The Testaments cast react to the Season 1 finale, including that Margaret Atwood cameo
The cast of The Testaments shared their experiences from the Season 1 finale, which featured a cameo by the novel's author, Margaret Atwood. Atwood portrayed a jailer in a scene with character Becka, played by Mattea Conforti. The cast expressed their excitement about working with Atwood and shared memorable moments from the set.
- ▪Margaret Atwood made a cameo in The Testaments' Season 1 finale.
- ▪Atwood played a jailer to the character Becka, who murdered her abusive father.
- ▪Cast members described their joy and surreal experience of working with Atwood.
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Fans of The Handmaid's Tale will spot several familiar faces in sequel series The Testaments, from Aunt Lydia (Ann Dowd) to Rita (Amanda Brugel) and June (Elisabeth Moss). But The Testaments' Season 1 finale features the mother of all Handmaid's Tale cameos: the author of the novel herself, Margaret Atwood. SEE ALSO: 'The Testaments' review: 'The Handmaid's Tale' sequel finds new power in its YA perspective Atwood plays a jailer to Becka (Mattea Conforti), who murdered her abusive father in the show's penultimate episode."I was so fortunate to be in that scene with her when she made that cameo," Conforti told Mashable in an interview alongside castmates Lucy Halliday and Rowan Blanchard."She was an incredible actress," Conforti continued.
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