# Can you identify this actress? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 16, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433 "2012-07-16T19:22:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 16\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 7:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/1 "2012-07-16T19:22:07Z")
Picture [here](http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/07/16/article-0-1415B828000005DC-259_468x736.jpg). I’m asking because I saw this picture used in an article about her (she had the child she’s carrying in this picture) and I was amazed. She’s a famous actress I’ve seen in a number of movies but I never would have recognized her if I saw her on the street looking like this. And she’s not an actress known for wearing a lot of make-up. The answerUma Thurman ---
**Author:** ![Taomist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Taomist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Taomist)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 7:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/2 "2012-07-16T19:34:38Z")
Wow…she looks a lot like my brother’s wife, in that photo. I will have to let them know 😃 ---
**Author:** ![turtledove\_river](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e79b87/32.png) [@turtledove\_river](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/turtledove_river)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/3 "2012-07-16T19:37:47Z")
Yep. Instantly recognized her. ---
**Author:** ![Monstera\_deliciosa](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/monstera_deliciosa/32/109_2.png) [@Monstera\_deliciosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Monstera_deliciosa)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 7:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/4 "2012-07-16T19:42:04Z")
I recognized her right away. But I think it just a particularly bad photo. Several years ago, I saw her fully pregnant (about a week from delivery) at the museum I where I was working as a guard. She was without makeup and her face was bloated and tired, but she still looked better than this picture. ---
**Author:** ![Covered\_In\_Bees](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/7ab992/32.png) [@Covered\_In\_Bees](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Covered_In_Bees)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/5 "2012-07-16T19:43:09Z")
No didn’t recognize her and thought, “Damn she’s ugly” and now I know why. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 7:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/6 "2012-07-16T19:44:51Z")
Nope, didn’t recognize her. For me, she’s one of those actresses who depends heavily on makeup, lighting, wardrobe, camera angle etc. to look fabulous; otherwise she’s meh. ---
**Author:** ![ftg](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ftg/32/2801_2.png) [@ftg](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ftg)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 9:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/7 "2012-07-16T21:12:27Z")
I knew right away who the OP was talking about without even clicking on anything. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 9:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/8 "2012-07-16T21:47:25Z")
I’m not saying she’s bad looking in the photo. I’m just surprised at how unrecognizable she is. I’ve seen other pictures of actresses without make-up and they may not look as glamourous as they do on screen but they’re usually recognizable. ---
**Author:** ![etv78](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d78d45/32.png) [@etv78](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/etv78)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 9:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/9 "2012-07-16T21:49:45Z")
> [@turtledove\_river](#): > > Yep. Instantly recognized her. I did too. ---
**Author:** ![alice\_in\_wonderland](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alice_in_wonderland/32/176_2.png) [@alice\_in\_wonderland](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alice_in_wonderland)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/10 "2012-07-16T21:50:16Z")
I knew right away - I just think she looks tired and bloated and very, very pregnant. ---
**Author:** ![not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/not_what_you_d_expect/32/3246_2.png) [@not\_what\_you\_d\_expect](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/not_what_you_d_expect)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2012, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/11 "2012-07-16T23:50:06Z")
Yep, I knew her. She’s a little puffy at the moment. ---
**Author:** ![Rachael\_Rage](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/71c47a/32.png) [@Rachael\_Rage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rachael_Rage)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 7:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/12 "2012-07-17T07:04:37Z")
Nope. I really tried, but I could not place the face AT ALL. I can’t even see it knowing the answer. And I’ve actually seen her up close in person. This was years ago and she wasn’t pregnant, but not glammed-up either. I still would never have known from this photo. I am surprised anyone else could recognize her but it must be one of those things, like some see the vase and others see the two faces…? ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 7:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/13 "2012-07-17T07:32:33Z")
My guess was an old photo of Liv Ullman. Jeez! ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 7:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/14 "2012-07-17T07:34:03Z")
It’ll be hilarious if the Daily Mail prints a correction tomorrow and says it accidentally printed a picture of somebody else. ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 7:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/15 "2012-07-17T07:50:11Z")
Uma was the name that came to mind, but I wouldn’t have bet any sort of money on it. ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2012, 11:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-you-identify-this-actress/628433/16 "2012-07-17T11:12:46Z")
> [@Rachael\_Rage](#): > > Nope. I really tried, but I could not place the face AT ALL. I can’t even see it knowing the answer. Same. Though I’ve always thought she was kind of unusual looking.