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(Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP) Uma Thurman attends NBC's "The Slap" miniseries premiere party at the New Museum on Monday, Feb. 9, 2015, in New York. (Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP)Andy Kropa—Andy Kropa /Invision/AP  by [Daniel D'Addario](https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/)  ## Daniel D'Addario Feb 10, 2015 8:12 PM UTC Renée Zellweger and Uma Thurman have a great deal in common. They were both hugely in-demand actresses after breakout roles in the 1990s through wide acclaim in the early 2000s. In the subsequent years, by choice or due to the realities of the market, both Zellweger and Thurman worked less and less. And both returned to prominence, for a moment, thanks to headlines about their “new faces.” Last October, it was Zellweger’s turn; her appearance at an awards show (ironically enough, one meant to honor women in Hollywood) prompted next-day takes asking what, exactly, she had [done to her face](http://time.com/3529377/renee-zellweger-face-plastic-surgery/), in particular her distinctive eyes. Now, Thurman’s coming under the microscope for perceived alterations to her face after she appeared at the premiere for her NBC series _The Slap_. “[Uma Thurman sports new look](http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/gossip/uma-thurman-sports-new-article-1.2109433), appears nearly unrecognizable” read the New York _Daily News_; the British tabloid site [_Daily Mail_](http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-2946833/Uma-Thurman-s-suspiciously-smooth-forehead-tight-smile-leave-looking-virtually-unrecognisable-Slap-premiere.html) referred to a “suspiciously smooth forehead and puffy face along with an extremely tight smile,” before twisting the analysis into a compliment for Thurman’s “bare-faced beauty.” ### Celebrities Who Look Uncannily Alike  Jessica Chastain & Bryce Dallas Howard Getty Images (2)  Orlando Bloom & Luke Evans Getty Images (2)  Javier Bardem & Jeffrey Dean Morgan Getty Images (2)  Minka Kelly & Leighton Meester Getty Images (2)  Daniel Radcliffe & Elijah Wood Getty Images (2)  Will Ferrell & Chad Smith Getty Images (2)  Henry Cavill & Matt Bomer Getty Images (2)  Tom Hardy & Logan Marshall-Green Getty Images (2)  Natalie Portman & Keira Knightley Getty Images (2)  Nikolaj Coster-Waldau & Josh Holloway Getty Images (2)  Mark Ruffalo & Chris Messina Getty Images (2)  Jeremy Irons & Daniel Day-Lewis Getty Images (2)  Johnny Depp & John Mayer Getty Images (2)  Mila Kunis & Sarah Hyland Getty Images (2)  Zachary Quinto & Eli Roth Getty Images (2)  Will Arnett & Patrick Wilson Getty Images (2)  Ryan Gosling & Ryan Reynolds Getty Images (2) Zellweger and Thurman’s similarities aren’t just important because they prove the limited number of tabloid narratives there are to write. They also go to show just how constrained options are for actresses — [as a recent study proves](http://time.com/3702468/hollywood-female-lead-roles/). Both women were perceived as having made radical physical alterations to themselves in part because neither had been in the public eye for years. Her work in independent films like _Nymphomaniac_ aside, Thurman’s last major film role was a cameo in _Percy Jackson & the Olympians_ in 2010; her string of leading roles ended with _My Super Ex-Girlfriend_ in 2006\. She’s not really a tabloid fixture, either; the mere fact of her having appeared on a red carpet at all, no matter how much makeup she was wearing, is somewhat startling. The question implicit in looking at Thurman’s face, having potentially changed far from the camera’s lens, is less “What did she do?” than “Where did she go?” But looking at the dearth of roles available to an actress over 40 is less fun than speculating about surgery. We’re accustomed to changes happening in a gradual, barely noticeable fashion, either with stars we see in the tabloids every week or with friends whose self-portraits we track on Instagram. That’s why it comes as a noteworthy shock when years have elapsed in a person’s life without our having been there to witness it. Should Thurman, then, avoid the spotlight altogether, because so much time has passed since she’s found a _Kill Bill_\-level role? Should she wear something less severe than a black dress and jacket for a press event, even though it’s the middle of winter in New York? Will comebacks ever be allowed by the public again, or must every star over 40 have remained consistently in the public eye, so that their aging process comes little by little rather than all at once? The serious promotional muscle NBC has put behind _The Slap_ would seem to speak to the network’s faith in her performance, and her star power. The mere fact of her casting, particularly after a bit of a lull in her career in recent years, indicates that there’s more to talk about, with her, than her visage and how shiny or puffy it is or isn’t. Part of being a star is the implicit understanding that aspects of your life, including your physical appearance, are fair game for critique; this surely isn’t lost on Thurman. But given the degree to which the public speculation on Thurman’s and Zellweger’s faces has hinged on an unsolvable mystery — how can we parse the effect time has had on this particular human? — it’s worse than problematic. It’s just boring. _Read next:_ [_Julia Roberts: In Hollywood, Not Getting Plastic Surgery Is a ‘Big Risk’_](http://time.com/3545860/julia-roberts-in-hollywood-not-getting-plastic-surgery-is-a-big-risk/?xid=time%5Freadnext) [_Listen to the most important stories of the day._](http://time.com/newsletter/the-brief/?sl%5Fautoplay=true&xid=spl-fullbrief-article) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3703410/uma-thurman-face-red-carpet/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3703410/uma-thurman-face-red-carpet/"},"headline":"Speculation Over Uma Thurman's Face Proves How Limited Actresses' Options Are","datePublished":"2015-02-10T20:12:06.000Z","dateModified":"2026-08-04T07:40:48.800Z","description":"The Pulp Fiction star is getting mocked online for her face at a premiere","url":"https://time.com/3703410/uma-thurman-face-red-carpet/","keywords":["celebrities","Television","plastic surgery"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb8fc214aa144b916/69877e7ae20a878186a85051/ap717173372794.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Daniel D'Addario","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/daniel-daddario/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb8fc214aa144b916/69877e7ae20a878186a85051/ap717173372794.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Uma Thurman","caption":"Uma Thurman","creditText":"Andy Kropa—Andy Kropa /Invision/AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3703410/uma-thurman-face-red-carpet/","name":"Speculation Over Uma Thurman's Face Proves How Limited Actresses' Options Are"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Oscar Noms Typically Bring In Big Bucks For Studios","description":"The so-called “Oscars bump” is expected to bring in millions of extra dollars for films nominated for or winning Academy Awards.","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/p44t3aos/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2015-01-16T19:37:01.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/p44t3aos.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3703410/uma-thurman-face-red-carpet/","duration":"PT1M38S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3703410/uma-thurman-face-red-carpet/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```