SCHON! MAGAZINE – Odeya Rush can do it all. The Israeli-American actress is perhaps best known for her breakout roles in acclaimed movies such as Goosebumps, Lady Bird, and Netflix’s Dumplin’ but, behind the scenes, Rush is also a writer and director herself.

Rush’s latest venture on-screen comes in the form of Netflix’s new festive flick, Let It Snow, which premiered on the streaming giant on November 8. Playing the role of Addie, Rush stars alongside Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’s Kiernan Shipka, Jacob Batalon and Spider-Man: Into The Spiderverse’s Shameik Moore in the long-awaited film adaptation of John Green, Lauren Myracle and Maureen Johnson’s YA novel from 2008.

Equal parts heartwarming and heartbreaking, Let It Snow is the perfect rom-com to get you into the Holiday spirit. To coincide with the film’s launch, Schön! caught up with Rush to discuss her journey into acting, adapting books to the screen and her future behind the cameras.

You started acting professionally at 13 in an episode of Curb Your Enthusiasm, but how did you first discover acting? When did you get your amateur start?

I was always writing and directing plays at home with my younger brothers. When I got a bit older I fell in love with making movies on iMovie. And in school, I always participated in the plays or talent shows. That’s where it all began.

306 HD Screencaptures from the movie Let It Snow have been added to the gallery. Enjoy!

2 stills from Let It Snow have been added to the gallery. The movie is now available to stream on Netflix!

BYRDIE – Odeya Rush: “It’s Good to Not Be Too Attached to What Other People Say to You/u>”

When I was getting ready to interview Odeya Rush, I wasn’t sure what to ask her. Whether playing mean-girl Jenna in Lady Bird or sweet, down-to-earth best friend Elle in Dumplin’, the 22-year-old actress sort of just… radiates perfection. She’s beautiful, charming, and magnetic to watch onscreen, sort of like that one girl you went to high school with who was somehow too cool to hate. What do you even say to someone so flawless?

But despite her air of effortlessness, it turns out Rush knows a thing or two about battling insecurities. After dealing with a vicious outbreak of acne during the filming of Let It Snow, the starlet tried every trick in the book to calm her skin—but it wasn’t until she changed the way she talked to herself that her self-image began to improve. Following her performance as difficult-to-love Addie in Netflix’s holiday film, out this Friday, Rush decided to treat herself with the same kind of empathy that she used as an actress to relate to her characters. Want to find out about how she got into the role of an ice queen, figured out her holy-grail acne routine, and built her self-esteem back up? Read on.

How are you doing? Did you do anything fun for Halloween?

Yeah, we had a Halloween party at my boyfriend’s house and all our friends were there. I dressed up as Jojo Siwa, so I was like, “I need some pinks and purples!” I made, like, a purple smoky eye.

Odeya Rush is the coolest girl you could ever meet. Starting with modelling, now onto acting, writing and directing. The most easy-going person to talk to, the star of Netflix’s Let It Snow sat down with us in the CANDID issue to discuss her favourite projects, growing up with 6 brothers, what it’s like directing music videos, what she sees herself doing in the future and how to write scripts like a pro.

When a snowstorm hits a small town on Christmas Eve, a group of high school seniors finds their friendships and love lives unexpectedly colliding. Only on Netflix November 8.

Odeya is featured inside the new issue of Vogue US (November 2019). 1 scan has been added to the gallery

The first poster for the film Let It Snow has been released! It will premiere on November 8 on Netflix.