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You might remember the actress from movies such as 'The Social Network' and '21 Jump Street.'
But Johnson's popularity didn't skyrocket until she cut her bangs and dyed her hair brunette for her role as Anastasia Steele in 'Fifty Shades of Grey' (2015)
The actress did not start her career as the iconic blonde bombshell we came to know and love.
The Colombian actress is actually a natural blonde, but according to her it wasn't working in her favor at auditions.
Dying her hair was a game-changing move. She went on to become a household name thanks to 'Modern Family.'
It was not until 1956, when she was cast in 'Nero's Mistress,' that she dyed her hair blonde.
The actress was in fact a brunette when she started her career.
Hannigan has been rocking red hair ever since, and her career really took off after the role.
Ball then dyed it for 'I Love Lucy' and became one of the most famous redheads in pop culture history.
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The actress stared her career as a brunette. And then she was cast in 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'
The actress, who's a natural blonde, believed that her hair color was somewhat limiting her career.
Meester dyed her hair on purpose for the role and never looked back.
Before she became hugely famous, Norma Jeane Mortenson was actually a brunette.
"When I went brunette, the roles went to more, ‘She’s a waitress with a heart of gold, and a tough life,’ or ‘She’s a doctor.’ And I always wondered—would I have been offered those roles had I still been blonde? I don’t think so," she said.
The actress was actually blonde when she auditioned for the role of Blair Waldorf in 'Gossip Girl.'
"I remember my boyfriend and I had just broken up, and I was like 'I don't care how much it costs, I'm getting my hair bleached! That's really when everything changed," said Stefani.
Deborah Ann Woll is a natural blonde, but she found success when she dyed her hair a different color.
"I booked two or three jobs, because there were a lot fewer redheads than blondes, and I was like, this is working for me, I'm keeping this," said the 'Mad Men' star.
The 'True Blood' actress became famous with her red hair.
The actress is a natural blonde, but dyed her hair because she was getting typecast as the "bi***y girl."
"There was a real significance to coloring my hair. As silly as it sounds, there was a real significance in the way that people saw me, but also in the way that I carried myself and that I saw myself," revealed the 'This Is Us' star.
Adams dyed her hair red, and ever since has become a top A-list star.
You might not remember the singer and actress like this, but Mandy Moore is actually a natural blonde.
The actress is a natural blonde and used to dye it brunette when she was younger. It was not until she auditioned for 'Superbad' (2007) that she dyed her hair red.
"When I went to the camera test for 'Superbad,' Martha MacIsaac, who was the other girl in the movie, had brown hair. Judd Apatow (the producer) walked in and said, 'Make it red,'" Stone recalls.
Christina Hendricks started her career as a model, and she had naturally blonde hair. Then she dyed it red for a photo shoot, and never looked back.
Then her modeling agency suggested she should go blonde, and the rest is history!
The singer is not a natural blonde. She dyed her hair when she was in high school and her career with No Doubt started to take off.
Who would have thought the color of your hair could have such an impact on your career? But the truth is that, when it comes being a famous actor or singer, it can really make a difference. Some of the most famous women in the world did it, and reaped the rewards of dying their hair.
Browse through the following gallery and find out which celebs' careers skyrocketed after they dyed their hair.
Celebs whose careers took off after they dyed their hair
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Who would have thought the color of your hair could have such an impact on your career? But the truth is that, when it comes being a famous actor or singer, it can really make a difference. Some of the most famous women in the world did it, and reaped the rewards of dying their hair.
Browse through the following gallery and find out which celebs' careers skyrocketed after they dyed their hair.