not changed that color since that time.

Anastasia Stotskaya. Our list of the most redhead singers and actresses cannot do without this bright, gorgeous diva-protege of Kirkorov! Hair of the color of a ripe juicy carrot, Nastya cannot be presented with a different hair color.

Cynthia Dicker- Brazilian model. A raging beauty, and even all covered with freckles. Who Said Freckles Are Not Pretty? Freckles are great and so positive!

Catherine tate- British comedy actress, known to us for a parody-comedy sketch show The Catherine Tate Show... But at school, classmates laughed at the red-haired Catherine, how often it happens to great people!

Molly S. Quinn who played in the film We Are the Millers by Melissa Fitzgerald, that funny girl who traveled with her parents who wanted to get to know the family better Millerov... Moreover, it is Molly voiced fairy bloom in a series of cartoons "Winx Club"... The actress is only 20 years old, but she has already starred in many projects. And yes, she is really red, perhaps because she has Irish blood in her veins?

Lena Katina- ex-soloist of the group "Tattoo"... Lena does not close our list of red-haired celebrities, and who knows how long this list can become. If you remember any more of the red-haired beauties - write, I will gladly join this honorable row!

Emily Browning Is an Australian actress. She played the very first leading role in the film Lemony Snicket: 33 Misfortunes, and recently starred in Keith Harington in film "Pompeii".

Emma Watson - redhead actress Hollywood with brown eyes, the girl carefully masks her freckles, but she is in no hurry to get rid of the red hair color, because it gives her appearance expressiveness. Although Emma has already grown up, it still seems to me to be an unblown bud - gentle, not vulgar and talented!


Andrea Riseborough Is an English actress. Andrea often dyes her wonderful red hair black and dark brown. Riseborough starred with Tom Cruise v science fiction film "Oblivion", where he played his red-haired partner Wiki... And in the film "We. We believe in love ", the director who was Madonna, Andrea Riseborough played one of the main roles, but in this film she was a brunette.


Bela Thorn Is a red-haired young American actress, model and singer. This beauty is only 16 years old.


Shailene Woodley-a very popular red-haired American actress, you may have seen her in the films "Devergent", "Descendants", "The Fault in the Stars".


Kaya Scodelario- British actress Born in 1992... Another red-haired beauty in our piggy bank! Blue-blue eyes, freckles and curls of chestnut-red hair. And you could see her in the film The Maze Runner where she starred in the role Teresa.

Lana Del Rey- American red-haired singer, composer and model, the hair of this beauty is bright saturated color.

Victoria Tarasova - russian actress... This beauty most likely dyes her curls in a red color, she looks so fiery, bright, sunny that I simply cannot imagine her in a different color!

Being red is not so easy: bullying in childhood, burning at the stake in the Middle Ages and the arguments of scientists about the descent from Neanderthals. Even in the world of cinema, red-haired actors are worth their weight in gold, and even then, fate has presented not all of them with an easy path to success. Today, the site is rehabilitating our sunny brothers and sisters, recalling the ten most successful actors of our time with red hair.

At school, for her tall stature and red hair, she was called a "carrot." She herself could not be in the sun, afraid of getting burned, and secretly dreamed of becoming an actress. Today Kidman is one of the main stars of Hollywood and, no matter how much she changed her hair color, sooner or later she returned to her natural color.

Llijus's path to fame was very thorny: he played in TV series, became famous for his role in the TV show "", and then for some time disappeared from the radar of casting agencies. Now he is called to the big cinema with might and main and is called one of the best television actors of our time - and all thanks to his role in the series "" (and, perhaps, red hair).

For many years she was not to anyone famous actress, and by her 30s, she almost gave up trying to break into the cinema. But in 2011, Chastain starred in seven (!) Successful films at once and immediately got into the list of the most influential people Hollywood. However, she has never tried to get rid of her natural hair color, which goes well with her in green eye.

After filming Harry Potter, Grint became one of the most famous redhead actors of our time. In the franchise, he played Ron Weasley and was a real outlet for all redhead teens in the world. Like, if this guy managed to become a star, then it means being red is not so bad.

She started out as an extra in her father's films, then set out on an independent voyage and managed to play for such completely different directors as (""), ("") and (""). And if in childhood the actress did not like her hair color terribly, then over the years she made it part of her on-screen image.

