Helena Bonham Carter
publication date: Tuesday, January 16, 2018 (part of Winter 2018)
category: 
Movies
clue: She wore a spiky red wig in Women Talking Dirty, a curly blonde wig in Cinderella, a disheveled black wig in the Harry Potter films, enormous stitches in Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, a lazy eye in Merlin, a simian face in Planet of the Apes, a CGI-enlarged head in Alice in Wonderland, and an eye patch over old-age makeup in Big Fish.
explanation: Bonham Carter has played Cora in Women Talking Dirty, the Fairy Godmother in Cinderella, Bellatrix Lestrange in the Harry Potter films, Elizabeth in Frankenstein, Ari in Planet of the Apes, the Red Queen in the Alice films, and a witch (among other roles) in Big Fish. more…
difficulty: easy
solved by: Russ Wilhelm, Samir Mehta, LaVonne Lemler, Chris Lemler, Matthew Preston, Richard Slominsky, and Erik Bates
Hidden Hollywood: Who better to embody the twin masks of comedy and drama than these seven actors, who disappear completely into their most famous roles? Through makeup, prosthetics, and motion capture, these actors are known for creating inhuman characters on the silver screen. You know their work, but you rarely see their faces.Similar Goos
Zoe Saldana
She's well-known for having blue skin on the planet of Pandora and green skin in the Marvel movies, but it was her own skin that let her inhabit an iconic black role on the starship Enterprise. Go »
Carmen Electra
She's been a lifeguard on TV, an eponymous pop star in one album, a frequent parodist in Movies, and a wife to both a colorful basketball player and a rock & roll guitarist. Go »
Andy Serkis
He's played a galactic supreme leader, simians both gigantic and war-making, and a one-armed Marvel villain, but he's best known for playing a paranoid, big-eyed, cave-dwelling, ring-obsessed DID sufferer. Go »
Goldie Hawn
This once-private actress has had golden success since going overboard and becoming dead. Go »
Doug Jones
He's been villains to Batman and the Fantastic Four, a zombie to Bette Midler, amphibious creatures opposite Hellboy and Sally Hawkins, sci-fi icons in Star Trek and The Time Machine, and even a faun who spoke Spanish. Go »
