). Despite her loyal fanbase, she insists she generally goes unrecognized in public—although the double-takes and whispers that followed us as we toured the museum would suggest otherwise.
This quality made her a natural fit to star opposite Nicole Kidman in the Aaron Sorkin-directed film. InShawkat portrays Madelyn Pugh, Lucille Ball’s real-life right hand, and one of the only women writers on theshow.
Alia wears dress by Valentino; ring by Sophie Buhai; shoes and socks by Simone Rocha; Stylist’s own scarf. Bardem, who plays Desi Arnaz in the film, portrays a husband who is both in awe of and threatened by his wife Lucille’s success and smarts. Their dynamic, along with the themes that come along with a story of women working in Hollywood in the 1950s and 1960s, gave Shawkat plenty to think about when it came to her own position as a woman in the industry.