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‘Hit & Miss’ wins at RTS NW Awards, nominated for Broadcast Award

Posted on: Wednesday, November 21, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', Awards & Nominations, Film & Television
Tags: acting, best original programme, best performance, best production, broadcast awards, mia, miniseries, royal television society, rts nw awards, sky atlantic

Chloë Sevigny has won the award for Best Performance in a Single Drama or Drama Series at the 2012 Royal Television Society North West Awards for her portrayal of the transgender contract killer Mia in the Sky Atlantic miniseries Hit & Miss. The series also took home the RTS NW Award for Best Production (Craft) at the ceremony last Saturday, and was also nominated for Best Script Writer (Sean Conway) and Best Single Drama or Drama Series.

Hit & Miss is also currently nominated for Best Original Programme at the 2013 Broadcast Awards. The winners will be announced on January 30th.

Congratulations to Chloë and Team Hit & Miss for the well-deserved recognition!

Thanks to Nikki @ Jonas Armstrong Blog for the heads-up. Gifs by ayexzee on Tumblr.

The Age interview with Chloë Sevigny: “I’m less of a snob now”

Posted on: Sunday, November 4, 2012
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Categories: 'Big Love', 'Hit & Miss', 'Portlandia', Film & Television, Press Archive
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As Hit & Miss nears its Australian premiere on ABC2 (tomorrow @ 9.30PM, by the way), The Age has published an interview with Chloë Sevigny about her work in the six-part miniseries. Full article under the cut.

“I’m less of a snob now”
by Greg Hassall

Chloe Sevigny explains her new willingness to take on comedy.

You play a transgender hit person in Hit & Miss. On paper that sounds pretty weird. Did it feel like a stretch to you?
I was afraid I wouldn’t be convincing and the [transgender] community might be upset about it because it’s a sensitive thing. That was the scariest part for me. Not the outcome or the controversy or what people are going to write about it, because I knew the tone they were going to set. It’s so based in reality and the truth of the emotions and relationships that it’s not quite as nuts as the synopsis sounds.

How important is it that we see your character, Mia, naked so early in the show?
I think it’s good to just get it out of the way. And the way they shot it, it’s not gratuitous — it’s just kind of there, it’s very natural. It’s just me getting dressed or taking a shower.

Did you find it strange wearing a prosthetic penis?
Yes, it was very uncomfortable and I think I had a similar relationship to it as Mia would have with hers. She felt like a freak.

What attracted you to the role?
First and foremost was the script. I wanted to work in England, I wanted to work with this director. I didn’t have anything else and I wanted to do something very different from the character I played on Big Love for so many years just to kind of shake that part. I loved doing long-form television and the fact it was a six-hour mini-series, I knew how much you get to explore with the character over time.

Collider: Chloë Sevigny talks ‘American Horror Story: Asylum’

Posted on: Thursday, November 1, 2012
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Categories: 'American Horror Story', 'Big Love', 'Doll & Em', 'Electric Slide', 'Hit & Miss', 'Lovelace', 'Portlandia', Press Archive
Tags: acting, amanda seyfried, articles, dolly wells, emily mortimer, filming, guest appearances, interviews, jessica lange, jim sturgess, lily rabe, matt ross, mia, new projects, nicki grant, rebecca, ryan murphy, season 2, shelley, shelley the nymphomaniac

Collider has a terrific interview with Chloë Sevigny about her recent work on FX’s American Horror Story. The interview is really insightful, but also mildly spoilery as to her arc on the show, so if you wish to remain absolutely spoiler-free, we suggest you stop reading now. For everyone else, find the full article under the cut.

Chloe Sevigny Talks AMERICAN HORROR STORY: ASYLUM, What Attracted Her to the Role, Working with Jessica Lange and Possibly Returning for Season 3
by Christina Radish

Set in 1964, the FX drama series American Horror Story: Asylum takes viewers into Briarcliff, a haven for the criminally insane, ruled with an iron fist by Sister Jude (Jessica Lange), a nun with a troubled past. Inside this locked down facility, danger lurks around every corner, whether it’s a doctor who loves to torture, flesh eating creatures in the forest, alien experimentation or the serial killer Bloody Face, and no one is safe.

During this recent exclusive phone interview with Collider, actress Chloe Sevigny, who plays the resident nymphomaniac, talked about how exciting it is to be a part of event television, what a big fan she was of Season 1, what attracted her to the role, how she’s more frightened by realistic violence than straight out gore, how amazing it was to work with Jessica Lange, just how much crazier things will get this season, and how she’d love to return for Season 3. She also talked about her work on the TV series Hit & Miss, playing such unexpected roles, dabbling in comedy, and her desire to do a sweeping romantic period drama. Check out what she had to say after the jump.

