Anna Tierney: Embracing Her Rougher Edges

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Lisa and actress Anna Tierney go deep in this episode about her
journey as an actor and her desire to lean in to all of the parts
that make her who she is and break through the limitations both
external and internal beliefs of "how" actors are supposed to
present themselves:

"The example in the industry, up until very recently was, you
know, you want to look like this kind of homogenous of gravy of
bland things, you know, or perfection or whatever that is. But
I'm glad that's changing now, and I'm embracing all those rougher
edges."

Highlights include her affectionate recollection of her
childhood  and the influence of her well known actor father
Malcolm Tierney:

"My dad was such a charming, funny, dedicated, personable man,
you know, he was one of those people that it was just a dream to
be around he could hold court in a room and, and you'd be kind of
hanging off every word. "

And her fear that she wouldn't be good enough to get into drama
school:

"I was applying for drama schools when I was at university, and
so went straight to drama school. And it wasn't until I got there
that I realized that that was where I was supposed to be. And I'd
kind of I think been putting it off to an extent. I was maybe a
bit afraid of going to drama school - would I be good enough to
go there?"

Anna's bio:

Anna Tierney is a Drama Centre London graduate; her training was
supported through many awards and the support of actors including
Jeremy Irons, Ian McKellen, and Ian McShane.


 Upon graduation she landed a role in BBC's long running
series Doctors, and performed (AT or WITH) The Globe, The
National, The Royal Shakespeare Company.  In North America
Anna performed at the Guthrie and Royal Alexandra Theatre with
frequent collaborators Out of Joint Theatre in Our Country's
Good.   


Film and television credits include the animated series Summer
Lane Drive, the feature PSYCHO GOREMAN that premiered at SXSW and
the limited Channel 4 series


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