Carrie Preston on Creating the Unexpected with her Character in Claws

Carrie Preston talks about the final season of TNT’s Claws and shaping her character throughout the run of the show from how she originally shaped Polly, creating the dance scene in a performance alongside herself and why the crew were the best in the business.

Q&A on the series Claws with actor Carrie Preston. Moderated by Mara Webster, In Creative Company.

At the Nail Artisan of Manatee County salon in Central Florida, five diverse, hardworking manicurists try to make ends meet in a staid economy while managing perilous personal lives awash in drama. Amidst all the silk wraps, pedicures and polish treatments, salon owner Desna, who lives with and cares for her mentally ill twin brother, leads a staff that includes best friend Jennifer, now sober and raising two kids from a previous relationship; enigmatic Ann, who provides security for the salon; mild-mannered preppy and ex-convict Polly; and Virginia, who becomes easily bored and impatient with her job. Also hanging around the salon are shady redneck Roller; ambulance coach Bryce, Jennifer's husband who is also newly sober; and Uncle Daddy, a dangerous, deeply Catholic and actively bisexual crime boss.