Laysla De Oliveira Talks Working With Big Names Like Zoe Saldana, Nicole Kidman & More On ‘Special Ops: Lioness’: ‘I Don’t Know If It’s Hit Me Yet’
17.07.2023 - 18:23
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Laysla De Oliveira still can’t believe she got to work with such huge names on “Special Ops: Lioness”.
De Oliveira stars in the show alongside the likes of Zoe Saldana, Nicole Kidman, Morgan Freeman, Michael Kelly and Dave Annable.
The Canadian actress, who is from Toronto, told ET Canada’s Nicki Mannion of what it was like being part of such a star-studded cast: “I don’t know if it’s hit me yet. I sometimes wake up and I look at my fiancé and I’m like ‘did you know? I worked with Zoe Saldana and Nicole Kidman and Morgan Freeman.’
“I call this job the gift that keeps on giving. Not only did I get to explore such a beautifully dynamic, written character by Taylor Sheridan, that is every actor’s dream, I got to do it with my idols, and I feel like I got paid to take a master class and they were all so lovely, so encouraging and really cheered me on. I just feel so incredibly lucky to be here.”
The star — who plays Cruz Manuelos — said of what surprised her the most about working with Saldana: “How funny she is. We’re both really… we lead with humour, so we really bonded in that way. And also how nurturing.
“She gives a lot in the scene, even when it’s not her coverage. She gives you every colour of the rainbow to play with. And it’s impossible to do a bad scene with her because she’s so great at what she does. She’s generous with her art. She gives.”
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A synopsis for the show reads, “Joe [Saldana] attempts to balance her personal and professional life as the tip of the spear in the CIA’s war on terror. She enlists Cruz [De Oliveira], a Marine Raider, as an undercover operative in the Lioness Program.”
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