# Hot roles by film stars you find otherwise sexually unattractive. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2009, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863 "2009-12-19T15:57:02Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863/21 "2009-12-21T16:27:38Z")
> [@Short\_Guy](#): > > For me it is, and always has been, Uma Thurman. I’m going the opposite way, and saying Uma’s co-actress Jeneanne Garofolo in _The Truth About Dogs & Cats_. Garofolo is not attractive. But in that movie, she hit all the right notes. ---
**Author:** ![lost4life](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c4cdca/32.png) [@lost4life](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lost4life)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863/22 "2009-12-21T16:29:12Z")
I think Sigourney Weaver is a fine actress, but she never really “did” anything for me (even the underwear scene in Alien), until I saw her in **Galaxy Quest**. Gee, I just can’t figure out what was different 😉 ---
**Author:** ![AmericanMaid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e480ec/32.png) [@AmericanMaid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AmericanMaid)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 5:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863/23 "2009-12-21T17:45:26Z")
Viggo Mortensen as Aragorn was teh sexay. But in all the movies I’ve seen since, he’s meh. Oh yeah, Viggo as dirty ranger Aragorn, not King. Once he got cleaned up, he looked a bit goofy. ---
**Author:** ![Short\_Guy\_1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a9adbd/32.png) [@Short\_Guy\_1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Short_Guy_1)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863/24 "2009-12-21T17:48:52Z")
> [@HeadNinja](#): > > Joan Cusack in Addams Family Values. I did not know Joan Cusack could look like that. Apparently if you are a good enough actor you can act hot. Funny you should say that: Addams Family Values was probably the first film I saw Joan Cusack in. To this day I still consider her smoking hot, in spite of other films lending evidence to the contrary. ---
**Author:** ![MrDibble](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mrdibble/32/114_2.png) [@MrDibble](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MrDibble)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863/25 "2009-12-21T18:36:38Z")
> [@HeadNinja](#): > > Joan Cusack in Addams Family Values. I did not know Joan Cusack could look like that. Apparently if you are a good enough actor you can act hot. Heresy! Joan Cusack is _always_ hot. I was surprised at how hotI found the otherwise-unattractive-to-me Pamela Anderson in the sitcom _Stacked_. It’s true, combine anything with books makes it better. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863/26 "2009-12-21T19:00:44Z")
> [@Munch](#): > > I’m going the opposite way, and saying Uma’s co-actress Jeneanne Garofolo in _The Truth About Dogs & Cats_. Garofolo is not attractive. But in that movie, she hit all the right notes. Yeah, she’s so much hotter than Uma in that movie it’s tempting to think it’s a deliberate choice on the filmmakers’ part, but that’s probably giving them too much credit. Uma had an early, brief role as the Goddess of Love in _The Adventures of Baron Munchausen_, and I found her all too believable in the role. Every subsequent appearance has been a let-down. I even saw _The Avengers_ hoping to be aroused by the sight of Uma in an Emma Peel catsuit, and nothing. I guess being naked on a clamshell and accompanied by putti was a better look for her. ---
**Author:** ![TWDuke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/e495f1/32.png) [@TWDuke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TWDuke)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863/27 "2009-12-21T19:08:53Z")
Forgot to add someone new. Let’s see… > [@Munch](#): > > I’m going the opposite way, and saying Uma’s co-actress Jeneanne Garofolo in _The Truth About Dogs & Cats_. Garofolo is not attractive. But in that movie, she hit all the right notes. Yeah, she’s so much hotter than Uma in that movie it’s tempting to think it’s a deliberate choice on the filmmakers’ part, but that’s probably giving them too much credit. Uma had an early, brief role as the Goddess of Love in _The Adventures of Baron Munchausen_, and I found her all too believable in the role. Every subsequent appearance has been a let-down. I even saw _The Avengers_ hoping to be aroused by the sight of Uma in an Emma Peel catsuit, and nothing. I guess being naked on a clamshell and accompanied by putti was a better look for her. I first saw Carey Mulligan in an episode of _Doctor Who_ looking something like [this](http://weirdefilippis.com/uploaded_images/Carey-Mulligan-759215.jpg) and I immediately wanted to take her home with me. In subsequent appearances she looks more like [this](http://latimes.image2.trb.com/lanews/media/photo/2008-12/44251016.jpg), leaving me cold, even though I usually prefer brunettes. ---
**Author:** ![Push\_You\_Down](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/push_you_down/32/9095_2.png) [@Push\_You\_Down](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Push_You_Down)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 7:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863/28 "2009-12-21T19:19:37Z")
> [@tr0psn4j](#): > > Yep, she was great and very likable in that movie. Thirded. I saw “Clerks 2” and thought she was pretty hot and then I saw her in “Alexander” where there’s actually some nudity… unfortunate breasts and weird face. Drew Barrymore- oddly her cameo in “Wayne’s World 2” is the only time I have ever been attracted to her. Everything else… meh. Sadly- Brittany Murphy didn’t do anything for me in anything except “8 Mile.” And not film but I am a huge Lady Gaga fan but will readily admit she’s NOT at all attractive… except in the Bad Romance video they managed to make her hot in a lot of shots. ---
**Author:** ![davidw](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/c4cdca/32.png) [@davidw](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/davidw)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863/29 "2009-12-21T19:25:55Z")
Kristen Schaal is a little mousey woman that I wouldn’t look twice at if I passed her in the streets. But something about her portrayal of Mel, the over-devoted stalker fan on the Flight of the Conchords, really got me going. ---
**Author:** ![torie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/77aa72/32.png) [@torie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/torie)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 7:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863/30 "2009-12-21T19:29:39Z")
Gary Sinese is not an attractive man. Except in “Of Mice and Men”. Don’t know what’s so different about that one. ---
**Author:** ![TheFaerie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/c57346/32.png) [@TheFaerie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TheFaerie)\ **Post date:** [December 21, 2009, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863/31 "2009-12-21T19:39:08Z")
Lucy Lawless in Xena. (yes, I know it’s TV) Otherwise she’s simply an attractive blonde actress that I wouldn’t have given a second glance. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hot-roles-by-film-stars-you-find-otherwise-sexually-unattractive/521863.md?page=1)