Episode 179: Fiona Vroom

Actress Fiona Vroom’s eclectic filmography includes Hell on Wheels, Tim Burton’s Big Eyes, a 1950s housewife with superpowers on the way-ahead-of-its-time web series The True Heroines (which she also produced), Kindergarten Cop 2, Bates Motel, the eternally youthful sitcom star Barbara Beaumont in a cult favourite episode of The X-Files, and schoolteacher Miss Gillies on TNT’s post-apocalyptic series Snowpiercer. She also has two green-skinned Orions in her filmography – in the “Lolani” episode of the fan-financed Star Trek Continues web series, and also in 2016’s Star Trek Beyond – which might seem like a lot of Star Trek for someone who didn’t grow up a fan of the show, but makes more sense when you learn that Fiona grew up idolizing Lucille Ball (Trekkies know that Lucille Ball’s production company Desilu greenlit the original Star Trek television series).Fiona grew up on boat, and later performed on cruise ships. In recent years, Fiona has expanded into producing her own content while still acting up a storm in film and television projects. In this funny and introspective interview, Fiona reflects on her eclectic filmography, and her journey from a hippie houseboat to the USS Enterprise and Snowpiercer’s dystopian train and beyond. Episode sponsor: UBCP/ACTRA