The Untold Truth Of Alison Brie

It's hard to imagine anyone but Alison Brie playing the role of Ruth in the wrestling drama GLOW, but she very nearly didn't get the part. Although Brie immediately fell in love with the script and the character, she was told she wasn't right for the role, in part because they really wanted to cast an unknown in the lead.

Brie went to bat for herself, convinced that the part was meant to be hers. Determined to book the gig, Brie went on a total of four auditions, telling Indiewire that she "never felt more like" her GLOW character —  who also went on audition after audition trying to book a role — than she did on her journey to become Ruth. Brie revealed that every audition left her in tears.

The actress told The Scotsman that she was afraid she hadn't displayed enough "grit" and "edge" in her previous roles to be seriously considered for the part of Ruth, so she "did physical things" like turning up to auditions in workout clothes and without makeup to prove that she wasn't "too polished" to play the part.