The “Love Actually” actress is unrecognizable two decades after starring in the beloved film

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by Samantha Ibrahim

Love Actually was a box office sensation when it premiered in 2003, and the British comedy became a beloved Christmas classic over the next two decades.

While many of the cast members went on to have careers in Hollywood. Including Keira Knightley, some stars are rarely seen in public.

Heikki Makach, who played Alan Rickman’s lover Mia, now looks noticeably different than she did in the hit film. In the film, the seductress wears a short, choppy black haircut.

These days, the 52-year-old has a longer blonde hairstyle, which means many don’t even recognize her as the “True Love” star.

One memorable scene shows McCach’s character Henry Mia Wreckman at a Christmas party where she wears a short dress and devil horns in an attempt to seduce him.

Henry hands Mia a locket before she responds: “I don’t want something I need. I want something I want – something beautiful.”

Heike – who is German – has managed to stay out of the spotlight despite starring in a string of hit films since “Love Actual”, including 2013’s “The Book Thief”.

She is also a singer who has released hit tracks like “Stand by Your Man” and “This Girl Was Made for Loving.”

Since 2012 she has also been a model for the cosmetics company L’Oreal.

Hayek dated Daniel Craig from 1996 until 2004. The Berlin-based beauty is currently dating Tristan Bott and has three daughters from previous relationships.

“Love Actually” stars Emma Thompson and Grant reunited last month to discuss the British film’s legacy at the “Laughter and Secrets of True Love: 20 Years Later – Diane Sawyer Special” event.

Thompson, 63, revealed what Grant, 62, told her while filming the film.

“Hugh came up behind me as we were walking out and said, ‘Is this the most psychotic thing we’ve ever been through?’” she recalled with good humor.

“Did you say that?” The “Four Weddings and a Funeral” actor joked.

“[It’s about] “Love and all its chaos and unpredictability is where you find love in the strangest places,” Thompson explained of the beloved film.