TWIST chatted with Amara Miller from 1600 Penn! Amara spilled about her character Marigold and how she got started in acting! Check out the exclusive convo below!
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TWIST
TWIST: Can you tell us about your character?
Amara Miller: 1600 Penn is comedy about a First Family and I play Marigold, the daughter of the President. Marigold is spunky near-teenage girl who is strong and confident- those are two things really admire in her. If you keep watching you really see another side of her, especially in the relationships that she develops with the other characters in the show.
TWIST: How did you get started acting?
AM: I gave a little bit of thought to it when I younger. That was when I was around seven or eight. A couple of years went by then one day my aunt came from LA and said, "I was at a party and overheard some friends talking about how Alexander Payne the director of The Descendants was looking for a ten year old girl to be in his next movie." I was like, "sure why not?" I thought it would be fun! So I put myself on tape, and I got the part!
TWIST: What advice would you give to girls you would like to get into acting?
AM: Definitely don't let others get you down. A lot of people will tell you that you can't do it, you'll never amount to anything, you'll never be a great actress, singer or whatever you want to be. Don't let others kill your hope, and don't let them get you down!
TWIST: Can you tell us about your work with the Plastic Pollution Coalition?
AM: The Plastic Pollution Coalition is a foundation about spreading the awareness of how dangerous plastics can be. They harm the environment, they harm animals and they can hurt people sometimes. It's important to me because this is our environment; we only have one, so why disrespect it? It has given so much and I don't really understand why we would pollute and harm it with all of these dangerous things that can harm us, others, our planet.
TWIST: What's next for you?
AM: I'm just running through the audition process. A lot of great scripts have been coming my way and it's really a lot of fun reading and seeing what you're interested in. I've definitely been looking at a lot of dramatic movies so far.