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West Australian
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- West Australian
Molly Parker: House of Cards actress stars in US drama Doc which has just aired in Australia
Molly Parker has a newfound respect for doctors after starring as one in Doc, the US's biggest medical drama, which has finally hit screens in Australia. The Canadian actress plays Amy Larsen, the chief of Internal Medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis, who sustains a brain injury and loses the last eight years of her life. Dr Larsen is forced to navigate an unfamiliar world — while still practising medicine, she has no recollection of patients she's treated, colleagues she's encountered, the man she loves, or the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a nine-year-old, and a few devoted friends, as she struggles after losing nearly a decade of knowledge and experience. It is based on an Italian series of the same name inspired by true events. Parker, best-known for her roles in House of Cards and Lost in Space, said while stepping into scrubs had been a challenge, she discovered a greater respect for medical professionals. 'The first couple of episodes are quite emotional for Amy, and so just that, in and of itself, is quite difficult,' she told The Sunday Times. 'It's given me a whole new appreciation for actors who play medical professionals, but also for medical professionals. It is such hard work and just so important. It's given me a whole a whole new respect.' With many days of intense and emotional filming, Parker said she uses knitting, a hobby she took up a few years ago, to cope. 'For me, in between setups or in between scenes, I need to be doing something with my hands, but it can't be something that takes me emotionally into another place,' she said. 'Like a big part of the job as an actor is to manage your emotional reality over the course of a day of working and knitting kind of is meditative. 'My husband's daughter just had a baby, so we have a little three-month-old granddaughter, and she's like the cutest thing ever. So I'm making little outfits. She also has a mini dachshund, Birdie, whom she takes on walks. While the series has aired in Australia for the first time, Parker admitted she hasn't spent a lot of time in the country. 'It's so embarrassing. And actually, I have an aunt from Melbourne, although she hasn't lived there in many, many years,' she said. 'I grew up on the west coast of Canada, and I just sort of always thought work would take me there. Like for a long time, all the travel I did was only for work, and I've sort of only recently really started travelling for myself, and somehow I just have not gotten a job in Australia.' Doc has been renewed for a second season of 22 episodes — double that of the first season — but Parker couldn't spill the beans as she 'doesn't know very much'. 'I expect that everything you can think of is gonna happen in this second season. But for me, that's part of what is really exciting about this dynamic, (Larsen's) amnesia gives space where almost anything can exist in that void,' she said. 'All secrets and surprises are going to show up for Amy. And I guess the big question is, Is she going to get any of her memory back? If she does, what will it be? And will it be an end?' Stream new episodes of Doc on 7plus every Tuesday.
Perth Now
3 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Popular US medical drama finally airs in Australia
Molly Parker has a newfound respect for doctors after starring as one in Doc, the US's biggest medical drama, which has finally hit screens in Australia. The Canadian actress plays Amy Larsen, the chief of Internal Medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis, who sustains a brain injury and loses the last eight years of her life. Dr Larsen is forced to navigate an unfamiliar world — while still practising medicine, she has no recollection of patients she's treated, colleagues she's encountered, the man she loves, or the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a nine-year-old, and a few devoted friends, as she struggles after losing nearly a decade of knowledge and experience. It is based on an Italian series of the same name inspired by true events. Parker, best-known for her roles in House of Cards and Lost in Space, said while stepping into scrubs had been a challenge, she discovered a greater respect for medical professionals. 'The first couple of episodes are quite emotional for Amy, and so just that, in and of itself, is quite difficult,' she told The Sunday Times. 'It's given me a whole new appreciation for actors who play medical professionals, but also for medical professionals. It is such hard work and just so important. It's given me a whole a whole new respect.' Molly Parker in Doc. Credit: Sony Pictures Television With many days of intense and emotional filming, Parker said she uses knitting, a hobby she took up a few years ago, to cope. 'For me, in between setups or in between scenes, I need to be doing something with my hands, but it can't be something that takes me emotionally into another place,' she said. 'Like a big part of the job as an actor is to manage your emotional reality over the course of a day of working and knitting kind of is meditative. 'My husband's daughter just had a baby, so we have a little three-month-old granddaughter, and she's like the cutest thing ever. So I'm making little outfits. She also has a mini dachshund, Birdie, whom she takes on walks. While the series has aired in Australia for the first time, Parker admitted she hasn't spent a lot of time in the country. 'It's so embarrassing. And actually, I have an aunt from Melbourne, although she hasn't lived there in many, many years,' she said. 'I grew up on the west coast of Canada, and I just sort of always thought work would take me there. Like for a long time, all the travel I did was only for work, and I've sort of only recently really started travelling for myself, and somehow I just have not gotten a job in Australia.' Doc has been renewed for a second season of 22 episodes — double that of the first season — but Parker couldn't spill the beans as she 'doesn't know very much'. 'I expect that everything you can think of is gonna happen in this second season. But for me, that's part of what is really exciting about this dynamic, (Larsen's) amnesia gives space where almost anything can exist in that void,' she said. 'All secrets and surprises are going to show up for Amy. And I guess the big question is, Is she going to get any of her memory back? If she does, what will it be? And will it be an end?' Stream new episodes of Doc on 7plus every Tuesday.
