Pullman's scar
Pullman has a huge scar on her upper left arm, and it is obvious she doesn't care to hide it because of the revealing clothing she sometimes wears. Is this part of the series, or does the actress really have a big scar?
shareThe actress suffered from burns when she was a toddler, she poured a pan of soup over herself.
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You have to hand it to Redman for being completely un-self-conscious about this. There was an episode wherein she interviewed a man who had been severely burned and scarred and I thought, "She knows about this."
"In my case, self-absorption is completely justified."
If you look closely enough you will also notice the same scar in "Sexy Beast". Although Ben Kingsley steals that movie with an acting tour-de-force, Redman is very effective and is the most likeable and courageous of the characters.
shareYes, a high percentage of Amanda's body was burned and that scar is the remainder of her injuires. In an American review of "Sexy Beast" they bascially said what the op of this thread said. "Amanda's character has a scar on her arm that's not explained" If the idiot had bothered to do his research like people on this board have, he would have known the scar has nothing to do with the plot.
I ain't hiding, they have great healthcare here/Yeah If you're a cow.
What an insensitive thing to say in a review?
shareI know i just wanted to look at her tit's.
shareMore ignorant than insensitive. To be fair, the reviewer probably didn't have much biographical material about the cast and Kingsley and Ian McShane would be the two most recognizable to the avergae American reviewer. Sure, the reviewer could have done some more research; but, given Hollywood's obsession with hiding any blemish or imperfection, you could reasonably assume, having no knowledge of Redman's past, that the scar was the result of make-up and somehow factored into her character, rather than being an actual feature of her body. I doubt many American viewers of the film had any knowledge of Redman's accident to attempt to correct the mistake, nor did many film critics. Most reviewers I have read hadn't seemed to have been aware of Hellen Mirren before Prime Suspect was shown on PBS, despite her having appeared in Excalibur, Mosquito Coast, Caligula, and The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (which I'm sure she would like to forget), so I doubt they were any more knowledgeable about a supporting actress in a small British film.
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To: Harold_Robbins
Yes, agree. I believe you are probably referring to the episode with Karl Johnson who played a janitor who was caught in a school fire (with bad effects due to his drinking problem and his being too drunk to get away from the flames).
Karl Johnson most recently played the role of "Twister Turrill" in Lark Rise to Candleford.
The make-up department did such a credible job creating Karl Johnson's scarred flesh in New Tricks that I really believed there was something wrong with his face until I saw him in Candleford, and realized that he looked just fine.
It is refreshing that Amanda Redman accepts her scars and just ignores them; that she wears lovely low-cut dresses and gorgeous gowns without a second thought. Compared to the "empty headed starlets" in Hollywood who want every single tooth, and eyelash, and curl, and nail just perfect, Amanda's "real persona" is absolutely healthy. Life (and bodies) are not perfect and a goal of perfection is so shallow; there are no words to describe someone who wants to be "perfect."
That said, Amanda is gorgeous, and clever, and wonderful, and a marvelous actress. Her broad smile and twinkling eyes say it all; who needs to be more perfect than that? What a sweetie!