Among the most appealing visual elements of the new Pixar movie “Brave” is the wild mane

Among the most appealing visual elements of the new Pixar movie “Brave” is the wild mane of long, red curls on the head of Scottish princess Merida. Here are some other famous movie redheads:

v Katharine Hepburn: The classic redhead, even though it may not have been obvious in her early, black-and-white movies. Hepburn’s hair — along with those sharp cheekbones, bright eyes and tall, athletic frame — gave her an aura of patrician bearing and strength.

v Nicole Kidman: We see her as a blonde sometimes, but for the most part, Kidman’s red hair is a key component of her signature, statuesque look. In early films like “Dead Calm” and “Days of Thunder,” the prodigious nature of her red curls signaled the presence of someone fierce and formidable.

v Emma Stone: A redhead on the rise. Yes, she’s back to her natural blonde hair for her latest role as Gwen Stacy in “The Amazing Spider-Man.” But in the movies that put her on the map — “Superbad,” “Zombieland” and especially “Easy A,” her red hair adds to her sly, subversive allure.

v Woody Allen: They can’t all be women, right? He’s 76 now and the years have understandably grayed him. But in his earliest films, like 1971’s “Bananas” and 1977’s “Annie Hall,” the shaggy red hair combined with the eyeglasses, the demeanor and the delivery to create his trademark, neurotic persona.

v Jessica Rabbit: She’s not a “real” person, but this cartoon character femme fatale from Robert Zemeckis’ 1988 film “Who Framed Roger Rabbit” simply oozes sex appeal.

“haunted highways” (10 p.m., syfy): The new reality series, “Haunted Highway,” spends its time conducting paranormal investigations along America’s remote back roads. First up: Strange doings in Utah and Minnesota.

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Exhibit on the role of Catholic sisters

YOUNGSTOWN

The traveling exhibit “Progress and Promise: Sisters Serving Northeast Ohio” opens Thursday at the Youngstown Historical Center of Industry and Labor (aka, the steel museum), 151 W. Wood St., with a reception at 5 p.m. Anne York, Youngstown State University professor of history, will give a talk on Roman Catholic sisters in the United States. The exhibit runs through Aug. 15.

“Progress & Promise” examines the heritage, collaboration and current ministries of religious women. Using images, stories and a historical timeline, it delineates the impact that Catholic sisters of Northeast Ohio have had since 1850. They assessed the needs of fellow immigrants then took action, building schools, hospitals, orphanages and homes for the elderly.

“Progress & Promise” is the local portion of the “Women & Spirit: Catholic Sisters in America” exhibit which was unveiled at the Maltz Jewish Heritage Museum in Beachwood in 2010. The panels are augmented by artifacts and images from the Sisters of the Humility of Mary, the Oblate Sisters of the Sacred Heart and the Youngstown Ursuline Sisters. For more information, call 330-941-1314.