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Carrie Coon On Merritt Wever’s ‘The Gilded Age’ Debut As Bertha’s Sister: “She’s So Deeply Truthful”

Carrie Coon, who stars as Bertha Russell in 'The Gilded Age,' weighed in on Merritt Wever's role in Season 3 as Bertha's sister Monica.

The Gilded Age Season 3 reached its halfway point Sunday night with a big episode centered around Gladys’ (Taissa Farmiga) wedding to The Duke od Buckingham (Ben Lamb), and key in the lead-up to the nuptials is the arrival of Merritt Wever ’s character Monica O’Brien. “I do believe that Bertha comes from a more working-class background than [George], one that she doesn’t like to let on,” Coon told Deadline ahead of the show’s release. At one point, the stark contrast between the lifestyle Bertha has chosen for herself and that of her sister shows when Monica matter-of-factly states that she will wear the same dress to dinner the night before the ceremony and to the wedding.

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