Tough day on the job.<\/p>\n
Ali Larter told People <\/a>what the hardest scene for her to film in \u201cLandman\u201d Season 2 <\/a>was.<\/p>\n \u201cEpisode 9 was a really painful episode for me to shoot,\u201d the 49-year-old actress said in the interview published Sunday. \u201cI think it was one of the toughest scenes.\u201d<\/p>\n Michelle Randolph and Ali Larter in \u201cLandman\u201d Season 2. Paramount+<\/p>\n Ali Larter as Angela Norris in \u201cLandman.\u201d Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n In Taylor Sheridan\u2019s oil industry series<\/a>, Larter plays Tommy Norris\u2019 (Bill Bob Thornton) fiery ex-wife, Angela Norris, who has a tough time with their daughter Ainsley (Michelle Randolph) leaving for cheer camp shortly before she goes off to college in Episode 9.<\/p>\n \u201cAngela feels like it\u2019s a loss in her life, with her daughter leaving,\u201d Larter explained of the scene. \u201cI have a lot of friends that are empty-nesters, and I have seen those ugly sobs,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n Larter said she channeled those \u201cugly sobs\u201d when Angela cried in her car as Ainsley goes inside her dorm.<\/p>\n Michelle Randolph and Ali Larter in \u201cLandman.\u201d Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n Michelle Randolph and Ali Larter in \u201cLandman.\u201d Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n \u201cI think that Angela doesn\u2019t really feel like she has a purpose without her daughter. What is her life going to look like, with her growing up?\u201d the \u201cLegally Blonde\u201d actress shared, adding that she \u201cjust really wanted [the audience] to feel what she felt\u201d in the emotional scene.<\/p>\n And Larter quickly learned that her performance resonated with viewers. <\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019ve been hearing from all these mamas about being able to see that [moment], and that it made them emotional,\u201d she explained. \u201cBecause that\u2019s the reality of it when you raise these babies, and then they take off and start their life, and who are you? What\u2019s your identity without them?\u201d<\/p>\n Billy Bob Thornton and Ali Larter in \u201cLandman\u201d Season 1. Emerson Miller\/Paramount+<\/p>\n Larter has been open about the highs and lows of starring in the hit Paramount+ series.<\/a><\/p>\n