“It was important for me to show that Beth was never a silent commentator or a sounding board but the moral compass of the film.” “The main thing I wanted the audience to see in this version of Beth is that she’s just as distinct as the other sisters, but she expresses her individuality in a different way,” Scanlen says. Star Turn: This Christmas, Scanlen plays the fever-stricken Beth March in Greta Gerwig’s take on Little Women, opposite Meryl Streep, Laura Dern, and Saoirse Ronan.
“I think it’s time for me to play someone that’s perfectly healthy,” This year alone, she has taken on terminal cancer (in the Venice International Film Festival hit Babyteeth) and scarlet fever (keep reading).
Her character, Amma Crellin, was-spoiler alert!-being slowly poisoned by her mother (Patricia Clarkson), marking the first in a string of ailing characters the 20-year-old actress has played. Where You’ve Seen Her: Sydney, Australia, native Eliza Scanlen gave a (rollerskating) breakout performance in 2018’s HBO miniseries adaptation of Gillian Flynn’s Sharp Objects.
