Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Emmy nominee Sarah Pidgeon (Love Story, Stereophonic, The Wilds) joins Perri Nemiroff on Collider Ladies Night for an in-depth conversation about her career!
Sarah breaks down her journey from Carnegie Mellon to starring as Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in FX’s Love Story. She shares the intense pressure of playing a real-life icon, overcoming early criticism, and building chemistry on set with co-star Paul Anthony Kelly (JFK Jr.) and director Max Winkler. Plus, Sarah reflects on her Tony-nominated performance in Broadway’s Stereophonic, navigating the heartbreak of The Wilds cancellation, and the exact moment she found out about her Emmy nomination.
#lovestory #sarahpidgeon #emmys #thewilds #broadway
00:00 Sarah Pidgeon’s Stereophonic Audition
01:35 Her Audition Low
04:50 Her Favorite Thing About Being an Actor
05:51 Why She Doesn’t Like Watching Her Own Work
07:21 How She Gets Out of Her Head While Filming
10:19 Why Laughing Is So Hard as an Actor
11:54 Sarah Pidgeon on Collider Ladies Night for Love Story
12:24 She Was Jealous of the Disney Channel Kids
14:46 Discovering She Could Go to Extreme Emotional Places as an Actor
18:09 Studying Acting at Carnegie Mellon
20:55 A Very Useful Acting Technique
22:13 Dealing with Rejection & Challenging Work Schedules
23:53 Working on The Wilds
26:26 The Wilds Canceled After 2 Seasons
28:31 Getting a Tony Nomination
32:25 Getting an Emmy Nomination
34:54 The Pressure of Playing Carolyn Bessette
39:02 Sarah Didn’t Think She’d Get the Role
40:25 Dealing with Early Criticism
43:16 Working with Max Winkler
45:38 Working with Paul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr.
48:04 The Proposal Scene in the Boat
52:55 Watching Constance Zimmer Is a Masterclass
55:15 The Impact of the Paparazzi
01:00:13 The “Not Us” Scene in Episode 8
01:02:35 The Plane Scene
01:05:52 What Is Sarah Proud Of?
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Emmy nominee Sarah Pidgeon (Love Story, Stereophonic, The Wilds) joins Perri Nemiroff on Collider Ladies Night for an in-depth conversation about her career!
Sarah breaks down her journey from Carnegie Mellon to starring as Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy in FX’s Love Story. She shares the intense pressure of playing a real-life icon, overcoming early criticism, and building chemistry on set with co-star Paul Anthony Kelly (JFK Jr.) and director Max Winkler. Plus, Sarah reflects on her Tony-nominated performance in Broadway’s Stereophonic, navigating the heartbreak of The Wilds cancellation, and the exact moment she found out about her Emmy nomination.
#lovestory #sarahpidgeon #emmys #thewilds #broadway
00:00 Sarah Pidgeon’s Stereophonic Audition
01:35 Her Audition Low
04:50 Her Favorite Thing About Being an Actor
05:51 Why She Doesn’t Like Watching Her Own Work
07:21 How She Gets Out of Her Head While Filming
10:19 Why Laughing Is So Hard as an Actor
11:54 Sarah Pidgeon on Collider Ladies Night for Love Story
12:24 She Was Jealous of the Disney Channel Kids
14:46 Discovering She Could Go to Extreme Emotional Places as an Actor
18:09 Studying Acting at Carnegie Mellon
20:55 A Very Useful Acting Technique
22:13 Dealing with Rejection & Challenging Work Schedules
23:53 Working on The Wilds
26:26 The Wilds Canceled After 2 Seasons
28:31 Getting a Tony Nomination
32:25 Getting an Emmy Nomination
34:54 The Pressure of Playing Carolyn Bessette
39:02 Sarah Didn’t Think She’d Get the Role
40:25 Dealing with Early Criticism
43:16 Working with Max Winkler
45:38 Working with Paul Anthony Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr.
48:04 The Proposal Scene in the Boat
52:55 Watching Constance Zimmer Is a Masterclass
55:15 The Impact of the Paparazzi
01:00:13 The “Not Us” Scene in Episode 8
01:02:35 The Plane Scene
01:05:52 What Is Sarah Proud Of?
BREAKING NEWS, REVIEWS & MORE: collider.com
SUBSCRIBE: youtube.com/collider
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