Headline: Gillian Anderson struggled with self-doubt after being cast as Eleanor Roosevelt
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The actress has recalled how she landed the role of the late U.S. political figure and activist in the 2022 drama series The First Lady. Speaking to Marie Claire, Anderson explained that she and Roosevelt, who was married to former U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, looked nothing alike. "I was very shocked when I was asked to play Eleanor Roosevelt.” "She was such an extraordinary woman, and you know, I'm five foot three, and she was five foot nine or ten (laughs). She was just very tall, and we didn't look anything like each other."
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