Ana de Armas was Terrified to Play Marilyn Monroe in Blonde (Extended) | The Tonight Show

Ana de Armas eats her favorite ice cream, Ben & Jerry's The Tonight Dough, before talking about working with Keanu Reeves in their upcoming film Ballerina and portraying Marilyn Monroe in Blonde.
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[@dcasasola]

She is an amazing actress and in every interview she's done she comes off as a very friendly, warm, genuine person. It's hard not to fall in love with her.

[@sherlocked1496]

I hate her

[@neblinasp]

She is latina?

[@ClaraMe9801]

@@neblinasp No she is from Spain

[@JTR253]

@@ClaraMe9801 She is from Cuba 😂😂😂

[@ClaraMe9801]

@@JTR253 Yeah I just looked it up and it is true she is cuban! I remember watching a spanish show with her so I thought Spain. But now that you say that, I recall she not having a spanish accent i think .

[@LM085]

Ana is a phenomenal actress. I personally hated Blonde but I love her acting and how committed she is.

[@adoptedbyangelinajolie]

If she truly cared about marilyn, she wouldn't have done this movie. But it seems like she couldn't care less.

[@jakehoon69]

@@adoptedbyangelinajolie thats not necessarily true. she seemed super committed into creating an accurate but moving storyline. its not her fault the directors kinda missed the mark.

[@noeyjade]

@@adoptedbyangelinajolie what?

[@zenaidarodz3353]

Yes, the script was not good but her acting is impeccable

[@Saditty]

100% agree

[@stevegill1975]

I love how much respect a great actress has for the people behind the scenes. An actor/actress doesn't make a movie. She'll win one maybe more.

[@billyllewis]

I knew she would be super famous after seeing her in Knock Knock. She makes acting look effortless. She must dig deep into her characters.

[@ruk5290]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@AllesKlarBisDann]

Love the shower scene 😂😂

[@billyllewis]

@@AllesKlarBisDann Pretty sure everyone did. 🤣

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

Yeah she's damn beautiful and hot

[@neetamdas9623]

Exactly

[@ediem4222]

I was blown away by her performance. She mastered subtle nuances.

[@suya9799]

I love how she came from a known actress in Spain to an international actress that the whole world knows

[@tryscience]

Cuba I believe.

[@joelnunez6592]

She's Cuban. Migrated to Spain.

[@ohmyrue]

Ana seems like a very friendly and kind-hearted person, her smile is contagious and her talent is admirable 🥰 I really like her, really 🧡

[@seankeogh9879]

She's the full package as a human being.

[@alejandroperez-yy9ym]

She’s absolutely incredible my next door neighbor looks just like her actually and is Spanish like her

[@cantescape4310]

She received tons of positive reinforcement for being pretty. Live is super easy when almost everybody is nice, helpful and supportive

[@josefengelhardt2767]

She's so cute and beautiful. If she gave me a kiss on the cheek it would make me feel all tingly. Cause i love beautiful girls so much!

[@clarisafb9794]

​@@alejandroperez-yy9ym She's Cuban. Not Spanish, she moved to Spain when she was 18 years old

[@seleleota]

i'm so glad this gem didn't disappear after blade runner. she was the best part of that movie and honestly tends to be the scene stealer in everything she's in

[@65g4]

That scene they showed where she transforms after being in distress is like a demonic possession scene its atonishingly good.

[@ActivateDivineDNA]

You are correct - that’s how Hollywood can operate - especially with music artist - the lower energies come into play

[@MiladySK]

It's more like someone disassociating escaping their pain and separating themselves from their reality.

[@vanityshop5155]

She's wearing a different top in the mirror -- the change in mood was probably shot separately.

[@65g4]

@@vanityshop5155 your trying to take away her incredible transformation in the performance its an incredible transformative scene leave it at that

[@vanityshop5155]

@@65g4 Not at all. The clips of her in the trailer that I've seen, I can't even tell if it's actual footage of Marilyn or if it's Ana -- it's amazing. But in this scene, it's obviously two different shots, so we'd be crediting her wrongfully.

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

She kept eating the ice cream for a while there 😂 I love seeing someone as beautiful as her giving in to treats.

