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3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
Grey's Anatomy's Sandra Oh Admits She Was Demanding On Set
In 2005, Sandra Oh was cast in the career-changing role of Cristina Yang in the ABC medical series Grey's Anatomy, which, as you may know, became a pretty huge hit. Sandra remained on the show until 2014, and in that time, she earned a Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild Award, and several Emmy nominations. And the star has opened up about just how dedicated she was to her onscreen character of Cristina while speaking to Dartmouth College's graduating class of 2025 on Sunday. Sandra received an honorary doctorate of the arts from the college, and took the opportunity to try and inspire the students."Nothing has taught me more than being with discomfort," Sandra said in her commencement speech. "It can be our greatest learning opportunity, and it is also inevitable. So if you can train yourself not to turn away but to learn how to be with your discomfort and trust that it might be telling you something you don't yet know, it can help you develop an inner strength that will enable you to face the challenges life presents you without losing your values or your sense of self along the way." She went on to say that being cast in Grey's in her early 30s brought her "financial stability, fame, and privilege," but despite this, her time on the show was "one of the most challenging decades' of her life. Sandra admitted to being demanding of both herself and the show's writers, which 'caused grief' for everybody and led to calls with the 'big boss,' Shonda Rhimes, who tried to encourage the star to let the staff do their job. "I learned profound lessons during this time because so much of it was so uncomfortable," Sandra told the graduates. "When I started Grey's, I was in my early 30s, so I had an idea of who I was and what the work entailed, but I had no idea what was coming.' 'I demanded a lot from myself and from the writers,' she confessed. 'If something bothered me in a script, I would fight for what I believed what was right for the character of Cristina because I felt responsible for her. And while this contributed to the creation of a memorable character, my desire to make the dialogue fit and my belief that I knew what was best for the character also caused grief for the writers and for me." Sandra said that she ended up becoming so notorious for her demands that production had a 'dedicated Sandra whisperer on staff,' whose sole task was to come to the Grey's set and 'deal with' her. "That doesn't happen anymore. I am my own whisperer," she said. "One time… the writers and I were at an impasse about something in this script, and I had to have a call with the big boss. And Shonda, I'll never forget, she said to me: 'Sandra, we have been here before. You got to trust me. Something will come through if you just say the damn words.' … It has stayed with me. I heard her." Cristina has remained present on Grey's since Sandra left the show more than a decade ago, with the character being included via text messages and other written correspondence. The star has long maintained that she has no interest in ever returning to the character, but recently told Entertainment Weekly that she is starting to question this stance. "For the longest time, it has always been a hard no. And it's just… I don't know. I just don't know," she said. "When you finish something, it's a deep process… I just cannot tell you… I can't stress to you enough how consciously I tried to fully process leaving. I don't feel the need to revisit, but I also profoundly understand the audience's love for this character, because I've seen it for the past 10 years. That's the part that makes me just go, hmmm." Would you like to see Cristina back on Grey's? Let me know in the comments below! You can also watch Sandra's full commencement speech here.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Modern Family's Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Reveals Her Sexuality
Modern Family star Aubrey Anderson-Emmons has brought back her famous Lily audio to come out as bisexual. Fans loved the iconic usage of the audio as the eighteen-year-old artist announced her sexuality to the world. Aubrey Anderson-Emmons embraced her Modern Family character's iconic line in real life. The actress, who played Lily Tucker-Pritchett in the iconic ABC sitcom, announced she's bisexual in an Instagram reel celebrating Pride Month. Using audio from Lily's memorable 'I am gay' scene, Anderson-Emmons told followers, 'People keep joking so much about me being gay when I literally am (I'm bi).' It is a sentimental occasion for many viewers who watched Anderson-Emmons grow up on the beloved ABC sitcom from 2011 to 2020. Gushing over the reel-to-reel legacy of Modern Family, a fan commented on IG, 'Coming out to this audio is truly iconic.' Another echoed the emotion, saying, 'Mitch and Cam are gonna be so proud.' A Reddit user summarized the Modern Family fandom's feelings, noting, 'I can just imagine this episode of Modern Family and Cam somehow quietly squealing, crying of happiness and support, while Mitchell fidgets with excitement. Happy Pride, Aubrey!' Anderson-Emmons made her acting debut at the age of three when she joined the Modern Family's Season 3 cast in 2011. Within a year of her TV debut, she made history as the youngest nominee and recipient of a Screen Actors Guild Award. After Modern Family, Anderson-Emmons went on to star in an episode of Bill Nye Saves the World and Paradise Run. In 2024, she reflected on her childhood that was mostly spent on acting sets. The actress appeared in an episode of Just Trish, where she was candid about her Modern Family journey. Anderson-Emmons gushed, 'Modern Family has brought me so many blessings, and I'm forever grateful.' She added, 'But I think kids need to have a normal experience. I definitely felt more troubled as I got older because of the show.' The Modern Family star also dished on her mental state once the series wrapped up. Anderson-Emmons admitted, 'I felt I didn't know what I wanted to do after the show. Figuring out your own hobbies and experiences is important—not having your parents choose for you.' The post Modern Family's Aubrey Anderson-Emmons Reveals Her Sexuality appeared first on - Movie Trailers, TV & Streaming News, and More.
