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Question:Like if you can ice-skate really well or something? Because then you can play more parts, and make them more interesting.
But when people are looking for actors and actresses, do they look for talents like that, or is it just that some actors/actresses happen to have them? Because I've noticed that lots of famous actors/actresses have lots of special talents and stuff.

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Like if you can ice-skate really well or something? Because then you can play more parts, and make them more interesting.
But when people are looking for actors and actresses, do they look for talents like that, or is it just that some actors/actresses happen to have them? Because I've noticed that lots of famous actors/actresses have lots of special talents and stuff.

Having special skills & talents (like being able to speak fluently in many languages or with different accents) won't make you a famous actress.

However, having those talents may make you an employed actress (where if you can do the skills required for the part, you will get the role over someone who has to learn those skills in rehearsal.)

Hun, what you should do if you want to learn the trade, is start at the very bottom. Join a theater group in your area, and learn. There is no quick way to do it or any magic techniques needed. Start tomorrow, look in your area for any acting groups that there are. See you in Hollywood!

Like Mr. Bad Boy said, you have to start at the bottom. I assume that if you have to do anything particularly unusual, you'll get on-the-job training.

In proper response to your question, I wouldn't actually know. But I'd say that you do need one little something extra.

More than anything, I think giving whatever you're given to do your 200% is important.

Believe it or not, there are many famous actors and actresses that have no talent, and some can't even act. In the end, it's sometimes about who you know, the look you have (if it's what the director/casting director is looking for), or whether you can really act. Anything else can be faked. Good luck.

Yes.

You always list it as an asset because it may come up somewhere in a part. If it does, then you definately have an advantage. Any time you give yourself an advantage, your chances are better than the next waiter...oh, I mean actor/actress.

It can be helpful to pick up skills which might come up in a part - rather than ice skating, try things which show up more frequently in movies/shows, such as horseback riding, swordfighting, martial arts. etc.

Education can also be useful. Look at all the current female characters who are professional or downright nerdy. You obviously don't have to actually be a lawyer, forensic scientist, or software wizard, but it's a problem for many roles if you can't at least say phrases like 'relational database' or 'habeus corpus' and sound like you know what you're talking about. Plus, a good education is certainly useful if you need to work for a living until your career gets going.

These things can help, but the best predictors of success as an actress are beauty, luck, good connections, and (a distant fourth) actual talent.

I work in theatre, and going by my actor/actress friends and workmates, a lot of the time them getting work is the luck of the draw. It might be that in February a certain casting director wants plain looking skinny 6ft 2 blonde girls for a project, but in March they might want stunning curvy 5ft 2 brunettes for a similar role.

As in any job (or hobby) it's good to have a range of skills, just make sure your key ability (acting) is as good as you can be (until you get more experience) before trying to master new skills on top of that.

Hope this helps

Although you may not want to admit it you need to start from the basics to reach and stay at the level of fame I presume you want to achieve. Even if you managed to get lucky with a big part the chances are you wouldn't be up there for long without experience.

Talent is good and learning other language can definately be useful but to be honest talent is only a small percentage of what you need to become famous as an actress.

There are much better actors than some of them you see on film and tv who just never had their share of luck..... again that's where classes come in. They're really important, Try to learn as much a possible about the acting industry before setting off for audition.