[@mickavellian]

I am speechless.. This lady is the granddaughter of my very first friend in Cuba Dacio Porta De Armas.. We grew up across the street from each other in Marianao Habana Cuba and were solid friends until I scaped Cuba in 1966. I have not seen her work but what I have read she is magnificent and her demeanor here confirms she IS indeed a star. Bring Dacio to the USA darling !!!

[@ericjay6021]

Is Dacio Ramons father?

[@thelostgirl1213]

I love Ana de Armas so much! I remember her from a tv show from Spain called “El Internado” and to see how she’s grown as a person and as an actress, I just admire her so much! I love her! Tremenda actriz con un gran talento! 💜🎥🎞🎬✨

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

I love el internnado too .. Do you like Blanca suárez?

[@thelostgirl1213]

@@user-uh1dd2jb2p Yes! I love Blanca Suarez! And also Yon Gonzalez and Martiño Rivas 💜💜💜

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

@@thelostgirl1213 yeah me too 😊

[@ambar7887]

I LOVED EL INTERNADO IT WAS SOOO GOOD

[@ambar7887]

@@thelostgirl1213 YESSS

[@emerillg]

She makes my heart beat too hard. She is a great actress. A charmer for sure.

[@JimboPro]

she makes my third leg too hard

[@scruffd0g193]

Such a great actress, she was great in Bond and Knives Out.

[@yungchildsupport4445]

She was in knives in?

[@Ul-Haq]

@@yungchildsupport4445 the first one knives out

[@borris3768]

@@yungchildsupport4445 the first onr

[@govindarora6315]

@@yungchildsupport4445 yes knives out 1, no time to die, blade runner 2049, the gray man

[@bigskywalka6176]

@@govindarora6315 and knock knock 👀

[@chasehedges6775]

She’s an amazing actress.

[@SnowBlackheart]

She acts? Thought she just shows her tits in every movie shes in to make up for the “acting”

[@hotchitoo_9744]

I bet 🙂

[@CarlosDaniel-ri1zo]

If was another actress doing this movie, I didn't see all of it because she salves this movie

[@ox_trueprotagonistchrisred9085]

Man she’s so gorgeous sheeeesh

[@26DeislerFCB]

you mean legs

[@ahmetrefikeryilmaz4432]

It should be illegal to be that exquisite. You could look at that for hours and hours and be completely content with it

[@diddymies]

She is perfection. Stunning actor, hard working and so funny!

[@SSY1025]

You don't know her personally. She is an actress, she even plays a character in interviews....

[@yepimaguyfromoc]

I cannot stop looking at this incredible gorgeous woman. It's so hard not to fall in love with her personality and beauty 😍

[@NN-fz4pd]

She had a lot of surgeries

[@Kayamorilaura05]

2:29 "you'e NOT eating?!?" girl got some guts and i love herrrrr

[@vimal7104]

She says "don't judge" me. It's a beautiful line to express that you are going to be yourself now. Just beautiful 🤩.

[@AnythingJW]

I just love Ana de Armas! Great acting and beautiful and funny!

[@ari2131]

I always like how natural she looks ❤

[@CATDHD]

Well, she's been through plastic surgeries, you know. 2015 Armas and 2022 Armas are two dissimilar faces

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

Yeah she's so NATURAL.... We all know

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

@Mad Hat (tah-dam) ....Huh .. Nice joke 😂 we know her when she acting in dramas.. she's so NATURAL beautiful woman.... if you don't know about her don't talk about... okay

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

@@CATDHD And we know about her since when 2007... So, no need lie here..... Actually you need learn more about her...

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

@@CATDHDNo Never....

[@pakizaanand7971]

I was watching her in the other late late interviews and there she was different there but here she is more relaxed and being herself I love that ❤

[@lukelavergne4859]

This is my first time hearing her speaking voice and it’s not what I was expecting!!

[@bLuGhOsT_]

It's pretty much how she speaks in knives out =)

[@clarissefuentes]

She’s Cuban 🫶🏼

[@amayer5388]

What were you expecting? 🤷

[@aquaticlibrary]

Is there a movie she’s in where she doesn’t speak? 😂

[@amayer5388]

@@aquaticlibrary 😂😂😂😂

[@JamieZarrr]

She's so good at accents. During her period in Spain, she sounded Spanish even in TV interviews, even though she's Cuban. Many Spaniards took for granted she was one of them, same as Americans first thought Hugh Laurie was American just by watching House.

