My worst moment: The time Casey Wilson bad-mouthed someone in an email she sent directly to him by accident
In the new Apple TV+ series “The Shrink Next Door,” Paul Rudd plays a psychiatrist who, over a period of three decades, manipulates and exploits a wealthy if vulnerable patient, played by Will Ferrell. It’s based on a true story that was also one of the most popular podcasts of 2019. Casey Wilson plays the doctor’s wife, who both benefits from, and is concerned by, his sleazy methods, which he used on other clients as well.
“In a way, she’s his first cult member,” said Wilson. “Ultimately, she’s so charmed by her husband initially because he’s so charismatic. So she’s fighting two emotions: One is that she loves her husband, and the other is that she has a deep sense that what he’s doing is very wrong.”
Early in her career Wilson had visions of being a dramatic actor, but said she discovered “sometimes even when I wasn’t trying to be funny people were laughing,” so perhaps it
