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Portia de Rossi or Elizabeth Mitchell?

posted 15 years ago by lornamd-1
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Portia de Rossi was offered the part of Linda but turned it down because she was still hiding her sexual orientation.

Would Portia have been better as Linda? I think Elizabeth Mitchell was alright but Portia would have been very good.

[–] HunkyRobert 15 years ago

Funny you should post this. I think Elizabeth because Portia de Rossi and Angelina Jolie. Not a very good combo don't know why, but not a good combo.
But I thought the other day how Angelina Jolie and Portia de Rossi kind of look alike in some ways. I think its the eyes

[–] bacemi 15 years ago

wow I kinda just thought of this too, she would have been good for the part but i dont know if she at that time have had her breaktrough though..but yea angie and portia hot combination:)Id like to see them togeether in something since their both playing for the same sex team too:)

[–] DutchieVanHell 15 years ago

Eventhough I realy like Portia de Rossi, I think Elizabeth Mitchell is a lot better at acting.

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[–] ExAxLxPx12 15 years ago

yeah i say Elizabeth, i think she was wonderful in this role. i like Portia, but i loved how Elizabeth did it.

[–] carriepookie 14 years ago

I thought Elizabeth was excellent. I'm not sure if Portia is as talented. I'm just not that familiar with her.

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[–] hunozthtiluvu 14 years ago

Now the thought how Portia could possibly marry Jolie was mind-boggling.

I don't intend to be offensive, but I have to defend my opinions.

[–] me-ga-sa 14 years ago

I agree with you

[–] keepsyouup 12 years ago

This topic is a bit old but here's my two cents. I would have been interested to see how Portia would have acted in this role, and how her chemistry with Jolie would have been. But with that being said, I loved what Elizabeth Mitchell did with the character. I just watched this movie the other day, and Elizabeth played Linda with such sincerity and care that my heart melted. I think if Portia was to play Linda, she would have been more cold and reserved.

[–] billvagos 7 years ago

In a better casting, I think that they should have Charlize Theron for Linda. She looked like the real Linda (Sandy Linter) more than Elizabeth, although E.M. was great in her role.

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