With a burgeoning film career accented with the recent success of the hit romcom, Truth Be Told, Eileen Peoples is making waves while turning heads. The daughter of Bollywood actress Prisha Pellashanda, Ms. Peoples is finding fame and recognition here in America independent of her mother’s weighty success back in India. She has an Emmy to prove it.
People Magazine sat down with the 22-year old starlet a few hours before this year’s SAG Awards to get know this ravaging beauty that people closest to her refer to her as Eily.
HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN LIVING IN AMERICA?
My mother took me to Hollywood when I was 15 to try me out for a small part in a soap opera. She was in the middle of promoting a new film at the time, so the timing was, ya know, pretty good. She lived in America for a few years before I was born, so she had some connections. I didn’t get the part, but Elite Models got me some work in some catalogs and things. A one-week trip to the states and we were hooked. I’ve barely been back to India in the seven years we’ve been here.
WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU SAW YOUR FATHER?
It’s been a couple of years. Not since he retired from baseball. It’s kinda sad, but I’ve moved on.
WITH STARS LIKE HALLE BERRY, DO YOU THINK FILMMAKERS ARE MORE OPEN TO WOMEN OF VARYING NATIONAL ORIGINS AND RACE?
Yeah [Laughs]. Just look at me. I’m the poster child; I mean I’m half Indian, half African American. I’ve been very fortunate that Hollywood has been very open to my taking on roles that many white actresses would die for. My calendar is booked.
OK, THIS BRINGS UP THE NEXT QUESTION. YOU’RE WORKING ON THE REMAKE OF ATTACK OF THE 50’ WOMAN. WHAT’S THAT LIKE?
It’s gonna be awesome. I watched the two originals [cringes] and they were pretty bad. I can honestly say this is up there with Godzilla or King Kong. Script is great and so are the special effects. Me and the crew are having a blast.
WHAT DOES THE SCRIPT CALL FOR YOUR CHARACTER TO DO?
Ummm, can’t quite tell. Let’s just say that if I were living in Metro City, be afraid, very afraid. There are some rather romantic scenes, um, and, no, no real people were actually eaten during the making of the movie, though [laughs].
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