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Patti Harrison is looking at her road to parenthood differently after portraying a surrogate on the big screen.
InTogether Together, the comedian plays Anna, a loner millennial who agrees to serve as a gestational surrogate for Ed Helms' Matt, a single 40-something desperate to become a father on his own terms. Harrison, 30, tells PEOPLE that the role has drastically changed her perception of family planning.
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Harrison previouslyopened up to theLos Angeles Timesabout the significance of being a transgender actress cast to play a cisgender pregnant woman inTogether Together.
“This was a lot more work, and it was in this character who wasn’t trans, and it’s a plot point the movie depends on, the fact that this character is cis. But it really helped,” she said at the time. “I was focusing on anything else for a full month than me thinking about being trans, and it was just a lot of work, and it took me out of this headspace. I was pretty tired, but I think it was a good kind of tired.”
“This movie specifically felt really special because it was something that I never really thought I was going to get to do,” added Harrison. “And when I say that, I just didn’t think I’d be playing a pregnant woman in a movie that is earnest. And I want there to be more opportunities for marginalized people who are in the creative industries. Because I do think representation is really important.”
Together Togetheris now playing in select theaters.
source: people.com
