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Autumn Best Thought Her Disability Would Slow Her Acting Career — Then Anna Kendrick Cast Her in ‘Woman of the Hour’

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Emiliana Betancourt SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot details for “Woman of the Hour,” now streaming on Netflix. Netflix’s “Woman of the Hour” marks Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut, but that was not the movie’s only breakthrough performance.

Of all the featured victims, one young girl stands out in the ripped-from-the-headlines plot: Amy, a runaway teen, survived her encounter with the serial killer Rodney Alcala.

Amid his murder spree, he was a contestant on “The Dating Game” in the 1970s. Amy is played by Autumn Best, who makes her film debut with the pivotal role.

She’s an alum of the CW series “The 4400,” but, believe it or not, she went into her audition with little to no hope of landing the part.

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