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Betty Gilpin seeks out 'anti-algorithm' projects, like 'The Lowdown' and 'Widow's Bay'

NPR Movies·Oct 22, 2026 · 11:50 AM CT
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In more than 20 years of acting, Betty Gilpin has played "femme fatales and calming wives and evil mistresses," but she told NPR she is now getting a wider range of parts.

"One of the many benefits of aging is that you sort of age out of being an archetype," she said. In Season 2 of FX's "The Lowdown" she plays a public defender who seeks help from Ethan Hawke's self-appointed investigative journalist.

Last month she won an Emmy for her guest performance in "Widow's Bay," Apple TV's horror-comedy about an island community.

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