All in all, they were a promising set of assets for a budding actress who would later be abducted by aliens. Interestingly, Terence Davies had never seen an episode of The X-Files when he decided he wanted her for Lily Bart. Apparently, when casting The House of Mirth he came across a publicity still of Anderson and thought she had the right period look for his film. He's been quoted as saying that Anderson looked like a society beauty that John Singer Sargent might have painted and that she had the luminosity if a 1940s star like Greer Garson. The Mighty .
Every actor does exactly the same thing when going from one role to the next.
That's just part of what one does to challenge oneself. Let's hope they give her the chance to find space for a little mirth as well. The Age Company Ltd 2001. Any unauthorised use, copying or mirroring is prohibited.