Their Dos Inspired Us: The Top Black Hair Heroines In Films

September 18th, 2012 - By Tuere Randall

Movies can be etched into our minds for a variety of reasons. Sometimes we are captivated by memorable performances. Others have great soundtracks that have us singing the songs long after the movie has ended. For some, we are magically transported to far flung exotic locales or back in time through stunning imagery and imaginative wardrobe and set design…

And sometimes, it’s the hair.

Here is a list of the top 10 movies that stick in our minds because the sistas knew how to rock their hair. An ode to our “Hair”oines…

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10. Deliver Us From Eva (2003)

Who could forget Gabrielle Union as mega sourpuss Evangeline “Eva” Dandrige and her silky-maned sisters in this 2003 twist on Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the Shrew”? Some of the movie even takes place in sister Bethany’s hair salon, but the sisters themselves are the “mane” act in this movie.

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  • psylocke_2001

    Booooo! why is Deliver Us from Eva on this list-I don’t even remember that movie. I agree with the other posts-I thought this was gonna be an article about movies that started hair trends. Deliver us from Eva did not start any trend.

  • IllyPhilly

    I thought this was a hair craze list that was inspired by these movies.

  • Jenn

    Um…this list sucked so…

  • AfricanBambi

    I would have added waiting to exhale to the list…Angela Basset’s short crop was EVERYTHING!!! lol And i agree with Poetic Justice..still being emulated to this day!

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