There are many reasons to love the art of cinema. We have all watched movies that have shaken us to our cores with their gripping plots or allowed us to enter a world that is different from ours. Still, it is impossible to deny that there is pleasure in watching gorgeous movie actresses on the silver screen as well. Through the years, there have been many lovely ladies to grace the world of Hollywood. However, good looks are not the only thing that you need to bring a sexy film character to life! The truth is that it also takes talent and a certain unnameable quality to give a character incredible appeal. We have compiled a list of the most alluring characters in all of film history. Are you ready to see who made the cut?
Take A Look At The Most Gorgeous Characters To Ever Appear On The Silver Screen
Madison In Splash
Actress Daryl Hannah brought Madison to life in this ‘80s hit film. She made all of us believe in mermaids with her amazing performance in this role. Each and every single one of us has heard of the old saying: there is plenty of fish in the sea. However, we only had eyes for her in Splash!
Madison In Splash
Princess Leia In Star Wars
The Star Wars series is touted as a family-friendly saga, although there have been a number of scenes that make us doubt this claim. One such scene involved Carrie Fisher in the prisoner’s outfit. Let us just say that our eyes popped and our jaws dropped when we first saw Princess Leia like this.
Princess Leia In Star Wars
Naomi Lapaglia In The Wolf Of Wall Street
When The Wolf of Wall Street came out, people were mesmerized by the real account of a Wall Street tycoon. But the plot is not the only thing that it has going for it. There is no way that we can forget Margot Robbie in the role of the hot wife who is willing to do anything to get what she wants.
Naomi Lapaglia In The Wolf Of Wall Street
Arwen In Lord Of The Rings
The Lord of the Rings truly changed the way people viewed fantasy as a film genre. We loved seeing the team go on such an epic quest. Aside from that, it also changed the way we looked at elves. People soon forgot about little Christmas helpers in lieu of ethereal goddesses like Liv Tyler!
Arwen In Lord Of The Rings
Holly Golightly In Breakfast At Tiffany’s
To this day, you will always find ladies dressing up as this character when Halloween rolls in. We can totally see why. Everything about her was iconic! In the film, the lovely Audrey Hepburn plays this escort, socialite, or whatever Holly Golightly really was… What we can tell you that she is irresistible.
Holly Golightly In Breakfast At Tiffany’s
Nancy Callahan In Sin City
There has never been a lack of alluring ladies in noir films. Even so, Jessica Alba took things to a whole new level when she portrayed Nancy Callahan, a professional stripper, in Sin City. We bet that there was a lot of interest in the genre after this. Clearly, her appeal is just that strong.
Nancy Callahan In Sin City
Maggie Pollitt In Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Did you think that we would be satisfied with just a single Liz Taylor entry? Of course not. Here, we have her in the role of Maggie Pollitt from Cat On A Hot Tin Roof. This movie is a classic thanks to the great performances and interesting plot. However, her seductive presence gives the movie an edge!
Maggie Pollitt In Cat On A Hot Tin Roof
Selene In The Underworld Series
There was a time when it felt like sci-fi was slowly disappearing from mainstream cinema. It was a good thing that we got a savior in the form of Kate Beckinsale as a vampire working as a Death Dealer. As Selene, she made that spandex bodysuit look incredible. Not a lot of people can pull it off, but she did!
Selene In The Underworld Series
Vivian Ward In Pretty Woman
A lot of people have tried to give the Cinderella story a modern twist, but our favorite one is Pretty Woman. Julia Roberts was cast to play Vivian Ward, a prostitute who lands herself a millionaire boyfriend. Even to this day, people argue whether she looked better before or after Rodeo Drive!
Vivian Ward In Pretty Woman
Latika In Slumdog Millionaire
This modern classic won the Academy Award for Best Picture, which it definitely deserved. It would not have been the same without Freida Pinto, who played Latika. A teenager from the slums, she has been the love interest of the lead character ever since they were kids. Wow. How can anyone be that pretty?
Latika In Slumdog Millionaire
Black Widow (Claire Voyant) In Iron Man 2 And The Avengers
Scarlett Johansson is drop-dead gorgeous. With her doe eyes and amazing figure, it is easy to see why she can turn so many heads. The actress has appeared in many films over the years, but her most iconic role has to be Black Widow in the Avengers series. She slayed in that tight black getup!
Black Widow (Claire Voyant) In Iron Man 2 And The Avengers
Lisa In Weird Science
Feel free to poke fun at the nerds, but we will have you know that Lisa from Weird Science would not have existed without one of them. Kelly LeBrock played the computer-generated girl of a teenager’s dreams in this teen movie. Do we really need to say that she was smoking hot? No? Good.
Lisa In Weird Science
Santanico Pandemonium In From Dusk Till Dawn
There are so many amazing things about the cult classic, From Dusk Till Dawn. One of the characters that got our attention would be Santanico Pandemonium. How is it possible to tear your eyes away from Salma Hayek when she is playing a vampiric high priestess of evil? Honestly, there is no way.