Collider: Before the season premiered, it was already a trending topic on Twitter, proving that it’s more like event television than just a TV show now. Is it exciting to be a part of something like this, where people are so eager to talk about it?
CHLOE SEVIGNY: Yeah! When I heard the numbers, I was like, “Wow!” I’m flattered to be a part of it and excited, of course. I was on Big Love for five years and we had our fans, but it didn’t feel like it was a crazy event thing. There wasn’t a frenzy surrounding it. People weren’t having viewing parties, like I’m hearing they are for American Horror Story. So, yeah, it’s super exciting! I just hope people enjoy it and are frightened.

B the Site: ‘American Horror Story’ Q&A with star Chloë Sevigny

Posted on: Thursday, October 25, 2012
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Categories: 'American Horror Story', 'Portlandia', Film & Television, Press Archive
Tags: acting, articles, filming, guest appearances, interviews, jessica lange, ryan murphy, sarah paulson, shelley, shelley the nymphomaniac

Great interview with Chloë Sevigny from The Baltimore Sun‘s B the Site in which Chloë talks about portraying Shelley on American Horror Story. Full article under the cut.

American Horror Story Q&A with star Chloe Sevigny

The acclaimed actress talks about her nymphomaniac character — and chatting about men with Jessica Lange.

Last fall, FX’s American Horror Story burst onto the scene as one of television’s best drama miniseries and was nominated for 17 Emmy Awards. This season, co-creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk flipped the script by changing characters, plotlines and the show’s setting from the Murder House to the dank and chilling Briarcliff Manor mental asylum.

Over the next few weeks b will post Q&As with cast members of American Horror Story. First up: Chloe Sevigny (Big Love, Boys Don’t Cry), who plays the impulsive Shelley the nymphomaniac.

Sevigny spoke to b about her experiences on the American Horror Story set, her time in the acting business and about the chance we’ll see her in season three.

You have experience on the small screen with Big Love and Hit & Miss and also in movies. Do you have a preference between movies and TV, or is it all about finding a role that intrigues you?
I can’t really say I have a preference. There is more of a chance on TV. Sometimes TV can make you feel freer because you don’t have to get everything just right.

What about the role of Shelley interested you?
I actually didn’t get to try out. I was asked about taking the part and it was one of those things where you just have to sign on line face.

Did you follow any of Season 1?
I watched it all in two or three days. After the first couple episodes I was so spooked! You don’t see many horror shows on TV.

You shaved your head sometime during your junior or senior year of high school. There’s a scene in the American Horror Story Season 2 opener where Jessica Lange started shaving your head before being interrupted by Sister Mary Eunice and Lana Winters. Was that a déjà vu moment for you?
I actually had that hair cut about 10 years ago. For the show, it was either that or have to wear a prosthetic hair piece. [laughs] But now that I’m over 30 years old, it’s not as cute as it used to be.

Chloë covers August issue of ‘Out’ magazine

Posted on: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', 'The Brown Bunny', Fashion & Modeling, Film & Television, Media Alert!, Multimedia
Tags: acting, articles, cover, filming, interviews, magazines, mia, out, preview, sean conway, terry richardson

Much as we suspected, Chloë Sevigny’s recent visit to Terry Richardson’s studio has translated into a magazine feature, as Chloë is featured on the cover of the August issue of Out, a gay and lesbian fashion, entertainment, and lifestyle magazine. Check out the cover and a couple of small preview pics of the inside images in our gallery, and the full article on Out.com.

Some excerpts from the article:

“I was worried people would be angry that they didn’t cast a real person who was transitioning [for the part of Mia in Hit & Miss],” she says. “I asked why they didn’t, and the producers said they didn’t find the right person. It’s a big responsibility toward that community, and I wanted to do them right.” The show’s writer, Sean Conway, was more categorical. “I don’t think anyone else could have played the part,” he says. “She’s hypnotizing and perfectly balances the tender with the brutal. I could watch her forever.”

[...] “Being around the men on set, being naked, and having that on, I just felt insecure and uncomfortable. Plus the process to put it on was very involved. I had to shave myself, it’s glued on, painted, like any prosthetic. It’s not fun to have someone right up in your private parts,” she deadpans before letting out her hooting laugh, a signature Chloë-ism. “I think the root of why I was so upset with having it on was that I wasn’t fully trusting of the producers and directors,” she admits. “Now I can rest assured, because I’ve seen it, and it’s not gratuitous. It shouldn’t be a show about a fucking penis.’”

