Mena Suvari, her latest role as an abusive mother in the Lifetime movie, , was anything but easy. ET's Lauren Zima spoke to the new mom about the challenges of playing the part and how she drew on her own past experiences while making the film.«It was a lot, not gonna lie,» Suvari admitted. «It was very, very intense, and I felt like I needed to definitely decompress for at least two hours every night.»As a new mother — Suvari welcomed her first child, Christopher, with husband Michael Hope, last year — the role was not only challenging, it was also heart-wrenching.«I have played a parental figure before I became a mother in my own life, and it's very different,» she explained. «I feel like you're kind of on the other side, and it was very heart-wrenching for me.
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