Robin Weigert has a knack for sitting in well-furnished, eclectic living rooms.
OnDietland, she lounges on modern, beige couches and wears J. Jill-esque sweaters as self-help guru Verena Baptist.
On the surface, the two shows appear similar.
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I sort of stumbled into being part of the zeitgeist, Weigert tells EW.
Weigert has spent years at the side of some of TVs most prestige shows.
Add onDietlandandBig Little Lies, and Weigert is a stalwart character actress finding security playing outside the box ladies.
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Theres sincerity to Weigert.
Her cadence is soft and her words are carefully chosen.
Red carpets, social media, and online profiles theyre all serious work requiring vulnerability.
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Shes become savvier over the years as her star has risen.
An Emmy nomination in 2004 forDeadwoodcertainly helped.
Weigert is in awe of herBig Little Liescostars managing fame like ducks to water.
Being around Kidman and Reese Witherspoon is being around women who have claimed their freedom.
She wonders what it would have been like to be part of the similarly empowered cast ofBlack Panther.
InBig Little Lies, Kidman is Weigerts steadfast scene partner.
The female story inDietlandis one she says is largely disregarded.
Its rare, Weigert says, to see a fully-fledged fat girls experience.
She adds, you’ve got the option to feel where things hurt and why they hurt.
You identify so fully with that person.
Season 2 ofBig Little Lies, Weigert can say, will in part explore this fallout.
Playing left-brained women is also a chance to explore a familial pastime.
Though shes okay without an assessment.
Weigert may play analysts but she happily doesnt self-analyze her career.
Its very funny this is a place my career has taken me, she says.
I get to explore the road not taken.
