The White Lotus Star Carrie Coon on Navigating Identity Through Acting & More

Carrie Coon continually balances both prestige and mainstream projects and chooses standout roles across film and television. She is wrapping the wildly successful HBO’s The White Lotus  Season 3, as Laurie, a corporate lawyer navigating a tense vacation with her two childhood friends. She starred in the critically acclaimed His Three Daughters last fall, playing a complex sister alongside Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen, earning praise for her emotional depth in the drama about family and loss. She continues as Bertha Russell in HBO’s lavish period piece, The Gilded Age.  Season 3 filming wrapped last fall, and a summer 2025 release is anticipated. Additionally, she appeared in the indie neo-noir Lake George and reprised her role in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire. On this episode Carrie shares behind the scenes stories from White Lotus, how she worked to stay very pale and the complexities of using your name to get projects over the line.  In Her Words presents thoughtful conversations with leaders across entertainment from film and television to media and gaming and everything in between; as we talk about what it takes to make your mark in the industry, lessons these incredible people have learned along the way, and how they have found their way in an ever-changing environment. With in-depth conversations and pre-submitted listener questions, each episode provides candid advice for navigating today’s entertainment industry, giving listeners an inside look at how key players got their start, and guidance for building the necessary toolkit to bring careers to life in film, TV, music, theater, graphics, writing, animation and beyond.Listen on: Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/5AfPfPQ2EPGuC1PhcqJpGW?si=fdb445a8906b49b4  Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/in-her-words/id1674672975    Audible: https://www.audible.com/pd/In-Her-Words-Podcast/B0BWYXYBF6?action_code=ASSGB14908      Find us on:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/women_in_entertainment/   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/womeninentertainment    Twitter: https://twitter.com/InHerWords_WIE