Lady. Killer.

[Shana A]

Lady. Killer.
7.11.2012
By Max Berlinger
Chloë Sevigny's latest project takes the actress beyond anything she's done before.

http://www.out.com/2012/07/11/chloe-sevigny-hit-miss-transgender-hitman

Sevigny stars as Mia, a hired assassin who discovers she's a father. And because the child's mother, with whom she was involved before she transitioned, has died, Mia is now legal guardian of a son she's never met.

The role required Sevigny to take part in firearms training, accent coaching, kickboxing lessons, and a six-month sabbatical in Manchester, England, far from her usual East Village environs. But those weren't the things that troubled her.

"I was worried people would be angry that they didn't cast a real person who was transitioning," she says. "I asked why they didn't, and the producers said they didn't find the right person. It's a big responsibility toward that community, and I wanted to do them right." The show's writer, Sean Conway, was more categorical. "I don't think anyone else could have played the part," he says. "She's hypnotizing and perfectly balances the tender with the brutal. I could watch her forever."