8. Trainspotting Was Her Big Break In Acting
No, not that Trainspotting. Gomez starred in the theatre adaption of the novel written by Irvine Welsh, which followed a group of heroin addicts in an underprivileged area of Edinburgh in the late 80's and their voyage through life in such a poverty-stricken environment. As you will recall, the book was adapted by Danny Boyle into the critically acclaimed 1996 dark comedy and is currently 10th in the BFI (British Film Instiitute) Top 100 British Films. In an interview with whatsonstage.com, Gomez outlined the positive impact Trainspotting, in which she played all four female parts, had in launching her career as an actress. Starting at the Citizen Theatre in Glasgow in 1995, she credits the part for "getting her out of the kitchen and on to the stage" having previously taken up employment as a waitress amongst a number of other jobs she held after leaving school. However, it was the transition of the play to London and the West End that really set the ball rolling and landed her with an all important agent. That changed the face of her career for the better and it wasn't long before she broke into television when American writer-director Annie Griffin cast her as Janice in The Book Group in 2000. The rest, as they say, is history.
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