In
10 DAYS IN A MADHOUSE, actress
Caroline Barry plays famous trailblazing journalist
Nellie Bly on her first big
assignment working for
Joseph Pulitzer, to get herself committed into
the notorious Blackwell's Island Insane Asylum in order to report on
abuses and murders from within.
Hollywood insiders are saying Ms. Barry's portrayal of Nellie Bly is
uncanny and powerful. The fact that Caroline Barry and Nellie Bly
closely resemble each other is a happy coincidence, according to
10 Days In A Madhouse director,
Timothy Hines, "We found Caroline Barry out of a star search
that started off with over 8,000 contestants from across the globe.
Everywhere from talent agencies to publications like Backstage Magazine.
From Moscow to Tennessee. Caroline won the role by being the best."
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Christopher Lambert was taken with Ms. Barry's performance.
Kelly Le Brock, who plays nurse Grant in
10 Days In A Madhouse, said of Caroline
Barry, "She's unique, endearing and is a gifted actress."
Producer
Susan Goforth said of Ms. Barry, "Caroline's next movie is already in the works,
a period film set in the great depression called
Gods Country.
The production is looking at stars like
Ryan Gosling for the male lead."
Veteran
Hollywood editor
Stephen Eckelberry took the job to co-edit
10 Days In A
Madhouse with Academy Award nominee,
Avril Beukes, based on the
strength of Caroline Barry's performance. "
10 Days In A Madhouse
is an important movie about one of the world's most important women and it has
a strong message about empowerment. But I ultimately took the role as
editor because of Caroline Barry. She's amazing and subtle. We've captured
lightning in a bottle with this movie, in no small part due to
Caroline."
For the role of Nellie Bly, Caroline Barry had to endure
5 degree temperatures in a real closed 100 year old mental institution
in Salem, Oregon. Actual ice cold baths and the presence of a large owl
that occupied the upper floors. "The story takes place in the freezing
cold in a ancient run down asylum. These parts we didn't have to act,"
says Ms. Barry.
"She's a rare talent", says
Strath Hamilton,
executive producer of
10 Days In A Madhouse. Executive producer
Marcy Levitas Hamilton says, "Caroline Barry radiates an openness that makes
you want to be her friend. She lets you inside her world." Co-producer,
Saskia Larsen concurs, "Caroline is an amazing actress and a genuinely
down to Earth human being. She is kind to everyone she meets."
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| Nelly Bly (Caroline Barry) undercover inside Blackwell's Island Lunatic Asylum in "10 DAYS IN A MADHOUSE" |
It
was no small challenge to play Nellie Bly. Bly was known for an irrepressible smile and spirit, but she had a steely
resolve. As a recent Life Magazine special edition that was on newsstands
throughout the US in May called Nellie Bly, one of
"One Hundred Women who changed the world."
Following
is a side by side list of some renown actors and the role they
portrayed, many have won
Academy Awards for their work as historical and
famous world changers.
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| Caroline Barry as Nellie Bly in 10 Days in a Madhouse. | | |
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