‘Marvel’s Jessica Jones’: Janet McTeer on Channeling Patti Smith For Her Most Action-Packed Role Yet
[Editor’s note: Mild spoilers follow for “Marvel’s Jessica Jones” Season 2.]
Janet McTeer’s role on “Jessica Jones” was a twist that the actress was surprised more people didn’t guess. It’s revealed midway through Season 2 that McTeer isn’t just a random superpowered woman on a rampage — she’s actually Jessica’s mother Alisa, rendered unrecognizable after the accident that was believed to have killed her.
McTeer said the secret was such a shock because, as the producers noted, “subconsciously everyone goes, ‘the mom’s dead.’ They forget that they’re in the Marvel universe and that they can do anything. We were all really astonished. I was convinced that everybody would guess, but nobody did!”
Once revealed, the story becomes one about relationships, specifically mothers and daughters — though in the case of Alisa and Jessica, it’s an unconventional bond. “What was helpful for both Krysten [Ritter] and myself was the fact that they start off as strangers.
Janet McTeer’s role on “Jessica Jones” was a twist that the actress was surprised more people didn’t guess. It’s revealed midway through Season 2 that McTeer isn’t just a random superpowered woman on a rampage — she’s actually Jessica’s mother Alisa, rendered unrecognizable after the accident that was believed to have killed her.
McTeer said the secret was such a shock because, as the producers noted, “subconsciously everyone goes, ‘the mom’s dead.’ They forget that they’re in the Marvel universe and that they can do anything. We were all really astonished. I was convinced that everybody would guess, but nobody did!”
Once revealed, the story becomes one about relationships, specifically mothers and daughters — though in the case of Alisa and Jessica, it’s an unconventional bond. “What was helpful for both Krysten [Ritter] and myself was the fact that they start off as strangers.
- 3/23/2018
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
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