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Character Study
In Elle.com's recurring feature Character Study, we ask the creators behind our favorite shows to go deep about what went in to creating their memorable characters: the original idea behind them, how they were tailored to the actor and elements of them we might not see on the screen.
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‘Funny, Ballsy, Disregarded, and Hardworking’: How the Hacks Showrunners Made Deborah Vance
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How Molly Shannon Shaped Pat on 'The Other Two'
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How Poker Face’s Charlie Came to Be
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How Lisa McGee Made Derry Girls’ Clare
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Inside the Mind of Industry’s Harper
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