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21 Actors Who Were Born To Portray Famous People In Movies, And Should Be Cast IMMEDIATELY

If someone doesn't cast Jennifer Lawrence in a Helen Mirren biopic, so help me!
Kayla Yandoliby Kayla Yandoli Staff
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Recently I wrote an article about Hollywood's perfect vs. horrible casting choices in TV and movie biopics, and the Community had a lot to say in the comments. They shared their own dream casting choices for biopics, and honestly, it's hard to disagree with their spot-on decisions.


Halle Berry as Dorothy Dandridge in HBO / Courtesy of Everett Collection / Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

So if you're listening, Hollywood, here are some of the most ideal biopic casting choices you should make:


Brenda Meeks in Dimension Films Note: Not all submissions are from Community users.

1. Dream biopic casting: Michaela Coel as Nina Simone

Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images, Ron Howard / Redferns / Getty Images —caseyleemoore

What Michaela Coel looks like:


Coel presenting at the European Shooting Stars
Coel presenting at the European Shooting Stars Vittorio Zunino Celotto / Getty Images

What Nina Simone looked like:


Simone on
Simone on Ron Howard / Redferns / Getty Images

2. Dream biopic casting: Brad Pitt as Robert Redford

Marc Piasecki / FilmMagic / Getty Images, Hulton Archive / Getty Images

What Brad Pitt looks like:


Pitt at a screening for
Pitt at a screening for Marc Piasecki / FilmMagic / Getty Images

What Robert Redford looks like:


Reford taking a portrait in the 1970s
Reford taking a portrait in the 1970s Hulton Archive / Getty Images

3. Dream biopic casting: Queen Latifah as Zora Neale Hurston

Barry King / Getty Images, Historical / Corbis via Getty Images

What Queen Latifah looks like:


Latifah at the
Latifah at the Barry King / Getty Images

What Zora Neale Hurston looked like:


Hurston posing for a portrait in the late '30s/early '40s
Hurston posing for a portrait in the late '30s/early '40s Historical / Corbis via Getty Images

4. Dream biopic casting: Kelly Rowland as Donna Summer

Amanda Edwards / WireImage / Getty Images, Michael Putland / Getty Images

What Kelly Rowland looks like:


Rowland at the premiere for
Rowland at the premiere for Amanda Edwards / WireImage / Getty Images

What Donna Summer looked like:


Summer at the Music for UNICEF show in 1979
Summer at the Music for UNICEF show in 1979 Michael Putland / Getty Images

5. Dream biopic casting: Jennifer Lawrence as Helen Mirren

Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images, Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

What Jennifer Lawrence looks like:


Lawrence at the Oscars in 2018
Lawrence at the Oscars in 2018 Steve Granitz / WireImage / Getty Images

What Helen Mirren looks like:


Mirren posing for a portrait in 1970
Mirren posing for a portrait in 1970 Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

6. Dream biopic casting: Keke Palmer as Angela Bassett

Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

What Keke Palmer looks like:


Palmer at the
Palmer at the Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

What Angela Bassett looks like:


Bassett at Forest Whitaker's Hollywood Walk of Fame event
Bassett at Forest Whitaker's Hollywood Walk of Fame event Christopher Polk / FilmMagic / Getty Images

7. Dream biopic casting: George Clooney as Cary Grant

Jason Merritt / Getty Images, Keystone / Getty Images —jconway

What George Clooney looks like:


Clooney at the Golden Globes in 2013
Clooney at the Golden Globes in 2013 Jason Merritt / Getty Images

What Cary Grant looked like:


Grant posing for a portrait in 1955
Grant posing for a portrait in 1955 Keystone / Getty Images

8. Dream biopic casting: Taraji P. Henson as Tammi Terrell

Michael Loccisano / Getty Images, Gab Archive / Redferns / Getty Images

What Taraji P. Henson looks like:


Henson at an event in 2018
Henson at an event in 2018 Michael Loccisano / Getty Images

What Tammi Terrell looked like:


Terrell posing with Marvin Gaye in the '60s
Terrell posing with Marvin Gaye in the '60s Gab Archive / Redferns / Getty Images

9. Dream biopic casting: Will Ferrell as Chad Smith (the drummer from the Red Hot Chili Peppers)

Dominik Bindl / WireImage / Getty Images, David Buchan / Getty Images

What Will Ferrell looks like:


Ferrell attends the premiere of
Ferrell attends the premiere of Dominik Bindl / WireImage / Getty Images

What Chad Smith looks like:


Smith attends the Premiere of
Smith attends the Premiere of David Buchan / Getty Images

10. Dream biopic casting: Halle Bailey as Janet Jackson

Taylor Hill / FilmMagic / Getty Images, Kmazur / WireImage / Getty Images

What Halle Bailey looks like:


Bailey attends the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards
Bailey attends the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards Taylor Hill / FilmMagic / Getty Images

What Janet Jackson looks like:


Jackson during The 35th Annual GRAMMY Awards
Jackson during The 35th Annual GRAMMY Awards Kmazur / WireImage / Getty Images

