The 36-year-old Brit isn’t just a pretty face. She has a law degree from the prestigious Oxford University. While she did not pursue practicing law, she says her education has been useful in helping her memorise her acting scripts: “On the whole, it is quite a different part of the brain: Law is very analytical, and acting is more instinctive and emotionally driven. But, it does come in handy with learning lines ― and reading my own contract.”

Did you know that a young Kate Beckinsale was singled out for her intelligence in primary school? Yup! Her school reports cited a reading level of an 11-year-old when she was just six. The actress also studied French and Russian literature at Oxford University’s New College, and still fluently speaks both French and Russian, as well as German.

Cindy Crawford, who graduated at the top of her high school class, signed her first modeling contract in 1984. Initially she used the money to supplement her scholarship to attend Northwestern University, but she eventually ditched school to launch her career.

The Harry Potter star earned a bachelor’s degree in English literature from the Brown, an Ivy League university in the US. She also scored 8 A* and 2 A’s in her ‘O’ level exams. In 2014, she was appointed as a UN WomenGoodwill Ambassador and helped launch the campaign HeForShe, which calls for men to advocate for gender equality.

EXID’s Hani has proven her intelligence with an impressive IQ score of 145. Also, she revealed that after studying for two months by herself, she received a score of 900 on a super difficult English Language exam (a perfect score is 990).

Best known for her role in The Office and The Mindy Project, this actress attended an Ivy League university, Dartmouth College, where she also earned a play-writing award in 1999. She’s not just brainy, she’s got clout too. Mindy recently landed on TIME Magazine’s 100 Most Influential list!

Honey Lee is most well-known as 2006’s Miss Korea. She graduated from Seoul National University, the most prestigious public university in Korea, with a bachelor’s degree in Korean traditional music. Seoul National University is ranked 9th in Asia and 102nd worldwide.

Kim Tae Hee is not just a pretty face! When people think of celebrities that are both beautiful and smart, one of the first people that come to mind is Kim Tae Hee. She graduated from Seoul National University with a bachelor’s degree and reportedly has a IQ above 140.

Lisa graduated from Vassar College with a degree in biology. Six months after graduating, and before advancing on to graduate school, Lisa ditched further education to pursue acting. She became a huge success playing Phoebe on Friends.

She took a break from her studies in 2005 to go back to acting and made a huge splash as the uber-smart Amy Farrah Fowler on The Big Bang Theory, but finished her PhD in neuroscience in 2007, specializing in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in adolescents.

The Black Swan lead has a bachelor’s degree from Harvard — making her the first alum to win an Academy Award. She speaks six languages and has twice been published in scientific journals. As she once told the media, “I’d rather be smart than a movie star.”

Of Thai and Norwegian descent, Urassaya grew up in Thailand and is an up-and-coming model and actress. Fluent in English, Norwegian and Thai, Urassaya is a force to be reckoned with as a Maybelline ambassador, and she is the first Thai actress to become a friend of French luxury label Louis Vuitton.

Nicole knew she wanted to become an actress and she did everything in her power to become the best that that she could. The reason why she landed on our list is her IQ which is 132, making her one of the most intelligent celebrities in the world.

Oscar-winning actress Geena Davis may be best known for her films like Beetlejuice and Thelma and Louise, but the six-foot tall beauty reportedly has an IQ of 140 and is a Mensa member. Wow!

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