As a seasoned film enthusiast who has been following the industry for over three decades, I have seen countless rising stars come and go. However, none quite capture the enigma that is Ivy Wolk. On one hand, she’s an actress with a promising career ahead of her, gracing screens in notable projects like Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner, Anora. On the other hand, she’s a divisive figure, known for her controversial antics and edgy humor that have earned her both fans and detractors.
If you’re still, unadvisedly, on the app X (formerly known as Twitter), you may have noticed that the film distributor NEON had to lock down a post it made on November 11 about a minor character in its Best Picture frontrunner, Anora. “Meet Crystal,” reads the post. The accompanying 18-second video shouldn’t warrant much controversy. But controversy it got, because the character is played by 20-year-old actress Ivy Wolk. Wolk, depending on who you are, is either an exciting but mostly untested young performer who’s played minor roles in some relatively major productions or a long-running internet character who causes your eyes to roll back in your head. If you’re in the former group, we have an explainer for you. If you’re in the latter, then enjoy getting mad at this too.
Who is Ivy Wolk? (Actress Edition)
A 20-year-old actress had a successful year, featuring in various popular productions both on film and television. She’s garnering the most attention for her role in Sean Baker’s “Anora,” which won the Palme d’Or at Cannes this spring. In this movie, she portrays the friend of the character Claire. Although her part is not extensive, she delivers convincing performances in her limited scenes and manages a humorous line about Helen Keller. On FX, she appeared as a high-school student in “English Teacher.” In one episode, she humorously laments receiving an F and mentions that she’ll have to sell herself on Backpage. Her future projects include the A24 film “If I Had Legs I’d Kick You” and Jonah Hill’s “Outcome.” Typically, she plays characters from the Zoomer generation who sport trademark bangs and often make statements that could be considered controversial.
Who is Ivy Wolk? (Controversy Edition)
A social media sensation and source of both amusement and irritation, she has been influencing people’s lives since she was 14, when she garnered 200,000 followers on TikTok under the username @fathoodbitch. Her ethnicity being white and her slim build, you can understand where potential issues might arise. She departed from TikTok upon landing a role in a Freeform series, “Everything’s Gonna Be Okay,” according to Variety, but later returned during the pandemic under the handle @livesinasociety. As of now, she has stepped away from that account as well.
Her controversy arose when individuals unearthed some old tweets of hers containing offensive and edgy content, which she subsequently deleted. Since then, she’s become a subject of much criticism, with tweets like “I was the only girl at the Diddy party; they all said no to me,” posted on September 26 this year, continuing to fuel debate. She is also linked to the notoriously challenging Dimes Square collective, although she resides in Brooklyn. In 2022, writer Mike Crumplar reported on his Substack that her contemporary, Honor Levy, referred to her as “the youngest actress ever to be cancelled.
What does this have to do with Anora?
Essentially, the gist of the tweet is that a particular actress is dominating the film, and many people have responded negatively, stating that they will no longer watch the movie because of her. The tweet has gained 1,400 retweets, with most of them being quotes from those who share the same sentiment.
Wolk herself responded to the controversy by tweeting a bunch, naturally.
She lamented being overlooked by a beautiful woman due to her own preoccupation with Xanax. She also shared that everyone online is shunning her film because of her actions, and she labeled it as ‘the curse returning.’ However, since we believe the Academy isn’t primarily composed of Xanax users, there’s hope that the movie may still succeed.
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2024-11-13 03:53