[@ba2988]

She's terrible at accents.. Which is one of the reasons Blonde was unwatchable.

[@JamieZarrr]

@@ba2988 I say white, you say black... how fun! Maybe she didn't get a 100% perfect American accent, but still reasonable good? You tell me... In spite of what you say, not all Americans seem to agree with you? How come? I've heard some Americans saying her performance is excellent. I'm genuinely asking that question.

[@pablojuega3312]

She ‘ s both cuban and spanish

[@ba2988]

Well, it's evident that some people can't hear differences in pronunciation and accents as well as others. Personally I speak 6 languages and I'm very pedantic when it comes to sounding as native as possible speaking them, although I know that I fail in 2 of them because I'm not 100% fluent yet. When I try to tell my mum how to say a certain word in English she can't tell the difference between how I pronounce it and how she does. So that's possibly why a lot of ppl said she was great. Another reason - we live in an era where "woke" people praise literally anything and the tiniest criticism is considered hate.. So a lot of people are saying she was great to be "supportive"... Which pisses me off because not everyone is always going to excel at everything and there's no need to encourage ppl and lie to them simply for the purposes of "supporting women". Marlin's accent was part of the way she spoke and a huge element of her charm.. So she failed to do her justice 100%....hugh Laurie was flawless in house, Matt Damon's Spanish is great, almost any British actor doing an American accent pulls it off... And it is their job to do so. The fact that she failed to imitate an American accent to perfection means she isn't good enough or that she didn't work hard enough, maybe needed more time. Doesn't mean her acting in other films was bad, by all means, when she plays a Latin American in other films her acting is perfect. No hate, it's just an observation made by a multilinguist and professional interpreter. 🤷🏻‍♀️

[@witcha767]

@@pablojuega3312 she's cuban, she moved to spain when she was 18 years old

[@TheLovely990]

I love her acting. She is beautiful, and adorable.💞

[@muhamadtkd1939]

I love her she’s so gorgeous 🥺

[@shannamcmellon572]

She is such a natural beauty and talented actress.

[@NN-fz4pd]

She’s not natural she had a lot of surgeries

[@Ninja-rc3kg]

Natural 😂😂😂

[@jaeesmane5540]

so funny that they're literally just eating the ice cream lol

[@domif.b.7657]

she's a Taurus, we always eat, lol.

[@backgroundmusic6367]

@@domif.b.7657 🤦

[@mysoundbook]

she so natural and beautiful..💙💚🧡❤💜

[@Amberclaire1]

She killed it. I hope she wins. She is phenomenal and beautiful

[@TotallyJackMarko]

Super amazing 😍

[@ImTheBitchWitch]

She didn’t bitch I’m still here 😅🤪🖕🏻

[@GR8Nina66]

I love her. She is fantastic! Another actor praising Keanu Reeves. Why am I not surprised? Keanu is simply wonderful!

[@shawnfreemasonog]

Wow she is very genuine and candid I love her

[@soniacarcache2666]

Ana's brilliant career. She is impressive and talented.

[@fieryeagle9748]

What a stunning lady. Great actress also

[@kevinpernod9336]

One of the few actresses I will watch a movie for just because she's in it. She's the Kate Beckinsale of this generation. Ballerina is gonna be good, can't wait.

[@SEGWAYCITYTOURS]

OMG!!! Big crush and amazing actress. I also saw her in Spain. She acted in a very difficult role in “Blond”. A ( non cliché) movie about Norma Jean. She was amazing in “Dark Water” ; So HOT!

[@ClumsySquire]

Love how she started off in Hollywood with Keanu Reeves I can’t even imagine working with the most god like man to ever exist. Now they still made films together love it

[@bradytome9410]

Jimmy is the best talk show host, most authentic and kind. Cheers Jimmy

[@yaniasuzarte31]

She deserves the Oscar, De Armas was amazing ✨

[@lihka5896]

☠️

[@C8ffeine8983]

Wtf😂for what.? She is good . But do you know what Oscar is

[@shivaji856]

I loved her when she asked the host why he had kept the icecream back and took it from him and started eating.

[@MrRobertpd]

Amazing Ana!!!! Congrats on your Golden Globe nomination!!! Te lo mereces.