Elle
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Elle
'She's Not The Most Graceful, But She's Relentless': Why Rachel Brosnahan Wanted To Play Superman's Lois Lane
Actor Rachel Brosnahan is no stranger to playing strong women — Midge Maisel in The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, Rachel Posner in House of Cards, Emily Donovan in The Courier. Now, the Golden Globe winner is adding one of ELLE's favourite comic book heroines to the list, as she takes on the role of Lois Lane in upcoming blockbuster Superman, starring alongside David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult. Brosnahan has a busy summer ahead of her, what with the film's world tour just around the corner. Though she still carved out time for a major fashion moment, heading to Rome this week for Dior's Cruise 2026 show, which was staged in the magical gardens of 18th century Villa Albani Torlonia. ELLE UK caught up with the actor to talk about her latest role, the style advice she swears by, and her go-to hotspots in Rome. I heard that Maria Grazia was requesting that the women wear white and loved how romantic this dress was. I've been wearing a lot of black lately so it was nice to wear something that felt softer. The lace makes the dress seem demure at first but it's also fairly see through so it feels like I have a secret. Always have to start with eye patches. Especially if fighting jet lag. The dress felt like it was calling for something as romantic as it was. I have naturally curly hair but rarely wear it so we wanted to embrace the curl but also pull it off my face. My hairstylist Jillian Halouska also tied a few small black and white bows in the back to hold it in place. Emma Day, my brilliant makeup artist, and I have worked together for many years and she always uses colour so beautifully. She suggested a coral Dior Rosy Glow blush and lip and pulled some into the eyes too. I'm obsessed with the Dior Addict Lip Glows because they give you a little bit of a stain but are still glossy. Skincare is the best makeup. Take care of your skin and then enhance your natural beauty with beautiful makeup. And to invest in timeless pieces that can be worn in different ways. Then you never have to worry about going out of style. My style is constantly evolving and I like to have fun with fashion. It's an opportunity to express yourself - who you are or who you want to be, even if just for tonight. I'm endlessly inspired by French Women. They're so effortlessly stylish. My dog chewed through the pocket of my favourite black leather jacket so I'm on the hunt for the perfect replacement. She's an icon and I'm standing on the shoulders of the brilliant women who helped bring her to life for different generations. I love that she's not always the most graceful in her pursuit, but that she's relentless in her quest for the truth. I think she's endured because it's inspiring to watch someone go to the ends of the earth for what they believe in. Sometimes literally in her case. It's also fun to watch someone like that get into trouble, which she often does, and have to rely on their own intelligence and instinct (and occasionally a Superman) to come out on top. I'm hesitant to give them away because I'll never be able to get in again! I'm always chasing the perfect gelato… I recently stumbled into La Strega Nocciola which is pretty fantastic. I went to Enzo al 29 a few years ago which is excellent but not a secret anymore! Da Francesco is also really good for pasta and pizza. I love to walk around Trastevere near the water and people watch. Rachel Brosnahan wears Christian Dior; Makeup: Dior Capture La Crème, Dior Capture Le Sérum, Dior Eye Patches, Dior Forever Hydra Nude 1,5N, Dior Forever Nude Bronze 03, Soft Matte Diorshow 5 Couleurs 557Brown Cachemire, Diorshow Overvolume 090 Overblack, Diorshow on Stage Crayon 099 Black, Diorshow Liquid Liner 096 Satin Black, Dior Backstage Rosy Glow 001 Pink, Backstage Rosy Glow Stick 001 , and Pink Dior addict Lip Glow 001 Pink. ELLE Collective is a new community of fashion, beauty and culture lovers. For access to exclusive content, events, inspiring advice from our Editors and industry experts, as well the opportunity to meet designers, thought-leaders and stylists, become a member today HERE.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Corey Stoll, Lorraine Toussaint drawn to ‘The Better Sister'
BAKERSFIELD, Calif. (KGET) — Corey Stoll has portrayed a variety of roles during his acting career. He tends to lean toward characters who are complicated and complex from the villainous Yellowjacket in 'Ant-Man' to the conniving Rep. Peter Russo in 'House of Cards.' His latest foray into that kind of performance can be seen in the Prime Video eight-episode limited series 'The Better Sister' when it debuts May 29. He's a handsome lawyer who has a connection to two very different sisters played by Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks. 'I don't think I would play a simple character,' Stoll says. 'I am not bragging. It's just that the whole point of acting is to play contradictions. That's what drew me to it, and it is the only way I know how to work.' Adam (Stoll) and Chloe (Biel), a high-profile media executive, live a picturesque life with their troubled teenage son Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan). When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, reuniting the two sisters, as they try to untangle a complicated family history to discover the truth behind his death. Chloe must deal with the tragedy with her estranged sister Nicky (Banks) who is struggling to make ends meet and stay clean. 'The Better Sister,' is based on the book by bestselling author Alafair Burke that deals with a murder in a very unique family. Stoll points out that while the mystery was the driving aspect of the book, the series focuses more on family elements. 'As you watch every episode, the family seems to get more and more complicated,' Stoll says. 'That was what drew me to it. I love getting to work with both Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks. 