INTERVIEW – ACTING IN HORROR: A WOMAN’S PERSPECTIVE SPOTLIGHT: RUTANYA ALDA by Ellen Vass Sanderson
Hello, Rutanya! We’re honoured to have you here as our Women in Horror. 1. How long have you been acting, both in general and specifically within the horror genre? I’ve been acting since 1969 in film and I did my first horror movie in 1979, When A Stranger Calls. 2. Have there been certain life events that led you to an acting career in horror, as opposed to in other genres? No, ha, it’s not that I chose to be a horror actress, it’s just that the opportunity to audition came up and I got the parts. 3. What is your favorite/least favorite sub-genre to work in? No opinion. The quality of life on set is about the people you’re with, not the sub-genre you’re in. A good script is a good script.
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