Daily News | Actress Kate Mulgrew visits McGillan’s seeking clarity on the Philly accent
by Philly-area author Dennis Tafoya. The series, to be directed by Ridley Scott, costars Brian Tyree Henry, an Emmy winner for his role in FX’s’s Michael Mando. The series is about old Philly friends and former delinquents who pose as DEA agents to do a small-time grift and find themselves in a life-and-death enterprise. Mulgrew plays Theresa Bowers, a woman who is a mother figure to Henry’s character.
Mulgrew, an Iowa native who has mastered quite a few accents in her long career, could not be reached for comment.“I was expecting intimidation, and it was the total opposite. She was so sweet. She gave me a hug,” Burke said. “You know, sometimes they say don’t meet your idol because you might be disappointed, but she was very, very nice. I liked her a lot.”They also talked about their shared Irish Catholic roots, and Burke said her family takes pride in theirs.
Celebrity sightings are far from uncommon at McGillin’s. The Eagles offensive line was in after Sunday’s win. Visitors have included rock stars, stars of screen and stage, and major political figures. So far Mulgrew and Burke’s photo has gotten over 2,000 likes and scores of shares, many by people who are clearly Mulgrew fans. Some folks even posted early votes of confidence in her ability to master the challenging local dialect.At least one poster was more reserved: “She can probably get the accent,’ one person wrote, “but let’s see if she captures that intense, cigarette-sodden buzz-croak of so many older South Philly women.”“Their mouths were hanging open. They love her,” Burke said.
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