19 Stars Who Have Played Hookers or Strippers (PHOTOS)

Julia Roberts stepped into Richard Gere’s American Gigolo shoes for the 1990 rom-com Pretty Woman, playing a prostitute who gets an unlikely fairy-tale ending when she falls for her wealthy, handsome client (Richard Gere). Even better, Julia walked away from the experience with a 1991 Golden Globe and an Oscar nomination.

We’re pretty sure the story doesn’t always go like that — on either count.