Hari Nef On Dismantling Stereotypes In ‘Barbie’ Film: ‘When People Think Of Barbie, They Think Of Hyper Femininity’
etcanada.comHari Nef was recently a guest on Emily Ratajkowski’s “High Low” podcast, where she discussed how she auditioned and eventually landed the role in Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie”.
The “Transparent” actress explained how her management initially thought she “had to audition” for the film, but Hari pondered: “Does Barbie have like a college-educated brunette friend?” However, she approached the audition as she would any other Greta Gerwig movie (“Lady Bird”, “Little Women”) instead of just auditioning for it as an exaggerated and over-the-top Barbie character. READ MORE: Watch Margot Robbie And Ryan Gosling Drive Off Into The Real World In New ‘Barbie’ Trailer + Latest Cast Posters “I was thinking about it just as much, I’m auditioning for a Greta Gerwig movie as I’m auditioning for the ‘Barbie’ movie,” explained the actress who plays Doctor Barbie in the movie. “And I made the tape with my co-star in the film, Gayle Rankin, in my hotel room on a lunch break.
And I got the part just from the tape.” Nef then continued elaborating on how she didn’t conform to society’s “hyper-feminine, b****y” conception of Barbie.
Instead, she worked on adding some emotion and soul to her character. READ MORE: Simu Liu Insists ‘You Don’t Have To Be Blonde Or White’ To Be Barbie Or Ken: ‘It’s Really About Finding Your Inner Beauty’ “These are real people.
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