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Emmy Rossum transforms into Angelyne for Peacock series about LA billboard icon

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Emmy Rossum admitted it took more than 11 hours in the hair and makeup chair to transform into Angelyne for the Peacock series about the mysterious Los Angeles billboard icon.

The 35-year-old former "Shameless" actress detailed the extensive process of playing the legendary LA local, whose known around town for driving her Barbie pink Corvette and became famous in the '80s when massive billboards featuring her portrait started appearing on city streets.

Rossum reportedly spent four years pursuing the project before getting the greenlight from studio executives, and she wore a three-pound breastplate to mimic Angelyne's full bust, which caused blisters and skin irritation issues.  "Playing her over so many decades and aging in both directions is very challenging, and to do it realistically but with kindness, grace, glamour, and accuracy," Rossum told The A.V.

Club. Emmy Rossum stars in Angelyne "Glow in the Dark Queen of the Universe" Episode 104 (Isabella Vosmikova/Peacock/NBCU) "It was important for me to handle it tenderly.The first time with all the makeup and prosthetics, it took 11 and a half hours.

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