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Odessa A’Zion Lands Actors Award Nod, Tackles Viral Hair Debate in ‘Marty Supreme’ Breakout

Fresh off the nomination, she says she is seeking meatier parts despite limited offers.

Overview

  • She plays Rachel Mizler in Josh Safdie’s Marty Supreme, which has three Golden Globe nominations.
  • She told Deadline that Timothée Chalamet called to congratulate her after she learned of her Actors Award nomination.
  • Addressing viral speculation, she said her hair at the Los Angeles premiere was a wig and the New York premiere featured her natural hair styled over hours.
  • She said offers have not flooded in and pointed to a continued shortage of substantive leading and supporting roles for women.
  • Beyond the film, she appears in Rachel Sennott’s I Love LA, which is renewed for a second season, with filming she says is expected to begin in late summer.