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May 19, 2021 · “Laura is the coolest girl in the room at any given time,” Ann fangirls minutes in, talking about the co-star she calls her Sundance Kid. “She doesn't think that herself because she's just there vaping in the corner - a cool girl surrounded by a cloud of smoke.
Ann Skelly got her first acting practice growing up in County Wexford, Ireland, “pretending to be asleep on the couch watching things my parents were watching,” trying to sneak “glimpses of ...
Apr 9, 2021 · Laura Donnelly and Ann Skelly teamed up for interviews (via Zoom) to discuss their roles in the sci-fi action series created by Joss Whedon ( The Avengers, Buffy the Vampire Slayer ). Donnelly’s Amalia possesses the ability to see brief glimpses of the future and Skelly’s Penance is a brilliant inventor. Polar opposites in personality ...
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The Neversexplores what happens when those without legitimate power in society suddenly gain a form of power and how the established order reacts to that. It’s got beautiful dialogue, a lot of humour and a range of all sorts of characters played by really exceptional actors. I’ve never worked with so many women in one job before in a role, or been ...
A character like Azula fromAvatar: The Last Airbender. I love the idea of lost worlds and the character’s interaction with nature. She starts off as this absolutely relentless oppositional force, and eventually gets driven mad by power – which would be a fun arc to do.
I shan’t film in the wind, or run. I’m kidding. I know I’ll need a little sugar boost on hard days and so I’ll scope out a hidey hole for my sweets. That’s not really a demand though.
Bong Joon-ho. Growing up I’ve usually been more inclined towards non-English language films and he’s a brilliant example of what happens when you look past subtitles – you get to experience a much wider world of storytelling.
Terrible, I made one for work but that’s all I have. It’s a weird thing of being incredibly boring but addictive.
I did always have the inclination to be an actor, but maybe that came from wanting to be Leeloo in The Fifth Element, Annie in Annie or Babe from Babe. Probably the latter.
Cleopatra: A Life by Stacy Schiff, which reclaims Cleopatra from patriarchal biases of the time and shows her as an incredibly intelligent leader and person. An Intimate History of Humanity by Theodore Zeldin because it distils universal themes to very personal stories. And The Myth of Sisyphusby Albert Camus, because every sentence is very dense a...
Double cleanse in evenings, SPF in the day, a hyaluronic and antioxidant serum in the day, retinol at night. It comes down to water, sleep and food though.
Rule taker, which is very un-Sagittarius of me. The Nevers is available to watch on Sky Atlantic and NOW TV. All images are from Sky Pictures. MORE INTERVIEWS: The Nevers’ Viola Prettejohn / Viewpoint’s Alexandra Roach
Apr 9, 2021 · Amalia and Penance, played by Laura Donnelly and Ann Skelly, respectively, are the lead characters of HBO’s new drama, The Nevers. In the world of the series, they are just two of hundreds of people (mostly women) “touched” by a mysterious event that occurred in Victorian London three years prior. Each touched woman has a “turn” — a ...
Apr 14, 2021 · Ann Skelly discusses Penance's workshop and inventions and why her character is the “loving” leader of the Touched. #HBO #TheNevers Subscribe to HBO on YouTu...
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Ann Skelly (born 6 December 1996) is an Irish actress. She received IFTA nominations for her performances in the film Kissing Candice (2017) and the miniseries Death and Nightingales (2018). She is also known for her roles in the crime drama Red Rock (2015–2019), the film Rose Plays Julie (2019), and the HBO series The Nevers (2021).
