On The Rocks: Where Celebrities & Cocktails Mix
Women in Film with Jasmine Davis (The Chi) and Dierdre Friel (AppleTV's Physical)
August 5, 2021 · 1 hr 26 min
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Two working actresses open up about representation, hard-won breakthroughs, and the cost of labels in Hollywood.
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In this episode
- What years of grinding before a breakthrough role actually look like
- How representation in film affects the actors living it daily
- The real pros and cons of being labeled in the entertainment industry
- How both women turned personal challenges into fuel for their careers
About this episode
On this week’s On the Rocks with Alexander: Where Celebrities & Cocktails – we celebrate women in film with an in-depth chat with Jasmine Davis from The Chi and Dierdre Friel from AppleTV’s Physical and New Amsterdam. It was an intimate and moving chat about representation in film, the years of hard work leading up to a breakthrough role, overcoming life’s challenges, and the pros and cons of labels...with host Alexander RodriguezJasmine Davis currently stars in Showtime’s critically-acclaimed original series, The Chi (now streaming Season 4) and she can also be seen in Season Two of Mindy Kaling’s Netflix series, Never, Have I Ever (starring alongside the steamy Common). With a music release on the way, she is here to slay!
Actress Dierdre Friel currently co-stars alongside Golden Globe-nominated Rose Bryne in the Apple+ dramedy Physical. No stranger to television and film, Friel has recently been seen on such hit shows as New Amsterdam and Search Party, as well as the feature films Second Act opposite Jennifer Lopez, and the upcoming Untitled Ray Romano project.
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About On The Rocks: Where Celebrities & Cocktails Mix
TV & Radio Personality Alexander Rodriguez sips and chats with your favorite celebrities from TV, film, Broadway, music, reality TV and pop culture in this weekly, entertainment, no holds barred talk show. Academy Award, Emmy Award, Grammy Award, Tony Award, Golden Globe Award winners – he’s drank with them all!
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