BGG: With your work on A.N.T Farm, and now Lazer Team, you’ve become an impressionable role model for young girls. Do you sense that?
ALLIE DEBERRY: I have been told that by young girls many times, and it makes me feel so honored! It gives me a certain responsibility, but I don’t mind it. I hope that girls can admire what I’m doing, but also be themselves and find their own individualities.
BGG: Knowing that you’ve got such young fans, does that dictate your choices?
ALLIE: I have turned down several roles because I did not feel comfortable with the material and did not want my fans to accept what I was doing in the script as an ok behavior. However, I am getting into my 20’s now and it seems all the material I am given now is more mature. It’s still hard for me to accept, but I guess that is part of growing! (laughter)
BGG: How did you end up in a horror film? A real departure for you!
ALLIE: I had been talking for a while about wanting to do a darker role in a different genre film than what I was used to. I thought a horror film would be a good stretch and a great place to take that leap- so A Haunting in Cawdor came to me at just the right time!
BGG: Could you relate to the character?
ALLIE: My character is a past theater student, so I can relate to her there. But she is struggling and dealing with something a lot more intense that I could ever imagine. So it was a nice challenge for me to step into her shoes and forgo what haunts her.
BGG: Had you done theatre before? Could you relate to that element? ALLIE: Theater is a huge element in the film, and surprisingly I have not do a ton of theater. I did a few plays a while back- Little Shop of Horrors being my favorite. I played Audrey. So while most everyone on set where big into theater, I was not as familiar. I remember accidentally saying “Mac Beth” in the Barn theater and everyone had a fit as that is supposed to curse the play. I thought it was pretty funny; I was just clueless.
BGG: You originally come from Texas. Do you get home much?
ALLIE: I joke that I am a gypsy because I am rarely in the same place for long. I get bored if I am! I do try to make it home every so often to visit friends and family, but I have a major case of wanderlust, so I’m usually on a few planes every week in a different city. That’s something I enjoy about my job is that it takes me to places I never would have traveled before- such as Battle Creek, Michigan for this movie!
BGG: I read that you’re related to a famous author. Is writing in your blood too?
ALLIE: I don’t know where this came from (editor: Wikipedia), but I’m not or if I was I am not aware of it…Guess I will have to check out some of their books though! (laughter)
A Haunting in Cawdor is released March 11 in cinemas and On Demand.