The top 10 iconic hairstyles in film history



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July 21, 2016
Olivia Newton-John and John Travolta standing close, smiling, and posing for a photo.© Photo: Getty Images

Olivia Newton-John catapulted the perm into the must-have hairdo of the year when she starred as Sandy in Grease and rocked this voluminous curly hairstyle. 

Jennifer Lawrence stands in a black and red sports jacket with the number 12, looking forward.© Photo: Rex

Jennifer Lawrence sparked a major braid trend as she rocked character Katniss' trademark side plait for The Hunger Games.

Carrie Fisher in a white outfit, holding a black gun, and looking concerned.

Carrie Fisher made beauty history as Princess Leia in Star Wars with her iconic bun hairdo.

Julia Roberts sitting on a table, wearing a white shirt and blue skirt.© Photo: Rex

Julia Roberts firmly established herself as a beauty icon with her voluminous eye-catching red curls when she starred in Pretty Woman.

Audrey Hepburn in a black dress, sunglasses, and large necklace, holding a cup and a pastry.© Photo: Rex

Audrey Hepburn's elegant updo in Breakfast at Tiffany's remains a firm classic, with stars still recreating the look on the red carpet to this day. 

Elizabeth Taylor as Cleopatra, wearing elaborate costume and gold jewelry, seated with intense gaze.© Photo: Getty Images

Elizabeth Taylor's hairstyle in Cleopatra remains one of film's iconic looks, with its golden accessories, braids and blunt full fringe. 

Gwyneth Paltrow in a brown fur coat with short blonde hair, standing outside a building.© Photo: PA

Gwyneth Paltrow's short blunt bob and statement pink hairclip in The Royal Tenenbaums was the epitome of laidback cool. 

Judy Garland in a blue and white checkered dress, holding a basket, standing in a corn field.© Photo: Getty Images

Dorothy's ruby red slippers may have won the style stakes in The Wizard of Oz, but when it came to beauty it was Judy Garland's gorgeous loose wavy pigtails which caught film fans' attention.  

Mia Farrow in a black and white checkered dress, holding a book in a kitchen.© Photo: Getty Images

Mia Farrow had women around the world dashing to their nearest salon to recreate her stunning short pixie cut from Rosemary's Baby. 

Uma Thurman in a white shirt, holding a milkshake and cigarette, sitting in a diner.© Photo: Rex

Uma Thurman was transformed in Pulp Fiction, ditching her trademark blonde tresses for a short blunt glossy black bob. 

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