Santanico Pandemonium In From Dusk Till Dawn
Elizabeth Swann In Pirates Of The Caribbean
We all swooned when the lovely Keira Knightley brought Elizabeth Swann to life in the Pirates of the Caribbean series. She was a delight to watch in this role with her sassy lines and good looks. Even though Disney marketed it as a family-friendly series, she definitely added a lot of spice to it!
Elizabeth Swann In Pirates Of The Caribbean
Cataleya Restrepo In Colombiana
Let us start by saying that Zoe Saldana always looks hot. It was difficult for us to pick only one film with her in it! In the end, we just went with her portrayal of Cataleya Restrepo in Colombiana. After all, how can you possibly go wrong by casting her as a contract killer? It is simply impossible.
Cataleya Restrepo In Colombiana
Jessica Rabbit In Who Framed Roger Rabbit?
She might be a cartoon character, but she is still oozing with sex appeal! Honestly, she is even hotter than most people who actually exist. We have to give props to the people who designed and drew Jessica Rabbit. After all, it must take a lot of skill to make a bunch of lines look like that!
Jessica Rabbit In Who Framed Roger Rabbit
Luisa Cortés In Y Tu Mamá También
You do not need to worry if your Spanish is not very good or nonexistent. It is still possible to enjoy Y Tu Mama Tambien without understanding the language. You can always use subtitles or simply stare at the gorgeous Maribel Verdu, the actress who brings Luisa Cortes to life in the movie.
Luisa Cortés In Y Tu Mamá También
Barbarella In Barbarella
We do not blame you if you are under the impression that you won’t like a movie about a sex kitten going on fun intergalactic adventures. However, we believe that we have just the thing to change your mind. Just take a look at this photo of Jane Fonda as Barbarella in a movie of the same name.
Barbarella In Barbarella
Catwoman In Batman Returns
It is probably impossible to be cast as Catwoman if you are not already gorgeous. If you check out all the women who have played the iconic superheroine, you will see what we are talking about. However, we have to hand it to Michelle Pfeiffer. Somehow, she managed to make it look easy to don the leather suit.
Catwoman In Batman Returns
Catherine Tramell In Basic Instinct
Sharon Stone managed to traumatize an entire generation of men with this film when she took on the role of Catherine Tramell. If you haven’t seen it yet and plan to do so, do not say that we did not warn you! She might look stunning as a crime novelist, but she is more dangerous than you might think…
Catherine Tramell In Basic Instinct
Honeychile Rider In Dr. No
There are a lot of people who look down on Bond girls and claim that they are nothing more than just eye candy. We do not know about you, but we have no complaints about seeing Ursula Andress on the beach in Dr. No. Did you know that Honeychile Rider is actually the very first Bond girl?
Honeychile Rider In Dr. No
Foxy Brown In Foxy Brown
You need to watch this ‘70s hit film if you want to see Pam Grier fight a lot of villains while showing off how sexy she is. Is there anything hotter than a gorgeous woman kicking butt? We did not think so. The tagline of the movie is “I”m a whole lot of woman.” Well, she is definitely that and then some!
Foxy Brown In Foxy Brown
Lisbeth Salander In The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
As you can see, the character of Lisbeth Salander is quite a big departure from the typical appearance of the lovely Rooney Mara. Despite this, we can’t deny that she still looks hot in a different way when she played the goth-like hacker in the American version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo.
Lisbeth Salander In The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo
Alex Owens In Flashdance
How can you not enjoy Flashdance? After all, it did not only give us Jennifer Beals in a jumpsuit, but it also showed us the character in a leotard. She looked like a dream either way! It is simply the best of both worlds, and we appreciate the ‘80s film for making our dreams come true.
Alex Owens In Flashdance
Maria Elena In Vicky Cristina Barcelona
There are not many good things to say about psycho exes, but this actress somehow managed to make the impossible happen when she starred in Vicky Cristina Barcelona as Maria Elena. She was able to play the role but still ooze sex appeal. Who would have thought that such a thing could happen?
Maria Elena In Vicky Cristina Barcelona
Camille Montes In Quantum of Solace
Olga Kurylenko played Camille Montes in this James Bond film. Not a lot of people would say that grimy is a good look for girls. However, the actress was hot enough to pull it off. She looks smoking hot even though her face was covered in dirt for half of the entire film. Can you say that you can pull that off?
Camille Montes In Quantum Of Solace
Sugar Kane In Some Like It Hot
It was delightful to watch Marilyn Monroe play a nightclub chanteuse in Some Like It Hot. She might have had much less screen time compared to the two lead actors, but she made use of it very well. There is no denying that she steals the show every time that she is on the screen as Sugar Kane!
