The majority of us probably love watching various TV shows and movies. But before these shows and movies come to our screens, they come a very long way. One of the first steps is always finding fitting people for the roles. This usually is done through auditions, where actors and actresses come to try out for certain parts.
Sadly, these auditions aren't always the most pleasing experience for the talent. It gets especially gruesome when it comes to actresses. There are plenty of cases of women being mistreated in the audition rooms. Today, let's take a trip through some of the experiences that were shared by these brave actresses. And let's praise them for going through such events and thriving in their careers.
#21 Goldie Hawn Was Tricked Into Going To An Audition, Which Was Actually A Meeting With A Sexual Undertone
When Goldie Hawn was 19, she went to what she thought was an audition, but it turned out to be something else. Cartoonist Al Capp took off his business clothes and came into the room in a dressing gown. When she sat down, he wanted to kiss her, but the actress refused. When she was leaving, she didn’t have enough money to go back to the 1964 New York World’s Fair, where she was dancing, so he gave her $20 for a taxi. When the actress recalled this situation, she said: “It wasn’t a good day.”
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19points
#22 Kerry Washington Was Told She Looked Like A Child And Not Sexy Enough
Kerry Washington once wore overalls to an audition. This resulted in the casting people saying she looked like a child and not sexy, so they couldn’t see her.
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17points
#23 Elizabeth Banks Was Told She Was Too Old To Play Spiderman Girlfriend When She Was Only A Year Older Than Spiderman's Actor
Elizabeth Banks auditioned for the role of Mary-Jane Watson in the first Spider-Man movie opposite Tobey Maguire. But she was told she was too old to play the role of Spider-Man’s girlfriend. She is only a year older than Tobey Maguire, and at the time of the audition, she was only 28.
The role of Mary-Jane Watson went to Kirsten Dunst, who was only 20 at the time. Elizabeth got a smaller role of Betty Brant, secretary at the Daily Bugle.
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16points
#24 Kristen Bell Was Told She Wasn't Pretty And Wasn't Quirky Enough
Kristen Bell said she was once told she wasn’t pretty enough to play the pretty girl and wasn’t quirky enough to play the weird girl during her early career. The actress said these kinds of comments were often very confusing.
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15points
#25 Maggie Gyllenhaal Was Told To "Sex It Up"
Maggie Gyllenhaal once opened up about when, back in the day, she was auditioning for a part she really wanted in a movie. She was wearing a black linen dress. During the audition, she was told the dress wasn’t hot enough.
She also was asked to come back later and “sex it up a bit.” So, for this, she put on leather pants and a pink leopard skinny camisole. Still, she didn’t get the part.
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15points
#26 Zoe Kazan Felt Pressured To Be Flirty During An Audition
Zoe Kazan shared that she felt pressured to be flirty during an audition.
She also said she had been asked to “wear something body-conscious” during the auditions, which made her aware that the casting crew was checking out her body. “You leave the situation feeling not good about what just happened, but you don't really have the language for why. You feel like, if you said something, it would reflect badly on you.”
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12points
#27 Sophia Bush Had To Audition Three Times To Fit The Right Amount Of Sexiness The Casting Directors Were Looking For
For her role in “One Tree Hill,” Sophia Bush auditioned three times because of the absurd requests from casting directors. During her first audition, she was told she wasn’t sexy enough, and during the second one, she was too sexy. So, only the third time was the charm.
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11points
#28 When Auditioning For Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews Was Told She Was "Too Pretty" But "Got The Nose For It"
The author of “Mary Poppins,” Pamela Lyndon Travers, told Julie Andrews, who was auditioning to play Mary Poppins: “You're far too pretty, of course, but you’ve got the nose for it.”
10points
#29 January Jones Was Asked To "Dance A Pole Dance Without A Pole"
January Jones revealed the incident that happened during her second-ever audition, that was for “Coyote Ugly,” which left her mortified. After she did a reading for the part, Jerry Bruckheimer wanted her to dance a pole dance without a pole on top of the table to Prince’s “Kiss.”
Later, he said to her that she did great at reading, but she had no rhythm, which prompted the actress to call her agent and say that she didn’t want to do this anymore.
Later, he said to her that she did great at reading, but she had no rhythm, which prompted the actress to call her agent and say that she didn’t want to do this anymore.
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7points
#30 Camila Mendes Was Told She Wasn't "Glossy" Enough
When Camila Mendes was auditioning for “Riverdale,” she was told that she wasn't "glossy" enough for the network, as her hair was frizzy from the rain. She was asked to come back in a few days.
And she did. For that, she asked her friend to do her makeup to look glowy.
4points
