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Extreme lengths: Dramatic celebrity haircuts

Whether they’re for getting into a character or just a new look, stars' extreme haircuts tend to make headlines. Check out some of the most stunningly transformative 'dos celebrities have sported over the years.

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Celeb cuts

Whether they're getting into a character or simply trying a new look, stars tend to make headlines when they opt for dramatic haircuts. Check out some of the most stunningly transformative 'dos celebrities have sported over the years.

"The Big Bang Theory" Kaley Cuoco arrives at the 71st annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Jan. 2014 with a long blonde mane. She showed off her new ‘do – a cute pixie cut—on Instagram, captioning the shot, "Thank you @clsymonds for bringing out my inner Peter Pan :) #byronbeverlyhills #justcutitoff." Hairstylist Christine Symonds styled Cuoco's shorter look, after the actress revealed a choppy bob haircut at the end of April.

NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 18:  Actress Kristen Wiig attends the \"The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty\" screening hosted by 20th Century Fox with The Cinema Society and Brooks Brothers on December 18, 2013 in New York, United States.  (Photo by Mike Coppola/Getty Images)Cast member Kristen Wiig poses at the premiere of \"The Spoils of Babylon\" at the DGA theatre in Los Angeles, California January 7, 2014. The television mini-series opens in the U.S. on January 9.   REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni  (UNITED STATES - Tags: ENTERTAINMENT)

Celeb cuts

Actress Kristen Wiig had long waves at "The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty" premiere on Dec. 18, 2013, but revealed a chic bob at the premiere of "The Spoils of Babylon" in Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2014.

VIENNA, AUSTRIA - MARCH 05:  US actress Pamela Anderson signs autographs at Lugner City on March 05, 2012 in Vienna, Austria. (Photo by Martin Schalk/Getty Images)

10/30: Pamela Anderson spotted with new short hair cut

Pamela Anderson cuts beach hair

Whether they're getting into a character or simply trying a new look, stars tend to make headlines when they opt for extreme haircuts. Check out some of the most stunningly transformative 'dos celebrities have sported over the years.

Former "Baywatch" actress Pamela Anderson's longer locks, left, are visible in Vienna, Austria, in March 2012. A pixie 'do was revealed in October 2013.

Beyonce's pixie cut

The singer posted a photo of her new pixie cut on Instagram on Aug. 7, 2013, proving she can make anything look glamorous. She had just wrapped her Mrs. Carter Tour, during which she accidentally got her hair stuck in a fan during a performance.

Bold buzz: Charlize Theron

The gorgeous Oscar winner shaved off her golden locks in June 2012 for a role in the upcoming 2014 film "Mad Max: Fury Road."

U.S singer Rihanna performs on stage at the Radio One Hackney Music Festival in Hackney marshes, east London, Sunday June 24, 2012.

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 06:  Singer Rihanna arrives at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.

Get shorty

Fashion-forward Rihanna revealed her new cropped haircut at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 6, 2012. Her longtime hairstylist, Ursula Stephan, insists her latest look was a long time coming. "[Rihanna] was ready for her short hair again!" Stephan told Us Weekly.

LOS ANGELES, CA - DECEMBER 11: Recording artist Miley Cyrus attends the CNN Heroes: An All-Star Tribute at The Shrine Auditorium on December 11, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)

LOS ANGELES, CA - SEPTEMBER 06:  Singer / Actress Miley Cyrus arrives at the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards at Staples Center on September 6, 2012 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images)

Hair-raising

Forget sweet braids. Former “Hannah Montana” star Miley Cyrus showed off a gravity-defying hairstyle at the MTV Video Music Awards on Sept. 6. She tweeted about the dramatic change: “Never felt more me in my whole life.”

LOS ANGELES, CA - NOVEMBER 05:  Actress Elisabeth Moss attends LACMA Art  Film Gala Honoring Clint Eastwood and John Baldessari Presented By Gucci at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on November 5, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.  (Photo by John Shearer/Getty Images for LACMA)

NEW YORK, NY - AUGUST 21:  Actress Elisabeth Moss attends the \"For A Good Time, Call...\" premiere at Regal Union Square on August 21, 2012 in New York City.  (Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images)

Color change

“Mad Men” star Elisabeth Moss ditched her dark hair for a short, blonde cut in August 2012. Not to worry: Her character, Peggy Olsen, will not have platinum locks in the show's upcoming season.

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French pixie

Actress Anne Hathaway sported a short new ‘do at the New York premiere of “The Dark Knight Rises” in July 2012. The star swapped her long, wavy tresses for a cropped cut to shoot her part in the upcoming film version of “Les Miserables.”

