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Poll: Biopic Actors Who Look Exactly Like the Real People

Which of these actors and actresses' portrayals most looks like the real person?

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Results of 234 votes:

  1. 1.

    Ben Kingsley in Gandhi (1982)

     
    Ben Kingsley as Mohandas K. Gandhi
  2. 2.

    Renée Zellweger in Judy (2019)

     
    Renée Zellweger as Judy Garland
  3. 3.

    Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin (1992)

     
    Robert Downey Jr. as Charles Chaplin

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