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“If a movie was made about your life, who would play the lead role?”
This classic conversation-starter question was actually answered for Toby Dorr! For Toby, the face of the lead role was Catherine Bell when she played Toby in the Lifetime movie Jailbreak Lovers. Since Jailbreak Lovers was created from public news stories and without consultation from Toby, the cast was not allowed to speak with Toby during the filming and production. Join Toby and Catherine as they talk about what it felt like for Toby to have someone showcase the story of the biggest turning point in her life in a movie… and not have any control over what was said. See the time stamps below for other topics covered in today’s interview!
Catherine Bell is an actress and a model and has starred in multiple films and TV shows including The Good Witch, JAG, Army Wives, Bruce Almighty, and Lifetime’s Jailbreak Lovers (Toby’s story). In addition to Catherine’s screen career, she is also the co-founder of EVR Beauty and a supervisor with Criminon, "an international, non-profit organization dedicated to criminal rehabilitation and reform."
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Credits:
Created by Toby Dorr.
Produced by Number Three Productions, a division of GracePoint Publishing.
Theme song:
Lisa Plasse: Composer, arranger, and flutist
Caroline Parody: Piano
Tony Ventura: Bass
For more information on these fabulous musicians, please go to https://tobydorr.com/theme-song/
Timestamps
(0:00-1:44) Introduction and welcoming Catherine Bell.
(1:44-3:13) Catherine, you’re a firm believer in doing things that scare you. What’s the scariest thing you’ve ever done and would you do it again?
(3:13-5:28) A bit about Criminon, the non-profit organization Catherine does work for.
(5:28-6:22) What Catherine ponders when considering new roles.
(6:22-7:52) Catherine’s approach to the personas she portrays when acting.
(7:52-11:02) The way Catherine figured out how to play Toby in Jailbreak Lovers without ever getting to talk to Toby and how Toby felt Catherine portrayed her in the movie.
(11:02-12:12) What Catherine has learned about Toby after playing her and Toby’s most cringey moment when watching the movie with her family.
(12:12-12:48) Catherine is known for portraying strong women. Are there any roles she hasn’t played yet that she would like to?
(12:48-14:55) Toby shares stories about fierce women who are not talked about or as well-known but should be.
(14:55-17:11) Catherine and EVR Beauty.
(17:11-18:38) Catherine’s life lesson that has carried her through the hard times.
(18:38-19:40) Catherine saying Fierce Conversations with Toby in Farsi.
(19:40-21:50) Wrapping up, thank you to Catherine, and outro.
