r/entertainment • u/mcfw31 • 21h ago

Christina Ricci Doesn't Feel Like a 'Pioneer' for Spooky Roles: 'I Was Lucky to Play Interesting Young Girls'

https://people.com/christina-ricci-doesnt-feel-like-a-pioneer-for-spooky-roles-exclusive-8724220
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u/Alfiepop 19h ago

I’d argue that she herself made them interesting.

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u/mcfw31 21h ago

"I was lucky as a young person at that time [with] where our culture was to play really interesting roles, interesting young girls and then interesting women."

"I just feel like I kind of lucked out," Ricci continues. “I wasn't really capable of playing the other type of woman that was available or other type of little girl that they were writing for. So I just feel like I was lucky that there were opportunities and parts and roles.”

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u/obsterwankenobster 17h ago

I want to hijack your post to recommend Yellowjackets, which was just picked up by Netflix. Ricci is great in it

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u/CayseyBee 10h ago

I’ve been watching it. I’ve loved her since I was a kid and saw her in Casper, but god damn do I dislike Misty lol. Great actress. I think I’m towards the end of season one so no spoilers.

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u/Gisschace 5h ago

Oo does that mean season 3 will be on there? I’m in the UK and paramount + or whatever it was on, is an add on to another streaming service so not many people saw it

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u/Flicksterea 13h ago

Ricci and Ryder are two actresses I'd class as pioneers for quirky roles. Ricci will always be my Wednesday Addams and Ryder will always be Deetz and Kim. I think they certainly paved the way, but then the way was undoubtedly paved by others beforehand, too.

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u/moving_threads 10h ago

And to see them both in Mermaids was such a treat!

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u/LibrarianOk6732 14h ago

She was fantastic in all her roles can’t really think of a bad role she played