30 Terrible Things Casting Crew Have Said Or Done To Female Talent During Casting

The majority of us probably love watching various TV shows and movies. But before these shows and movies come to our screens, they come a very long way. One of the first steps is always finding fitting people for the roles. This usually is done through auditions, where actors and actresses come to try out for certain parts.

Sadly, these auditions aren't always the most pleasing experience for the talent. It gets especially gruesome when it comes to actresses. There are plenty of cases of women being mistreated in the audition rooms. Today, let's take a trip through some of the experiences that were shared by these brave actresses. And let's praise them for going through such events and thriving in their careers.

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Helen Mirren Said That One Director Treated Her "Like A Piece Of Meat"

Helen Mirren Said That One Director Treated Her "Like A Piece Of Meat" Helen Mirren has said that the director Michael Winner treated her “like a piece of meat” during a casting session in 1964. He did that by ordering her to turn around and parade her body for him. The actress has said that she was angry with his actions back in the day when it happened and is still angry now.

The director tried to defend his actions by saying that he remembers asking her to stand up but doesn’t remember asking her to turn around. And if he did, he’s sure he was joking. He also added: “I can see it now. She was wearing a peasant blouse and a skirt in the photographs – with enormous bosoms, which were sagging a bit even though she was young.” Quite a poor way to defend himself, right?

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30 Terrible Things Casting Crew Have Said Or Done To Female Talent During Casting

Helen Mirren Said That One Director Treated Her "Like A Piece Of Meat"

Thandie Newton Had A Camera Shot Up Her Skirt, As She Was Told To Think About The Guy Making Love To Her

Judi Dench Was Told That Everything Was Wrong With Her Face

Emma Thompson Was Told She's Too Old To Star Along Hugh Grant, Who's Only A Year Younger Than She Is

Rose Mcgowan Was Encouraged To Wear Form-Fitting Clothes And Push-Up Bra

Lisa Rinna Was Told To Pull Panties Down And Bend Over For The Role

Meryl Streep Was Called Ugly In Italian

Lana Condor Was Told To Be More Like Hello Kitty

During Audition For A Lawyer Part, Tracee Ellis Ross Was Dressed Up As A Person Going To A Nightclub

The Casting Directors Said They Weren't Sure If Gina Rodriguez Was Sexy Enough For The Role

Sandra Oh Was Told "To Go Back Home"

Emmy Rossum Was Invited To An Audition Where The Only Thing She Needed To Do Was Be In The Bikini

Lena Headley Learned That Occasionally Casting Crew Men Pick Women Based On Who They Would Want To Have Sex With

Gwyneth Paltrow Was Invited To Meet In The Bedroom After An Audition

Jennifer Aniston Was Told To Lose 30 Pounds

Casting Directors Considered Recasting Tiffany Haddish With A White Girl

Reese Witherspoon Was Told To Dress Sexier To Prove She's Not Repellent

Varalaxmi Sarathkumar Was Invited To Talk About "Other Things" Than Work

Sophie Turner Kept Getting Comments To Lose Weight Even Though It's Wasn't Needed For Her Character

Ashley Benson Was Told To Lose Weight When She Was A Size 2

Goldie Hawn Was Tricked Into Going To An Audition, Which Was Actually A Meeting With A Sexual Undertone

Kerry Washington Was Told She Looked Like A Child And Not Sexy Enough

Elizabeth Banks Was Told She Was Too Old To Play Spiderman Girlfriend When She Was Only A Year Older Than Spiderman's Actor

Kristen Bell Was Told She Wasn't Pretty And Wasn't Quirky Enough

Maggie Gyllenhaal Was Told To "Sex It Up"

Zoe Kazan Felt Pressured To Be Flirty During An Audition

Sophia Bush Had To Audition Three Times To Fit The Right Amount Of Sexiness The Casting Directors Were Looking For

When Auditioning For Mary Poppins, Julie Andrews Was Told She Was "Too Pretty" But "Got The Nose For It"

January Jones Was Asked To "Dance A Pole Dance Without A Pole"

Camila Mendes Was Told She Wasn't "Glossy" Enough

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