'It was great to have these very different wives. But it was the father-son relationship that I really identified with. It is a very fraught father-son relationship like many father-son relations are. I think a lot of guys will be able to identify with that.' Stoll's credits also include the FX horror drama series 'The Strain,' the big business series 'Billions' and the NBC police drama 'Law & Order: LA.' The series also stars Kim Dickens as Detective Nancy Guidry, Bobby Naderi as Detective Matt Bowen, Gabriel Sloyer as Jake Rodriguez, Gloria Reuben as Michelle Sanders, with Matthew Modine as Bill Braddock, and Lorraine Toussaint as Catherine Lancaster. The streaming service series arrives just as Toussaint learned her CBS series, 'The Equalizer,' was canceled. Her character in 'The Better Sister' is both a stern boss to Chloe and her chief confidant. That part is similar to her work on 'The Equalizer' as she was the touchstone for every member of the family. Toussaint is certain that she is one of the names of actors who get mentioned when the character must be extremely strong. 'Some of it is 'dance with the lady who brought you to the party',' Toussaint says. 'I certainly don't shy away from roles like that, but I am also getting to play a lot of mothers and that is bringing out the maternal part of me.' She enjoys playing those in charge and maternal roles but she is ready to expand her acting portfolio. The next part of Toussaint's acting career will have her tackling a lot of vampy roles. Any roles Toussaint tackles in the future based on a book will have her reading the original story. She finds background information in the book that helps her flesh out the character. 'Sometimes a character can be very inconsequential in the book and then suddenly it is expanded in the series,' Toussaint says. 'It gives me a world where this narrative exists. 'I always like having a bird's eye to see how what I am doing fits into the whole.' This perspective comes from more than 40 years of acting that started in the theater. Toussaint began her career in theatre, before landing roles in 'Law & Order,' 'Orange is the New Black,' 'Crossing Jordan,' 'Hudson Hawk,' 'Dangerous Minds' and 'Any Day Now.' Because 'The Better Sister' has so many twists and turns, there are multiple suspects along the way. Stoll admits he had no idea who had committed the crime until he saw it in the script. 'I'm the worst at that,' Stoll says. 'My mother would read mysteries and know who had done the crime early. I believe too much in my fellow man so I can't believe anyone would do it.' Toussaint was in the same boat as Stoll. She was so interested in seeing who was the killer that she stayed up late at night to read as much of the book as possible. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
UPI
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- UPI
Father-son relationship drew Corey Stoll to 'Better Sister' role
1 of 4 | Corey Stoll's "The Better Sister" premieres Thursday. Photo courtesy of Prime Video NEW YORK, May 28 (UPI) -- House of Cards and Many Saints of Newark actor Corey Stoll says he wanted to play successful New York lawyer Adam in The Better Sister because the character is a man with the veneer of a perfect life hiding a painful past. "He's a complex guy," Stoll, 49, told UPI in a recent Zoom interview. "He did not have the greatest childhood and has made something of himself, but has never really sort of let go of that chip on his shoulder." Premiering on Prime Video Thursday, the adaptation of Alafair Burke's best-selling novel follows what happens when Adam's media executive wife Chloe (Jessica Biel) finds him beaten to death in their summer home. Almost immediately, Adam's troubled teen son Ethan (Maxwell Acee Donovan) becomes the prime suspect, putting Adam's previous marriage to Nicky (Elizabeth Banks) -- Ethan's estranged, troubled mother and Chloe's sister -- into the harsh spotlight. "It was really great having these two marriages to sort of work with, but it was the relationship with my son from the first marriage that really drew me to the material," Stoll said. "It was the thing that I could identify with the most," he added. "There's something about father-son relationships that can be so fraught. It's so full of love, but so full of this sort of inability to cross that threshold and really express that love. There's just a lot of rich material in that." While it may have been the family drama of the show that hooked Stoll, he also enjoyed the whodunnit aspect that surrounds his character's death. "It's very obvious why it's a great project to do because it's just so twisty and turny and the show is always ahead of the audience," Stoll said. "You constantly have to watch the next one, go to the next scene, go to the next episode, because you just have to find out how this is all going to pan out." Because Adam is killed early in the story, most of what viewers learn about him comes from flashback scenes and the memories of his widow, ex-wife and son, not all of whom agree on their accounts of events. Stoll recalled it was a constant group effort between the cast and crew to remind him of his time and space. "I would read [the scripts] carefully and try to keep track, but, often, I'd be on set and be like: 'Oh, wait a second. What decade are we in? What do we know? What don't we know?'" Stoll said. Of course, actors are used to shooting scenes out of order, but this job had more moving parts than most. "This is taking place over the course of decades and, also, those plot points are so important because it's this murder mystery, so that was challenging," he said. "But, luckily, the scripts were pretty airtight and you can really sort of hold on to, like: 'What is this scene? Let's just play this scene for what it is without having to sort of play the whole series.'" Jessica Biel turns 41: a look back Biel arrives at the Billboard Music Awards at MGM Grand in Las Vegas on December 9, 2002. Photo by Roger Williams/UPI | License Photo
