Hollywood has a love affair with hookers.  From the gritty performance of Jodie Foster as a teen prostitute in Taxi Driver, to every hooker’s fantasy of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, Hollywood has painted the prostitute in a flattering glow of the red light district.

For example, Pretty Woman was originally supposed to be a rough tale of a Hollywood hooker.  Instead, thanks to the charm of sitcom master Garry Marshall and the megawatt smile of Julia Roberts, the film became a Cinderella tale of life on the streets.  Now prostitutes everywhere dream of being swept away by a handsome billionaire tycoon like Richard Gere.  Because we know that happens every day!

Entertainment Weekly has chronicled this decades-long love affair with a look at 25 Hollywood Hookers.