Portman said she had always had a fascination with the older generation and drew inspiration for the character from her own grandmother.
V filmu je zaigrala Evey Hammond, mlado žensko, ki jo pred tajno policijo rešil glavni lik, V. Natalie Portman je zato, da je govorila z angleškim naglasom, najela glasovnega učitelja, za vlogo pa si je pobrila glavo, kar so mediji tudi večkrat komentirali.