Lily-Rose Depp is currently starring in the film Nosferatu in which she shines. In a recent interview, Johnny Depp’s daughter has opened up about trauma regarding her father that she suffered as a child.
Lily-Rose Depp follows in her father Johnny Depp’s footsteps
It’s not easy being the daughter of the exceptional Johnny Depp. His daughter, after The Idol, Lily-Rose, is currently at the cinema playing in the film Nosferatu alongside Bill Skarsgård, Emma Corrin and Willem Dafoe. This is one of the most terrifying films of the year.
The young woman decided to embark on a career in cinema like her mother Vanessa Paradis and her father. She appears at the age of 15 in the film Tusk directed by Kevin Smith and is chosen by Rebecca Zlotowski for play Natalie Portman’s little sister in Planetarium. During her young career, Lily-Rose Depp has already obtained two nominations for the César for Most Promising Actress.
In a recent interview for the magazine Harper’s Bazaarthe actress who plays Ellen Hetters in Robert Eggers’ film, a young woman who becomes the obsession of a vampire who is both manipulative and terrifying, has revealed having been traumatized by her father when she was a child. We reassure you right away, it was not Johnny Depp who traumatized her as a father but as an actor.
Traumatized by this role of Johnny Depp, Lily-Rose never saw the film again
Indeed, it was at the age of 3 that Lily-Rose Depp discovered the film for the first time Edward Scissorhands directed by Tim Burton. In this production, Johnny Depp portrays a young man with scissors instead of his hands. This fantastic film traumatized the 25-year-old actress:
Not because I found him scary but because everyone was so mean to him and I was really upset.
So much so that Lily-Rose Depp admits that since then, she never saw again Edward Scissorhands because she explains that she was marked by the end of the film. Indeed, the whole town turns against the character played by his father:
I remember being petrified by it, which is weird, because I don’t have a lot of memories from my childhood.
However, note that the actress still continues to appreciate the fantasy genre. The proof with his latest film. Moreover, she recognizes that it’s thanks to her father that she loves this world et to his brother Jack Depp who disguised himself as a vampire which is at the origin of his obsession with Dracula :
We are very different actors but of course, we are the product of our environment, and it’s a world that has always interested me a lot.
Finally, good news for those who saw and appreciated Nosferatu, an extended version of the film has been confirmed and will be offered in the bonuses of the Blu-ray edition.