[...] “People expect me to say I regret Brown Bunny, but I won’t.”

[...] “Sevigny denies that she’s the clotheshorse she’s made out to be, but does, in fact, know her place in the fashion food chain. For the British premiere of Hit & Miss she requested about 20 dresses for consideration, but only received two. “Aren’t I one of the top searches on Style.com, for crying out loud?” she says with mock disgust. “How hard is it to get a fucking dress from Valentino?” When it’s noted that that quote will definitely make it to print, she clasps her hands together and lets out a raspy laugh.”

More on Out.com.

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‘Hit & Miss’ U.S. reviews — Chloë “superb” as Mia

Posted on: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', Film & Television
Tags: acting, directv, mia, miniseries, release, reviews, sky atlantic

With Hit & Miss premiering on DirecTV tonight(!), the first U.S. reviews of the show have started to surface online — and, much like in the UK earlier this spring, they are nearly uniformly positive. Check out what the U.S. critics have had to say of Chloë’s performance so far:

“I realize this plot sounds laughably bizarre, but Hit & Miss has a strikingly strong sense of pace and character. Sevigny, who played the craziest wife in HBO’s polygamy epic, Big Love, has found a nearly perfect part here as Mia becomes a thoroughly engaging and deeply conflicted character. The role is written (by Sean Conway) with a surprising sensitivity that is heads above the cheap ‘tranny’ jokes we usually get from a popular culture that fails again and again to discern cross-dressing antics from gender-identity issues.”
- NOLA.com

“But what makes Hit & Miss unique isn’t the prosthetic penis. It’s its confident, measured tone and pace. In a summer sea of frantic entertainment, the series is atmospheric and downright thoughtful. At the center of it is Sevigny, accomplishing the feat of portraying a taciturn, transgender assassin figuring out how to navigate her relationship with an entire new family. And she does it all — the lady who used to be a bloke subtext, the squabbling, the killing — with an effortless accent. It’s the kind of complicated, challenging role any actress would dream of, but few would have the courage to pull off. Yet Sevigny does it with grit and nuance, creating one of her most indelible roles yet.”
- Salon.com

“The actors, starting with Sevigny, repeatedly turn that specter into raw, compelling drama. Think Shameless without the jokes and The Crying Game without the glamour. A lot of viewers may say, ‘I can’t watch this.’ It will reward those who do.”
- NY Daily News

TVGuide.com article: “Chloë Transitions to UK Miniseries ‘Hit & Miss’”

Posted on: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Categories: 'American Horror Story', 'Big Love', 'Hit & Miss', 'Law & Order: SVU', Film & Television, Press Archive
Tags: accent, acting, articles, christine hartwell, filming, guest appearances, interviews, mia, miniseries

TVGuide.com has another terrific new interview with Chloë Sevigny, in which Chloë talks about, among other things, working on the Hit & Miss miniseries, her recent guest role on Law & Order: Special Victims Unit and her upcoming recurring role on FX’s American Horror Story Season 2. Full article on TVGuide.com or under the cut.

Chloë Sevigny Transitions to the U.K. Miniseries Hit & Miss
by Bruce Fretts

From her Oscar-nominated performance in the transgender-themed true-crime story Boys Don’t Cry to her stint as a “sister-wife” on HBO’s Big Love, Chloë Sevigny has never shied away from provocative roles. Her work as an Irish contract killer who’s in transition from male to female in the six-part British series Hit & Miss (airing on DirecTV’s Audience Network) may be her most controversial turn yet. Not that she planned it that way. “This fell into my lap,” says the actress. “And it’s such a juicy part.” Here, she discusses Hit & Miss as well as gigs on Law & Order: SVU and American Horror Story.

TV Guide Magazine: When Hit & Miss producers asked you to play a transgender assassin, were you taken aback? Or did you take it as a compliment?
Sevigny: A little of both. I always thought I looked a bit masculine. But I think they picked me because of my range, without paying myself any compliments.

TV Guide Magazine: Which was harder — learning the Irish accent or wearing the prosthetic penis?
Sevigny: Learning the accent was harder, with more work, time-wise. Wearing the penis was harder emotionally.

TV Guide Magazine: It’s been reported that you cried every day on the set. Is that true?
Sevigny: Not every day, but every time I wore it. It was seven separate days of filming.

