Margot Robbie is opening up about playing Sharon Tate in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.
During the premiere of the new Quentin Tarantino film, the 29-year-old Oscar-nominated actress talked about spending time with Sharon‘s sister Debra and being lent a piece of jewelry that once belonged to the late actress.
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“[It] made me feel closer to her in a way that I don’t think I could have,” Margot shared with E! News. “Reading things and watching things can only really get you so far, but having that personal connection meant a lot to me.”
During a recent appearance on Today, Margot reflected on the sadness she often felt while filming. Sharon was brutally killed by members of the Charles Manson family when she was 8 and a half months pregnant back in 1969.
“It was kind of, sometimes very sad to be that closely connected with real-life Sharon,” Margot revealed. “It would kind of hit you at moments. Suddenly the tragedy of it all would kind of hit you and you’d be tremendously sad. And other times she just made me feel so happy. But yes, there were moments where it was very sad.”
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood hits theaters on Friday, July 26.
Also pictured inside: Margot Robbie attending the Australians in Film screening of her new movie on Tuesday (July 23) at the Writers Guild Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.
FYI: Margot is wearing Levi’s jeans.