“Everybody Has an Opinion!”: Parker Posey, Kathy Bates, Niecy Nash-Betts Get Real on THR’s Drama Actress Roundtable
All the female actors participating in Nash-Betts’ Drama Actress Roundtable for THR shared experiences of repeatedly playing similar roles, whether they were renowned actresses like Helen Mirren (of 1923 and MobLand) who has portrayed three queens and an empress, or less glamorous characters such as Cristin Milioti from The Penguin who said she’s often been cast as sorority girls or bodies in a trunk. Kathy Bates lamented that despite the creative nature of their profession, there is a surprising lack of imagination in how women are perceived, stating that she was considering retirement until her Matlock reboot came along. “What is this?” she wondered aloud.