11. Dream biopic casting: Dakota Johnson as Grace Slick

Jon Kopaloff / FilmMagic / Getty Images, Robert Altman / Getty Images

What Dakota Johnson looks like:


Johnson at the premiere of
Johnson at the premiere of Jon Kopaloff / FilmMagic / Getty Images

What Grace Slick looks like:


Slick at Golden Gate Park in 1969
Slick at Golden Gate Park in 1969 Robert Altman / Getty Images

12. Dream biopic casting: John Boyega as Denzel Washington

Mark Sagliocco / Getty Images, Nbc / NBCUniversal via Getty Images

What John Boyega looks like:


Boyega attends Meet The Actor
Boyega attends Meet The Actor Mark Sagliocco / Getty Images

What Denzel Washington looks like:


Washington as Doctor Philip Chandler
Washington as Doctor Philip Chandler NBC / NBCUniversal via Getty Images

13. Dream biopic casting: Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Heath Ledger

Ray Tamarra / GC Images / Getty Images, Bryan Bedder / Getty Images

What Joseph Gordon-Levitt looks like:


Gordon-Levitt walks on Main Street on January 24, 2020 in Park City, Utah
Gordon-Levitt walks on Main Street on January 24, 2020 in Park City, Utah Ray Tamarra / GC Images / Getty Images

What Heath Ledger looked like:


Ledger at the screening of
Ledger at the screening of Bryan Bedder / Getty Images

14. Dream biopic casting: Debra Messing as Lucille Ball

Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images, Archive Photos / Getty Images —gkangchs

What Debra Messing looks like:


Messing attends the Roundabout Theater's 2020 Gala
Messing attends the Roundabout Theater's 2020 Gala Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images

What Lucille Ball looked like:


Portrait of Ball in the 1950s
Portrait of Ball in the 1950s Archive Photos / Getty Images

15. Dream biopic casting: Zoe Saldana as Jada Pinkett Smith

Roy Rochlin / Getty Images, Michael Loccisano / Getty Images

What Zoe Saldana looks like:


Saldana visits 'Sway in the Morning' 2017
Saldana visits 'Sway in the Morning' 2017 Roy Rochlin / Getty Images

What Jada Pinkett Smith looks like:


Pinkett Smith visits the Build Series 2017
Pinkett Smith visits the Build Series 2017 Michael Loccisano / Getty Images

16. Dream biopic casting: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as Teddy Pendergrass

Frazer Harrison / Getty Images, Gab Archive / Redferns / Getty Images

What Yahya Abdul-Mateen II looks like:


Abdul-Mateen II attends
Abdul-Mateen II attends Frazer Harrison / Getty Images

What Teddy Pendergrass looked like:


Pendergrass posing for a portrait in the 1970s
Pendergrass posing for a portrait in the 1970s Gab Archive / Redferns / Getty Images

17. Dream biopic casting: Diana Silvers as Julia Roberts

Amy Sussman / WireImage / Getty Images, Kypros / Getty Images

What Diana Silvers looks like:


Silvers at the InStyle Awards 2021
Silvers at the InStyle Awards 2021 Amy Sussman / WireImage / Getty Images

What Julia Roberts looks like:


Roberts at an entertainment event in 1990
Roberts at an entertainment event in 1990 Kypros / Getty Images

18. Dream biopic casting: Jay Pharoah as Eddie Murphy

Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images, Jason Merritt / FilmMagic for Variety Magazine / Getty Images

What Jay Pharoah looks like:


Pharoah at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards
Pharoah at the 2016 MTV Video Music Awards Jamie Mccarthy / Getty Images

What Eddie Murphy looks like:


Murphy at the
Murphy at the Jason Merritt / FilmMagic for Variety Magazine / Getty Images

19. Dream biopic casting: Gina Gershon as Raquel Welch

Jb Lacroix / WireImage / Getty Images, Bettmann / Bettmann Archive / Getty Images

What Gina Gershon looks like:


Gershon at the
Gershon at the Jb Lacroix / WireImage / Getty Images

What Raquel Welch looks like:


Welch in
Welch in Bettmann / Bettmann Archive / Getty Images

20. Dream biopic casting: Tommy Lee Jones as Andrew Johnson

Mike Marsland / WireImage / Getty Images, Photoquest / Getty Images

What Tommy Lee Jones looks like:


Lee Jones at
Lee Jones at Mike Marsland / WireImage / Getty Images

What Andrew Johnson looked like:


Portrait of Andrew Johnson
Portrait of Andrew Johnson Photoquest / Getty Images

21. And the final dream biopic casting: Megan Fox as Elizabeth Taylor

Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images, Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images —geminimermaid

What Megan Fox looks like:


Fox at the Cinema Audio Society Awards in 2019
Fox at the Cinema Audio Society Awards in 2019 Matt Winkelmeyer / Getty Images

What Elizabeth Taylor looked like:


Taylor posing for a portrait in 1960
Taylor posing for a portrait in 1960 Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images

In conclusion:


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