Work in Progress: Yvonne Strahovski
Drama Queens
iHeartPodcasts
4.9 • 23.9K Ratings
🗓️ 27 November 2024
⏱️ 51 minutes
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Summary
Emmy-nominated actress Yvonne Strahovski first turned heads as a CIA agent in the popular NBC series Chuck, followed by a role in another hit show, Dexter, and, of course, as Serena Joy Waterford in the award-winning series The Handmaid's Tale.
Yvonne joins Sophia to chat about the final season of The Handmaid's Tale, including how she feels about the show coming to an end, the scenes that made her feel uncomfortable, how significant and relevant the show is in the current political space, and how she would love to dive into a comedy next!
Plus, she talks about juggling her globe-trotting career with motherhood, what she was like as a child, and starring and executive-producing her new horror series, Teacup, on Peacock!
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| 0:00.0 | Hi, everyone. It's Sophia. |
| 0:02.5 | Welcome to Work in Progress. |
| 0:14.4 | Hi, friends. Welcome back to Work in Progress. |
| 0:16.7 | This week, we are joined by a true multi-hyphenate powerhouse artist who I have been a fan of |
| 0:25.0 | forever. I'm talking since the early days of her comedy on NBC, Chuck, to Dexter to 24. |
| 0:33.6 | She is just an absolute icon and has certainly taken the world by storm in The Handmaid's Tale. |
| 0:42.1 | Yvonne Strahovsky is here today to talk about what it feels like to be finishing such a seminal |
| 0:48.8 | series that has had such an incredible impact on culture. Potentially, unfortunately, has been a bit predictive. |
| 0:59.8 | We're going to talk about what it's like to balance working on something that is so heavy |
| 1:06.1 | while also seeing it reflected in the world, where she finds her joy, how she balances motherhood |
| 1:13.2 | with being a star of a show of this size, and also adapting a best-selling novel and starring |
| 1:20.6 | in an executive producing another series, Peacock's newest horror show called Teacup, which I |
| 1:26.8 | watched in advance of this interview, and I can |
| 1:28.8 | confirm it is both incredible and terrifying. I truly just can't wait to ask Yvonne how she |
| 1:35.1 | manages to do it all. And what's up next for her? Let's dive in. Hello. |
| 1:51.4 | Oh, hi. |
| 1:52.7 | How are you? |
| 1:53.9 | Oh, I'm good. |
| 1:54.6 | How are you? |
| 1:55.8 | I'm really well. |
| 1:56.9 | Thanks. |
| 1:57.3 | Where do I find you today? |
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