Daily Mirror
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Modern Family star comes out as bisexual five years after sitcom ended
A star of Modern Family has revealed they are bisexual in a funny social media upload as they lip-synced a memorable seen from the iconic sitcom A star of iconic sitcom Modern Family has revealed they are bisexual and used a funny clip from the show in their announcement. Aubrey Anderson-Emmons took to social media to confirm the news to her fans in an amusing upload. The 18-year-old actress, who played Lily, the adoptive daughter of Cameron, played by Eric Stonestreet, and Mitchell (Jesse Tyler Ferguson) in the popular comedy series shared her news on TikTok using an audio clip from season four. In the episode, a young Lily claims she is gay. And now, revealing her news, Aubrey lip-synced the scenes as she filmed herself for the platform. The clip hears the fictional character declare: "No I'm not, I'm gay! I'm gay!' after Gloria, played by Sofia Vergara, tells her she is Vietnamese. Writing over her video, Aubrey said: "People keep joking so much abt me being being gay when I literally am (I'm bi)." And in the caption, she added: "hehe happy pride month and to all a good night #modernfamily #lily #pridemonth #pride #fyp #bi." Her followers were quick to message on the post, with some also making show references. Others praised her for her upload. Aubrey was just four years old when she took on the part in Modern Family. She was cast as Lily for the show's third season in 2011. She also went on to make history as she became the youngest actress ever to win a Screen Actors Guild Award. She received the accoladed as part of the show's ensemble cast. While Aubrey hasn't been on our screens since the show ended, she has been busy performing in high school stage productions. She also shares a food review YouTube channel with her mother, called FoodMania Review. Last month, Aubrey revealed how becoming a child star came about. In a viral TikTok post, she shed light on her previous situation. In the upload, she said: "People ask things like, 'How did you know you wanted to do that when you were four? How do you know you love something when you're so young?' " She admitted: "And the truth is, you don't." However, she insisted her rise to fame wasn't forced on her. "My mom wasn't like, "You're going to do this," it was not like that," she went on. I was not abused on set or anything like that, but you don't know what you're getting yourself into at four years old when you sign a contract to be on a show." She also admitted it was "really hard" for her to grow up among so many opinions of herself.
Sydney Morning Herald
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Why Christina Hendricks turned 50 and changed her attitude
This story is part of the June 15 edition of Sunday Life. See all 15 stories. B ang on time, Christina Hendricks Zooms in from her sunlit Los Angeles living room. Cheekbones like summer peaches. Famous hair loosely scraped back. Disarming smile. Oh, and there's a small dog with its paws on her shoulder, a cockapoo named Triscuit. 'I just woke from a little afternoon nap,' says Hendricks, casually fabulous in a striped T-shirt. 'Today has been a lot of life maintenance. Getting the dogs groomed, a friend dropping by with styling things, dealing with the pool. Stuff that catches up with you.' It feels like Hendricks is cataloguing a non-glamorous day to put me at ease. It's 6am where I am, in a Thai hotel room, coming live with ghoulish lighting to one of the world's most-celebrated beauties. She waves away apologies for my wrinkled sundress and bed-hair: 'Don't worry. I'm flattered you got up so early to talk to me.' The warmth feels authentic. While her most famous character, Mad Men 's Joan Harris (née Holloway), moved through the world like a shark, Hendricks is charming, generous and funny. Old-school vivacious. Interesting and interested. The domestic admin is happening ahead of Hendricks and her husband, cinematographer George Bianchini, heading to their other home, in New York City. While Bianchini is nowhere to be seen when Hendricks twirls her screen to showcase their home – a wall of framed posters and photos, books, a comfortable sofa – he's on his wife's mind. 'We spend nearly every waking moment together and never get tired of each other,' she says. 'He leaves for an hour and I'm like, 'I miss you.' He's my absolute best friend.' The pair met on the set of crime-comedy Good Girls, in which Hendricks starred from 2018-21, but Bianchini is 'quite serious at work so we didn't really talk'. In 2020, they had a Cobb salad lunch at New York institution Barneys, and 'that's when the romance started'. Initially long distance, the relationship surprised them, she says. 'We didn't expect it.' With matching tastes in music, food and humour, they proposed to each other in 2023, and their New Orleans wedding in April 2024 was, the bride says, 'gothic, moody and sexy'. 