Many will remember Angela Kinsey from her time playing Angela on the incredibly popular NBC sitcom"The Office.
Do you feel like you have anything in common with your character, Helaine, in the movie?
Helaine is a bit much, but she has great taste in wallpaper.
At the end of the day, she loves her girls, and her family means everything to her.
I would say that’s what we have in common.
Do you feel like you have any differences with her that are noticeable?
I’m put together here today, but it’s because other people helped me.
I’m a jeans and a sweatshirt kind of gal, and Helaine is a bit fancy.
That’s not me in real life.
What did you think about her relationship with her daughters throughout the movie?
I felt like, in the first movie, Helaine sometimes didn’t get it.
I was happy that I saw Helaine have a little bit of growth in her character arc.
Well, the relationship advice was not great.
Ultimately, with Helaine, her heart’s in the right place.
You’re not dating, period.
There are no boys because you’re not dating.
I would want her to know that who she is, exactly who she is, is enough.
That’s wonderful, and she doesn’t have to have a go at be anything she’s not.
We want you to see you the way we see you.
Do you feel like that was the overall message you hope comes across in the movie?
I think there are a few.
One of the messages I thought was really important is that we all beat ourselves up.
[We should] know that it’s okay to have anxiety.
What was that like behind the scenes?
I want a spin-off.
I want to do a spin-off with Helaine and Richie because I love them so much.
Can we do a Netflix family movie where they just travel and we see them interacting?
Maybe they get an RV, but Helaine tricks it out and bedazzles it.
I love everything about Steve Zahn.
He’s so funny, and we had really good chemistry and a lot of fun.
Netflix, c’mon.
Do you have any favorite memories from behind the scenes with him or with the rest of the cast?
We were shooting one night, and it was late.
It was a night shoot.
We were shooting at the family house, and New Orleans is such a magical place.
In this driveway, they had a guy making gumbo for us.
I was like, “This is such a cool experience.”
It was really special.
Did you get to try a lot of the food there?
Well, I was born in Louisiana, and I have family in Lafayette.
I grew up with it.
You were saying you would want a spin-off with Steve Zahn.
If there was a “Tall Girl 3,” what journey would you want?
“Tall Girl 3,” here’s my pitch.
Richie and Helaine take their daughters to Sweden to meet the whole family there.
Maybe they finally talk to Ingvar Krueger, meet him.
I think the family goes to Sweden.
Do they take all the friends with them and everything?
We’re going to go, and we’re going to meet the Swedes.
We’ll all be really short, and they’ll all be really tall.
She’s the only one who fits in.
Were you in theater throughout high school or college like that?
I did “The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-In-The-Moon Marigolds.”
I did that play for one act.
I was in the musical, “The Music Man.”
I did as much as I could.
We moved around a lot, but whenever I could, [I would] jump on stage.
Even at a young age, I was doing improv classes.
I was a theater kid, for sure.
It’s a good family movie.
It’s all of that.
I can’t wait for my daughter to see it.
Are you two going to watch it together?
Whatever she wants, we’ll be watching it together.
