Transformation

A self-described tomboy with an aversion to brushes, Téa Leoni isn't sentimental when it comes to hair. The star has been known to torment her long-time hairstylist, Laurent D. of L.A.'s Privé salon, with bouts of impulsiveness like cutting her own bangs. That's not to say she's ambivalent about her look—there's a method to her scissor-happy madness. "Téa loves to change her hair whenever she does a part," husband David Duchovny has said. In fact, the couple once clashed over a red wig she insisted on wearing during a guest stint on The X-Files. "It looked great, so as usual, she was right," he admitted. True, Leoni's beauty instincts are rarely wrong. Since arriving in Hollywood in 1988 for an ill-fated Charlie’s Angels remake, her hair's transformed from bleached pixie to long, brunet waves—with plenty of color and cut changes in between. For her current role as a soccer mom turned thief in the new comedy Fun with Dick and Jane, co-starring Jim Carrey, Leoni went for long caramel layers. Of course, her beauty ADD kicked in soon after, resulting in her current auburn shag. As for makeup, Leoni's glam squad knows to keep it simple—sheer foundation and neutral lip color—to let her ever-changing locks and strong features take center stage.

1988: She's no Angel, but Leoni (with the requisite starlet shoulder-length locks and highlights) doesn't stay unemployed for long.