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Best Hair Moments from Movies & Television

Weaves, wigs and waves, oh my! We pulled together most memorable coiffes and cuts that have graced the silver and small screens. So join us as we take a trip down memory lane and look back on the most influential hair moments in pop culture.

by Daniela Jelaska { View Profile }

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Good Hair

“Daddy, how come I don’t have good hair?,” Chris Rock's daughter once asked. The question inspired the comedian to make this documentary, a crash course in the the history of wigs, weaves and more in the African American community.
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Hairspray

This flick might be about an overzealous teen with a passion for the two-step, but the bouffants and overdone wigs worn by the actors steal the show.
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Romy & Michelle's High School Reunion

This best friend pairing make waves at their 10-year high school reunion with babydoll dresses, perfectly coiffed 'dos-- and an outrageously elaborated success story.
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Steel Magnolias

Glimpse into the lives of six southern women who spend their days gossiping at Truvy's Beauty Parlor.  Watch as they deal with the everyday drama of their small Louisiana parish.
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Grease

Good girl gone bad, Sandy, (Olivia Newton John) has a summer fling with a greaser named Danny (John Trovolta). The song and dance numbers made this blockbuster a cult classic—and the stylized 50's hair and clothes have inspired Halloween costumes for kids across America since its release.
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Zoolander

A movie about dimwhitted male models not only spoofs the industry, but the ridiculous coifs and attires that go with it.
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Beauty Shop

Check out our December/January covergirl, Queen Latifah, in this movie about a beauty shop filled with women ready to speak their minds.
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Shampoo

A Beverly Hills hairstylist (Warren Beaty) craves fame for his soon to be opened high-end salon, but he's tripped up along the way by the bevy of women he’s sleeping with. (Including his investor's daughter!)
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Barbershop

Watch what happens when a son inherits a barbershop from his father. He thinks it a burden at first, but quickly comes to appreciate it's history and the quirky characters working to keep his father's legacy.
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Married with Children

Peg Bundy solidified her place in pop culture history with her larger than life hair, personality and love for all things animal print.

There's Something About Mary

Who could forget the moment Mary (Cameron Diaz) mistook uhhh, semen, for hair gel? The cringe-worthy moment is still one of the most talked about moments from the 90s.

Sarah Jessica Parker in Sex & The City

From big curls to tousled waves to chic buns, Carrie Bradshaw’s mane was just as on-trend as her clothes.
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GI Jane

Demi Moore famously buzzed her locks for this movie about a woman training to be a Navy Seal.

Marge Simpson in The Simpsons

A sky-high pile of blue curls has been Mrs. Simpson’s signature look since the fan favorite first aired.
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Jennifer Aniston's "The Rachel," Friends

“I love Chris [McMillan, her hairstylist], and he's the bane of my existence at the same time because he started that damn Rachel, which was not my best look. How do I say this? I think it was the ugliest haircut I've ever seen.” Aniston told Allure magazine. The bouncy crop has gone down as one of the most requested hairstyles, ever.
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Princess Leia, Star Wars

These cinnamon-bun style twists are so thick, women are still wondering, where'd she get all that hair? Some blogs have even speculated that Leia (Carrie Fischer) would have had to had hair down to her ankles!
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Cruella DeVille, 101 Dalmatians

The black/ white split was part of the villian's signature look.

 

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First Published December 20, 2011

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