Rooney Mara received several facial piercings and shaved her head to play "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo."

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In order to play the goth-hacker Lisbeth Salander, Rooney Mara ditched her delicate appearance, piercing her eyebrow, nose, and lip, dying her hair raven black, chopping her bangs, and even shaving part of her head.

As a result, the 26-year-old received a Best Actress Oscar nomination.