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From Tulsa Model to HBO Star: Unlikely White Lotus Role
20 Jun
Summary
- Marissa Long, a model from Tulsa, landed a lead role in The White Lotus.
- Long's acting career began with self-taping auditions for her boyfriend.
- She was cast after producers viewed over 100 other actors for the part.
Marissa Long, a 25-year-old model originally from Tulsa, Oklahoma, has made an unexpected transition into acting with a lead role in the highly anticipated third season of HBO's The White Lotus.
Long's path to Hollywood stardom was unconventional. Previously working as a model and assisting her actor boyfriend with audition tapes, she decided to record her own self-tape in November of the previous year. This bold move led to her casting, a moment she described as "surreal" and a "physical response" of weeping and jumping for joy.
Executive producers noted that they had reviewed at least 100 actors before discovering Long's audition. They were immediately struck by her "authenticity" and natural screen presence, qualities they found unteachable. Despite her lack of prior acting experience, Long is currently filming the season in the South of France, embracing the experience as "the time of her life."
