15 famous redheads in movies and on TV recently

From 'Game of Thrones' to 'Mad Men' to Pixar, it seems like characters with flaming hair are everywhere right now. Here are some of those from the past several years.

14. 'Gangster Squad'

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Emma Stone starred in the 2013 film as Grace Faraday, who serves as criminal Mickey Cohen (Sean Penn)'s deportment instructor and begins a relationship with policeman Jerry Wooters (Ryan Gosling).

Because of her red hair, many thought Stone would take on the role of traditionally redheaded Mary Jane Watson in the film "The Amazing Spider-Man." However, Stone returned to her natural blonde hair to play heroine Gwen Stacy in the movie instead.

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