Iris Apatow’s Advice for Young Actors Waiting on Their Big Break

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Sure, Iris Apatow held a recurring role across three seasons of Hulu’s ‘Tell Me Lies’ and most recently appeared in the action-thriller ‘Pretty Lethal’ with Uma Thurman. And, sure, growing up as daughter of beloved actress Leslie Mann and director/producer Judd Apatow (you can spot a pint-sized Iris in ‘Knocked Up’ and ‘This Is 40’) offers a glimpse at life in the public eye. But being cast in the Hunger Games franchise catapults this up-and-coming actress onto our 2026 Breakthrough List. As Proserpina Trinket, Effie’s little sister, in the prequel film ‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping,’ Apatow, 23, travels with fans back to Panem for the 50th Quarter Quell.

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00:00Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2.

00:02Hi, I'm Iris Apatow, and I'm on InStyle's 2026 breakthrough list.

00:07A movie called Knocked Up that came out in 2005.

00:12Watching my sister do musical theater.

00:15Outside of that, Rose's turn, Patti LuPone.

00:18I've always been very proud of my boyfriend, Sam Nivola.

00:21Getting to be that close to somebody, you know,

00:25creating this beautiful career is very exciting.

00:27My cat maybe would do an incredible job,

00:30get, like, gorgeous curls and just really go method with it.

00:34A Marc Jacobs purse.

00:38I wore it for years.

00:41I wore it to death.

00:42Twilight Breaking Dawn Part 2.

00:44Maybe Paris Hilton, my new BFF.

00:47Perfect reality show that I think captures that time very well.

00:51Unfortunately, a lot of cat videos that turn out to be AI,

00:55and I'm, like, kind of like an old person sending them out thinking they're real.

01:01Ariana's first Wicked premiere dress.

01:04That was special to me.

01:05My parents and sister.

01:06I'd have to.

01:07My mom would never hear the end of it.

01:10I called my mom.

01:11I always call her because she has the best reaction.

01:13That's what it's all about.

01:15You need somebody who's going to be excited for you.

01:17Make sure that you love this and love what you do.

01:20It's hard and it can be unforgiving,

01:22but try to enjoy the days where you're learning and working towards it

01:26because when you can look back on that and be like,

01:29I enjoyed my life before things got onto track,

01:32that's what's most important.

01:33You can look back on that.

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