#WomanCrushWednesday: Actors who go deeper than their gorgeous looks

It is Wednesday again! This time, we bring to you actors who have had an impressive education before they decided to slay the world of glamour with their beauty and talent. (Instagram)

Updated on: Jun 29, 2016 7:15 PM IST

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It is Wednesday again! This time, we bring to you actors who have had an impressive education before they decided to slay the world of glamour with their beauty and talent. (Instagram)

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Vidya Balan: Vidya Balan has done lot more than wowing cinema goers across the globe. The Dirty Picture star has a Bachelor’s in Sociology from St Xavier’s College, Mumbai, which she followed up with a Master’s from Mumbai University. (Instagram)

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Parineeti Chopra: Known for her acting prowess, Parineeti was a nerd once upon a time. She has a triple honours degree in Business, Finance and Economics from the Manchester Business School in England. She would have been an investment banker had the acting bug not bitten her. (Instagram)

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Emma Watson: Despite starring in the hugely popular Harry Potter movies , Watson graduated from Brown University with a bachelor’s degree in English literature. The four-year programme took her five years to complete because of her acting work but she made sure she did it all. (Instagram)

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Natalie Portman: She earned a Bachelor of Arts from the Harvard University in psychology in 2003, post which she took graduate courses at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Portman is also multilingual: she knows Hebrew, French, German, Arabic and Japanese. During her years at the Harvard University, she had famously said, “I’d rather be smart than a movie star.” Today, she is both. (Instagram)

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Jodie Foster: The Oscar winning actor completed her Bachelor’s in English Literature from Yale University in 1985. She was awarded an honorary Doctor of Fine Arts degree at Yale 12 years later, because of her achievements. (Instagram)

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Lisa Kudrow: The celebrated Friends star graduated from Vassar College, New York, with a Bachelor of Science in biology and later pursued a career in research along with her acting projects. (Instagram)

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Priety Zinta: The Veer Zaara star is not all bubbles and sweetness – she did English Honours from St. Bede’s College in Shimla and followed it with a graduate programme in psychology and a Master’s degree in criminal psychology. (Instagram)

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Soha Ali Khan: This daughter of the illustrious Pataudi family studied Modern History at Balliol College, Oxford and followed it up with a Master’s in International Relations from London School of Economics and Political Science. (Instagram)

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The Gadar actress is a gold medallist in Economics from the Tufts University at Medford, Massachusetts. Ameesha also has a degree in Biogenetic Engineering from Boston University. Post graduation, she was offered a job in Morgan Stanley, a global financial services firm, but she chose to make a career in Bollywood instead. (Instagram)

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Mayim Bialik: Other than a BS in Neuroscience, Hebrew Studies, and Jewish Studies, the Big Bang Theory star also has a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), while she managed a career in acting and two children. (Instagram)