Hairstylist and hair designer Mia Neal says her first memory of doing hair involved playing with dolls.
“I played with dolls until it was weird.
You know like when youre supposed to stop?
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Somehow I made a job out of doing doll hair,” she adds.
One consequence of that is the enduring commentary on how unsightly Davis looked playing Rainey.
But of course, that was the point.
It was part of Rainey’s psychology to appear unappealing, as Neal points out.
Rainey didn’t wish to be aesthetically pleasing or socially acceptable.
“It’s easy to really get kind of pigeonholed in this business.”
According to Wilson, Viola also leaned into it.
“Viola loves a transformation.
She loves being truly authentic to her character.
Wilson began styling celebrities in the late aughts, first for actorKeke Palmeron the showTrue Jackson, VP.
She’s been Davis’s personal hairstylist for 12 years now.
But it was 10 years ago, when she met Roth, that Neal says her career changed dramatically.
“It is unusual.
From her perspective, it was just a conversation that needed to be had in the industry.
As for Neal, she wants to continue to work on period pieces.
But shes mostly just enjoying everything that comes her way, including an upcoming Noah Baumbach film.
“I feel like I’m always getting called to do dream projects,” she says.
“I feel like every project I get is a dream project.”
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