‘1883’ star Amanda Jaros finding fame in filth of ‘Yellowstone’ preque
nypost.combecame TV’s most watched series of 2018. The show premiered Dec. 19, 2021. Jaros’ character, a married Eastern European, has fled the old world with her husband and they pursue a new life in the rugged American West.
She has to learn how to handle a carriage, how to ride for miles at a time, how to cross rivers. Often in tattered clothes, coated in muck and grime.All of which Jaros embraced after volunteering to do her own stunts.“I didn’t know what I was getting into,” she laughed.“On my hardest day, I had to do a lot of takes of an exhausting climb up a mile high hill.
Eventually my body just gave out. I had to tell production, ‘If we’re doing more takes of me running up that hill for a mile, I’m going to need a vehicle to transport me.’”She learned that another sacrifice was required.The show’s creator, Taylor Sheridan, asked Jaros and a few other actors who play immigrants to not shave their arms or legs.
For five months.“It’s because of close-ups,” she said. “Sure, it became uncomfortable. It was fine for Alina — but I wanted to wear tank tops on my days off. “I was only self-conscious when I wasn’t in character.
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