Salma Hayek graced fans of Black Mirror, the show capturing the manipulative effects of cutting-edge technology in some individuals’ personal lives, by appearing as an AI version of herself.
In the first episode of Black Mirror Season 6, titled Joan Is Awful, Annie Murphy’s character Joan Tait plays a tech executive who inadvertently gives away her life rights via the terms and conditions for an app, leading to the app reconstructing Joan’s life via AI and launching a TV drama adaptation of her life, in which Joan is portrayed by Hayek.
Salma Hayek.
While in the show Murphy’s character finds herself in a pickle due to the rogue technology, in real life the actress found herself in a very difficult position due to the state of her finances.
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Why Salma Hayek’s Black Mirror Co-star Broke Down in the Pacific Ocean
In Schitt’s Creek, Annie Murphy plays Alexis Rose, a spoiled kid of rich couple Johnny Rose and Moira Rose, who suddenly go bankrupt after being a victim of fraud and are forced to find solace at their only remaining asset, an ugly small town named Schitt’s Creek.
Schitt’s Creek star Annie Murphy.
Eerily, Murphy dealt with financial hurdles in her personal life just before landing the role of the jet-setter former socialite on the sitcom. Speaking about her struggles on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the 36-year-old revealed she had just three dollars in her bank account and her house had burnt down at the time.
“Just before Schitt’s Creek things were quite bleak. My house had just burnt down, and I had like $3 in my bank account. I hadn’t worked in close to two years.”
She found herself crying in the Pacific Ocean and contemplated the idea of quitting acting. Two days later, she got the audition for the Eugene Levy-led show. Her career, and in all likelihood her bank account, haven’t looked back since that point, with Schitt’s Creek receiving plenty of love and plaudits from the fans and critics alike.
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How Annie Murphy Found the Experience of Working With Salma Hayek
Earlier this year, Murphy got the opportunity to work opposite Salma Hayek in Black Widow. Without even knowing the premise of the episode, she agreed to be part of the show as soon as she got a call from her agent.
Grown Ups actress Salma Hayek.
The Russian Doll actress admitted it was truly incredible to work in the same episode as the Grown Ups star. She said (via Collider):
“I had some preconceived notions of who Salma Hayek was going into it, and she just exceeded every expectation that I had. She is so funny and so willing to make fun of herself and be ridiculous and goofy and go for it.”
Murphy also added that she found a real bud in the iconic actress and they had a lot of fun working together.
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