'We spend nearly every waking moment together and never get tired of each other. He leaves for an hour and I'm like, 'I miss you.' He's my absolute best friend.' CHRISTINA HENDRICKS The couple's first wedding anniversary was followed weeks later by another milestone for Hendricks – she turned 50. Girlfriends threw a small party that left her weepy, 'looking around, seeing the support I've had for 20 years', then Bianchini masterminded a three-day extravaganza in Las Vegas. The birthday itself? Less great. Hendricks was 'not super pleased. I'm not like, 'Yeah, woo, 50!' I'm like, 'All right, here we are. Here we go.' ' For the dual Screen Actors Guild Award winner and six-time Emmy nominee, a half-century means 'a lot of introspection about where and how I want to be. I'm still unpeeling it.' The bittersweet part is less ''Oh, I look or feel older' and more, 'I really like it here. How do I want to spend the rest of this beautiful time?' ' Instead of a clichéd glow-up, Hendricks is letting go. 'There's been a shift – an 'I don't give a f---edness'. I'm less concerned about what other people think.' Along with a rich personal life, Hendricks is buoyant about season two of The Buccaneers, Apple TV+'s bold feminist drama. Based on Edith Wharton's unfinished novel, The Buccaneers follows five rich American girls crashing 1870s British society. Think corsets, chaos and estates, with a mostly female cast, all-female soundtrack and a female director, Susanna White. Filming took place in Spain and Scotland, and Hendricks says falling back into a rhythm with her younger co-stars, including Kristine Froseth, Aubri Ibrag and Mia Threapleton, was easy. 'Everyone came in wanting to make this series even better than season one.' Hendricks plays the unconventional, strong-willed Patti St. George, whose social standing as the mother of the Duchess of Tintagel clashes with her midlife reckoning with divorce, status and independence. 'Patti's story is a modern take on what someone in the 1800s would experience,' she says. 'But showing it in a relatable way to shed some light on how difficult it has been for women for this long. We are in 2025, seeing a very familiar courtroom-drama type of behaviour: the scrutiny, the doubt, the power play that can happen between men and women in the legal system.' Hendricks knows first-hand how staggeringly hard divorce is. She split from her first husband, Geoffrey Arend, in 2019 after a decade together. 'I've had that moment of being under someone else's sky and feeling disconnected from your heart,' she says. 'But there's also something empowering in saying, 'All right, we have made this decision. And now we have to move forward.' ' Resilience runs through her story. Born in Tennessee to a psychologist mother and a forest ranger father, Hendricks grew up in Oregon and Idaho. Her first jobs were in a beauty salon and menswear store, and by 18, her 'unusual and quirky' looks led to modelling work in Japan and Italy. Acting lessons helped her transition from commercials to TV. That's her hand (but not her stomach) on the poster for the 1999 Best Picture Oscar winner American Beauty. Early roles in TV series such as Beggars and Choosers and The Court led to her 2007 breakout part of Joan in Mad Men. At first, the character terrified her. 'I called [creator] Matt Weiner and asked, 'Is she just a bitch?' He said, 'No, she's trying to help.' Once I could see how hard she worked to be a wife, mother and great at her job, I started to relate to her more.' Audiences didn't just relate – they adored Joan. 'They were like, 'Go girl!' They found her honesty refreshing,' says Hendricks. 'I thought maybe this strong woman could be me, too. She gave me confidence.' That confidence helps Hendricks navigate an industry she believes is a struggle. She doesn't elaborate but says, 'Some things happened a few years ago that I'm still dealing with emotionally. I didn't feel I had power. I wasn't being heard. That's a power-play women still face.' Tougher now, Hendricks is more open and less afraid to speak her mind: 'I stick up for myself.' She does this for others, too, through supporting LA's rape-treatment centre, and mentoring women in film. Some of her best career advice came from Carol Kane, her co-star on Beggars and Choosers, Hendricks' first TV series, when the cast was told to run and form a tableau in front of the camera. 'She told me, 'Honey, you're just as important. Get up front and show your face.' ' The bigger life message from that moment? 'Be respectful of people who've been there longer. Learn from them,' Hendricks says. 