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.
#1 Helen Mirren Said That One Director Treated Her "Like A Piece Of Meat"
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#2 Judi Dench Was Told That Everything Was Wrong With Her Face
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#3 Emma Thompson Was Told She's Too Old To Star Along Hugh Grant, Who's Only A Year Younger Than She Is
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While in this list, we look at cases of actresses being mistreated during their auditions, Bored Panda also reached out to several people in the casting business to get the view from the other side as well - Rose Rosen from “Casting by Rose Rosen” (check out her Instagram!) and Katie Griffin from “Katie Griffin Casting.”
Both casting directors revealed that they never observed actresses being mistreated during the auditions. They said that they would never tolerate anything like that in their audition rooms.
#4 Thandie Newton Had A Camera Shot Up Her Skirt, As She Was Told To Think About The Guy Making Love To Her
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#5 During Audition For A Lawyer Part, Tracee Ellis Ross Was Dressed Up As A Person Going To A Nightclub
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#6 Gwyneth Paltrow Was Invited To Meet In The Bedroom After An Audition
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Katie Griffin also mentioned that she doesn’t even know any casting directors who would be bold enough to mistreat any actors: “We're not in the business of harming or tearing down talent. We do quite the opposite. We empower and elevate talent with the sole intention of getting them booked. We create safe audition spaces, give redirects during the audition, and provide feedback after the audition so talent can deliver their best work.”
#7 Rose Mcgowan Was Encouraged To Wear Form-Fitting Clothes And Push-Up Bra
#8 Meryl Streep Was Called Ugly In Italian
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#9 Lisa Rinna Was Told To Pull Panties Down And Bend Over For The Role
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In the topic of fighting the mistreatment of talents, the casting director Rose Rosen mentioned that she has heard of intimacy coordinators being hired for auditions, which she thinks is a brilliant idea: “They will advocate for the talent and clarify any issues.”
Another benefit of the auditioning Rose mentioned was the rise of virtual auditions. According to her, these types of auditions “give the actor full control over their environment, and they can only do what they are comfortable with.”
#10 The Casting Directors Said They Weren't Sure If Gina Rodriguez Was Sexy Enough For The Role
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#11 Emmy Rossum Was Invited To An Audition Where The Only Thing She Needed To Do Was Be In The Bikini
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#12 Lana Condor Was Told To Be More Like Hello Kitty
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So, we can only wish that all other casting crews in the industry are guided by the same moral compass as the casting directors we have talked with. After all, all actors and actresses are human and deserve respect when they're only trying to do their job.
How would you have acted if you would have found yourself in these actresses' shoes? Share your ideas in the comments!
#13 Sandra Oh Was Told "To Go Back Home"
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#14 Reese Witherspoon Was Told To Dress Sexier To Prove She's Not Repellent
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#15 Jennifer Aniston Was Told To Lose 30 Pounds
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#16 Sophie Turner Kept Getting Comments To Lose Weight Even Though It's Wasn't Needed For Her Character
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#17 Lena Headley Learned That Occasionally Casting Crew Men Pick Women Based On Who They Would Want To Have Sex With
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#18 Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Was Invited To Talk About "Other Things" Than Work
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#19 Casting Directors Considered Recasting Tiffany Haddish With A White Girl
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#20 Kerry Washington Was Told She Looked Like A Child And Not Sexy Enough
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#21 Ashley Benson Was Told To Lose Weight When She Was A Size 2
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#22 Goldie Hawn Was Tricked Into Going To An Audition, Which Was Actually A Meeting With A Sexual Undertone
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#23 Maggie Gyllenhaal Was Told To "Sex It Up"
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#24 Elizabeth Banks Was Told She Was Too Old To Play Spiderman Girlfriend When She Was Only A Year Older Than Spiderman's Actor
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#25 Sophia Bush Had To Audition Three Times To Fit The Right Amount Of Sexiness The Casting Directors Were Looking For
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#26 Kristen Bell Was Told She Wasn't Pretty And Wasn't Quirky Enough
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#27 January Jones Was Asked To "Dance A Pole Dance Without A Pole"
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#28 When Auditioning For Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews Was Told She Was "Too Pretty" But "Got The Nose For It"
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#29 Zoe Kazan Felt Pressured To Be Flirty During An Audition
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#30 Camila Mendes Was Told She Wasn't "Glossy" Enough
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