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Stephanie Hodes As Dawnee. John Hensley As Freddie. Former child star Gloria Green (Heather McComb) not only has to save her career, but her own life when she gets kidnapped by a stalker (John Hensley) after an audition along with an obsessed fan (Stephanie Hodes).
Greg Nicolett Composer. Former child star Gloria Green (Heather McComb) not only has to save her career, but her own life when she gets kidnapped by a stalker (John Hensley) after an audition along with an obsessed fan (Stephanie Hodes).
- Chelsea Handler. Chelsea Handler made a name for herself with her bold stand-up comedy, uncensored autobiographical books, and no-punches-pulled talk show on E!
- Demi Lovato. Demi Lovato is arguably a no-makeup selfie icon. They've poted quite a few in the past, and they've even done a naked, no makeup, no retouching shoot with Vanity Fair to embrace and reinforce the concept of positive body image to others.
- Nicki Minaj. Nicki Minaj has toned her makeup down from the loud, candy-colored palette of her "Super Bass" days, but she still generally wears plenty. That's why it's so shocking to look at her shower selfie without the eye shadow and lash extensions that put her usual look somewhere between Cleopatra and Jessica Rabbit.
- Tyra Banks. Tyra Banks is naturally gorgeous, and to say that she needs to do herself up to be beautiful would be ridiculous. After all, makeup didn't win her the distinction of being the first African-American woman on the cover of the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition.
- Winona Ryder recently talked about being told she wasn't attractive enough to be a star in the '80s. In particular, she's mentioned in the past that at a specific '80s audition a casting director stopped her mid-sentence and told her, "You should not be an actress.
- Winona's Stranger Things costar and onscreen love interest, David Harbour, has also discussed not being deemed attractive enough for roles. When he had a bit part in Brokeback Mountain, he says that director Ang Lee told him he needed to look more handsome during a take.
- Jessica Alba was similarly told she needed to "be prettier" and "cry pretty" during her character's death scene in Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.
- Emmy Rossum almost didn't get to star as Fiona in Shameless because producers felt she wasn't capable of not being pretty. "They didn't want to see me; they wouldn't even [let me] audition," she said.
ALL THE MAKINGS OF A KILLER COMEBACK. Former child star Gloria Green (Heather McComb) not only has to save her career, but her own life when she gets kidnapped by a stalker (John Hensley) after an audition along with an obsessed fan (Stephanie Hodes).
Aug 10, 2018 · Film Review: ‘Pretty Bad Actress’ Nick Scown's frenetic farce misses many easy targets while satirizing the pursuit of fame and the obsession of fans.
Aug 9, 2018 · Nick Scown's comedy 'Pretty Bad Actress' locks a disgraced child star in a room with her biggest fan. A one-time Disney Channel star deals with stalkers and a stalled career in Pretty Bad...
