While Basco is just a teenager, she’s able to hold her own among older, more established costars such as Rosie Perez, Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Jurnee Smollett-Bell, Ali Wong and Chris Messina.
Here’s all about Hollywood’s latest breakout actress.
- Getting the role was “so emotional.”
In an interview onThe Viewwith her costars on Tuesday, Basco saidBirds of Preywas her very first movie role and that it was “so unexpected.”
“I was coming home from school and my mom and dad got their camera out — they looked so weird — and my agents were on the phone and they were videotaping me and my agent says, ‘You booked the job,'” she recalled.
Basco continued, “It was just so emotional for me and my parents were just screaming their heads off for me. It was super emotional and so unexpected that I would even be here and part of this whole experience.”
In aQ&A for Google, Basco answered some questions on how she prepared for her big role.
“I actually read a bunch of comic books. My dad bought me a big stack when I first found out I got the role,” she said.
She also turned to other actresses performances who also started their careers as teenagers, such as Natalie Portman.
“I watchedTaxi Driver, I watchedThe Professionalto really get an idea of a young girl who is super vulnerable and independent,” Basco said.
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- She comes from an acting family.
Basco is the niece of Dion and Dante Basco, who are both actors. Dion has starred in the NBC showCity Guysas Alberto Ramos.
Her dad, Derek Basco, is also an actor, having appeared inThis Is 40,Six Days Seven Nights,The First Purge, and working with his brothers on their own upcoming filmThe Fabulous Filipino Brothers.
- She can also sing — and even created a song for her “celebrity crush” Tom Holland.
Besides acting, Basco also has a love for singing and has recently shared videos of herself singing her own songs on YouTube.
“I wrote this song about my celebrity crush… TOM HOLLAND,” Basco wrote in the notes of the video.
She’s also worked on another original song called “Grow Up Kid,” which she also co-wrote with her brother, and which features her singing in Korean. Basco can also play the ukulele, piano and guitar.
- She loves Billie Eilish.
In a conversation with Dante on his YouTube channel seriesCovers8in January 2019, she said she admired Eilish and the similarities between them.
“A lot of teenage girls listen to her,” she explained to Dante. “Also the reason I like her is her older brother produces with her and he plays guitar and they work together.”
“They write songs together like how we do,” she added.
Birds of Preyis in theaters Friday.
source: people.com
