Elisabeth Moss spoke candidly about the power dynamic between Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder on the set of the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted.
The 41-year-old actress, who has been promoting FX on the Hulu series The Veil, found herself in the middle of two “camps” set up among A-listers, which she discussed on the latest episode of Let’s talk off camera with Kelly Ripa released on Wednesday.
In the film, Elisabeth played Polly ‘Torch’ Clark, a victim of burns and schizophrenia, alongside Winona, now 52, who played Susanna Kaysen and Angelina, now 48, who played Lisa Rowe in a role by the which won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
The Handmaid’s Tale actress was just 15 or 16 years old when she filmed the critically acclaimed project and spoke about the experience: “My mom was still with me going to the set.
‘We were filming in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. I was with all these movie stars. It was Winona Ryder! And Angelina Jolie!’
Elisabeth Moss (pictured in November 2022) spoke candidly about the power dynamic between Angelina Jolie and Winona Ryder on the set of the 1999 film Girl, Interrupted.
The 41-year-old actress found herself in the middle of two established ‘camps’ among the celebrities she spoke about on the latest episode of Let’s Talk Off Camera With Kelly Ripa released Wednesday.
In the film, Elisabeth played Polly ‘Torch’ Clark, a victim of burns and schizophrenia, alongside Winona, now 52, who played Susanna Kaysen and Angelina, now 48, who played Lisa Rowe in a role by the which won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress.
The former Mad Men star described being on set like “being immersed in The Wizard of Oz” and said Angelina and Winona, who were 20 at the time, couldn’t be more different.
Elisabeth said: ‘There were two sides. There was Winona Ryder’s camp and Angelina Jolie’s camp.
She went on to explain that the actors involved didn’t actually choose which camp they were in, as it was “based on what was on camera,” meaning she was in Ryder’s camp.
Elisabeth said: “I felt very intimidated by Angelina Jolie’s side.
‘I had no thoughts of ever being in that field. She was so cool. They were all great girls.
The talented actress said she spoke to Angelina years later and said he was “charming” while also candidly admitting that “at the time, he was incredibly intimidating.”
Chat show host Ripa, 53, asked the star if she ended up talking about the two different fields.
Elisabeth replied: ‘I never brought it up. I’m sure she would have no idea what she was talking about anyway.
The former Mad Men star described being on set like “being immersed in The Wizard of Oz” and said Angelina and Winona, who were 20 at the time, couldn’t be more different, as Elisabeth said: “There were two sides “. . There was Winona Ryder’s camp and Angelina Jolie’s camp.
The talented actress (pictured September 2022) said she spoke to Angelina years later and told him he was “charming” while also candidly admitting that “at the time, he was just incredibly intimidating.”
While playing a burn victim in the film, the star revealed that it would take him about three hours each morning to fit him with facial prosthetics, which made for interesting interactions with Winona.
She explained: ‘I forgot I had (the prosthetics) on.
You wouldn’t take it off during lunch or anything like that. I would go with Winona, because we became very good friends, I would go with her to the store or something. “People on set thought that was really what I looked like.”
Elisabeth recalled that her co-stars didn’t realize she wasn’t a burn victim until later.
She said: ‘I wasn’t famous. Nobody knew who I was. So the team thought that, unfortunately, that had really happened to me.
Elisabeth (pictured September 2022) recalled that her co-stars didn’t realize she wasn’t a real burn victim until later, when she said, “I wasn’t famous.” Nobody knew who I was. So the team thought that, unfortunately, that had really happened to me.
“It took them a long time to realize it wasn’t real. They did a very good job.”
Girl, Interrupted had a very impressive cast that included the late Brittany Murphy, Whoopi Goldberg, Clea DuVall, Vanessa Redgrave, Jared Leto, and Jeffrey Tambor.
It centered on an aimless teenager, Susanna (Winona), who is rushed to Claymoore, a mental institution, after an alleged suicide attempt. There, she befriends a group of women with problems that profoundly influence her life.
The James Mangold-directed film grossed $48 million worldwide and was considered a critical and commercial success.
