Southern ‘House of Cards’ actress knew early on she wasn’t ‘the marrying kind’
Patricia Clarkson has survived Hollywood During an interview with Fox News Digital Clarkson talked about her own real-life experiences that her latest movie Lilly brought to the surface for her The movie is based on the remarkable true story of a working-class hero Lilly Ledbetter a hard-working Alabama tire factory supervisor whose singular goal is to lift her family into the middle class the movie's website states I'm not a -year-old woman I've lived through a lot in my life I've survived Hollywood okay I'm a New Orleanian who now lives in New York Clarkson noted THE WONDER YEARS STAR DANICA MCKELLAR ON ESCAPING HOLLYWOOD SUPERFICIALITY For me Lilly's journey was a deeply emotional journey a journey filled with strife and struggle and ultimately triumph but how I've toiled how I have labored to have a career and still have a career at is a loss of love Loss of leaving my family behind in New Orleans The movie sparked memories of Clarkson's struggles in her life but she's proud to still be here and making a mark in the entertainment industry Taking on the role of Lilly was a personal choice for Clarkson She reported Fox News Digital that Lilly Ledbetter was a personal hero of her mother who passed away WATCH Patricia Clarkson drew from her real life experiences when preparing for role in 'Lilly' Sadly my mother passed and was not able to see this film which is heartbreaking to me because my mother was a powerhouse She ran this city New Orleans and Lily Ledbetter was one of her heroes Of class she raised five daughters My mother raised five daughters and we're all working women and my sisters are very accomplished people I'm just a lowly actress They all have real careers and real lives Clarkson commented with a laugh Over several decades in Hollywood the House of Cards actress recognizes that women are treated much differently in the industry than when she first started in the late ' s WATCH Patricia Clarkson explained the special connection her new role shares with her mother Oh it's exponentially grown When I first started out my very first movie I did was The Untouchables Even my make-up artist was a man I was the only woman for miles Miles And I was paid scale The industry it's grown by leaps and bounds and women definitively really now we don't have a full seat at the table but we're very very close I think people are starting to realize that women we can make you money We can win you awards We can make your life better if you employ us and you pay us Clarkson revealed LIKE WHAT YOU RE READING CLICK HERE FOR MORE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSClarkson has previously described herself as a single straight Southern woman who's never married or had children During her interview with Fox News Digital she explained that her choice to stay single started at a young age WATCH 'Lilly' star Patricia Clarkson knew she 'wasn't the marrying kind' from a young age It's compelling and you know it's quite shocking but not really I was a fiercely independent child I knew very early on I wasn't the marrying kind I love to work I'm a workhorse I've had remarkable men in my life Not all of them but quite a sparse that have just made me a better person and I'm very thankful to selected of the remarkable men I've dated in my life Clarkson noted A lot of them needed a wife and I knew I wasn't that Clarkson stated Fox News Digital that she has nieces and nephews who she worships and they have gone on to have their own children One of my greatest joys in my whole life is being their aunt And now they all have these gorgeous children that you can eat on a spoon And that's enough for me I do love other people's children But I think I'm best single Clarkson noted CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR THE ENTERTAINMENT NEWSLETTERClarkson explained there was one man that made her consider marriage but looking at where he is now she's confident that the relationship wouldn't work out She didn't name the man she was referring to Lilly debuts in theaters on May CLICK HERE TO GET THE FOX NEWS APP