TV Guide Magazine: Why was it so upsetting?
Sevigny: Putting it on took two hours. I shaved myself and they had to glue it on, paint it and pull away the skin to make it seamless. It’s a tedious process, and it’s hard having someone so close to your private parts for an extended period of time who you’re not having sex with. And having it on and looking at yourself is oddly disturbing. I felt like a freak. A lot of transgender people feel like this shouldn’t be part of their body, and so I guess it was a good thing. I reacted the way my character would.

Advocate.com article: “Chloe Sevigny Hits It with Her Best Shot”

Posted on: Tuesday, July 10, 2012
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Categories: 'Big Love', 'Boys Don't Cry', 'Hit & Miss', Film & Television, General News, Press Archive
Tags: acting, articles, chloe impersonator, drew droege, filming, interviews, lgbt, mia, nicki grant, personal, tranny

Advocate.com has published a really excellent and insightful article and interview with Chloë Sevigny ahead of tomorrow’s Hit & Miss premiere on DirecTV, in which Chloë talks about, among other things, working on Hit & Miss, playing Nicki on Big Love, a controversy that arose this spring of her use of the word “tranny”, and the Drew Droege “Chloe Sevigny” spoof videos on YouTube. Definitely one of her best interviews this year; highly recommend reading. :) Full article on Advocate.com or under the cut.

Chloe Sevigny Hits It with Her Best Shot
by Diane Anderson-Minshall

The actress subverts gender again in her newest role as a transgender woman who just happens to be an assassin.

Actress Chloë Sevigny may be best known to TV viewers for playing Nicolette “Nicki” Grant, the most interesting of three sister wives on HBO’s long-running polygamy drama, Big Love. But she’s equally iconic for her game-changing roles in the shocking Kids and the transgender Oscar-winner Boys Don’t Cry. Sevigny’s had a bevy of films that play with gender, including Candy Darling and If These Walls Could Talk 2, and last year she cross-dressed as distinctive fashion photographer Terry Richardson for the cover of the avant-garde trans fashion magazine Candy (shot by Richardson).

She subverts gender again in her next role, where she plays a transgender woman who just happens to be an assassin. It may be her best part yet. Hit & Miss, a six-part miniseries that premieres in July on DirectTV, centers around Mia, a contract killer whose trans identity is unknown to those around her. Her life, already precarious, is sent into a tailspin when she receives a letter from her ex. The woman is dying and wants to confess that before she transitioned, Mia fathered an 11-year-old son.

For the role, Sevigny wanted to play Mia as a glamorous woman who easily passes as female — more April Ashley (a gorgeous famous British fashion model outed as transgender in 1961) than Felicity Huffman’s Transamerica character, who she says “hadn’t quite flourished all the way yet.”

BAFTA Guru interview with Chloë

Posted on: Friday, June 1, 2012
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BAFTA Guru has a terrific new interview with Chloë Sevigny about her career and acting on their website. The video is not embeddable at the moment so please head over to www.bafta.org to watch it.

‘Hit & Miss’ debut reviews — Chloë “utterly brilliant”

Posted on: Friday, May 25, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', Film & Television, Press Archive
Tags: acting, mia, miniseries, release, reviews, sky atlantic

With Hit & Miss‘ Tuesday TV debut, several newspapers and -blogs have put up their reviews of the show. Fortunately, the reception for the show has been very positive overall, and Chloë Sevigny has been particularly (and deservedly) commended for her portrayal of Mia.

Below is excerpted what critics have had to say of Chloë’s performance so far:

From the second the show opens, Hit and Miss sets itself apart from other television programmes by completely embracing the stark reality of its subject matter. Mia, played pitch perfectly by Chloe Sevigny, is far from the elaborate charisma of Beatrix Kiddo from Kill Bill as one might expect and neither does she embody the panache of a graceful warrior assassin like in House of Flying Daggers. [...] The character is given real depth and complexity making her so engrossing you can hardly wait for her to come on screen again. Sevigny’s elegant yet brassy portrayal which really is the heart and soul of this production.
- So So Gay

“Sevigny is excellent in the lead role, neither her Irish accent nor her vulnerable intensity wavering for a moment.”
- CultBox

“In fact, [Hit & Miss is] compelling and, after a while, credible. [...] And it’s partly down to Sevigny’s performance. Her heavy-lidded cool, hitherto deployed in a clutch of American independent films (The Last Days of Disco, American Psycho, Trees Lounge), brilliantly conveys the turmoil with which Mia must contend as she faces up to her new life.”
- Radio Times

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