Casting mis-steps

[potioncat]

> Montavilla47:

> 
> But I don't think we were settling with Staunton.  She's a terrific
> actress, either comic or dramatic.  To see her in a dramatic role, 
> I would suggest "Vera Drake," although the subject matter (pre-
> legal abortions) may be objectionable to some.
> 
> For comic roles, she was great in "Sense and Sensibility."


Potioncat:
Staunton is a wonderful actress. I'd recommend "Vera Drake" too. I'm anti-abortion and I was amazed that I could feel such sympathy for an abortionist. (For the record, I'm against abortion, but don't really want it banned at this time.)

She was funny in S&S...also very good in "Cranford." Oddly enough, of the roles I've seen, she was the most attractive as Umbridge. That surprised me given how very plain she was as Vera.