Kiernan Shipka: Pamela Anderson’s Performance in ‘The Last Showgirl’ ‘Changed Me’ as an Actor

Kiernan Shipka knows “The Last Showgirl” brings the first of many flowers for formerly overlooked Hollywood icon Pamela Anderson.
Shipka, who co-stars in the acclaimed indie feature, told IndieWire while promoting Jordan Weiss’ directorial debut rom-com “Sweethearts” that Anderson’s performance in “The Last Showgirl” “changed” her as an actress.
“Pamela Anderson is so incredible and wonderful in this film, and just I can’t wait for everyone to see her,” Shipka said. “It’s really a performance that changed me as a performer, and I’m just really lucky to be a part of it.”
Shipka added that her fellow showgirls Brenda Song and Jamie Lee Curtis are also “amazing” onscreen.
“The Last Showgirl” stars Anderson as Shelly, an aging Las Vegas dancer who finds herself at an unexpected crossroads when the show that has employed her for three decades suddenly closes. Shipka, Song, and Curtis are her fellow dancers.
Shipka, who co-stars in the acclaimed indie feature, told IndieWire while promoting Jordan Weiss’ directorial debut rom-com “Sweethearts” that Anderson’s performance in “The Last Showgirl” “changed” her as an actress.
“Pamela Anderson is so incredible and wonderful in this film, and just I can’t wait for everyone to see her,” Shipka said. “It’s really a performance that changed me as a performer, and I’m just really lucky to be a part of it.”
Shipka added that her fellow showgirls Brenda Song and Jamie Lee Curtis are also “amazing” onscreen.
“The Last Showgirl” stars Anderson as Shelly, an aging Las Vegas dancer who finds herself at an unexpected crossroads when the show that has employed her for three decades suddenly closes. Shipka, Song, and Curtis are her fellow dancers.
- 11/26/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
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