Overview
- Lawrence recounted on the Happy Sad Confused with Josh Horowitz podcast that she believes she was passed over for Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood after people said she was not pretty enough.
- She emphasized uncertainty about her memory of the casting, saying she might have repeated the story enough to believe it herself.
- Margot Robbie ultimately portrayed Sharon Tate in the 2019 film, which received multiple Oscar nominations.
- Lawrence also discussed prior interactions with Quentin Tarantino’s projects, including declining a role connected to The Hateful Eight due to Hunger Games filming.
- Media reports rely on Lawrence’s anecdote, and some coverage cites Tarantino as having said she was considered for a different role in the film, with no independent confirmation of the 'not pretty enough' rationale.