When writer Elise McCredie came to Teresa Palmer with the role of The Kindred cult survivor Freya in The Clearing, the actress took little convincing to take on the part – despite the dark subject matter and the disturbing places it would take her.
“I was completely riveted by the world that they set up,” Palmer, 37, tells WHO over Zoom from her home in LA. The opportunity to work back in Australia with a stellar cast and crew of women was also a big drawcard for the podcaster, author, and mother to four young children – Bodhi, 9, Forest, 7, Poet, 4, and Prairie, 1 – with her husband actor and director Mark Webber who has a son Isaac, 15, from a previous relationship.
The shoot turned out to be as rewarding as it was taxing. As WHO discovered during our chat, multitasking (she breastfed during the interview), mummy time and the support from her family is the key to making it work.
You’re extremely busy, not only with your family but all the other projects you have. How do you manage it all?
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