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Always plays the same kind of role?

posted 11 years ago by Bohemian_Ash87
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Does anyone else notice that predominantly, Toni always plays the same kind of role? An emotionally damaged, dysfunctional, neurotic woman in films (usually a mother) who struggles to find peace/resolution in her life.

Has she been "type-casted"?

I acknowledge and realise that Toni can bring a LOT of emotional depth to her roles, with fine nuances that shows sorrow, grief, embarrassment and so on.

[–] MariaLoathesDTWig 11 years ago

No,not always

[–] hiddenagenda1 11 years ago

She didn't play a character like that in Hitchcock (2012). I saw it for the first time, this month.

Volker Flenske: (While torturing David) I don't know why you're doing this to yourself!

[–] instant_change 10 years ago

I think she's been getting typecast as "the mom" at least in recent times. Little Miss Sunshine, The Way Way Back, others.

[–] srklondie 9 years ago

You obviously haven't seen too many of her films.