Bryce inherited red hair from her father Ron. Today he is known as a director, but Howard Sr. began his career in cinema as an actor. And he did it literally from the cradle, being considered the most charming red-haired child on TV. The film "" brought him fame.

In her youth, she was terribly shy of her congenital pallor and red hair. At school she was called “freckled strawberries,” and her childhood was like a nightmare. But all this not only did not break Julianne, but also gave us one of the most powerful dramatic actresses in Hollywood.

In 2006, thanks to red hair and pale skin, Eddie Redmayne got the role of the heroine's son Julianne Moore. The film was called "

Red-haired beauties immediately attract attention, wherever they appear. They are admired or hated. Nobody remains indifferent. What caused this effect? Red-haired actresses will help to understand the nature of this phenomenon. Too many people know them, so everyone can make their own verdict, agree or disagree with the conclusions.

Redhead actresses of Russia

When Yanina Bugrova appears on the screen (a sultry housewife from the TV series "Happy Together", the wife of the prefect from the second film "Pyatnitsky", a bander from "Lone Wolf"), the beating of men's hearts quickens. It is not very important what the heroine is talking about and what she is doing, the main thing is to be in the frame for as long as possible ...

Undeniably, redheads are incredibly talented. Amalia Mordvinova is dazzling and unique in every role. Her images (the main character of the series "The Hunt for Cinderella" and others) only confirm the legend of red-haired - their temperament, pressure and energy are subject only to strong men.

Hair color did not endow Veronica Agapova with bitchiness, perhaps, as the images of her heroines (for example, Lera in the film Not a Woman's Game, a classmate of the protagonist in the TV series Love as Love) are tender, romantic and very charming.

“The most charming and attractive” since the era of Soviet cinema has been and remains The whimsical and bright heroine of the hit movie “Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears” is still loved by the audience.

Actress and pop singer Tatyana Abramova wins men's hearts not only with a bewitching voice, but also with her direct sincerity, homeliness and soft femininity.

"The ideal wife", "Yellow dwarf", "Friday, 12" - did not "play" the role. The images of her heroines are the facets of the character of the actress herself. Bright and unstoppable - only a fiery-haired woman can be like that!

Redhead Hollywood actresses

At one time, Rachel Heard-Wood dreamed of becoming marine biologist, but the luminaries of the film industry did not allow talent to dissolve in the underwater kingdom. She inherited her fiery hair color from her father, a native of Ireland, Philip Hurd-Wood. Long time the girl got the dramatic roles of a victim or an exile, but in the film "Tomorrow, when the war began," this stereotype was destroyed.

In fairness, I must say that she is blonde from birth. But she dyed her hair when she was only 10 years old! She has always loved redheads like Tina Louise, who portrayed Ginger Grant in Gilligan's Island. Christina herself still dreams of playing Ginger.

Alicia Witt first appeared on screen at the age of seven on The David Lynch Show. Then the girl focused on school and music. After their graduation, David remembered about the golden-haired talented girl and invited her to the shooting of the legendary film "Twin Peaks". From that moment on, the directors lined up to invite the unique Alicia to the shooting of their film.

Her career took off when she landed a role in the television series Vampire Slayer, but her popularity exploded when she starred in the American Pie movie series. Since then, she has been constantly in the field of view of television and cameras.

Gillian Anderson became widely known to the public as Dana Scully's special agent. And since then, she is considered one of the sultry women on television.

Without a doubt, a good actress, as she was nominated for the Golden Globe three times. Her list of nominations and victories includes many other awards, one thing is clear that it will only be replenished. The actress will have a long and successful career.

Who is brighter?

There is no need to argue whose red-haired actresses are more colorful - Russia or Hollywood, their fiery aura will not allow a subjective answer. Moreover, there is an actress who has combined these two concepts in one person. Who is she? Natalia Rudakova! Could anyone be brighter? Although she is a Hollywood actress, she was born in St. Petersburg.

The Riddle of the Goldilocks

All of these redhead actresses are incredibly talented. Nature marked them with golden hair so that this talent would not go unnoticed. So their secret is revealed! Seeing this mark, people most often envy them. Most with admiration, some with irritation. The main thing is that red-haired actresses carry their burden like a king. And we just have to admire them, admire and take an example!