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Home • Hair

Hot Hair: The British Invasion

In honor of this week's BAFTA Awards, take a look at some of the best hair from our favorite "It Brit" actresses.
By Crystal G. Martin · Updated October 27, 2020
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01
Marianne Jean-Baptiste’s Cool Cut

You might know Marianne from her role on Without a Trace, but you’ll be seeing more of her soon as chief of police in this year’s revamp of RoboCop. We love her warm coppery natural hair—it totally flatters her skin tone!

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02
Freema Agyeman’s Curls

The British actress looks lovely on the set of her CW show The Carrie Diaries. Her voluminous hair gives her look a 1980s vibe.

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03
Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s Curly Pony

Mbatha-Raw starred in the 2013 film Belle and often rocks beautiful ringlets on the red carpet.

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04
Nathalie Emmanuel’s Rosy RInglets

The 24-year-old actress often embraces her natural curls on the red carpet. Here she arrives at the Los Angeles premiere of HBO’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 3 with perfectly defined locks.

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05
Ashley Madekwe’s Faux Bob

Ashley’s ahead of the pack in the British style invasion, showing us the endless versatility of long hair here with a faux bob (and bonus beauty points for the striking cranberry lip).

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06
Ashley Madekwe’s Slick Bun

Ashley’s illustrating the power of simplicity: A  center-parted low chignon looks so amazing and elegant. Plus the style is so easy to acheive! 

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07
Carmen Ejogo’s Fringe

This London native and Zero Hour actress’s eye-skimming bangs are instantly youth-ifying (ala Mrs. Obama’s big bang moment).

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08
Sophie Okonedo’s Natural Curls

We fell in love with Sophie Okonedo’s natural mane back in 2004 when she rocked braids and curls while promoting Hotel Rwanda. She hasn’t stopped wowing us in the years since.  Here she kept it simple with a big hair full of ringlets.

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09
Naomie Harris’s Voluminous Waves

The actress attended the London Critics’ Circle Film Awards with beautiful retro-looking hair.

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10
Thandie Newton’s Side Swept Strands

Newton’s signature look is simple and chic, and she’s giving us just that with straight, sleek hair at the London premiere of Rogue.

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Thandie Newton’s Sleek Pony

We love the elegant simplicity of Thandie’s volumized pony from the premiere of her 2013 film Half of a Yellow Sun.

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