But playing the real-life Women’s Movement activist Bella Abzug onMrs.
Americawas challenging even for an actress of Martindale’s caliber.
Two months of dialect," to pull off Abzug’s distinctive New York accent and cadence.
“She thinks as fast as she talks,” the actress added.
“You could catch me going, ‘Uhhh…’ Not Bella.
Smart as a whip.”
“The first hat I wore was red, and I had on a baby blue outfit.
And I said, ‘I look like Little Bo Peep.
Could you c’mon let me wear a different hat?'”
Martindale said, laughing.
“I wonder, do you just get dressed from the neck up?”
“It’ll be what it is.
I hope it’s a fun thing to watch, that’s all.”
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