From Natalie Portman as Jackie O to Michelle Williams as Marilyn, we take a look at the actresses who have played real life Hollywood and historical icons.

Actresses Who Play Icons

Michelle Williams

Zendaya

Cynthia Erivo

Kristen Stewart

Gloria Steinem

Ruth Bader Ginsburg

Janis Joplin

Jackie Kennedy Onassis

Maggie Thatcher

Marilyn Monroe

Wallis Simpson

Zelda Fitzgerald

Joan Jett

Queen Elizabeth, The Queen Mother

Jane Birkin

Coco Chanel

Amelia Earhart

Anne Boleyn

Etta James

Jane Austen

Queen Elizabeth I

Edith Piaf

Queen Elizabeth II

Beatrix Potter

June Carter Cash

Harper Lee

Bettie Page

Sylvia Plath

Virginia Woolf

Iris Murdoch

Audrey Hepburn

Gia Carangi

Selena Quintanilla-Perez

Eva Perón

Tina Turner

Nancy Spungen

Adventurer Baroness Karen Blixen

Joan Crawford

Loretta Lynn

Jayne Mansfield

Bonnie Elizabeth Parker

Cleopatra

As Michelle Williams is said to be playing teacher and astronaut Christa McAuliffe, we take a look at other movie stars who have played real-life legends

Michelle Williams will take on the role of the first female teacher to enter space 

Actresses who have braved playing iconic women from history