This 'The Pitt' star's famous dad is loving the praise for her performance
This 'The Pitt' star's famous dad is loving the praise for her performance
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The apple didn't fall far from the tree when it comes to Taylor Dearden on "The Pitt."
The actress, who plays Mel on the Max medical drama, is the 32-year-old daughter of Bryan Cranston and his wife Robin Dearden, and the "Breaking Bad" star couldn't be happier about her success.
Speaking to The Associated Press, Cranston reflected that "there is nothing that's more gratifying than when your kid receives praise," adding that "no one can say anything to me that's better than that."
Cranston continued, "Her mom and I are just over the moon with her work on it. She's a very hard-working person. She grew up in it, so it's in her bones. She's in it for the right reasons, and she loves it."
He went on to say that "she's doing great" and that "the show is fantastic."
"The Pitt" is considered Dearden's breakout role, though it's not her first onscreen performance. She previously starred on the MTV series "Sweet/Vicious," the Netflix series "American Vandal" and the Apple TV+ series "For All Mankind."
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Dearden also appeared on her dad's series, "Breaking Bad." In the Season 3 episode "No Más," she played a student in a scene where a school holds an assembly about dealing with grief after an airplane disaster. At the time, she was credited as Taylor Cranston for her role of "Sad Faced Girl." This was Dearden's first television credit, according to IMDb.
Dearden's mom, Robin Dearden, is also an actress who has appeared on shows like "Magnum, P.I." and "Happy Days."
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In a separate appearance on the "Today" show, Cranston praised his daughter as a "wonderful, hard-working actor" and said that the high marks she's getting for her role on "The Pitt" makes him feel like a "proud dad," so much so that he feels he could retire happy. "She grew up in this business, with my wife and I being actors," he noted. "We're so proud of her."
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