Hollywood actors, just like most everyone in just about every industry, have been hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic. And many who can’t count on residuals from $1 billion blockbusters or live in mansions off Sunset Blvd. were stranded and left to wonder how to pay the bills — pretty much overnight.
In interviews with a half dozen up-and-coming actors and performers in Los Angeles and New York, a picture emerged of a young creative class that has been stopped in its tracks — with industry careers screeching to a halt and no income coming in from backup jobs in fitness, food service and marketing that have also been decimated by the pandemic.
“Literally within two or three days, all of a sudden, every single job I had lined up was just gone,” Kara Connolly, an actress in the independent film space and SAG-aftra member, told TheWrap.
Kara Connolly
Connolly, who was...
In interviews with a half dozen up-and-coming actors and performers in Los Angeles and New York, a picture emerged of a young creative class that has been stopped in its tracks — with industry careers screeching to a halt and no income coming in from backup jobs in fitness, food service and marketing that have also been decimated by the pandemic.
“Literally within two or three days, all of a sudden, every single job I had lined up was just gone,” Kara Connolly, an actress in the independent film space and SAG-aftra member, told TheWrap.
Kara Connolly
Connolly, who was...
- 4/2/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Jackie Michelle Johnson and Kara Connolly attend 2011 E3 Expo.Photo copyright Glenn Francis / PR Photos. Jackie Michelle Johnson and Kara Connolly attend 2011 E3 Expo.Photo copyright Glenn Francis / PR Photos. Kara Connolly attends 2011 E3 Expo.Photo copyright Glenn Francis / PR Photos. Jackie Michelle Johnson and Kara Connolly attend 2011 E3 Expo.Photo copyright Glenn Francis / PR Photos. Kara Connolly attends 2011 E3 Expo.Photo copyright Glenn Francis / PR Photos. 06/07/2011 - Kara Connolly - 2011 E3 Expo - Day 2 - Los Angeles Convention Center - Los Angeles, CA, USA © Glenn Francis / PR Photos...
- 6/13/2011
- by Michelle Wray
- Monsters and Critics
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