She added, “For me, I didn’t just want to get her attitude and resilience and charm; I really wanted to nail her voice, mannerisms, and movement. That’s such an important part of the character. It would be so easy to play her as a stereotype or do a valley girl accent, but Elle doesn’t have any of that. She’s very specific. There’s a melodic quality to her voice and a really perky physicality. Every single morning, I’d do a voice and body warm-up. When you wake up at 4 am, you can sound pretty rough, and I needed to get my voice to a bright, lifted place. I worked with this wonderful voice coach, Kate Wilson, who helped me find the right placement. It’s all connected – the attitude, the energy, and the voice all work in tandem.”
Lexi also revealed that Reese Witherspoon offered a piece of advice that helped her stay true to the heart of the character. She added, “And as for advice, Reese has been so wonderful throughout this whole process. One thing that really stuck with me was a moment she pointed out from the movie – when Elle is talking to Warner after everything, and he suddenly wants her back. She has every opportunity to call him out, and she doesn’t. She never goes low. She always takes the high road. She’s never a bully, even to people who are unkind to her. Reese reminded me of that, and for me, that’s the core of who Elle is. I try to hold onto that in scenes when she could easily lash out.”
Created by Laura Kittrell, Elle’s co-showrunners and executive producers are Kittrell, Caroline Dries and Reese Witherspoon. The season one cast includes Lexi Minetree as Elle Woods, June Diane Raphael as Elle’s mother Eva, and Tom Everett Scott as her father Wyatt, alongside Jacob Moskovitz, Gabrielle Policano, Chandler Kinney, Zac Looker and Amy Pietz.
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