Christina Ricci on ‘Yellowjackets’ & Her Career-Long Fight to Play Unlikable Characters

Christina Ricci has been the face of on-screen oddballs and outsiders for the past 30 years—but her fight to keep playing those characters has been an uphill struggle. “I think we’re at the as an audience, where we can find characters interesting that we don’t see ourselves in, at all,“ Ricci says. “You don’t have to see yourself in somebody to be fascinated, interested, or root for someone. I’m really happy we’re at that place, because I really spent years arguing that point.“ In this episode of “In the Envelope: The Actor’s Podcast,“ Ricci takes us through the twists and turns of her career, all the way up to Showtime’s dark drama, “Yellowjackets,“ for which she’s earning Emmys buzz for the role of unhinged show tunes enthusiast, Misty. Brought to you by HBO Max. -- Backstage has been the #1 resource for actors and talent-seekers for 60 years. In the Envelope, Backstage’s podcast, features intimat