Big-screen legendAnne Bancrofthad a little trouble with small-screen improvising, according toLarry David’sCurb Your Enthusiasmcostar Susie Essman.
“Generally, Larry likes to cast comedians, so comedians are used to improvising.
“Some actors are intimidated.
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“She could not improvise onCurb.
She said to Larry, ‘Tell me what to say.
I can’t do this.
Just tell me what to say.’
So, she was incapable of it, a brilliant actress like her.”
Behar also stepped in to praise the star ofThe Graduate, who was also a friend of hers.
“I knew her, too.
She told me one time, ‘I was petrified doingCurb Your Enthusiasm,'” Behar added.
“But also, when you spoke to her, she was quite fun and funny.”
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EW has reached out to representatives forCurb Your Enthusiasmfor comment.
The cameo, filmed a year before her death, would mark her final onscreen appearance.
Listen to Essman and Behar discuss Bancroft in the podcast above.
