Andie MacDowell on Maid and Working With Her Real Daughter Margaret Qualley

From creator Molly Smith Metzler and inspired by the best-selling memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive by Stephanie Land, the Netflix series Maid follows Alex (Margaret Qualley), a single mother who escapes an abusive relationship only to find herself desperate for a better life for her daughter (Rylea Nevaeh Whittet). Taking a job cleaning houses while trying to keep from being homeless and figure out her next step, Alex’s resilience is tested every step of the way while refusing to give up on a better future. During this 1-on-1 interview with Collider, which you can both watch and read, Andie MacDowell (who plays Alex’s bipolar and well-meaning but largely absent mother, Paula) talked about being astounded that her daughter wanted her to do this role, being blown away by Qualley’s performance, taking the time to nurture her daughter on the weekends, how she approached the role, being affected by mental illness in her own family, and her hope for what happens with these char