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Ethel Not Lucy

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[Blind Gossip] You would think that this very talented actress would be happy to have another steady TV gig.

She is only happy-ish.

She thinks that after being the star of [old TV series] that she deserves to be THE star of a show. Actually, she thinks she should be a movie star, but she has not had any offers there. So now she’s stuck in TV, and this is the second TV series in a row where she is “Ethel not Lucy.” Not exactly the career she expected.

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Actress:

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[Optional] Why do you think she is not a bigger star?

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  3. Conchord says

    Lea Michele
    New series: The Mayor. I guess the title character is supposed to be “the” star, although he’s certainly not as famous as her (yet).

    She’s been in these blinds before; I believe the problem was that they said her nose is too big or whatever (which I think is kind of sad, but that’s apparently what they demand). She may also be kind of a diva, IIRC, and that can’t help either.

  19. mandlee says

    Lea Michele

    The Mayor

    She stayed on Glee too long and her moment passed. Also not a very versatile actor. She keeps playing Rachel Berry which people have said is pretty much a version of herself

  21. thisisannoying says

    Lucy Hale
    Life Sentence

    Clues: similar blind and the name Lucy

    I don’t find her “very talented”, most of the PLL cast act very stiffly. Anyway I thought she was pursuing music more, not a movie career! She doesn’t strike me as a movie star.

  23. with a twist says

    Lea Michele
    The Mayor (previous series where she was an Ethel is Scream Queens)

    She seems very stuck up..probably ruffles quite a few feathers.

  25. GayleStorm says

    Leah Remini
    ‘Kevin Can Wait’

    Maybe the Scientology got in the way? I think Leah is an excellent actress. ‘King of Queens’ is one of my favorite sitcoms ever. I still watch the reruns on a regular basis.

  29. Frantastic74 says

    Leah michelle in the mayor. She isnt the lead. Maybe all the stuff when cory died and how she used it as publicity. Also maybe not that talented n difficult. Was star on glee.

  33. MissELace says

    Actress : Lea Michele
    TV Series : Mayor

    Optional : She’s talented but not very diverse. She is typecasted and stuck in the same roles. Plus the rumors of her diva antics and high demands, she was on 1 successful show. Her albums and movies have not been hits.

  36. Meggiejean13 says

    That red-haired hag from Will & Grace. She’s not pretty, talented or nice enough to be a big-screen star.

  39. aaasheag says

    Kathryn Hahn

    She was co-star in Happyish and has a small role in Transparent, plus she’s always a side character, never the star. She’s a brilliant actress but her looks are quirky and that rarely gets anyone a starring role – unless they’ve written it themselves and it has that added layer of authenticity. She should get writing if she wants to be a star…

  40. KCeagle says

    Lea Michelle

    Mayor – something or other

    Sorry sweetie. Lea has an Ethel-like face in an industry of hotties and honey’s. Lose the difficult diva rep, it’s not conducive to a plain Jane who’s a legend only in her own mind. * Her ex-BF Corey Monteith was the stunner. RIP.

  41. gossipzillaisback says

    Somehow I can’t help thinking of

    Actress: Emma Roberts

    New TV Series: AHS Cult

    [Optional] Why do you think she is not a bigger star? She is not that talented, and look is not on her side either.

  44. blinkandyoumight says

    it blows my mind she thinks she can be a big star. talk about lack of self-awareness and feeling the scene…

  45. spoofbyrd says

    If Lea is watching this I would ask her what does Bob Weir and the late Ed McMahon have in common ? As someone said of the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir , You know if you don’t have a Big Ego you can do very well as the Number 2 guy !’ Same goes for Robin and Tanto !

  46. staciegrenery says

    Read the guesses…is “Happy-ish” really not a clue? Based on that alone I’m going to guess Kathryn Hahn, simply because she was on the shoe Happyish and makes more sense than Brad Whitford or Ellen Barkin.

    I do think that she is wonderful, though. Again, only guessing her b/c why else use “happy-ish” in the blind?!

  48. katekatekate says

    “Again, only guessing her b/c why else use “happy-ish” in the blind?!”

    Because “happiness” is a synonym of “glee”. The blind is about former “Glee” actress Lea Michele.

  51. tellmemore says

    Since when did “being nice” become a requirement to be a movie star? And, wow, you have a lot of strong feelings about someone who’s basically been out of sight for a while now.

  52. tellmemore says

    Is she in a new show? None of the actors in Friends were *the* star; it was an ensemble cast. So I don’t think this fits her.

  54. little leigh says

    She’s actually been a number of films – although as they have tended to be more quirky, indie type films rather than mainstream blockbusters this would have passed a lot of people by. She’s actually a very good actor – much better than she’s given credit for.

  55. gossipzillaisback says

    She is an extremely talented singer, but actress? Not so much. I first thought if she wasn’t being typecasted in the Rachel Berry know-it-all person, now I wonder if that’s the only role she can play.

  56. luvprue1 says

    Actress: Megan Mullally (aka Karen . She’s the Ethel to Grace’s Lucy)
    New tv series: The revised “Will and Grace
    Clue: Debra Messing has often been compared to Lucy .

    Optional: Megan Mullally have gotten a lot of roles but she can’t bring people to the theater. She is good in supporting roles, but I don’t think she can carry a movie.