Hollywood Blondes Photos

Hitchcock’s darling and the princess of Monaco, Kelly’s elegance personified the
timeless, blonde ice queen both on-screen and off.

Paltrow may not have Kelly’s exquisite features, but her classy sophistication
is undeniable.

One of the few actresses of the 1940’s to wear her blonde locks long in her trademark
"peek-a-boo" style, Lake had a short-lived career starring in movies
as noirish as her brief, tragic life was.

Basinger’s blond mane lent her much sex appeal, but the model-turned-actress showed
real acting chops–and drew numerous comparisons to Veronica Lake–in the movie
for which she won an Oscar, 1997’s noir crime thriller "L.A. Confidential."

Perhaps it was brazen blonde screen siren Dietrich’s coolly calculating gaze that
made her so seductive in provocative movies like The Blue Angel (1931)
and Blonde Venus (1932).

Wide-eyed, full-lipped, chic and self-assured, vamp-for-modern-times Thurman could
size you up and spit you out in seconds flat.

Often referred to as a melancholy “lavender blonde,” made famous by Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo, Novak was Columbia’s answer to Marilyn Monroe (in fact, Marilyn was her real first name).

Like Novak, Theron captured the world’s attention with her impossible beauty–her
own Vertigo, however, continues to elude her.

Beautiful yet troubled child-woman Weld made her mark as a teen sex kitten; sadly,
she never achieved the stardom her talent warranted.

With her curled lip and mischievous eyes, it wasn’t hard for sexy 15-year-old
Silverstone to villainously seduce Cary Elwes in her big break The Crush (1993)
and go on to set teen boys’ hearts afire throughout the ’90s.

Childlike but somehow sensual, seemingly older than her years, and the "Platinum
Blonde" of the 1930s, Harlow’s star burned hot and fast–she died at age 26.

A wild, free childhood led this pre-teen star down a path to rehab, but the 13
going on 29 star bounced back; at 25, the still cute (but not always blonde) Barrymore
has reached A-list status.

As the quintessential blonde bombshell of the 1950s, Monroe was well aware she
set men’s pulses racing with her naïve yet knowing sexuality; she used the
knowledge to go from starlet to superstar.

The ambitious, shape-shifting Madonna became a modern-day icon by continually
changing her image (boy toy, Marilyn wanna-be, kinky seductress, techno popster)
and always amplifying her sex appeal.

Growing up on the vaudeville stage as a teen, Rogers became a singing, dancing,
comedic sensation after being paired with Fred Astaire in the 1930s.

A natural-born brunette who dyes her hair, this modern-day singing, dancing
teen sensation is set to star on the big screen in an as-yet-untitled movie.

With her come-hither bedroom eyes, pouty lips and bed-head blonde mane, Bardot
epitomized the erotic and breathless French sex kitten of the 1960s.

What with her infamous sex videotapes and multiple Playboy spreads, Lee
could make Bardot look like a nun by comparison–but like it or not, she’s the
stuff most men’s dreams are made of.

With their anarchist, slapstick brand of humor borne on the vaudeville stage,
the Marx brothers turned comedy on its head; as the mute brother with the blonde
curls and impish streak, Harpo was hilarious without saying a word.

A singer, dancer and actress, Elfman’s loud, free-spirited goofiness and physical-
comedy skills have earned her the reputation of being a modern-day Lucille Ball.