'But also, you're there for a reason. Don't be afraid to say it out loud. Ask the questions you need to ask.' It's a cue to say I want to ask questions that might feel reductive, but what the hell – when will I get the chance again to find out what skincare products Christina Hendricks uses? She laughs and says she'll shut me down if we veer into 1950s housewife territory. Style first. Audiences have seen Hendricks in everything from 1960s chic to corsets. At home, it's 'easy-breezy, French girl' wide-leg jeans and striped tops. 'And you wouldn't believe how many silk floral soft things I own,' she says. That snowy complexion takes work, she says. 'I have dry skin, so I use balm, not cleanser. Thick, creamy things – I pile 'em on.' Exercise? 'The worst. I studied dance for many years so I respond to Pilates, as it uses body positions and stretching and strength that I understand.' While she works in an industry that worships youth, Hendricks doesn't feel she's judged or lost work because of her age, although she's self-aware enough to only go for roles she's right for. 'But I have noticed a difference [between cast members of various ages] when I'm on The Buccaneers set. We communicate differently, relate differently, work differently.' Loading One role she's played often is that of a mother. In real life, Hendricks is child free by choice (kids are 'a lot of work', she's said previously) but speaks with clarity and care about motherhood, especially as it relates to the mother-daughter relationships portrayed in The Buccaneers.
The Age
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Age
Why Christina Hendricks turned 50 and changed her attitude
This story is part of the June 15 edition of Sunday Life. See all 15 stories. B ang on time, Christina Hendricks Zooms in from her sunlit Los Angeles living room. Cheekbones like summer peaches. Famous hair loosely scraped back. Disarming smile. Oh, and there's a small dog with its paws on her shoulder, a cockapoo named Triscuit. 'I just woke from a little afternoon nap,' says Hendricks, casually fabulous in a striped T-shirt. 'Today has been a lot of life maintenance. Getting the dogs groomed, a friend dropping by with styling things, dealing with the pool. Stuff that catches up with you.' It feels like Hendricks is cataloguing a non-glamorous day to put me at ease. It's 6am where I am, in a Thai hotel room, coming live with ghoulish lighting to one of the world's most-celebrated beauties. She waves away apologies for my wrinkled sundress and bed-hair: 'Don't worry. I'm flattered you got up so early to talk to me.' The warmth feels authentic. While her most famous character, Mad Men 's Joan Harris (née Holloway), moved through the world like a shark, Hendricks is charming, generous and funny. Old-school vivacious. Interesting and interested. The domestic admin is happening ahead of Hendricks and her husband, cinematographer George Bianchini, heading to their other home, in New York City. While Bianchini is nowhere to be seen when Hendricks twirls her screen to showcase their home – a wall of framed posters and photos, books, a comfortable sofa – he's on his wife's mind. 'We spend nearly every waking moment together and never get tired of each other,' she says. 'He leaves for an hour and I'm like, 'I miss you.' He's my absolute best friend.' The pair met on the set of crime-comedy Good Girls, in which Hendricks starred from 2018-21, but Bianchini is 'quite serious at work so we didn't really talk'. In 2020, they had a Cobb salad lunch at New York institution Barneys, and 'that's when the romance started'. Initially long distance, the relationship surprised them, she says. 'We didn't expect it.' With matching tastes in music, food and humour, they proposed to each other in 2023, and their New Orleans wedding in April 2024 was, the bride says, 'gothic, moody and sexy'. 'We spend nearly every waking moment together and never get tired of each other. He leaves for an hour and I'm like, 'I miss you.' He's my absolute best friend.' CHRISTINA HENDRICKS The couple's first wedding anniversary was followed weeks later by another milestone for Hendricks – she turned 50. Girlfriends threw a small party that left her weepy, 'looking around, seeing the support I've had for 20 years', then Bianchini masterminded a three-day extravaganza in Las Vegas. The birthday itself? Less great. Hendricks was 'not super pleased. I'm not like, 'Yeah, woo, 50!' I'm like, 'All right, here we are. Here we go.' ' For the dual Screen Actors Guild Award winner and six-time Emmy nominee, a half-century means 'a lot of introspection about where and how I want to be. I'm still unpeeling it.' The bittersweet part is less ''Oh, I look or feel older' and more, 'I really like it here. How do I want to spend the rest of this beautiful time?' ' Instead of a clichéd glow-up, Hendricks is letting go. 