'Severance's' Britt Lower is opening up about her first audition for the Emmy nominated Apple TV+ series. The actress told THR that when her agent sent her the script for the 'Severance' pilot and encouraged her to audition for the lead role of Helly R. in the summer of 2019, she made it clear how slim her chances of landing the part were.
00:06I wonder if you'd mind taking a brief survey.
00:09Who is that?
00:11Severance's Britt Lauer is opening up about her first audition for the Emmy-nominated Apple TV Plus series.
00:17The actress told THR that when her agent sent her the script for the Severance pilot
00:21and encouraged her to audition for the lead role of Helly R in the summer of 2019,
00:26she made it clear how slim her chances of landing the part were.
00:30She said her agent told her,
00:31it's a real long shot, but we think you're right for this role and we need you to make a self-tape.
00:35She accepted the likelihood of rejection and sent in the tape, which was shared with THR.
00:41What's the first question?
00:42First name will do.
00:47She filmed the first scene of the pilot in which Helly wakes up in a conference room
00:51with no idea how she got there in her bathroom of her Los Angeles house.
00:55She asked a friend to read the lines spoken by Adam Scott's character, Mark S.
00:59Lauer noted,
01:00Lauer, who was an accomplished athlete in high school, gave such a physical performance within the space
01:14that she left black shoe marks on her white door.
01:17I don't live in that house anymore, but I left those marks for a while because they reminded me of the special time I got to be Helly for the day.
01:30The tape ended up getting her an in-person callback with Severin's creators, Ben Stiller and Dan Erickson,
01:36where she eventually landed the role, which this year earned her an Emmy nomination,
01:40one of 27 garnered by the Apple TV Plus series.
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