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MALIBU, CA - JUNE 04:  Actress Drew Barrymore attends Chanel's benefit dinner for the Natural Resources Defense Council's Ocean Initiative at the home of Ron & Kelly Meyer on June 4, 2011 in Malibu, California.

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 13:  Director/ actor Drew Barrymore arrive at the \"Whip It\" screening during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Ryerson Theatre on September 13, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.

Blunt bob

Drew Barrymore has gone through quite the hair evolution since she first came on the Hollywood scene as a little girl. In 2009, the actress arrived at a “Whip It” screening with an auburn tint to her naturally wavy locks. Two years later, she cut it all off into a blunt, blonde bob.

Singer Britney Spears arrives at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on August 28, 2011 in Los Angeles, California.

Boldly bare

Pop star Britney Spears was known for her long, often-times blonde tresses before she shaved them all off at Esther’s Haircutting Studio in Tarzana, Calif. The drastic cut came immediately after her very brief stint in rehab in February 2007. These days, she’s back to blonde.

TORONTO, ON - SEPTEMBER 13:  Actress Demi Moore arrives at the \"The Joneses\" screening during the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival held at the Visa Screening Room at the Elgin Theatre on September 13, 2009 in Toronto, Canada.

CENTURY CITY, CA - NOVEMBER 4:   Actress Demi Moore attends the \"Dances with Wolves\" Century City Premiere on November 4, 1990 at Cineplex Odeon Century Plaza Cinemas in Century City, California.

Golden glamour

Radical hair transformations are nothing new for Demi Moore, who shaved it all off in 1997 for her role in “G.I. Jane.” But before that, she traded her long, dark locks for a stunning blonde bob, showing off her new look at the premiere of “Dances with Wolves” in November 1990.

Actress Emma Watson attends the \"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince\" premiere at Ziegfeld Theatre on July 9, 2009 in New York City.

Emma Watson attends the Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows: Part 1 World film premiere at Odeon Leicester Square on November 11, 2010 in London, England.

Closely cropped

At the premiere of “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” actress Emma Watson officially shed a bit of her Potter past with an edgy, slicked-back style.

382608 01: Keri Russell as Felicity Porter in \"Felicity.\", 

373229 01: Keri Russell, Star Of Wb's \"Felicity\" Is Shown In This 1999 File Photo.  (Photo By Getty Images)

Show shocker

Actress Keri Russell shocked “Felicity” followers everywhere when she cut her curly, long hair in the fall of 1999, during the second season of the beloved television series. The show’s ratings didn’t recover quickly from the lost locks, but her hair certainly did.

NEW YORK, NY - SEPTEMBER 02:  Singer/musician Lenny Kravitz performs on NBC's \"Today\" at Rockefeller Plaza on September 2, 2011 in New York City.

Rocking it short

Lenny Kravitz has kept his hair on the shorter side for a while, but once had a head full of dreads that some fans were sad to see go. "My look is not calculated at all," the musician once told VH1. "It's just hair."

American actress Mia Farrow wearing her hair long, circa 1964. (Photo by Graham Stark/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) 

4th May 1967:  Mia Farrow American leading lady, smoking a cigar.  (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)

Pretty pixie

Vidal Sassoon gave the waifish Mia Farrow this pixie cut at director Roman Polanski's request for her role in “Rosemary’s Baby” in 1967.

BERLIN - FEBRUARY 13:  Actress Michelle Williams attends the 'Shutter Island' Press Conference during day three of the 60th Berlin International Film Festival at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on February 13, 2010 in Berlin, Germany.  (Photo by Sean Gallup/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Michelle Williams

HOLLYWOOD, CA - FEBRUARY 27:  Actress Michelle Williams arrives at the 83rd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre February 27, 2011 in Hollywood, California.  (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)

Memorial mane

Michelle Williams cut her loose locks in 2011. The star told British Elle that she “cut it for the one straight man who has ever liked short hair, and I wear it in memorial of somebody who really loved it.”

Hollywood Actress Audrey Hepburn in a scene from the crime thriller 'Wait Until Dark', 1967. (Photo by Photoshot/Getty Images)

Hepburn hair

Perhaps no one is more famous for looking pretty in a pixie cut than Hollywood icon Audrey Hepburn. The star is also known for going from long to short on camera, in classics like "Sabrina" and "Roman Holiday."

CULVER CITY, CA - JUNE 10:  Actress Natalie Portman arrives at the 38th AFI Life Achievement Award honoring Mike Nichols held at Sony Pictures Studios on June 10, 2010 in Culver City, California.  (Photo by Michael Buckner/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Natalie Portman

Natalie Portman (Photo by Jean Baptiste Lacroix/WireImage)

Cut!

Natalie Portman had to stay in character while her hair was buzzed off in a pivotal scene during the filming of "V for Vendetta." She didn't remain commando for long, growing it back slowly but surely in the months after.

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