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** Denzel Washington as [[Malcolm X]], who was 25% white, (his mother was of mixed race, due to ''her'' mother's rape by a white man) and far lighter-skinned than Washington is.
** Denzel Washington as [[Malcolm X]], who was 25% white, (his mother was of mixed race, due to ''her'' mother's rape by a white man) and far lighter-skinned than Washington is.
* In [[Kill Bill]], Sophie Fatale is stated to be half-Japanese, half-French but is played by the very white Julie Dreyfus.
* In [[Kill Bill]], Sophie Fatale is stated to be half-Japanese, half-French but is played by the very white Julie Dreyfus.
* In the second ''[[Charlies Angels]]'' movie, [[Lucy Liu]]'s father is revealed to be... [[John Cleese (Creator)|John Cleese]]?
* In the second ''[[Charlie's Angels]]'' movie, [[Lucy Liu]]'s father is revealed to be... [[John Cleese]]?
* Juni Cortez in [[Spy Kids]] is played by the Jewish/German Daryl Sabara, who actually looks even whiter than his ancestry implies.
* Juni Cortez in [[Spy Kids]] is played by the Jewish/German Daryl Sabara, who actually looks even whiter than his ancestry implies.
** Not so bizarre considering his mother is obviously very Nordic white and his father is a Spaniard, ie European.
** Not so bizarre considering his mother is obviously very Nordic white and his father is a Spaniard, ie European.
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* [[Richard Gere]] plays a half-Japanese man in [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''Rhapsody in August''.
* [[Richard Gere]] plays a half-Japanese man in [[Akira Kurosawa]]'s ''Rhapsody in August''.
* One of the common complaints about the ''[[Billy Jack]]'' film series is the half-Indian title character is played by the VERY white Tom Laughlin. The films try to justify it by having all the characters recognize him as an Indian, but that just makes it all the more laughable.
* One of the common complaints about the ''[[Billy Jack]]'' film series is the half-Indian title character is played by the VERY white Tom Laughlin. The films try to justify it by having all the characters recognize him as an Indian, but that just makes it all the more laughable.
* The title character of ''[[Dr. No (Film)|Dr. No]]'', a ''[[James Bond (Film)|James Bond]]'' movie, is half-German, half-Chinese but played by a white Jewish actor.
* The title character of ''[[Dr. No]]'', a ''[[James Bond (film)|James Bond]]'' movie, is half-German, half-Chinese but played by a white Jewish actor.
* Armando Munoz, aka Darwin, is half-Mexican and half-African American. In ''[[X Men First Class (Film)|X Men First Class]]'', he is played by Edi Gathegi, who has no Latino ancestry of any sort.
* Armando Munoz, aka Darwin, is half-Mexican and half-African American. In ''[[X-Men: First Class|X Men First Class]]'', he is played by Edi Gathegi, who has no Latino ancestry of any sort.
* Inverted in ''[[Street Fighter the Legend of Chun Li]]'', where the fully Chinese protagonist is played by Kristen Kruek, who's part Chinese, part Dutch, and looks vaguely Asian, but still drew complaints from fans.
* Inverted in ''[[Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li]]'', where the fully Chinese protagonist is played by Kristen Kruek, who's part Chinese, part Dutch, and looks vaguely Asian, but still drew complaints from fans.


== [[Live Action TV]] ==
== [[Live Action TV]] ==
* An episode of the drama ''[[Without a Trace (TV)|Without a Trace]]'' featured the disappearance of a college student. It was revealed in the show's climax that the white young man was... secretly the product of his white mother's romantic affair with a black man. An appallingly stupid handwave occurs when the mother confesses this to her son. Outraged, he voices the viewer's natural sentiment that this is not possible. The mother responds "It happens. You take after me."
* An episode of the drama ''[[Without a Trace]]'' featured the disappearance of a college student. It was revealed in the show's climax that the white young man was... secretly the product of his white mother's romantic affair with a black man. An appallingly stupid handwave occurs when the mother confesses this to her son. Outraged, he voices the viewer's natural sentiment that this is not possible. The mother responds "It happens. You take after me."
* An episode of [[Law and Order]] had a woman accused of killing her ex's new wife because she was going to reveal that the man was black (he'd been passing for white for decades). The prosecution contended that the woman's motive was racism, while the defense claimed that she panicked over the possible ramifications for her son, who would now be "revealed" to be black. It might have had more impact had the actor playing the boy not been so obviously white.
* An episode of [[Law and Order]] had a woman accused of killing her ex's new wife because she was going to reveal that the man was black (he'd been passing for white for decades). The prosecution contended that the woman's motive was racism, while the defense claimed that she panicked over the possible ramifications for her son, who would now be "revealed" to be black. It might have had more impact had the actor playing the boy not been so obviously white.
* An episode of ''[[Cold Case (TV)|Cold Case]]'' revolved around a victim who turned out to be of mixed race; this was likely a deliberate use, as he was doing his best to hide his heritage {{spoiler|and was murdered by someone who believed he'd 'turned his back on his people'.}}
* An episode of ''[[Cold Case]]'' revolved around a victim who turned out to be of mixed race; this was likely a deliberate use, as he was doing his best to hide his heritage {{spoiler|and was murdered by someone who believed he'd 'turned his back on his people'.}}
** Another features a "black" woman who has "passed" as white for the last 60 years. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0376716/ Take] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0231942/ a look] at the actresses that portray her.
** Another features a "black" woman who has "passed" as white for the last 60 years. [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0376716/ Take] [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0231942/ a look] at the actresses that portray her.
* Subverted in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', when Barney meets the father of his black half-brother and thinks the guy is his father as well, and he's just never realised he was mixed race.
* Subverted in ''[[How I Met Your Mother]]'', when Barney meets the father of his black half-brother and thinks the guy is his father as well, and he's just never realised he was mixed race.
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