Runaways Star Was Broke Before Film Role
By WENNWednesday, May 12, 2010
Landing the role of drummer SANDY WEST in THE RUNAWAYS biopic could not have come at a better time for actress STELLA MAEVE - she was broke.
The 28 year old reveals she was one of 500 hopefuls who auditioned for the role opposite Dakota Fanning and Kristen Stewart - and she was called back four times before she landed the part.
She says, “My dad was a drummer and taught me when I was 12… Sandy and I have a lot of similarities.”
And she really needed the job because she was struggling financially - she literally took a leap of faith out of a plane and learned she had landed the part minutes later.
She explains, “I had $100 in my pocket… took my friend’s car, drove up to Sacramento (California), jumped out of a plane… and found out that I booked a job.”
