Sarah Snook is flying excessive lately as an awards darling — however she’s needed to take some slings and arrows alongside by the best way … in keeping with the lady herself.
The actress — who simply received her second GG as Siobhan Roy in “Succession” –revealed in a brand new interview with The Times a pair instances the place she was berated for her look … by different highly effective business professionals.
As SS tells it, she landed a job early in her profession … an thrilling second for a struggling younger actress that rapidly took a flip when a casting director stated straight to her face they did not need to rent her as a result of she was a “nobody.”
The casting director defined she solely acquired the job as a result of the author and director preferred her, and she or he wanted to vary practically every part about her look … from whitening her enamel and darkening her hair to reducing weight.
A horrible second that did not exist in a vacuum … Snook says after she took the half, agreeing to intense calls for concerning look she determined to have “the tiniest bit of chocolate cake” — and all hell broke free.
A producer began telling her off in entrance of the solid and crew, she explains, “And all of the whereas I’m dying inside. The infantilizing of ladies, to not be capable of make their very own choices, why would we try this to girls?”
These kinds of feedback and criticisms have been hurled at actors for years … in 2017 Carey Mulligan talked about feeling “belittled” on movie units whereas Rose McGowan stated she was instructed she’d solely get components if males discovered her enticing the next 12 months.
Backside line … this form of bullying is not new to Hollywood by any means — and it simply makes Snook’s latest Golden Globes win even that extra spectacular.
Now, if a producer or casting director criticizes Sarah’s look once more … she will be able to all the time level them to her trophy case 🏆.
