With the final season now streaming, the cast, producers and execs behind OITNB open up about taking a leap of faith and subverting expectations to give Netflix’s most-watched series an unforgettable ending OITNB LionsgateTV
I had just moved to New York and got married a few days before, so I brought the one bright red lipstick I had and did one take. The little world I imagined for Lorna included her strange voice. I’m Australian and I was terrified from the beginning about the accent.When we started the show, we told Jen — and she fucking ran with this — that every actress, even if they have one line, has to be top of her game. Because we don’t know where it’s going to go.
UZO ADUBA I walked out of the audition thinking I wasn’t going to get it because I was 25 minutes late and that this would be my 99th "no." In my heart, I quit acting that day. When my manager and agent called and said, "Remember the part you auditioned for?" I said, “Yup, the part of Janae, the track star." They said, "You didn't get it — but they would like to offer you another part.
LEA DELARIA They first brought me in for a guard. Then for Anita DeMarco, the part Lynn Tucci plays. I was feeling very good about it but my manager said, "There isn't a part for you. They swear they're going to write something.” I had a hissy fit: "If there isn’t a part for me in a show that takes place in a women’s prison, then I fuckin' quit show business." Jenji said the same thing and wrote Big Boo for me.
ADRIENNE C. MOORE Black Cindy was introduced in the seventh episode of the first season. I felt like she was definitely on a case-by-case episode trial, where they said, "Let’s see what she can do."I was shy but Jackie [Cruz, who plays Marisol "Flaca" Gonzales] and I were witty together. She was always trying to get me to do something I was nervous to do. She’d call me out and say, "We got drunk last night and Diane wanted to kiss me!” I would scream she was lying.
on HBO, which at the time felt like a no-brainer because it was a chance to do comedy and be a lead. And I likedas a recurring gig. It will always be a show about women's prison and not prison guards. I always wanted to keep the character alive, but I didn't want that to be my main show.The Larry-Polly [Maria Dizzia] affair was the nail in the coffin. I wasn’t surprised that by season three I wasn’t coming back as a regular.
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