"I would love to play the Femme Fatale or an action role like Trinity in the Matrix or something like that. You know, a part with a lot of costume changes"
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The specific intent is clear: she wants a pivot from being looked at to being cast, from still image to narrative. Trinity isn't just an action role; it's a late-90s icon of cool femininity that isn't domesticated, a character whose power is visual, physical, and stylistic. For a model, that's a strategically chosen reference: it aligns acting range with an already proven aesthetic market.
The subtext is the tightrope models walk when they talk about acting. Claim too much gravitas and you invite backlash; lean into glamour and you stay in your lane. Maran’s line splits the difference, implying she understands the cinematic labor (roles, arcs, personas) while nodding to what gatekeepers already value about her (clothes, looks, transformation). Costume changes become a socially acceptable way to say: I want to be multiple things on screen, not just one fixed image.
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Maran, Josie. (2026, January 16). I would love to play the Femme Fatale or an action role like Trinity in the Matrix or something like that. You know, a part with a lot of costume changes. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-would-love-to-play-the-femme-fatale-or-an-136706/
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Maran, Josie. "I would love to play the Femme Fatale or an action role like Trinity in the Matrix or something like that. You know, a part with a lot of costume changes." FixQuotes. January 16, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-would-love-to-play-the-femme-fatale-or-an-136706/.
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"I would love to play the Femme Fatale or an action role like Trinity in the Matrix or something like that. You know, a part with a lot of costume changes." FixQuotes, 16 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/i-would-love-to-play-the-femme-fatale-or-an-136706/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.








