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4. Emma Thompson
Two-time Oscar winner Emma Thompson revealed she was deemed “not pretty enough” by male executives for nude scenes, which prevented her from getting several roles. “I have never conformed to the shape or look of someone they might want to see naked,” she told The Times.
Admitting that she never had the traditional slim figure associated with Hollywood actresses, she added, “To be truly honest, I will never ever be happy with my body. It will never happen. I was brainwashed too early on. I cannot undo those neural pathways.”
At 63, Thompson bared it all on screen in “Good Luck To You, Leo Grande,” an experience she met with a “healthy terror” and which many found empowering.
