5 of Aimee Lou Wood’s best roles to shut haters up about her teeth
We can't wait to see what else she has in store.
Aimee Lou Wood voiced what everyone’s thought when she branded a recent Saturday Night Live parody of her appearance in The White Lotus as ‘mean and unfunny.’
In the sketch, the 31-year-old actor is played by performer Sarah Sherman, 32, who is wearing oversized prosthetic teeth while proclaiming she’s never heard of dental health mineral fluoride.
The US show later apologised to Aimee, but it should have known better as just days earlier, the rising British star told GQ hype the discourse around her teeth was upsetting.
‘It makes me a bit sad because I’m not getting to talk about my work,’ she explained.
And it’s not just that it’s overshadowing Aimee’s stellar career: we can all agree that discussing women’s bodies and appearances is tired, misogynistic and outdated.
So let’s bury the chatter around the actor’s teeth once and for all and grant her wishes: here are Aimee Lou Wood’s five best roles.
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Previous Page Next PageSex Education, a comedy-drama about teenagers’ love lives, was Aimee’s first professional TV credit – and it made her a star.
In the groundbreaking Netflix series, she played student Aimee Gibbs, earning plaudits for her portrayal of her character’s experience of being sexually assaulted on a bus.
The role even won her the Bafta for best female comedy performance in 2021.
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Previous Page Next PageMuch like ITV drama about the Post Office Mr Bates vs The Post Office, Netflix’s Toxic Town was praised for bringing to life the shocking injustice of one of the UK’s biggest environmental calamities.
The four-part drama, which also stars Doctor Who actor Jodie Whittaker and Trainspotting star Robert Carlyle, is based on the Corby toxic waste scandal, which was blamed for causing birth defects in the area between 1989 and 1999.
Aimee plays real-life mother Tracey Taylor, whose daughter Shelby died at just four days old after developing a heart defect caused by the toxic waste.
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Previous Page Next PageAimee stars in a gem of a British comedy-drama Daddy Issues, which will be returning for a second season on the BBC.
She plays Gemma, a party girl who becomes pregnant after a one-night stand with a man she only knows as Ben on a plane back from holiday in Portugal.
Gemma winds up moving in with her hapless father (David Morrissey) in a one-bed flat as they navigate parenthood together in a heartwarming yet chaotic way.
LivingYou know you’ve hit the big league when you’re starring alongside Bill Nighy in an Oscar-nominated film.
Living was up for two Academy Awards, best actor for Bill and best adapted screenplay, and while no gongs were added to anyone’s downstairs toilet, it was a triumph.
Aimee plays a vibrant young woman, Margaret, who befriends her boss, Mr Williams (Nighy) and inspires him unknowingly to spread good in the world before his death from cancer.
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Previous Page Next PageEven though it may be an obvious choice, it would be remiss to ignore HBO’s The White Lotus, the TV show that has arguably made Aimee an international star.
In a drama about death and the misgivings of the elite, she plays the only likeable character, Chelsea, who is desperately trying to revitalise her bitter boyfriend Rick (Walton Goggins).
While Chelsea may not have had the ending viewers hoped for, the role has cemented Aimee as one of the world’s most in-demand actors
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