Odessa A’zion’s Hair Is No Longer Full of Secrets

Marty Supreme and I Love LA breakout star Odessa A’zion is laying those wig allegations to rest. Speaking on the red carpet at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards, the actor addressed the heightened online discourse regarding her hair. Is it extensions? A wig? A perm? God’s gift?

For the starry night (and start of awards season), A’zion stepped out in a custom silver embellished Ott Dubai gown, with a high neck and swishy cut-out cape sleeves. Her raven-dark hair was coiffed in her now-signature, thick and curly lengths, corkscrew curls unspooling in every direction for extra drama and dimension.

The last few months have proved star-defining for A’zion, with turns in both Rachel Sennot’s I Love LA as the chaotic influencer Talulah and as Rachel Mizler opposite Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme. For both parts, A’zion’s undulating curls have caught the internet’s fixation. Comparisons have been made to images of A’zion as a teenager, where her hair was appeared finer and relaxed.

Odessa A’Zion at the 2026 Critics Choice Awards.

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When Deadline asked her about the internet’s current obsession as to whether she’s with or without wig, the star replied, “I’ve been told about that. There’s a whole debate, ‘Is it a wig? Is it not?’ I guess we’ll never know. No…I’m kidding.”

“The gag is,” A’zion continued, “the LA premiere [of Marty Supreme] was a wig, and [for] the New York premiere, it took me five hours to do my hair, and everyone thinks it’s a wig.”

She continued: “You think I can afford a wig like that and wear it all the time? Those are so expensive. I’ve heard wigs can go up to like twenty-, or thirty-thousand dollars. Are you fucking kidding me? I don’t even have a hair, makeup, or stylist because I’m trying to save my money. Maybe one day.”

Odessa A’zion at the Marty Supreme New York premiere.

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At a SAG-AFTRA event.

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As shown below, when she did actually wear a wig, A’zion wore a sharp Marc Jacobs suit sans shirt, with the wig styled swept over to the side, curls much looser and sleek. Its length, too, was much shorter, at her clavicles. It felt much more ’50s in vibe, à la Marty Supreme.

At the LA premiere of Marty Supreme.

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