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Heather Mitchell: ‘I got the biggest reaction for playing Donald Trump

The stage and screen actor on her annoyingly nice co-star Hugo Weaving, her talent for toast art, and the time a tarot reader said she’d ruin her husband’s life

Heather Mitchell: ‘I got the biggest reaction for playing Donald Trump

TL;DR

  • Mitchell is starring in 'The Killings at Parrish Station' and finds life's greatest mystery is 'how does it all end?'.
  • She would prefer her father's recording of an American folk song played at her funeral, rather than something morbid.
  • In 'RBG: Of Many, One', she enjoyed playing Bill Clinton the most due to the humor written into his character.
  • She used to inhabit roles so deeply, like Ruth Bader Ginsburg, that she would even brush her teeth like her, but can now switch characters off.
  • A tarot reader once told her she would ruin her husband's life, which was her last visit to a tarot reader.
  • Mitchell finds 'Twelfth Night' to be the most overrated Shakespeare play.
  • She identifies with giraffes due to their ability to overcome challenges to reach what they need.
  • She creates toast art for co-stars, using sugary bread for portraits and sourdough for landscapes.
  • Her favorite films include 'It's a Wonderful Life', 'Citizen Kane', and 'Muriel's Wedding'.
  • She finds her co-star Hugo Weaving 'annoyingly nice' and 'fabulous'.