It’s hard to say if there is one specific person that came up with the term for the “ugly cry,” but many people contribute it to when Oprah Winfrey was still on her talk show. During one of the episodes, she referenced how she went into the “ugly cry” on certain occasions and she was hoping to avoid it. This term quickly picked up steam and it wasn’t long before everyone started to notice that there were certain individuals that seemed more prone to it than others. While there are some people that can remain a bit more composed once they get emotional, not everyone can keep their face looking beautiful while a single teardrop rolls down their cheek.
This can be extremely difficult for some actresses due to a variety of different reasons. While Hollywood is supposed to be dedicated to the most beautiful women in the world, it can be difficult to maintain that stoic beauty during the most difficult moments in their lives. Yet, there is definitely a double-edged sword when it comes to this since actresses must truly convey emotion when thrown into complex roles. Actresses want to be able to be described as serious in how they show off their craft, but they also don’t want to be turned into a meme due to their ugly crying moments. Check out our list of the 15 attractive actresses who are ugly criers and see how some of them throw caution to the wind once their emotions get the best of them.
10. Lindsay Lohan
When Lindsay Lohan first emerged as a child actress, people couldn’t help but fall in love with her freckled face and incredible talent. Yet, things didn’t seem to go smoothly once she started to transition out of the child actress stage. The pressures of the celebrity world and the rigors of starting a new music career seemed to be too much for her and it wasn’t long before people began commenting on the downward spiral of her personal life. These incidents started to negatively affect her professional career and soon she started to lose opportunities in achieving new roles. While she’s had her fair share of emotional roles throughout her career, the public saw what she really looked like when she cried during the legal troubles in her personal life.
9. Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway started out her career as a young actress that appealed to kids, through films like The Princess Diaries and Ella Enchanted. Yet, she started to evolve in regards to the roles she chose as she began to get a little older. She was heralded for the roles where she showed off her acting chops on a more in-depth level but it wasn’t until she appeared as Fantine in Les Miserables that people really stood up and took notice. This was the role that ultimately earned her an Academy Award but it was also the film where she showed off her ugly cry. She had been in a number of films with emotional content over the years, but none of them featured the same gut-wrenching moments as in Les Miserables.
...[ Continue to next page ]
Share This Post
