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In 2011, Punch appeared in Bad Teacher, portraying the sanctimonious school teacher Amy Squirrel. Punch was cast as Deena Pilgrim, the female lead in the TV pilot Powers, but the role was recast. From 2016, Punch played Amanda, leader of the "Alpha mums", in the BBC comedy series Motherland.
We chat with Lucy Punch about getting vomited on by Cameron Diaz in 'Bad Teacher,' the inspiration for her outrageous character and her new role in the comic book-turned-TV pilot, 'Powers'.
Starring Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake, Lucy Punch, John Michael Higgins and Jason Segel, the film tells the story of a middle school teacher who hates her job, her students, and her co-workers but returns to teaching after her wealthy fiancé breaks up with her.
After six short years, Amy is transferring out of the district. Sandy Pinkus : Speech, speech! [Amy, her face completely healed, gets up from the couch with an obviously pursed smile] Amy Squirrel : Wally, thank you for those kind words, and thank you all.
Lucy Punch had some interesting things to say about the inspiration for her character, the neurotic and perpetually chipper teacher Ms. Squirrel.
In an interview with HitFix, Lucy Punch revealed that the scene in Bad Teacher in which Amy Squirrel and Principal Wally Snur (John Michael Higgins) are having a back in forth in Snur's...
One of the best parts of Bad Teacher is the character of Amy Squirrel, as played by British actress Lucy Punch. Amy is a terminally perky overachiever who becomes Elizabeth’s professional...
