20. CatherineTate
In her TV comedy sketch show she plays a character socially marginalised for her gingerness and who ends up in a ginger refuge (called Russet Lodge). In real life, Catherine is so not bothered about about being a redhead - in fact, she's proud of it.
19. Anvesha Banerjee Ray
It's not her real name but the name of the character she plays on 'Remix' a hot new serial for Gen X which airs on Star One. An Indian redhead, that's enough to make waves! her no nonsense attitude...is the talk of the country.....go girl go...
18. Lily Cole
Doll-faced Lily appears in a variety of guises for the catwalk and fashion shoots, but she can never be mistaken for her distinctive ginger tresses.
17. Marcia Cross
Marcia's eye-catching hair colour strikingly sets her apart from the Desperate Housewives co-stars. Recently, she's been spotted with a sexy, tousled look - a style that prim Bree Van De Kamp would surely disapprove of. (www.handbag.com)
15. Melinda Clarke
Star of The O.C. Melinda keeps her flame-red tresses well-groomed and matched with rouge lippy - very vampy, and particularly striking teamed with her bright green eyes!
14. Ana Matronic
Rock-chick redhead Ana from super-band Scissor Sisters opts for a sexy, heavy fringe with a soft blend of strawberry blonde and copper highlights.
13. Molly Ringwald
The 5'8" actress is the daughter of jazz musician Rob Ringwald. Molly released an album at the age of 6 entitled, "I Wanna Be Loved By You, Molly Sings". She is the youngest daughter of Bob Ringwald, the blind jazz pianist. At age five she starred in a stage production of "Alice in Wonderland", playing the dormouse.
12. Tina Louise
Titian-haired" is the manner in which actress Tina Louise is usually described. Despite her numerous comic performances, she prefers to be regarded as a serious actress; according to some of her co-workers, her preference in this manner often takes the form of an ultimatum. Louise was born near Brooklyn, where her father ran a candy store. She studied drama at Miami University, the Neighborhood Playhouse, and the Actors' Studio. A nightclub singer in the mid-1950s, Louise came to Broadway as Appasionatta von Climax in the original 1956 production of the musical Li'l Abner. Two years later she made her first film, the then-torrid God's Little Acre.
11. Cynthia Nixon
From strawberry blonde to deep red, Cynthia's hair colouring has evolved through various shades since we first got to know her as Sex and the City's Miranda.
10. Karen Elson
The Pre-Raphaelite-esque model's career rocketed when she shaved off her eyebrows and chopped her naturally red hair into a blunt cut - the unusual look landed her on the front page of Italian Vogue. (www.handbag.com)
9. Tori Amos
Tori Amos (born Myra Ellen Amos) was one of several female singer/songwriters who combined the stark lyrical attack of alternative rock with a distinctly '70s musical approach.
Her music falls between the orchestrated meditations of Kate Bush and the stripped-down poetics of Joni Mitchell. In addition to reviving the singer/songwriter traditions of the '70s, Amos revived the piano as a rock & roll instrument. With her 1992 album, Little Earthquakes, Amos built a dedicated following that continued to expand with her second album, Under the Pink. (vh1.com)
8. Julianne Moore
This diminuitive and ever-elegant actress is proud to emphasise her natural redness with bold scarlet hues
7. Amy Nuttall
This 23-year-old Emmerdale babe Amy has graced the covers of countless lads' mags, wowing fans with her fab figure and and lustrous red locks.
6. Geri Halliwell
She was once the most famous ginger of them all - but then she de-spiced herself and hit the peroxide bottle. More recently, though, she's made a return to her red roots.
5. Gillian Anderson
Gillian Anderson is an award-winning film, television, and theatre actress whose credits include the roles of Special Agent Dana Scully in FOX Television's long-running and critically-acclaimed drama series, The X-Files, and ill-fated socialite Lily Bart in Terence Davies' masterpiece, The House of Mirth, released in December 2000.
4. Beyonce
From curly afro to sleek and smooth, the booty-shaking babe regularly transforms her 'do. However, her hair colour doesn't change much these days, as she prefers to stick to a touch of copper that complements her glowing skin
3. Nicole Kidman
The Oscar-winning star's bewitching porcelain complexion is a sure giveaway of her ginger roots, even if these days her tresses are more strawberry-blonde than strawberry-red
2. Alicia Witt
Alicia has recently wrapped shooting 'The Upside of Anger' opposite Kevin Costner and Joan Allen and will next be shooting 'The Ring' in South Africa. She was last seen starring in the Warner Bros. romantic comedy, Two Weeks Notice (2002) opposite Hugh Grant and Sandra Bullock.
1. Debra Messing
The comedy actress has been blessed with voluptuous auburn hair. It's arguably the most striking feature of Debra and even of all the Will & Grace characters