'There's been a shift – an 'I don't give a f---edness'. I'm less concerned about what other people think.' Along with a rich personal life, Hendricks is buoyant about season two of The Buccaneers, Apple TV+'s bold feminist drama. Based on Edith Wharton's unfinished novel, The Buccaneers follows five rich American girls crashing 1870s British society. Think corsets, chaos and estates, with a mostly female cast, all-female soundtrack and a female director, Susanna White. Filming took place in Spain and Scotland, and Hendricks says falling back into a rhythm with her younger co-stars, including Kristine Froseth, Aubri Ibrag and Mia Threapleton, was easy. 'Everyone came in wanting to make this series even better than season one.' Hendricks plays the unconventional, strong-willed Patti St. George, whose social standing as the mother of the Duchess of Tintagel clashes with her midlife reckoning with divorce, status and independence. 'Patti's story is a modern take on what someone in the 1800s would experience,' she says. 'But showing it in a relatable way to shed some light on how difficult it has been for women for this long. We are in 2025, seeing a very familiar courtroom-drama type of behaviour: the scrutiny, the doubt, the power play that can happen between men and women in the legal system.' Hendricks knows first-hand how staggeringly hard divorce is. She split from her first husband, Geoffrey Arend, in 2019 after a decade together. 'I've had that moment of being under someone else's sky and feeling disconnected from your heart,' she says. 'But there's also something empowering in saying, 'All right, we have made this decision. And now we have to move forward.' ' Resilience runs through her story. Born in Tennessee to a psychologist mother and a forest ranger father, Hendricks grew up in Oregon and Idaho. Her first jobs were in a beauty salon and menswear store, and by 18, her 'unusual and quirky' looks led to modelling work in Japan and Italy. Acting lessons helped her transition from commercials to TV. That's her hand (but not her stomach) on the poster for the 1999 Best Picture Oscar winner American Beauty. Early roles in TV series such as Beggars and Choosers and The Court led to her 2007 breakout part of Joan in Mad Men. At first, the character terrified her. 'I called [creator] Matt Weiner and asked, 'Is she just a bitch?' He said, 'No, she's trying to help.' Once I could see how hard she worked to be a wife, mother and great at her job, I started to relate to her more.' Audiences didn't just relate – they adored Joan. 'They were like, 'Go girl!' They found her honesty refreshing,' says Hendricks. 'I thought maybe this strong woman could be me, too. She gave me confidence.' That confidence helps Hendricks navigate an industry she believes is a struggle. She doesn't elaborate but says, 'Some things happened a few years ago that I'm still dealing with emotionally. I didn't feel I had power. I wasn't being heard. That's a power-play women still face.' Tougher now, Hendricks is more open and less afraid to speak her mind: 'I stick up for myself.' She does this for others, too, through supporting LA's rape-treatment centre, and mentoring women in film. Some of her best career advice came from Carol Kane, her co-star on Beggars and Choosers, Hendricks' first TV series, when the cast was told to run and form a tableau in front of the camera. 'She told me, 'Honey, you're just as important. Get up front and show your face.' ' The bigger life message from that moment? 'Be respectful of people who've been there longer. Learn from them,' Hendricks says. 'But also, you're there for a reason. Don't be afraid to say it out loud. Ask the questions you need to ask.' It's a cue to say I want to ask questions that might feel reductive, but what the hell – when will I get the chance again to find out what skincare products Christina Hendricks uses? She laughs and says she'll shut me down if we veer into 1950s housewife territory. Style first. Audiences have seen Hendricks in everything from 1960s chic to corsets. At home, it's 'easy-breezy, French girl' wide-leg jeans and striped tops. 'And you wouldn't believe how many silk floral soft things I own,' she says. That snowy complexion takes work, she says. 'I have dry skin, so I use balm, not cleanser. Thick, creamy things – I pile 'em on.' Exercise? 'The worst. I studied dance for many years so I respond to Pilates, as it uses body positions and stretching and strength that I understand.' While she works in an industry that worships youth, Hendricks doesn't feel she's judged or lost work because of her age, although she's self-aware enough to only go for roles she's right for. 'But I have noticed a difference [between cast members of various ages] when I'm on The Buccaneers set. We communicate differently, relate differently, work differently.' Loading One role she's played often is that of a mother. In real life, Hendricks is child free by choice (kids are 'a lot of work', she's said previously) but speaks with clarity and care about motherhood, especially as it relates to the mother-daughter relationships portrayed in The Buccaneers.
