Bifurcated: Orlova, Murphy, Lohan and other actors who played two roles at once

Yevgeny Leonov

In the comedy “Gentlemen of Fortune” (1971) he played the role of the thief associate professor and kindergarten director Yevgeny Troshkin, who helps the police catch the criminal.

The actress played two roles in the film “Spring” (1949): actress Vera Shatrova and scientist Irina Nikitina. Despite speculation, no doubles were used on set! Half of the frame was covered with a black curtain, Orlova was filmed in the second half. And then the film was rewound and filmed the second part of the scene. At the time, that was an incredible feat!

“Yes, it’s really challenging and exciting, but what can you expect when you’re playing three roles at once?” – commented on the actress shooting the second film “In the place of the princess”. The first one was released in 2018 and was loved by the audience. The plot is based on the Duchess’s desire to be closer to the people, for which she switches places with a commoner who looks like her.

In 1998, the young actress brilliantly played the roles of twins Annie and Hallie in the film The Parent Trap. In 1961, Hayley Mills did the same, embodying the images of Sharon and Susan on the screen.

The actor often had to play two roles in a film. For example, in Coming to America (1988) and The Nutty Professor (1996).

The actor starred as Dr. Evil and Austin Powers in Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery (1998) and two sequels.

In 2002, in the film Adaptation, the actor played the main character Charlie Kaufman and his imaginary brother Donald.

In the second film, Back to the Future (1989), the actor not only played Marty McFly himself, but also Marty Jr. and Marlene McFly. It was not easy !

In six seasons of The Vampire Diaries, she played two main roles – the doubles of Elena Gilbert and Katherine Pierce, as well as Amara, the “original” Elena and Katherine.

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