Dude, seriously, lighten up. Half the posts on actor's imdb message boards are about their looks. I actually think she's not a bad actress, but I, unlike YOU, have a sense of humor. And would I still hook up with her? OF COURSE I WOULD! But we live in a somewhat superficial society, and the apex of that is the entertainment industry. To say that looks are not important in the visual arts - not to they are the MOST important, just important - is to be naive about the society we live in and the way the world we really works. For every Rosie O'Donnell and Melissa McCarthy, there literally hundreds of thousands of wannabe actors who are ugly, may be talented, but will never truly make it in large part due to there looks. The other factors are connections (which is the MOST important - just look to every offspring of a famous person to prove that) and of course talent. But those are THE three factors - connections, followed by almost even spread of talent and looks. Also, when it comes to an actor's looks, while it is more important for women, it is still important for men too, so let's not isolate this factor to women only. For example, there are very few successful male actors who are bald - I can really only name a few: Bruce Willis, Michael Chiklis, John Malkovich, and most recently Corey Stoller. And hell, speaking of Stoller, they friggin gave him an excellent implant/wig job for his role in The Strain! I mean, he's a pretty solid actor, who I don't think necessarily needed a wig for that role, but some producer and/or the creators of the show or maybe an executive at FX specified that he wear a wig. I hope you get where I'm coming from - that is say - a place of knowledge, intellect, breadth, and pragmatism. I'm not a producer or anyone important in the entertainment industry, just a passionate fan as you probably are. But I am, and will always, be wise enough and practical enough to know that while are not the penultimate or lone factor in evaluating talent - they are not trivial or superfluous either.
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