Angourie Rice discusses working with Kate Winslet on Mare of Easttown

Angourie Rice discusses working with Kate Winslet on Mare of Easttown – and addresses rumours that the crime drama will return for another season


Australian actress Angourie Rice is currently starring in the critically acclaimed HBO crime drama, Mare of Easttown.

And in a new interview with the TV Reload podcast, the 20-year-old has opened up about her experience working alongside the show’s leading lady Kate Winslet.

‘I think I really learned to bring dedication and energy, that’s what she brings,’ the 20-year-old said of Kate.

Good company: Australian actress Angourie Rice has discussed her experience working with Kate Winslet on the crime drama Mare of Easttown

‘Every day to set she would bring, always energy, and a laugh or a joke or something, and also just commitment,’ she continued.

‘I think you see that in the show, that’s how she pulls off this incredibly intricate character because she’s 100 percent committed to it.’

Angourie was also questioned about the possibility of a second season for the limited series, but she admitted that she had no idea if it would happen or not. 

'I think I really learned to bring dedication and energy, that's what she brings,' the 20-year-old said of Kate

‘I think I really learned to bring dedication and energy, that’s what she brings,’ the 20-year-old said of Kate

The young actress said that it was up to the show’s writer and creator Brad Ingelsby whether or not another season would be made.

‘Brad wrote this series as a limited series and he wrote it as a complete story,’ she said.

‘When I read it, it felt like an extended movie,’ she added.

Character: Angourie plays Kate's daughter Siobhan in the gritty HBO drama

Character: Angourie plays Kate’s daughter Siobhan in the gritty HBO drama

Mare of Easttown is currently airing in the U.S. on HBO and on the streaming app Binge in Australia.

The series follows Mare, played by Winslet, a small town detective in Pennsylvania who is investigating a series of murders.

She also has to deal with unresolved trauma from her past and a dysfunctional family life.

Must see: The series follows Mare, played by Winslet, a small town detective in Pennsylvania who is investigating a series of murders

Must see: The series follows Mare, played by Winslet, a small town detective in Pennsylvania who is investigating a series of murders