Once Upon A Time In Hollywood: Ranking Every Major Performance
3. Julia Butters As Trudi Fraser
1401912If there is one new name audiences remember from Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, it should undoubtedly be Julia Butters.
Much like the majority of the actors on this list, Butters essentially gets one key scene in which she gets to perform, with a few other little moments here and there, thanks to the film's sprawling narrative. Yet, among all of the various pint-sized performances from A-list, award-winning actors, it is this four-minutes of screentime from a relatively unknown young girl that beats them all out.
Butters plays Trudi Fraser, a young actress on the set of Lancer who plays an integral role in convincing Rick Dalton to take his career and his craft seriously and she is absolutely incredible. Their conversation sees her running the gamut of various emotional responses to Dalton's insecurities and subsequent emotional breakdown, all while maintaining a powerfully reserved performance.
She steals the scene from Academy Award-winner Leonardo DiCaprio and it makes it look like a walk in the park. Dear casting directors, please cast Julia Butters in everything until given further notice. Thank you.