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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Inga Parkel

Lena Dunham says Penny Marshall refused to hire her as she wouldn’t ‘smile on command’

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Lena Dunham has opened up about a failed childhood audition with the late Penny Marshall after the actor refused to “smile on command”.

The 36-year-old Girls creator was 12 at the time when she tried out for a role in the director’s 2001 dramedy, Riding In Cars With Boys.

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