Alysia Reiner is one of the lucky actresses who got the chance to perfect playing a character that we all simply love to hate. With the wild success and recent season premiere of Orange is the New Black, no wonder Reiner has suddenly gotten quite a bit of attention for her work.
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According to a recent interview with Wetpaint, our (least) favorite prison warden may or may not be returning for OITNB season 3. “There is no definite ever on this show. So I'm not allowed to say anything! [Laughs] I just don't know at this point, and if I am [in it], I don't know how much.”
When asked about funny behind-the-scenes action from season 2, Reiner replied, “I don't get to play with the girls that much. It's me and Caputo a lot. I honestly don't have a lot with other people in our cast. It was very fun shooting like the kitchen scene in Episode 11. I have a lot of scenes with Caputo, who's delightful. We end up laughing a lot but I can't say anything specific. I always get asked this question and I always can't think of anything, and then two days later I'm like Oh my god, what about that thing! I have to start writing them down.”
Reiner also praised the show’s writers, as they’ve allowed her to play a complicated character. “I think that's what makes it genius writing. There is good and bad in all of us, and it's all so grey. I can't say enough, it is the biggest gift for an actor when you get to play nuance that way, when you get to play these scenes that really have so many rich layers.”
Orange is the New Black recently picked up a few Critics’ Choice Awards. The cast is currently filming season 3.
Reiner is filming four different movies set for release later this year. She has also created a locket with the Women’s Prison Association to raise both money and awareness for the association.