They are gorgeous and the envy of women with hair woes everywhere, yet they make up only 2 percent of the world's population. Redheads are having a "red" carpet moment. Their fiery manes and stunning good looks make for a rare beauty that's totally covetable.
Affectionately referred to as gingers, redheads are hot, hot, hot. There are quite a few throughout Hollywood at the moment, and they have us all obsessed with the idea of changing our hair color. Here are 24 of the most gorgeous Hollywood redheads.
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Isla Fisher
This woman has hair you want to run your fingers through! The new mom is so hot, she rocked her post-baby bod with a skin-tight dress while filming her upcoming flick, Keeping Up With The Joneses.
Marcia Cross
You probably know the lovely Marcia Cross as Bree Van de Kamp of Desperate Housewives, but she also starred on Melrose Place and a host of other TV dramas.
Christina Hendricks
This fiery beauty is well known for her role as Joan Holloway in the AMC television series, Mad Men. We have a hard time believing this hottie is playing Charlize Theron's mom in the upcoming film, Dark Places.
Jessica Chastain
The Zero Dark Thirty star is one of Hollywood's it girls at the moment.
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Bernadette Peters
No one can rock curly red hair like this queen of stage and cinema. From Broadway to the big screen, her career spans five decades and has included numerous Tony Award nominations, with two wins!
Lauren Ambrose
Known for starring in Six Feet Under, a role that earned her two Emmy nominations, catch the dazzling Ambrose next in the upcoming X Files.
Julianne Moore
The hair, the freckles, the luminous skin — Moore is on fire, literally, coming off her fifth Academy Award nomination in 2015. If you haven't yet seen her in Still Alice, you're missing out on some major acting chops.
Nicole Kidman
What can we say? This strawberry blonde Aussie is breathtaking. The Academy Award winner and The Queen of the Desert star enjoys life at home in Nashville with rocker hubby Keith Urban and their kids.
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Amy Adams
No wonder she starred in the film Drop Dead Gorgeous — Adams is drop dead gorgeous! You can see her in all her beauty in Max Mara's fall 2015 collection.
Debra Messing
From curly to straight to everything in between, the former Will & Grace star would give anyone hair envy.
Rose Leslie
This Scottish beauty with the crimson mane is best known for her role as Ygritte on HBO's Game of Thrones.
Emma Stone
She may have everyone questioning her relationship with Andrew Garfield, but Stone was off-the-charts beautiful on the red carpet in Cannes in 2015.
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Bryce Dallas Howard
The Jurassic World star is the daughter of none other than Richie Cunningham from Happy Days (aka Ron Howard). Now we know where she gets those ginger looks!
Lindsay Lohan
We don't envy her legal troubles, but we certainly envy her gorgeous strawberry blonde mane and adorable freckles. Lohan is rocking her new campaign for the British brand, Lavish Alice.
Eva Amurri
The gorgeous 5'10 actress is best known for her role in The Banger Sisters, which also starred her mother, Susan Sarandon.
Susan Sarandon
Like mother, like daughter! Sarandon passed her great genes and ginger mane to daughter, Eva Amurri. This Academy Award winner has had a long, successful Hollywood career.
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Angie Everhart
This former Sports Illustrated cover girl is still smokin' hot at 45!
Lily Cole
This model and actress landed her first cover of Vogue at age 16. She models for high-end brands, such as Louis Vuitton, Longchamp and Chanel.
Kate Mara
The House of Cards redhead had actually never dyed those locks until last year! She went blond for an indie flick, but we're glad she's back to her ginger roots!
Rene Russo
Sit down for this news: This gorgeous redhead rumored to work out every day is 61! Her most recent film was Nightcrawler.
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Karen Gillan
Where did the ravishing Gillan get that flaming red hair? Her Scottish roots, no doubt. Her screen credits include Guardians of the Galaxy and Dr. Who.
Princess Beatrice of York
The sublime Princess of York recently celebrated her 27th birthday aboard a yacht off the coast of Ibiza, with a few other billionaires by her side (no biggie). Who wasn't on board? Princess Kate, which is no surprise considering their rumored royal feud.
Alicia Witt
Not only can this stunner act (she stars in the Showtime series, House of Lies), she's also a singer/songwriter and a classically trained pianist.
Shirley Manson
She's hot, and she's got pipes! The Scottish singer/songwriter is also the lead singer of the rock band, Garbage.
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