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Essoe had her first lead role in the 2014 American horror film Starry Eyes, and she had a starring role in the 2017 American horror film Midnighters. She has collaborated several times with director Mike Flanagan , playing Wendy Torrance in the 2019 horror film Doctor Sleep [4] and playing supporting roles in the series The Haunting ...
4 nov 2019 · Monday, November 4, 2019 | Exclusive, Interviews. By MICHAEL GINGOLD. DOCTOR SLEEP, Mike Flanagan’s adaptation of the Stephen King novel, takes audiences back to the world of THE SHINING—including a reunion with Wendy Torrance, mother of protagonist Dan. Playing Wendy is Alex Essoe, a familiar face to genre fans from STARRY EYES ...
8 nov 2019 · As for Alex Essoe as Wendy Torrance and Carl Lumbly as Dick Hallorann, “We wanted people who are not permutations but who would create a sense of familiarity for people who know these...
- sonaiya.kelley@latimes.com
- Staff Writer
- Ewan McGregor as Danny Torrance
- Rebecca Ferguson as Rose The Hat
- Kyliegh Curran as Abra Stone
- Carl Lumbly as Dick Hallorann
- Zahn Mcclarnon as Crow Daddy
- Emily Alyn Lind as Snakebite Andi
- Bruce Greenwood as Dr. John Dalton
- Alex Essoe as Wendy Torrance
- Cliff Curtis as Billy Freeman
Ewan McGregor plays Dan Torrance in Doctor Sleep. Dan is one of three major Shining characters to be featured in the sequel. He's a heavy drinker in his early adult years, using alcohol to suppress the psychic ability he calls "the shining". Dan is plagued by memories of the Overlook Hotel and is still haunted by its ghosts. He eventually settles i...
Rebecca Ferguson plays Rose the Hat in Doctor Sleep. Rose is the leader of a cult known as The True Knot. The True Knot members feed off the "steam" of children who have "the shining", allowing them to live longer than is naturally possible. Rose becomes aware of Abra's existence and realizes she has an incredible amount of power. This drives Rose ...
Kyliegh Curran plays Abra Stone in Doctor Sleep. Abra has "the shining", just like Dan. She is more powerful than Dan ever was, though, which makes her an especially attractive target to Rose and The True Knot. Abra begins psychically communicating with Dan from the moment she is born, but the two don't physically meet until she's a teenager. In th...
Carl Lumbly plays Dick Hallorann in Doctor Sleep. Dick is another character originally introduced in The Shining. He used to work as a cook at the Overlook Hotel. Dick has "the shining", just like his grandmother. In the aftermath of the events of The Shining novel, Wendy asks Dick to help Danny process what happened, especially since the young boy...
Zahn McClarnon plays Crow Daddy in Doctor Sleep. A member of The True Knot, he is Rose's right-hand man and lover. He is responsible for tracking Abra down and bringing her back to the True Knot members so they can all consume her essence. McClarnon spent the early years of his acting career taking bit parts in popular '90s TV shows, like Baywatch,...
Emily Alyn Lind plays Snakebite Andi in Doctor Sleep. Andi is a member of The True Knot. She had a traumatic childhood as she was abused by her father. Andi also has the ability to make others fall asleep through the power of suggestion. Lind began her career in daytime soap operas, including a notable run on All My Children. In addition to frequen...
Bruce Greenwood plays Dr. John Dalton in Doctor Sleep. In the book, he's the Stone's family doctor and has looked after Abra's health throughout her life. John is also a friend of Dan's. He knows about "the shining" and accepts its existence, ostensibly having seen the ability used by Abra while treating her. In the film, however, Dalton instead he...
Alex Essoe plays Wendy Torrance in Doctor Sleep. Wendy is one of three characters still alive after the events of The Shining book. Like Dan, she is still traumatized after what happened at the Overlook. She appears in the opening scenes of the Doctor Sleepmovie, alongside young Danny. It's later revealed that Wendy died before the events of the fi...
Cliff Curtis plays Billy Freeman in Doctor Sleep. He is a close friend of Dan's and lives in the same New Hampshire town. Billy becomes a pivotal ally of Dan's as Doctor Sleep progresses, helping him take on The True Knot in order to save Abra. Curtis has been acting since the early '90s but really broke out with his performance in Three Kings, sta...
19 mar 2019 · Alex Essoe will play the role of Wendy Torrance, a role made iconic by Shelley Duvall. The actress is involved in Doctor Sleep 's moments in the past, so she'll probably be seen with Dick...
9 nov 2019 · Alex Essoe as Wendy Torrance: She appears in flashback sequences, both at the Overlook Hotel and in Florida-set scenes. The Shining’s infamous axe sequence is also shown, with Essoe recreating the famous shot of Shelly Duvall's terrified Wendy as Jack starts to break through the door.
1 ago 2018 · Deadline reports that Starry Eyes breakout Alex Essoe is set to take on the role of Wendy Torrance (which is some seriously sharp casting), with Supergirl's Carl Lumbly set to play Dick...
