Before ‘Fallout,’ Ella Purnell Waited Tables in the Spicy Version of ‘The Bear’

Ella Purnell has stolen the spotlight with a number of roles in recent years, most notably voicing League of Legends mainstay Jinx in Netflix’s hit animated series Arcane and starring as Lucy MacLean in Fallout. But she’s also slowly built up a resume full of projects that show off the full range of her talents – including Sweetbitter. Based on the novel of the same name by Stephanie Danler, Sweetbitter follows Tess (Purnell), who moves from Ohio to New York in the summer of 2006. Tess eventually becomes the back waitress at a prestigious restaurant and slowly starts befriending other members of the staff. Her biggest relationships involve fellow waitress Simone (Caitlin FitzGerald) and bartender Jake (Tom Sturridge); Tess is attracted to Jake and idolizes Simone, but matters are complicated because of Jake and Simone’s relationship.

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