Work in Progress: Troian Bellisario
Drama Queens
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 23.9K Ratings
🗓️ 30 January 2025
⏱️ 59 minutes
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Summary
From roaming the halls of high school in the cult classic "Pretty Little Liars" to patrolling the streets of Long Beach in Prime Video's new series "On Call," Troian Bellisario is crushing it!
The actor, writer, and director trades stories with Sophia about growing up and working in L.A., seeing the city come together in the wake of the devastating wildfires, their similar experiences of starring in hit shows at a young age, and cute stories of "nerdy" Troian meeting her hubby Patrick J. Adams in college!
Plus, Troian shares why she thought she would never get the role of Officer Traci Harmon in the Dick Wolf-produced show "On Call," feeling imposter syndrome on set and her revealing and honest work in progress!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi everyone, it's Sophia. Welcome to Work in Progress. |
| 0:15.0 | Hello, Whipsmarties. Today I'm sitting down with a woman I absolutely adore from life and also from television, |
| 0:23.6 | who, like myself, grew up on essentially a cult classic TV show. Today's guest on work in progress |
| 0:31.1 | is none other than Troy and Bellasario, who we all fell in love with on Pretty Little Liars, |
| 0:36.7 | and who has made such an incredible career |
| 0:39.9 | as an actor, a director, a writer, and now she is starring on Dick Wolf's newest show |
| 0:47.5 | On Call on Amazon Prime. It is an adrenalized and visceral police drama that follows a rookie and a veteran officer |
| 0:56.4 | played by Trojan as they go on patrol in Long Beach, California. |
| 1:00.9 | This show is so good. |
| 1:02.9 | It is so well written. |
| 1:04.0 | It is so well shot. |
| 1:05.5 | And it happens to hail from many of the same team members that I worked on Chicago PD with, and I just, |
| 1:12.6 | oh, I love everything about it. I can't wait to talk to Trojan about what it was like to go |
| 1:17.2 | from high school drama to cop show and all of her incredible work in between. Let's dive in. |
| 1:37.6 | Oh, no, you look amazing. |
| 1:40.8 | You sweet angel. |
| 1:46.0 | I had to do a meeting today with, like, a stranger on Zoom. And I looked in the mirror this morning and was like, oh, I've been in storage units for three days, like, gathering supplies for friends whose houses burn down. |
| 1:57.0 | And I need to redo it all. So I actually like washed my hair today. It was a big deal. |
| 2:05.7 | Incredible. And then you just look like this all the time. Yes. All the time. What's that like? You have just perfect face all the time. |
| 2:13.4 | Oh, no, I was thinking you mean the the sweatshirt that I dropped my children off in school in? |
| 2:19.4 | Hey. |
| 2:20.8 | My hair up in the craziest ponytail. |
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