{"id":1977930,"date":"2025-08-24T23:34:38","date_gmt":"2025-08-24T23:34:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=1977930"},"modified":"2025-08-24T23:34:38","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T23:34:38","slug":"why-jennifer-aniston-was-the-perfect-actress-to-play-jennette-mccurdys-abusive-mom-in-apple-tv-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/why-jennifer-aniston-was-the-perfect-actress-to-play-jennette-mccurdys-abusive-mom-in-apple-tv-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Jennifer Aniston Was the Perfect Actress to Play Jennette McCurdy\u2019s Abusive Mom in Apple TV+ Show"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While some fans of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jennette-mccurdy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jennette McCurdy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Jennette McCurdy<\/strong><\/a>&#8216;s memoir were surprised to see <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrities\/jennifer-aniston\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jennifer Aniston;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><strong>Jennifer Aniston<\/strong><\/a> cast in the role of her abusive mom in the TV adaptation \u2014 she was the perfect choice.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Executive producer <strong>Sharon Horgan<\/strong> spoke exclusively to <em>Us Weekly<\/em> about the upcoming Apple TV+ series, saying, &#8220;Jen was part of it from [beginning]. She&#8217;s part of the creative team, so it wasn&#8217;t what made us see her [in the role]. She was part of the pitch.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Horgan, 55, who was promoting her role in <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/where-amanda-knox-meredith-kercher-113030337.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Hulu's The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Hulu&#8217;s <em>The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox<\/em><\/a>, was excited for viewers to see the TV adaptation of McCurdy&#8217;s <em>I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;We all just responded to the book. It&#8217;s such an extraordinary story and it&#8217;s also so extraordinarily written,&#8221; the actress noted. &#8220;Jennette is such a talent. Now it&#8217;s just going through the process of taking something from book to screen.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/everything-know-tv-adaptation-jennette-142625293.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Everything to Know About the TV Adaptation of Jennette McCurdy\u2019s \u2018I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died\u2019 Memoir;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Everything to Know About the TV Adaptation of Jennette McCurdy\u2019s \u2018I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died\u2019 Memoir<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Horgan continued: &#8220;We&#8217;re doing it at the moment with Vladimir on Netflix, which is another adaptation from book to screen. You just want to do these amazing pieces of work justice. That&#8217;s the main sort of pressure. But it&#8217;s good to have pressure. This is a new thing I&#8217;ve learned. Stress is bad but pressure is good. Now it&#8217;s my new mantra.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p><span class=\"credit\">Mike Guastella\/WireImage<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Apple TV+ confirmed in July that Aniston, 56, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/celebrity-moms\/pictures\/jennette-mccurdys-family-guide-meet-her-loved-ones\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:is starring in I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">is starring in <em>I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died<\/em><\/a> in addition to being an executive producer on the project. McCurdy, 33, is adapting her book but it hasn\u2019t been announced who will be playing her.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died<\/em> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usmagazine.com\/entertainment\/pictures\/jennette-mccurdys-candid-quotes-about-her-time-at-nickelodeon\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:detailed Jennette\u2019s complicated relationship;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">detailed Jennette\u2019s complicated relationship<\/a> with her abusive mother and the road to recovery following <strong>Debra McCurdy<\/strong>\u2019s death in 2013. According to the synopsis, the dramedy will center on \u201cthe codependent relationship between an 18-year-old actress in a hit kids\u2019 show, and her narcissistic mom who relishes in her identity as a starlet\u2019s mother.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Horgan, who is an executive producer <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/jennifer-aniston-play-jennette-mccurdy-125019192.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:on I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">on <em>I\u2019m Glad My Mom Died<\/em><\/a> and <em>Vladimir<\/em>, has remained booked and busy. She can currently be seen playing <strong>Amanda Knox<\/strong>&#8216;s mother, <strong>Edda Mellas<\/strong>, in Hulu&#8217;s scripted series about Knox&#8217;s high-profile trial.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/articles\/jennette-mccurdy-candid-comments-troubled-130158746.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Jennette McCurdy\u2019s Candid Comments About Troubled Relationship With Her Abusive Mother;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Jennette McCurdy\u2019s Candid Comments About Troubled Relationship With Her Abusive Mother<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Honestly, I think everyone feels like they know the story and they don&#8217;t. From that point of view, I am excited for people to watch the show because I feel like it looks at it with a completely different lens,&#8221; Horgan told <em>Us<\/em>. &#8220;Throughout the season there were elements of the story that I did not have a clue about that felt so huge. You couldn&#8217;t understand how it wasn&#8217;t public knowledge or focused on.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The eight-part scripted series allowed <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/sharon-horgan-had-strange-history-142032979.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:for more insight into Knox's;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">for more insight into Knox&#8217;s<\/a> family.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;The personal side of it, how it impacted the family and what Edda and Amanda went through as a mother and daughter and how much it tore the family apart,&#8221; Horgan shared. &#8220;So from my perspective as somebody who was playing her mother, that was all very much the draw for me to get an opportunity to portray that relationship and how much it impacted them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">New episodes of <em>The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox<\/em> air Wednesdays on Hulu.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While some fans of Jennette McCurdy&#8216;s memoir were surprised to see Jennifer Aniston cast in the role of her abusive mom in the TV adaptation \u2014 she was the perfect choice. 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