[@MegaDeath22]

She's literally the most beautiful woman in the world. I absolutely love her and Florence Pugh so much. Such a refreshment to the artistry, they both are just so talented.

[@alejandroperez-yy9ym]

She’s so beautiful and stunning she killed it as Marilyn imo and her resemblance is uncanny

[@truthlessruthless]

its make up

[@alejandroperez-yy9ym]

@@truthlessruthless even without make up she was beautiful

[@abortion_worst_genocide_ever]

​​@@truthlessruthless she looks like her not just because make up. You're jealous and envious. And maybe racist... Against a WHITE woman playing the role of another white woman, who looks just like her.

[@michaellanda8980]

Cubana im proud of her so beautiful and soul adorable chica ya tu sabe

[@glamwithmarydoll]

She is stunning and talented. Every movie shes is in is a must watch 😍

[@seankeogh9879]

Most beautiful woman in the world. And she has the personality and kindness to go with it also.

[@louisapickett6099]

I love Ana so much. She's such a good actress!

[@NoWayJose1134]

She is freaking stunning..

[@Ri-kt8to]

The genetics to have such flawless skin like Ana!

[@levanter_8]

Ana is stunning. Beautiful and amazing actress.

[@renross5027]

I was so mesmerized by Ana’s performance I was able to forgive the content of the movie. She held this entire movie together for me. Great things ahead for this amazing young artist.

[@madbuu348]

Forgive what the movie was amazing

[@anacletafulgencio6615]

Not me. _I lost it_ watching the scenes with the Italian ladies: *I was able to tell she was dubbed in post, because SHE SPOKE ITALIAN IN THOSE SCENES!!*

[@Cinthiamerli]

@@anacletafulgencio6615😂

[@beautepley8352]

she seems happy and full of life

[@luciferm9647]

This shows was a great actress she is. Nobody can actually be this adorable ;-)

[@Cinthiamerli]

I think she is controlling her emotions because she is more explosive and adorable. She's not acting.

[@rushitupe4748]

The best way to start the new year with the most beautiful guest wow 💞💞

[@michaelrmurphy2734]

And eating ice cream to boot!

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

Yeah Most beautiful 💕

[@carlosgabriel2801]

I love her so much!!!! She's an incredible artist

[@angelmoreno6577]

Es una gran actriz, su belleza y su expresividad son maravillosas

[@Kanoog]

"She is a great actress, her beauty and expressiveness are wonderful" I Agree 😄

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

Incredible beauty

[@elyasmir886]

Si señor ella es muy Bonita

[@MARYMAGNOLIAFAIRY]

That movie is was all lies! No respect to Marilyn Monroe

[@ImTheBitchWitch]

Deja de mentir si es más sosa que una nuez

[@stormdavis3178]

I love Ana. So talented and down to earth. She's a sweetheart.

[@maxxparkk4171]

God damm! She is so fucking beautiful 🤩

[@Stringer_Bell70]

i see her every few months or so, i forget how gorgeous she is n then again BAM!! she is truly stunning!

[@YG-rr6zv]

Does anyone else think Jimmy sniffs a line before the show?😂

[@Xxxxkejti]

Def

[@theplourde]

She’s gonna be great in “Ballerina” Can’t wait to see that.

[@kanita0958]

Excelente actriz! 👏 yo estoy viendo la serie de Blonde I me entristece la vida que llevo Marylin 😢 pobrecita! 🥺😭

[@JanelleSmith-mk5dz]

Ana de Armas is so naturally beautiful ❤

[@davidgarrido3493]

She’s so beautiful! I’m in love❤

[@evernic]

I lived in San Francisco for 6 months, I must admit that one is indeed the best. Have not found it here in Europe!

[@ISBuckley8]

She’s absolutely gorgeous! And she seems so fun! Been a fan since Knives Out

[@jakethesnakemanpatterson748]

Ana De Armas is a talented actress. She's looking so beautiful like a princess

[@annamichelle7811]

Ana es súper trabajadora. La verdad es que siempre está promocionando y promocionandose... La respeto por eso porque poco actores lo hacen 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@zayarlwingaming]

She is beautiful. I love her.

[@evelynfonsecasiqueiros]

I loooooved her acting

[@roodysony8006]

psychologicaly i love how he dont stress the guess,, by acting nervous & awkward... even tho he's used to.. he know how to do his job..

