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If there’s one name dominating your must-watch list right now, it’s Alanna Ubach. The actress currently has standout roles across three series simultaneously: Max’s Euphoria<\/em> and Hacks<\/em>, and Peacock’s TED<\/em>, which has already clocked more than 1.2 billion minutes viewed. This July, she joins Anya Taylor-Joy and Annette Bening in Apple TV+’s limited series Lucky<\/em>. <\/p>\n Hailed as one of the great character actors of her generation, Ubach has a rare gift for making every role\u2014comedic or dramatic, lead or supporting\u2014completely unforgettable. We caught up with her to talk navigating a whirlwind year, the skin-care products she swears by on set and the advice she’d give her teenage self driving to auditions alone.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n \u201cPhenomenal. I\u2019ve been a working actor since I was 15. As soon as I got my permit, I was able to get to auditions on my own. That\u2019s when I started taking it seriously. To think that I\u2019ve been doing this for 35 years, getting this attention now at this age is really wonderful. I think if I had this kind of attention in my 20s, I\u2019d be a wreck.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cTime is on your side, kiddo. Trust your instinct and leave yourself alone.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cIt changes every day. I have an eight-year-old. I was apparently a geriatric pregnancy. My kid was born when I was 42, and my husband is 10 years older than me. The two of us raising this eight-year-old, my gosh, it\u2019s all about the coffee! At 3 p.m., I get the slump, and then I have a couple of cups of coffee. Then I\u2019ll have another coffee after dinner, and then I\u2019ll crash at around 9.30. Then I\u2019m in bed. I have a puppy right now, too. What a pain in the ass.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI put everything in a little gift box of mine because I knew you were going to ask me that question! I just got turned on to Obagi Medical products. My hair is shedding in the front,\u00a0so I\u2019ve been using the BioStim Scalp Serum ($125). It really seems to be doing the trick. <\/p>\n Also, I\u2019ve been using Intense Daily Repair ($90) and it exfoliates and hydrates at the same time. The Obagi Daily Hydro-Drops ($115), the Obagi Eyebrow Boosting ($150) and the Obagi Eyelash Enhancing Serum ($125). I\u2019m all about Obagi these days.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cAbsolutely. As soon as I read, \u2018Please do not use this if you are under the age of such and such, or if you are pregnant. Please do not use it,\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018Oh wow, this is definitely going to work. I\u2019m in.\u2019<\/p>\n I\u2019m also told there\u2019s something to the nano-hydroxyapatite\u2014the oil-pulling mouthwash thing. Wow, what a difference it makes to the teeth. Whether it\u2019s veneers or caps, whatever you have, it will whiten them. You won\u2019t have to get a new set of dentures or a new set of veneers or anything like that. Do the oil pulling, it\u2019ll work. It\u2019ll save you thousands of dollars. That\u2019s my big tip.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m telling you, I always thought it was a hoax. I thought it was the most ridiculous thing. I thought, \u2018Really? Coconut oil is really going to make my teeth whiter?\u2019 But it does for some reason. The grime is attracted to that oil, and it\u2019s like, I don\u2019t know, rinsing your mouth with 401.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cOh, gosh. It\u2019s a role I never played before. I live out in the middle of nowhere. I\u2019m raising my two grandkids. Yes, really, I have grandkids! I guess I started early. It\u2019s a really wild, very dramatic ride, and I\u2019m very proud of it. Very, very proud of it.<\/p>\n Of course, our leading lady is just lovely. We got to speak Spanish on the set together\u2014I had no idea she\u2019s Argentinian. Yes, The Queen\u2019s Gambit<\/em> is Argentinian. No one would ever think it, but she was just immediately rapping in Spanish. I was in shock. I couldn\u2019t believe it. She\u2019s such a beautiful person. I really enjoyed working with her.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ll tell you something. With the amount of money I\u2019m spending on these Obagi products, I should probably cut it in half if I plan to take a vacation. Thank you for reminding me. I might use these products every other day instead of every day. Then I might have money to go on a cruise to Bermuda or something.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\nYou\u2019re the busiest person in Hollywood right now. How does it feel?<\/h2>\n
What would you tell that teenager driving around LA to auditions back then? What would your advice be?<\/h2>\n
Everything you do seems like a completely different role. How do you step into a role, and how do you step away from one and come back to you?<\/h2>\n
And I know you\u2019re into your skin care and your beauty products. What\u2019s good in your book?<\/h2>\n
Great stuff.<\/h2>\n
I should try that.<\/h2>\n
I\u2019m sold. In addition to everything that\u2019s streaming, you also have a mid-July project with your Apple TV show. What are you excited about for fans to see there?<\/h2>\n
Like we said, you have had a busy year. Will you be able to take any vacation this summer?<\/h2>\n