Melissa Joan Hart.Photo: Craig Barritt/GettyMelissa Joan Hartfans can’t believe their eyes.When longtime followers of theSabrina the Teenage Witchalum piped up online this week about her playing a grandmother in Lifetime’sWould You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story, the actress decided to address the response onInstagram, writing, “Let me explain….““While I’m proud of my performance in my most recent movie #WouldYouKillForMe, I couldn’t be more flattered that people don’t think of me as a grandmother (no matter how possible it is at the age of 47),” she continued. “It’s also refreshing to go viral for my work and not something controversial.“The formerClarissa Explains It Allstar then quipped, “I guess now Clarissa can Explain AARP or play the Middle-Aged Witch.“Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Storyfollows three women — a grandmother, her daughter, and her granddaughter — as they conspire to murder an abusive man. The Lifetime film is based on the real-life story surrounding Mary Elizabeth Bailey, whose mother instructed herto fatally shoot her abusive stepfatherwhen she was just a child.Bailey — who penned the 2020 memoirMy Mother’s Soldierabout her experiences — recently told PEOPLE that the multiple perspectives featured within the film are crucial in being able to better understand what transpired.“Not one is played out to be so terrible that you don’t have some empathy for that person,” she shared in October. “But that’s what I really love about it, is I think people can watch it and even if they’re going through something, they can sympathize or empathize and understand what people go through and why they go through what they’re going through."(L-R) Melissa Joan Hart and Presley Allard are pictured in their Lifetime movie, ‘Would You Kill For Me? The Mary Bailey Story’.Courtesy of LifetimeNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Bailey saidthings “came full circle” for herwhen she saw the film,“It’s very emotional. But watching it and knowing that other people, hopefully millions of people, will be watching this and be able to relate to this and to find some hope, some healing through this movie,” she continued. “I mean, it’s really good, and very excited about it. So that’s mainly the focus, is healing and hope for others.“If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
Melissa Joan Hart.Photo: Craig Barritt/Getty
Melissa Joan Hartfans can’t believe their eyes.When longtime followers of theSabrina the Teenage Witchalum piped up online this week about her playing a grandmother in Lifetime’sWould You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story, the actress decided to address the response onInstagram, writing, “Let me explain….““While I’m proud of my performance in my most recent movie #WouldYouKillForMe, I couldn’t be more flattered that people don’t think of me as a grandmother (no matter how possible it is at the age of 47),” she continued. “It’s also refreshing to go viral for my work and not something controversial.“The formerClarissa Explains It Allstar then quipped, “I guess now Clarissa can Explain AARP or play the Middle-Aged Witch.“Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Storyfollows three women — a grandmother, her daughter, and her granddaughter — as they conspire to murder an abusive man. The Lifetime film is based on the real-life story surrounding Mary Elizabeth Bailey, whose mother instructed herto fatally shoot her abusive stepfatherwhen she was just a child.Bailey — who penned the 2020 memoirMy Mother’s Soldierabout her experiences — recently told PEOPLE that the multiple perspectives featured within the film are crucial in being able to better understand what transpired.“Not one is played out to be so terrible that you don’t have some empathy for that person,” she shared in October. “But that’s what I really love about it, is I think people can watch it and even if they’re going through something, they can sympathize or empathize and understand what people go through and why they go through what they’re going through."(L-R) Melissa Joan Hart and Presley Allard are pictured in their Lifetime movie, ‘Would You Kill For Me? The Mary Bailey Story’.Courtesy of LifetimeNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from juicy celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Bailey saidthings “came full circle” for herwhen she saw the film,“It’s very emotional. But watching it and knowing that other people, hopefully millions of people, will be watching this and be able to relate to this and to find some hope, some healing through this movie,” she continued. “I mean, it’s really good, and very excited about it. So that’s mainly the focus, is healing and hope for others.“If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
Melissa Joan Hartfans can’t believe their eyes.
When longtime followers of theSabrina the Teenage Witchalum piped up online this week about her playing a grandmother in Lifetime’sWould You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Story, the actress decided to address the response onInstagram, writing, “Let me explain….”
“While I’m proud of my performance in my most recent movie #WouldYouKillForMe, I couldn’t be more flattered that people don’t think of me as a grandmother (no matter how possible it is at the age of 47),” she continued. “It’s also refreshing to go viral for my work and not something controversial.”
The formerClarissa Explains It Allstar then quipped, “I guess now Clarissa can Explain AARP or play the Middle-Aged Witch.”
Would You Kill for Me? The Mary Bailey Storyfollows three women — a grandmother, her daughter, and her granddaughter — as they conspire to murder an abusive man. The Lifetime film is based on the real-life story surrounding Mary Elizabeth Bailey, whose mother instructed herto fatally shoot her abusive stepfatherwhen she was just a child.
Bailey — who penned the 2020 memoirMy Mother’s Soldierabout her experiences — recently told PEOPLE that the multiple perspectives featured within the film are crucial in being able to better understand what transpired.
“Not one is played out to be so terrible that you don’t have some empathy for that person,” she shared in October. “But that’s what I really love about it, is I think people can watch it and even if they’re going through something, they can sympathize or empathize and understand what people go through and why they go through what they’re going through.”
(L-R) Melissa Joan Hart and Presley Allard are pictured in their Lifetime movie, ‘Would You Kill For Me? The Mary Bailey Story’.Courtesy of Lifetime
Courtesy of Lifetime
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Bailey saidthings “came full circle” for herwhen she saw the film,
“It’s very emotional. But watching it and knowing that other people, hopefully millions of people, will be watching this and be able to relate to this and to find some hope, some healing through this movie,” she continued. “I mean, it’s really good, and very excited about it. So that’s mainly the focus, is healing and hope for others.”
If you are experiencing domestic violence, call the National Domestic Violence Hotline at 1-800-799-7233, or go tothehotline.org. All calls are toll-free and confidential. The hotline is available 24/7 in more than 170 languages.
source: people.com
