When Grace Jones made her James Bond debut as May Day in 1985’s A View to Kill, we immediately knew she was a boss. Her flattop with cropped sides was already iconic. Add in a bold lip and a gun, and her look was movie-history-making.
Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You” isn’t the only icon from 1992’s The Bodyguard. The singer’s hair was also noteworthy, especially in the scene where her character, Rachel Marron, sings the song in a Cleopatra-esque gold wig.
No movie-hair story is complete without Princess Leia’s buns in 1977’s Star Wars. Ever since Carrie Fisher made her debut with the hairstyle—two tightly wound buns on either side of her head—we haven’t been able to think of the character with any other look.
1990’s Pretty Woman will forever be a part of movie history—and so will Julia Robert’s curly red hair. The full and voluminous mane, worn by Roberts’s character, Vivian Ward, is as easy to fall in love with as Richard Gere.
There are two hair icons in 1978’s Grease: Danny Zuko’s greased-up quiff and Sandy Olsson’s curly blonde hair at the end of the movie. To make matters easy, we’re concentrating on Sandy’s (played by Olivia Newton John) curly ‘do. But that doesn’t mean that Danny’s quiff doesn’t deserve an accolade too.
When Demi Moore made her debut as Jordan O’Neil in 1997’s G.I. Jane, all we could think about was her buzzcut. The cut, which played an integral part in the film, is simply iconic.
1961’s Breakfast at Tiffany’s is one of Hollywood most iconic films, and that’s in no small part to Holly Golightly’s (played by Audrey Hepburn) glam. The character mainly known for her royal updo, complete, of course, with a diamond-studded tiara.
In addition to becoming the first Black actor nominated for an Oscar in 1955, Dorothy Dandridge’s turn as Carmen Jones in 1954’s Carmen Jones is also an icon for her hair. The character’s short wavy hairstyle was accented with a red rose tucked behind her ear.