Ana de Armas stepped out in New York on Tuesday amid buzz surrounding her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in Netflix’s Blonde.
The actress, 34, looked fresh and seductive in a black and white polka dot midi dress with a sweetheart neckline.
It had a ruffled skirt and long sleeves with tulip-style details on the shoulders.
Outside: Ana de Armas stepped out in New York on Tuesday amid buzz around her portrayal of Marilyn Monroe in Netflix’s Blonde
She strolled the New York sidewalk in a pair of silver lace-up sandals with a modest heel that gave her petite 5-foot-6 frame a boost.
The Knock Knock star’s shiny brown hair cascaded down her back and chest in loose, voluminous waves.
She had a visibly radiant complexion, with a generous amount of pink blush dusted on her cheeks.
Her mesmerizing hazel eyes were accented with shimmering champagne eyeshadow and a subtle cat eye.
Fresh and seductive: The 34-year-old actress looked fresh and seductive in a black and white polka dot midi dress with a sweetheart neckline
Silver: She strolled the New York sidewalk in a pair of silver lace-up sandals with a modest heel that gave her petite 5ft 6in frame a boost
Ana has been busy for the past few weeks promoting her new film which centers on the life of Hollywood blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe.
She recently told AnOther magazine that she asked Marilyn Monroe’s “permission” to play her during her visit to her grave in Los Angeles.
“We got this big card and everyone in the crew wrote him a message. Then we went to the cemetery and put it on his grave,” she said. “We were kind of asking permission. Everyone felt a huge responsibility and we were very aware of the side of the story we were going to tell – the story of Norma Jeane, the person behind this character, Marilyn Monroe. Who was she really?
She also said that Blonde uses actual incidents, but tries to fill in the moments between what is known to the public record.
Marilyn Moment: Ana has been busy for the past few weeks promoting her new film which centers on the life of Hollywood blonde bombshell Marilyn Monroe. She recently told AnOther magazine that she asked Marilyn Monroe’s “permission” to play her during her visit to her grave in Los Angeles.
“It’s about things we haven’t seen, times when the cameras aren’t flashing or rolling, when Marilyn isn’t ‘on,'” the Cuban-born beauty said. ‘It’s fiction. We have no evidence that this happened. But it fills in the gaps in the things we already know with a version of events we should at least consider.
The Knives Out star admitted she didn’t seem like the likely candidate to be cast when she auditioned for the role of one of the world’s most famous women.
“But of course I went, because I like a challenge, and I knew emotionally I could do it,” she explained.
“I didn’t know if the hair, the makeup would do it, but I got what we were trying to say. Andrew called me after the audition and said, “It’s you. It has to be you.” But then we had to convince everyone.
“We got this big card and everyone in the crew wrote him a message. Then we went to the cemetery and put it on his grave,” she said. “We were kind of asking permission. Everyone felt a huge responsibility and we were very aware of the side of the story we were going to tell – the story of Norma Jeane, the person behind this character, Marilyn Monroe. Who was she really?’; Ana seen on tuesday
Unlikely: The Knives Out star admitted she didn’t seem like the likely casting candidate when she auditioned for the role of one of the world’s most famous women; Adrien Brody, left, and Ana de Armas in Blonde
The Gray Man actor’s Cuban accent would traditionally have kept her from working, but a vocal coach has been hired to help her learn to speak like Marilyn.
“Marilyn’s voice, her expressions, were a consequence of the speech classes she took, her insecurities, the fact that she had no limits and she let people in, of playing this role to have to be rescued all the time.”
By studying the star, Ana learned to share her vulnerability.
“So I had to know what she was thinking and feeling every time. Because the way she rounded her lips for ‘O’s, or how much of her lower teeth she showed, what her eyebrows were doing, all those expressions were a consequence of Marilyn in survival mode. These were tricks she pulled in desperate circumstances.
Blonde premiered in theaters this weekend and is slated for release September 28 on Netflix.
Blonde premiered in theaters this weekend and is slated for release September 28 on Netflix; Ana seen with producer Brad Pitt on September 8