Horror's 'It' girl says she's just winging it. Netflix may beg to differ
by Michael Ordoña, Los Angeles Times
Feb 26, 2020
4 minutes
LOS ANGELES - You may have seen her nearly getting pulled down a sink by a killer clown. Or going to extremes to cope with severe childhood loss. Or, lately, staggering toward you, covered in blood, recognizable only via her startling blue eyes.
But in person, Sophia Lillis is delightful. Tiny (about 5 feet tall), quick to laugh, eyes practically translucent, the 18-year-old star of "It" and "Sharp Objects" chats gregariously about her new show, "I Am Not Okay With This." You know the one: The trailers make it look like "Carrie."
In truth, the Netflix series, which premiered Wednesday, is a seriocomic story about angsty young adults confronting grown-up situations, including
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