Jean is known for her roles on shows such as Mr William’s Madame Is Dying and films such as The Truth Hurts, Did You Mean It, Stall and Superpowers Aren’t A Thing we chat her journey from having a ton of jobs to acting full time, things she changed to “get serious” about acting, and how she stays positive in a difficult industry. if you feel stagnant in your acting career, this episode is for you if you want acting to become more of a full time thing for you; this episode is for you if you’re a mr williams madame is dying fan, this episode is for you ;). jean's insta: https://www.instagram.com/jeanevanx/?hl=en

00:00 sophie’s intro

00:19 jean’s intro

00:51 theme song

01:11jean’s intro and jean’s experience on reelshorts

07:00 breaking gender norms in verticals

12:00 the importance of not turning down shoots

15:10 jean’s backstory

21:10 learning to not wait for success to fall into your lap 

24:00 sophie’s thoughts on LA

30:00 jean’s strong sense of self and making internal changes

34:00 the blessing of having a baby face in hollywood

36:57 jean getting her big call

43:45 sophie’s dreams and goals

52:10 the journey of an acting career and doing odd jobs

54:45 how A-listers have made it in LA with nothing to their name

55:51 jean’s thoughts on classes

59:50 why every actor needs an amc pass

1:01:35 the stress of finances as an actor and keeping a job

1:15:05 what keeps jean going on the hard days

1:19:53 fast frisky five

1:22:19 jean’s closing remarks

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