Actress Zyra Gorecki uses her lived experience with limb differences to depict a unique yet universal take on adolescence in NBC's apocalyptic drama 'La Brea'
Next Big Thing: Nana Mensah on Her Journey From Being Pushed to Study Law to Starring in Netflix's 'The Chair'L.A. and the La Brea Tar Pits [are] the playing field. We actually visited the Tar Pits so I could get a better feeling for what they’re like.
How did the action scenes in the show challenge you as a below-the-knee amputee? Conversely, what did your lived experience help bring to the role of Izzy? The elements of action and adventure were really fun. I like to stay pretty fit, and so when I’d be asked what my limits were, I would just tell them [that] I would do what it took to get the job done. As an amputee, you bring a totally different mental state to a character with an amputation. For Izzy, I know what it’s like to experience the pain, the emotion, the life that comes with being an amputee. So I understand her reactions and choices in a way that a fully limbed person wouldn’t.
It feels freaking awesome! The inclusivity is so nice to see. I met David Harrell and Alex Barone through a limb-difference camp called Camp No Limits. They are both actors and have been an amazing wealth of information for me. I hope that moving forward, Hollywood will continue to use limb-difference actors for limb-difference characters.It was a learning curve for everyone. Nobody really knew what to do in the beginning.
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