The Gilded Age’s Carrie Coon Is Fine Being Unrecognizable

“I’m not afraid of robust language. I’m not afraid of theatricality on camera. I love a big, bold, truthful performance.”

Carrie Coon is having a moment, even though you may not recognize her. “It may be the age I am, but it’s also I don’t present in the world like any kind of film star.” The Emmy-nominated star of The Gilded Age will next be seen in Netflix’s His Three Daughters (September 20). “The relationships feel real, the dynamics feel believable and yet it’s still an Azazel Jacobs movie.” While Coon was taken by the story of three daughters caring for their ill father, it was working alongside Natasha Lyonne and Elizabeth Olsen that sealed the deal. “I immediately signed on when I heard their names.” While her family thinks of her as “lighthearted,” she often plays, “high-strung, anxious people.” “I’m not afraid of theatricality on camera. I love a big, bold, truthful performance. I don’t feel like you always have to be small for camera. And sometimes, frankly, I think it’s really boring.” While she’s “grateful no one ever recognizes me,” that could change soon with the third season of The White Lotus. For now, Coon says things are as they should be. “I wouldn’t have it any other way.”

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Editor’s Note: This conversation has been edited and condensed for publication.