Emma Stone was the unforgettable Gwen Stacy from The Amazing Spiderman alongside Andrew Garfield, a role that earned her critical acclaim. But long before this character, the actress stepped into the shoes of a troubled teenager for the series Medium, where she looked very different.
Medium is a series of the string CBS which was on the air for 7 seasons and starred Patricia Arquettethe well-known actress from the 1999 cult film, Stigma. The drama, based on the real life of medium Allison DuBois, who worked for a long time for the police helping them solve complicated cases, was a ratings success from its premiere.
Medium marked a before and after in the career of many actors who, after their participation in the series, have obtained important roles in other television programs. On the show, it was shown how Patricia Arquette’s character, Allison Dubois, had inside information about kidnappings and murders, based on her dreams, something that on many occasions affected her life and her marriage.
Medium was the series that saw Emma Stone debut in a television series. It was in 2005 when the famous actress of amazing spider man He got a supporting role in the fifth episode of the second season of the series. By then he was known by another name, but he already showed his great talent.
The character he played Emma Stone in the Medium episode Sweet Dreams it was that of Cynthia McCallister, the 19-year-old daughter of fictional councilor Stuart McCallister, who was missing.. Both had a difficult relationship and he assured that those frictions were what had made the young woman leave home. For that role, the interpreter looked very different. In addition to the fact that she looks much less thin and has longer, completely red hair, her features are much more youthful than what fans saw of her when she played Gwen Stacy..
Emma Stone looks unrecognizable in the role of Cynthia McCallister for Medium before Spiderman
A fun fact about Emma Stone before she acted on Medium is that that’s not actually her first name. Born Emily Jean Stone in Scottsdale, Arizona, the actress initially had no intention of changing her ID, but when she became part of the Screen Actors Guildthere was already another interpreter named Emily Stone.
In fact, Emma Stone wasn’t even his first choice. As the Medium and Spiderman actress told W Magazine, “For a 16-year-old girl, choosing a new name is an interesting prospect, and back then I said, ‘Now I’m going to be Riley Stone!’ So, for about six months, they called me Riley. I landed a role under that pseudonym on Medium, and one day they called me: ‘Riley! Riley! Riley! We need you on set, Riley!’ and I had no idea who they were talking to.” For that reason, he chose Emma and with that, he won a oscar.
