11/13/2023 0 Comments Mad men christina hendricks![]() "I mean, I was because he'd seemed so great… um… and, you know, we'd just been at Sundance with him the week before and he seemed fantastic. I feel lucky to have gotten to work with him. I guess, when I watch the film now, I feel like it's a celebration of him. "But something about Philip… I keep thinking I'm going to see him again. "I was saying to my husband that sometimes when you have a friend who passes, it feels very, very final," she says, and her eyes become filmy as she turns away and stares at the tablecloth. He died in February, shortly after the film premiered at Sundance. She says it is difficult watching the film now, knowing that Seymour Hoffman has gone. A tale of violence, betrayal and grief ensues. Her husband (Seymour Hoffman) tries to find out what really went on. ![]() Jeanie's son dies in the opening scenes and she becomes convinced the town is covering up the real story of his death. Hendricks plays Jeanie Scarpato, a trapped housewife who never quite escaped her small town. Hendricks is promoting her new feature film, God's Pocket, directed by her Mad Men colleague John Slattery (who plays Roger Sterling) and co-starring the late Philip Seymour Hoffman. But she's thinking, 'Do I deserve it? I've got to give a list of why I deserve it.' Whereas a man will just go in and ask for a raise. There's been a lot of research done recently and, more often than not, if a woman goes in to ask for a raise, she'll get it. As women, we feel we can't ask for things. Certainly in the respect and position, you feel like, 'Am I allowed to ask these questions or contribute in this way?'… Society has conditioned you that way. "You know, it's difficult in the arts to pinpoint it but there's sexual harassment at work every single day, all day long. I wonder: has Hendricks ever experienced sexism in the acting industry? "Oh sure," she says, matter of factly. The key to Joan is that she establishes her power using her intelligence and the limited means available to her as a woman in an era of institutionalised sexism and unequal pay. But I can only take so much and then I jump back. "I probably tend to get my feelings hurt more. ![]() "I hope so… I've got a little sass in me." She narrows her eyes, tilts her head and smiles in what can only be described as a demonstration of uber-sass. Has playing Joan rubbed off on Hendricks's personality? "I watched what people responded to in Joan, and she's so many things, but I think it's her strength, resilience and confidence." "I guess I was surprised," Hendricks says when we meet in Joe Allen, a basement restaurant in the theatre district on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Has she been shocked at the response to Joan and, by extension, to herself? I imagine it's a lot of pressure to have to live up to being the ultimate woman since Eve. "Oh, that's so nice," Hendricks says, pressing her hands to her chest as if accepting a prize. When I told people I was interviewing Hendricks, a female friend pleaded with me to tell her she thought Hendricks was "the ultimate woman since Eve". Googling her name will throw up websites called things such as " Admiring Christina Hendricks" and a Tumblr devoted to answering the question " What Would Joan Do?", which resolves modern etiquette dilemmas by channelling Hendricks's character in Mad Men (on relationships: "Anyone who you have to convince to be with you isn't worth convincing"). Much has been made of her extraordinary looks that hark back to a bygone age of glamour – her curves, her auburn hair (dyed red because she loved Anne of Green Gables as a child) and her translucent skin.Ī 2010 poll of female readers for Esquire magazine named her "the sexiest woman in the world". Her portrayal of Joan Harris, the sassy 60s secretary who rises to be partner of an advertising agency in the hit series Mad Men, has won her critical plaudits, Emmy nominations and the slathering admiration of a legion of borderline-obsessive fans.Īt 39, Hendricks is – unusually for a female celebrity – loved in equal measure by men and women. Photograph: PRįast-forward 26 years and Christina Hendricks is now one of the most recognised, acclaimed and lusted-after women in the world. Christina Hendricks in God's Pocket, Philip Seymour Hoffman's final film.
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