How ‘Anora’s’ Ivy Wolk Went From TikTok Controversy to Acting in Sean Baker’s Sex Worker Dramedy
variety.comEllise Shafer Social media has been both the downfall and saving grace for rising actor Ivy Wolk, who just made her film debut at Cannes Film Festival in Sean Baker’s critically lauded “Anora.” The 20-year-old L.A.
native started making irreverent comedy videos in the early days of TikTok when she was just 14, amassing over 200,000 followers on an account called @fathoodbitch.
But when she scored her first real acting job on the Freeform sitcom “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay,” she was forced to delete it — so she returned secretly in the midst of the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic under the handle @livesinasociety.
As her TikTok following grew even larger, the tide of public opinion began to shift. People on the internet unearthed old offensive tweets of hers, and before she knew it, Wolk found herself shunned.
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