Emma Watson to Amanda Seyfried: Stars forever tied to that one role

Hollywood careers often mean playing several characters, but for some stars, there is always that one role fans will never let them forget Whether they love it, resent it, or embrace the attention it brings, these stars are forever tied to their most iconic performances.

Here are some of the celebrities who loved their roles: 

Emma Watson

Emma Watson will always be the genius, bookish Hermione Granger for millions of Harry Potter fans around the globe. And she’s also love her role in that iconic series.

Watson once said, "I could be one hundred years old and in my rocker, but I’ll still be very proud that I was part of the Harry Potter films.”

For Watson, Hermione is about love, intelligence, and bravery, values she continues to embrace today.

Amanda Seyfried

Amanda Seyfried has a unique problem, she’s known for her two roles that which are absolutely different from each other.

On one hand, she still gets recognised for her ditsy but lovable role as Karen in Mean Girls, which is a character that brought attention she didn’t always appreciate.

On the other, she has found respect and acclaim for her chilling portrayal of Elizabeth Holmes in The Dropout.

Every time she walks into her New York apartment lobby, her doormen shout, "Do the voice!" Seyfried admits she always gives in, performing Holmes’ infamous deep drawl.

Reflecting on her evolving career, she told Marie Claire, "Fame is weird. I’ve never been super famous. I’ve always been somewhat recognizable. It’s been the healthiest trajectory… I know who I am. I know where I’m going. I know what it means. It means that I’m getting to do what I love. I’m actually not afraid of it now."

Jennifer Coolidge

American Pie introduced the world to “Stifler’s mom,” played by Jennifer Coolidge. The role became instantly iconic and made her status as pop culture’s most famous MILF.

While some of her co-stars have distanced themselves from the raunchy humor of the movie, Coolidge fully embraces the legacy. Talking to Variety, she admitted the role came with unexpected perks.

"It got me a lot of sexual action," she said. "There would be like 200 people that I would never have slept with [without it]!"

Nathalie Emmanuel

For Nathalie Emmanuel, Game of Thrones was a career-defining moment. As Missandei, she stood out as a loyal and trusted ally to Daenerys Targaryen, and it’s a role fans still associate her with today.

Emmanuel has only gratitude for playing that character, as she once said, "To be a part of that show has been such a blessing, and it definitely opened up doors for me."

"People wanted to talk about it when I went into auditions and it broke the ice straight away," she added.

Joseph Quinn

Joseph Quinn’s character as Eddie Munson in Stranger Things became a cultural phenomenon for him.

Quinn recounted on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon how Eddie even helped him at U.S. immigration:

"I was held up at immigration yesterday… I was asked what I was doing in the United States, and I said, 'I’m actually here to meet Jimmy Fallon on The Tonight Show.' He didn’t believe me. Then another officer came over, looked at me, and said, 'Leave Eddie alone!'"

Though Eddie’s side ended in Season 4 of the series, but Quinn has expressed deep gratitude for the fan love.

"It feels very gratifying that people are missing him," he said, acknowledging that while he’d love to return, Eddie’s storyline had the kind of beginning, middle, and end every actor hopes for.