actress Claire Lanay
And right before all of that during the Thicker Than Money episode, actress Claire Lanay donned her microphone and eager attitude as Kathleen, a reporter on the hunt for the latest juicy story revolving around Blake Carrington and his family.
Think you’ve seen Claire before? Well, she was the hellacious party girl in the feature film, “Stretch,” starring Patrick Wilson, Ed Helms, Chris Pine, Brooklyn Decker and Jessica Alba. Didn’t see that one? Maybe it was her stints on the 狐狸 comedy, “Ben & Kate,” 或者 in Antoine Fuqua’s 狐狸 TV pilot project “Exit Strategy.” Are 你 a late-night owl? Then, perhaps 你 saw her in a few comedy sketches on TBS’s talker “Conan.” 或者 if you’re a soap 粉丝 then I’ll be 你 saw her recurring on “General Hospital” and its SoapNet off-shoot “General Hospital: Night Shift.” Missed all of these? Relax, we hear Claire can be seen in another new series for NBC coming later this year.
Clearly, Claire Lanay has been hard at work. And, thankfully she’s found some time to answer a few 问题 for us:
Tell us about your role in “Dynasty.”
CLAIRE: I would say Kathleen likes to think of herself as a Lois Lane of sorts. A hard-hitting journalist on the hunt for an exclusive scoop. Now in reality, it might be 更多 along the lines of her milking the drama within the Carrington family for all the glamorous tabloid fodder it’s worth.
What would 你 consider your characters ‘best’ quality? And their ‘worst’?
CLAIRE: She’s definitely focused and very serious about her career aspirations. Ambitious, young and hungry to make a name for herself. Seems willing to forgo grace 或者 class to get the first crack at a juicy headline. Opportunistic, aggressively pursuing fame 由 proxy. Kathleen strikes me as someone who would idolize 墙 街, 街道 Journal investigative reporter John Carreyrou who broke the whole Elizabeth Holmes-Theranos story. I think she would delight not so much in uncovering massive fraud and deception, but 更多 so at the idea of being the one to topple a powerful entity 或者 empire.
Any chance your character will return again?
CLAIRE: I don’t see why not. Hint hint to the ‘Dynasty’ folks who are 阅读 this. [Laughs] They did get renewed for a third season, so there’s definitely a chance.
How was it to work on this fan-favorite series?
CLAIRE: It was so much fun! Everyone was lovely, hard-working and really supportive of each other.
Any interesting stories from the set 你 can share?
CLAIRE: Well, I didn't get to wrestle anybody in a 喷泉 like Joan Collins… maybe 下一个 time? I did work with some terrific people and I'm glad I had enough restraint and professionalism not to run up to Grant 显示 and blurt out “hey my mom used to watch 你 on ‘Melrose Place’”!
What’s the biggest lesson 你 learned from working on this project?
CLAIRE: Now that I think about it, this has really been an eye-opener for a couple reasons. The number of TV shows and films shooting in Atlanta is staggering. Wasn’t there over 450 productions in Georgia last year? That’s crazy! Folks weren’t kidding when they 说 this is the Hollywood of the South. Another thing that I’m excited to see is 更多 diversity and inclusion in front of as well as behind the camera. I’m really grateful for any chance I get to work and grow as a performer. I look 前锋, 期待 to all the wonderful experiences that are on the horizon.
You’re also in a new series for NBC; what can 你 tell us about that?
CLAIRE: ‘Council of Dads’ is a new drama series that is inspired 由 Bruce Feiler’s best-selling memoir about the upheaval he and his family are thrown into after being diagnosed with a rare, life-threatening cancer. I play a nurse tending to the family while they’re trying to deal with this tragic news. Fun fact: A pilot for ‘Council of Dads’ was originally shot as a comedy for 狐狸 back in 2011 but it didn’t go anywhere. It was directed 由 Anthony & Joe Russo who both went on to direct Marvel 电影院 including the recently released ‘Avengers: Endgame’. Looks like they did alright for themselves! This time around, the 显示 is 更多 in the vein of another NBC tearjerker series ‘This is Us’.
And, now just for fun:
Who’s your 最喜爱的 actor/actress?
CLAIRE: Danai Gurira and Tessa Thompson because I 爱情 my beautiful badass ladies. Jon Bernthal is incredible. Oh…have 你 seen ‘Barry’ on HBO? Bill Hader is so damn good!
What role from the past do 你 wish 你 could have played?
CLAIRE: Trinity from ‘The Matrix’. I can’t believe that movie is 20 years old. How awesome would it be to basically get paid to train to become a superhero! I also would have liked to have played Furiosa in ‘Mad Max: Fury Road’.
Favorite movie 或者 TV 显示 from your childhood.
CLAIRE: ‘Terminator 2: Judgment Day’. ‘Star Trek: The 下一个 Generation’. I had two older brothers and I watched everything they watched. That meant a lot of action and sci-fi.
Tell us one thing that would surprise our readers to learn about you.
CLAIRE: I’ve been training in martial arts, stage combat, kickboxing, sword, bo staff and firearms for a couple years. I’d like to learn 更多 about how to do fight choreography and stunt coordinating.
How can 粉丝 keep up with you?
CLAIRE: Everyone is 更多 than welcome to follow me on Twitter: @clairelanay link
Instagram: @clairelanay link
或者 Facebook: /clairelanay link
Also check out my website: clairelanay.com link
