It is my pleasure to bring to you all an interview with one of the most lovely actresses I have ever worked with, Miss Emmy Yu! Although Emmy played the obsessive, vindictive Cecelia on Prep School Blues, she is actually a total sweetheart in real life and of course an incredible beauty. A senior at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Emmy hails from sunny California and is of Chinese heritage. Here's our interview: Q: You have quite the resume, including commercials, feature films and television. How long have you been acting?
Emmy: My mom got me into acting when I was 5, when she saw this ad in the newspaper casting for “The Joy-Luck Club”. Ended up getting the role and that’s how it all started!
Q: What are your favorite roles? Who are your inspirations?
Emmy: I don’t really have a favorite role thus far but my inspirations include Maggie Cheung, Kate Winslet, and Natalie Portman.
Q: How did you get involved with Prep School Blues?
Emmy: I got involved thanks to Chris Conner =)
Q: Any favorite memories of the shoot?
Emmy: Honestly the entire shoot was pretty memorable! Though I think the climax was definitely shooting the party scene—not only because it was the climax of the season really but because it was the scene where I had the most lines and work to do.
Q: What challenges did the character of Cecelia present for you?
Emmy: The main thing I concentrated on was not approaching Cecelia like she was some kind of psychopath. In order to connect with her I just needed to focus on her super intense needs and wants—which in this case was Larsen.
Q: It's been about a year since you shot the last episode of Prep School Blues. What are you working on currently?
Emmy: Mostly writing these days but doing a couple acting projects on the side. Enjoying my final semester at NYU!
Thanks so much Emmy! Learn more about Emmy at her Internet Movie Database Profile.
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