Sex symbols are a staple of entertainment. For every female that has made a career out of her drop dead gorgeous good looks there's many more out there who have to get by on acting skill alone. Then sometimes you get stuck with something in between. Every once in a while you get a female who normally looks good but then she takes on a role which makes her look downright hot. Not every female can be born a sex symbol but that doesn't mean they can't reinvent themselves through a role on TV or in a movie. Some women take their average looks and manage to kick it up a notch while others take their above average looks and manage to make them look WAY above average with the right role. A combination of the right look, attitude and attire can make all the difference when it comes to how a women can be perceived. An otherwise mild mannered actress can easily take the role of a bad girl and change the way the public thinks of her forever. Not everyone will reach icon status but every women on this list certainly took themselves to a new level. It's not easy to go from average woman to sex symbol in just one role but these women managed to do it. Careers can be made and broken simply based on sex appeal alone and these roles managed to prove that. Let's take a look at 8 beautiful women who went from beautiful to absolutely hot thanks to the character that played on our screens.