The 50 Most Iconic Red Hair Moments of All Time

Debra Messing may be a natural blonde, but she’ll always be our favorite sitcom ginger.

Keke Palmer takes braids to a new level with a burgundy-red, high-crown bun and ponytail.

Riverdale‘s resident redhead is very proud of her cherry locks and even recorded a funny PSA in support of all redheads.

The former Disney channel star’s neon red has an edgy vibe.

Our forever hair crush Rihanna wore her dark auburn in long, loose waves under a Dior beret.

House of Cards actress Kate Mara has one of the best bright and beachy reds to date.

Though she plays a ’60s redhead on television, Christina Hendricks’ iconic color transcends decades.

This redheaded crooner makes us swoon thanks to her haunting voice and retro waves.

Emma Stone has played with almost every shade on the spectrum. The best, however, is her signature red.

The two-time Oscar nominee wears her soft red with an old-Hollywood elegance.

The Sex and the City alum has owned every shade from blush to rust to deep maroon.

Leave it to Rihanna to pull off the brightest shade of them all.

American Hustle’s Amy Adams matches her red lip to her curls.

The adorable Australian-born actress keeps her hair glossy in a perfect shade of copper.

Florence Welch stole music and fashion hearts alike with her stunning voice and crimson hair.

Tilda Swinton set off her otherworldly beauty with an electric crimson.

When she first stepped onto the runway, Lily Cole started a redhead revolution.

Dunst replaced her blonde hair for a cinnamon shade while promoting Marie Antoinette, and in turn became queen of Cannes.

Between Parent Trap and Mean Girls, Lindsay stole our hearts with her vixen red.

Proof that there’s no hair look Tyra cannot wear: this super curly red moment from 2004.

This is how you accept a Grammy award.

Missy at the Billboard Awards in 2001.

Anderson was born blonde, but switched to a rosy red color for her famous role as Scully on The X-Files.

We’ll never let go of the amber ringlets Kate Winslet had during Titanic.

Velvet Rope red, never forget.

Geri Halliwell popped onto the scene (appropriately) as Ginger Spice of the Spice Girls, with her trademark cherry-red hair streaked with blonde highlights.

Tori’s dramatic and moving songs were matched by her equally dramatic hair.

The 15-year-old actress, as Angela Chase in My So-Called Life, played perhaps the most perfect role to sum up the grunge-filled decade. Her dye job shocked her on-screen mother—and ours.

Though she’s experimented with varying tones, Karen Elson hit it out of the beauty ballpark with this cool crimson.