Christina Ricci on Yellowjackets Her Career Long Fight to Play Unlikable Characters

Christina Ricci has been the face of onscreen oddballs and outsiders for the past 30 yearsbut her fight to keep playing those characters has been an uphill struggle. I think we re at the as an audience, where we can find characters interesting that we don t see ourselves in, at all, Ricci says. You don t have to see yourself in somebody to be fascinated, interested, or root for someone. I m really happy we re at that place, because I really spent years arguing that In this episode of In the Envelope: The Actor s Podcast, Ricci takes us through the twists and turns of her career, all the way up to Showtime s dark drama, Yellowjackets, for which she s earning Emmys buzz for the role of unhinged show tunes enthusiast, Misty. Brought to you by HBO Max. Backstage has been the, 1 resource for actors and talentseekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstages podcast, features intimat