[@TRuss459]

She is so beautiful

[@jackseo7569]

I am certainly fond of watching her interview since I’ve seen her in a movie “ the gray man”. she is so lovely isn’t she?

[@valelo7219]

I love how she was all about the ice cream

[@kamwo183]

I wish it wasn’t just a paid ad.

[@brandonwhite4992]

I don't believe her one bit when she is talking about eating 'The Tonight Dough" hahahaha

[@danburnes722]

She deserves her own flavor

[@Ninja-rc3kg]

No.

[@maskedrichard]

She's so beautiful.

[@soymcgoy4599]

2:28 uh jimmy the difference between bond and blonde is two letters not 1 😂

[@Jrxkilla]

the babygirl celebrity crush right here

[@Aryan_626]

Ana says Happy New year 💙

[@ghost-un4tl]

she looks just like a dream, the prettiest girl i ve ever seen

[@tuanivando9634]

A star is born

[@BergXX23]

"I love you because I heard something". Smooth..

[@RubenMG4711]

Where did her accent go bro ? 😂😂😂 Joke joke I'm proud of her

[@yungchildsupport4445]

Living in America & speaking English for a long period of time will make your accent less heavy.

[@c-mc]

@@yungchildsupport4445 she learned english in 2014

[@melissawilliams7880]

Ben Affleck fucked it out of her

[@RubenMG4711]

@@yungchildsupport4445 Hahaha bro the reason I said that is because it all faded away in less than 2 years due to her commitment portraying Marilyn Monroe

[@RubenMG4711]

@@melissawilliams7880 HAHAHAHAHHAHAA

[@tryscience]

She has nothing to be terrified of, she's better than the original. Plus the added bonus that she doesn't seem bombed out of her mind, ever

[@loveforeignaccents]

Love her accent and can't believe this lady is 34; looks in her young 20s.

[@nargiz6304]

34 is not so old

[@loveforeignaccents]

@@nargiz6304 Never said it was, brother.

[@SSY1025]

Botox baby

[@rhentertainment3941]

Do you know how easy it is to look like your in your 20’s, in your 30’s when you have money? When will people learn this?

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

She's damn beautiful... Goddess beauty... Specially her eyes

[@Nommswey]

I love her, she’s stunningly beautiful 😍

[@DJGamingSmash]

Blonde, if I'm being completely honest with myself, was my favorite movie of 2022.

[@muhamadtkd1939]

I wish I had a woman like her in my life 🥺

[@Kami84]

The ice cream bit is a lie for sure 🙄Edit: She is gorgeous & I love how she doesn't try too hard to be cute or beautiful. She is just naturally quite beautiful & she seems very down to earth.

[@EduardodanielHidalgoalfa-te6js]

Excelente actriz🥰👍.

[@venommiz6889]

all love for ana she is so great

[@EmmanuelNebula]

She's so beautiful! 😍❤️

[@gilbertsteve1663]

She is amazing 👏

[@alfonsoluis1994]

Ana is amazing, I think that she will be the greatest actress in the future as personally as professionally. I love her.

[@Sara-hhhh]

She was amazing in Blonde

[@ChelseaSierraK.]

Ana de Armas ✨🙌🏻💝

[@timakairolla4300]

Omg, I’m addicted to her 💔

[@gphillimo]

I bought some of that ice cream this morning and i'm eating it right now. She is right, it's good af

[@ana5mk]

Ana is amazing, liked her since El Internado. 😊

[@RaymondGO787]

Crazy to see her how far she have come never imagine seeing do all these big things in Hollywood I loved El internado

[@Алиса-х7ь3к]

I agree, in my homeland they love Spanish TV series and I also watched el internado. Then I saw her in the knives out and was delighted

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

Yes ... I'm also El internnado fan... I watched her drama...all are amazing.... And El internnado actress Blanca suárez also amazing Actress ... I love el barco, beauty and the beast Spanish version.... Hope Blanca Suárez can make it to Hollywood too... there many Handsome beautiful talented actors in Spain

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

@@RaymondGO787 yes

[@user-uh1dd2jb2p]

@@Алиса-х7ь3к I think you are Russian or European am I right? ... I love Russian series.. there are many Russian beautiful and talented actor.. but unfortunately there not in Hollywood.......Hollywood is western. why some western countries talented beautiful artist are not there?