How Carey Mulligan Memorizes Lines + Prepares for a Role Like Promising Young Woman

Carey Mulligan has once again filed one of the years most memorable and breathtaking performances, this time as the lead heroine in Emerald Fennells, PromisingYoungWoman. The Focus Features releasewhich follows Cassandra (Mulligan), a woman who in the aftermath of a friends assault seeks revengeis now nominated for five Academy Awards, including best actress for Mulligan, best picture, and historically, best original screenplay and best director for Fennell. In this exclusive sitdown for Backstage members, Mulligan joined managing editor Benjamin Lindsay for a craftandcareer deepdive on her roots as a performer, how she builds a character, her advice for others in the field, and more. See Backstage s full slate of digital seminars: Connect with Backstage: Web: Twitter: Facebook: Instagram: