Fashion & Beauty

15 actresses who stayed in character on the red carpet

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At May’s premiere of “Maleficent,” Angelina Jolie was true to her villainous fairy role by wearing an evil-worthy black gown made from rubberized silk by Atelier Versace.

Here are 14 other stars who wore outfits, dresses and, sometimes, full-on costumes to match their characters.

Elle Fanning: “Maleficent”

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Elle Fanning played the part, too, appearing in an angelic blue off-the-shoulder Elie Saab Couture gown for the “Maleficent” LA premiere in May.

Jennifer Lawrence: “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire”

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Dior decked Jennifer Lawrence out in a warrior-worthy gown to match her uniform in “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” for the November 2013 premiere in LA.

Jennifer Lawrence: “The Hunger Games”

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Jennifer Lawrence burns bright in a flaming red Marchesa dress at “The Hunger Games” Berlin premiere in May 2012.

Charlize Theron: “Snow White and the Huntsman”

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Charlize Theron tried to match her ruthless dark Queen Ravenna character from “Snow White and the Huntsman” when she put on this Dior Couture dress for the UK premiere in May 2012.

Kristen Stewart: “Snow White and the Huntsman”

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Kristen Stewart showed up in Sydney for the “Snow White and the Huntsman” premiere in a royalty-worthy Balmain gilded number in June 2012.

Keira Knightley: “Anna Karenina”

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Keira Knightley’s embellished Erdem gown echoed her look in “Anna Karenina” at the November 2012 Hollywood premiere.

Katy Perry: “The Smurfs”

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You can’t get more in character than Katy Perry’s bedazzled Smurfette dress created by the Blonds that she wore in July 2011 for the world premiere of “The Smurfs” at the Ziegfeld Theatre in New York City.

Rooney Mara: “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo”

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Rooney Mara stayed true to “The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” character when she chose this mysterious Prabal Gurung dress in New York City in December 2011.

Sarah Jessica Parker: “Sex and the City”

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Sarah Jessica Parker kept two themes alive in an Alexander McQueen dress and Philip Treacy hat for the world film premiere of “Sex and the City” in London in May 2008.

Amy Adams: “Enchanted”

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Nothing says princess more than tulle, and Amy Adams knew it when she chose this J. Mendel dress for the “Enchanted” premiere on the red carpet in Hollywood in November 2007.

Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz: “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle”

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All three (Lucy Liu, Drew Barrymore and Cameron Diaz) of Charlie’s Angels appropriately showed up in white for “Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle” in — where else? — but Hollywood, Calif., in June 2003.

Reese Witherspoon: “Legally Blonde”

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Reese Witherspoon chose an almost identical pink dress as the one on the movie poster for the “Legally Blonde” premiere in June 2001.

Angelina Jolie: “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”

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Angelina Jolie went for bad-ass black to go with her tattoos and Lara Croft character at the “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider” LA premiere in June 2001.

Glenn Close: “101 Dalmatians”

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Taking a look way into the past for Throwback Thursday, Glenn Close raided the wardrobe closet for the premiere of “101 Dalmatians” at Radio City Music Hall in New York City in November 1996, wearing a creation by costume designer Anthony Powell.