Carla Gugino takes us behind the scenes of some of her most famous roles, including working with Melissa Benoist in Girls on the Bus, her performances in The Fall of the House of Usher, Spy Kids, and more.
Now, she's adding another compelling and strong female character to her resume withand her work as a journalist, the new series follows four female journalists who are on the campaign trail for an upcoming presidential election. Carla stars as Grace, a seasoned reporter who acts as a mentor and friend to Sadie, played by Melissa Benoist., Carla sat down with me to discuss bringing this character to life. She shared how she joined the project, her favorite Grace scene in Episode 4, and more.
Also, I'm always so interested in understanding a world I don't know. The mechanics and the day-to-day of what goes on in what is a very formidable profession, but not a glamourous one of life on the bus. All of those things sounded like a really fun opportunity to come and play., earned you yourfor Best Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie at the Critics' Choice Awards, which is wild to me because you've had so many memorable performances.
I think that Verna was incredibly challenging because it was eight incarnations of not just eight different characters, but also eight incarnations of the same character. So I always wanted Verna to be right underneath the surface. The accents weren't written in initially. So, I would present ideas to Mike, and we would go,"Okay, this one sticks. Okay, this one, not." So that was also a really interesting process in that coming to life.
I know, I was so sad about that. You know, it's always lovely to talk about projects, but with that one, I. And I really wanted that opportunity for everybody involved. So I'm so glad that it was able to do well and get a certain amount of critical attention as well, in the midst of it coming out during the strikes.
It's a really fun relationship. Without giving too much away, when they start cracking a story together, that's also such a fun dynamic. And again, all the complexities that go along with that. It feels like we've set the stage, if there is a future to this show, also having a lot more ground to mine there.came out 23 years ago and is still beloved by so many. You were also so young playing a wife and mother in the movie.
What was so wild is that for many years after that, there were certain roles with men that were equal, or maybe a few years older than me at the time, like Brad Pitt or George Clooney or certain people who were in that age range, people would say,"Oh, but she's too old to play opposite them." And I was like,"No, no. I'm only 27!"
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