Best And Worst TV Wigs

By Dave Nemetz
Best Worst TV Wigs List Courtesy of CBS, FX, HBO

Join us at the TVLine hair salon as we look back over the past decade of TV and pick out the most convincing wigs we've seen... along with a few infamous ones that didn't convince us at all. (Note: These choices are all characters where the wig is supposed to be the character's actual hair, not where they're wearing wigs as a disguise, a la The Americans' Philip and Elizabeth Jennings.)

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The Blacklist Megan Boone Wig Courtesy of NBC

WORST: Elizabeth Keen (Megan Boone), The Blacklist (Season 1)

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Orphan Black Wigs Alison Helena Cosima Courtesy of BBC America (3)

BEST: Alison/Helena/Cosima (Tatiana Maslany), Orphan Black

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Game of Thrones Cersei Wig Lena Headey Courtesy of HBO

WORST: Cersei Lannister (Lena Headey), Game of Thrones

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Supergirl Wig Kara Flashback Courtesy of The CW

WORST: Kara Zor-El (Melissa Benoist), Supergirl (Episode 100 flashback)

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The Morning Show Apple Reese Witherspoon Wig Courtesy of Apple TV+

WORST: Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon), The Morning Show

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Fosse Verdon Sam Rockwell Wig Bob Fosse Courtesy of FX

BEST: Bob Fosse (Sam Rockwell), Fosse/Verdon

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The Good Wife Julianna Margulies Wig Alicia Courtesy of CBS

BEST: Alicia Florrick (Julianna Margulies), The Good Wife

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Sarah Paulson Wig Marcia Clark People Vs. O.J. Simpson Courtesy of FX

BEST: Marcia Clark (Sarah Paulson), The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story

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Better Call Saul Bob Odenkirk Jimmy Wig Courtesy of AMC

BEST: Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), Better Call Saul

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Big Little Lies Nicole Kidman Wig Celeste Courtesy of HBO

WORST: Celeste Wright (Nicole Kidman), Big Little Lies

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Bryan Cranston El Camino Wig Walter White Courtesy of Netflix

WORST: Walter White (Bryan Cranston), El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie

Unfinished Business

Arrow Oliver Flashback Wig Stephen Amell Courtesy of The CW

WORST: Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), Arrow (flashbacks)

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Stranger Things Billy Mullet Season 3 Courtesy of Netflix

BEST: Billy Hargrove (Dacre Montgomery), Stranger Things

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The Crown Olivia Colman Wig Queen Elizabeth Courtesy of Netflix

BEST: Queen Elizabeth II (Olivia Colman), The Crown

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This Is Us Rebecca Wig Mandy Moore Courtesy of NBC

WORST: Rebecca Pearson (Mandy Moore), This Is Us (1990s edition)

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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Midge Wig Rachel Brosnahan Courtesy of Amazon Prime

BEST: Midge Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan), The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

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