Sugar Kane In Some Like It Hot
Héloïse In Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
If you are at all interested in indie films, there is no way you could have missed Portrait Of A Lady On Fire. The French movie is one of the recent indie cinema darlings, after all. The lovely Adele Haenel gave such a strong performance as Heloise. She was truly remarkable as the angsty bride-to-be!
Héloïse In Portrait Of A Lady On Fire
Emmeline Lestrange In The Blue Lagoon
Fair enough, The Blue Lagoon is not the most critically acclaimed movie out there. Even so, there are still reasons for you to check it out. For one, Brooke Shields was definitely a sight to behold when she played Emmeline LeStrange in the film. This explains why it was such a huge commercial hit despite everything else.
Emmeline Lestrange In The Blue Lagoon
Elena Montero In The Mask Of Zorro
Who would have thought that Catherine Zeta-Jones can get even hotter than her usual self? We totally adored her when she starred in The Mask of Zorro as Elena Montero. She is not just a sword-wielding dream girl in the film, but she is a Spanish-speaking philanthropist as well. What more can we ask for?
Elena Montero In The Mask Of Zorro
Wonder Woman In Wonder Woman
Just like Catwoman, it is pretty much guaranteed that anyone who is cast to portray Wonder Woman is going to be hot. It is not exactly a stretch to say that it was already a given. People expected this to be the case, but Gal Gadot still shocked people with how gorgeous she is! The talented actress looks like she was made to play the superheroine.
Wonder Woman In Wonder Woman
Mikaela Banes In Transformers
We will be the first ones to admit that not everyone is interested in a movie about huge transforming robots. However, it is hard not to get the attention of viewers when you have Meghan Fox portraying a mechanic wearing a crop top and working on cars. As Mikaela Banes, the actress stunned millions of people across the globe.
Mikaela Banes In Transformers
Shoshanna Dreyfus In Inglourious Basterds
Even though her front was a cinema operator, Shoshanna Dreyfus was out for blood. In our opinion, the effervescent Melanie Laurent was able to play the coldblooded French beauty to perfection. She is not just hot, but she is also fiery! Get it? If you did not catch the joke, you really should watch this masterpiece as soon as possible.
Shoshanna Dreyfus In Inglourious Basterds
Lara Croft In Tomb Raider
Tomb Raider was the film adaptation of a popular video game, so a lot of people were excited for it to come out. However, it got flak for the bland plot. Despite this, there had been plenty of viewers who did not seem to mind the boring story. After all, they were far too busy drooling over Angelina Jolie in her tight tank tops to pay attention to anything else.
Lara Croft In Tomb Raider
Fanny Chenal In A Good Year
Did you really think that we could have made it towards the end of the list without even mentioning Marion Cotillard? In A Good Year, she played a small-town girl who is the reason a stock market tycoon leaves his busy life for her. It was truly a trip to watch him turn into a love-drunk expat all for her. But in all honesty, we probably would have done the same in his shoes.
Fanny Chenal In A Good Year
Jennifer North In Valley Of The Dolls
To this day, we still get sad when we think about the tragic end of Sharon Tate. The actress was cast to play Jennifer North in this classic movie about women going off the deep end in the glitz and glamour of the limelight. The character was a lovely but talentless performer whose life spirals out of control as her career takes off. She went on to star in the so-called “art house” films but took her own life in the end.
Jennifer North In Valley Of The Dolls
Séverine Serizy In Belle De Jour
Catherine Deneuve stars in Belle De Jour as a bored housewife who has trouble dealing with her masochistic fantasies. Where does that lead her in the end? Well, she begins to use a fake name and start working at a brothel instead. We really doubt that anyone else could have played Severine Serizy! This is not a role that just anyone can play.
Séverine Serizy In Belle De Jour
Dr. Madeleine Swann In Spectre
Up next, we have another French actress on the list. Lea Seydoux has been one of the biggest names in cinema as of late, but this must be the role that cemented her status as a total babe. We loved seeing her as a Bond girl in Spectre! She has that je ne sais quoi that simply does not fail to turn heads. We cannot wait to see what this talented stone cold fox is going to do next.
Dr. Madeleine Swann In Spectre
Adelina Sbaratti In Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
There was no way that the list would have ended without even a mention of Sophia Loren! We went with her portrayal of Adelina Sbaratti in Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow. It was already cheeky enough of her to play a black-market vendor, but she doubled down with a hot little strip tease! If you are planning to watch the movie again, you better have a fan with you because she is going to turn up the heat.
Adelina Sbaratti In Yesterday, Today And Tomorrow
Marie “Slim” Browning In To Have and Have Not
Allow us to conclude this list with Lauren Bacall as Marie “Slim” Browning, who is an American wandering in France. In To Have and Have Not, she sings, pickpockets, and does anything that her heart desires. Honestly, we have no problems believing anything that happens in the film. With her dazzling good looks and intense stare, she can probably get away with murder!
Marie ‘Slim’ Browning In To Have And Have Not