Actress Melanie Lynskey has had a long, successful career that spanned both film and television. She’s having a serious moment right now thanks to her acclaimed work in Showtime’s Yellowjackets, which recently ended its second season. Although it turns out that she could have another iconic TV role on her long resume. Because Lynskey revealed she was nearly cast as Willow on Buffy the Vampire Slayer. What’s more, she explained what went wrong.
Full disclosure: Buffy is my favorite show of all time. So it’s mind-blowing to learn that Melanie Lynskey almost played everyone’s favorite witch Willow. The role famously went to Alyson Hannigan, who played her for all seven seasons of the series. The Ever After actress recently did an interview with Evan Ross Katz, where she shared the true story about her Buffy experience. In her words:
