Thirty-somethings enjoying youngsters is a story as previous as time in Hollywood.
Shirley Henderson, who portrayed Moaning Myrtle within the “Harry Potter” franchise, opened up about simply how previous she was when she took on the function, which referred to as for an adolescent.
She was 37 years previous on the time, portraying a 14-year-old schoolgirl.
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“The casting director said, ‘Go for it – and don’t mention your age,’” Henderson recalled in an interview with The Unbiased, printed final week.
She conjured up a “wee bit of moaning,” which her character requires, and in addition dressed the half.
“I went to the audition dressed as a schoolgirl — white shirt, black skirt, ponytail — thinking, ‘This is ridiculous,’” Henderson, now 60, mentioned in an interview with the Radio Occasions earlier this month.
“I did my wee bit for them, and they thanked me. Months went by and I thought that was it, but then they phoned my agent, asked to see me again and offered me the part,” she mentioned.
“Myrtle is an old person in a young person’s body and because she’s ghosty, there’s a kind of mistiness,” the actor shared. “You’re not looking closely at my face so we could get away with it.”
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Actors, primarily ladies, being requested to cover their age is nothing new.
Nicole Coughlan, star of “Derry Girls” and “Bridgerton,” has spoken earlier than about being requested to obscure her age at auditions, as she seems many many years youthful than her 38 years.
“I mean, it’s a weird thing, because I had been advised many, many years ago by people in industry to lie about my age,” Coughlan mentioned in an interview with Refinery29 final yr. “I really wasn’t comfortable with it, mainly because I’m like, I’m not a good liar. And I would feel weird about that.”
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Coughlan mentioned she does normally say her age, which is “a difficult thing, because the industry is ageist.”
“I do have times when I go home and I’m like, should I have just not disclosed it? Should I have not done that?” she questioned.
