'Saving Hope's' timid surgical resident will find her assertive side, promises actress Julia Taylor Ross
Not being able to trust your gut isn’t the most ideal quality in a surgeon. But the timid young surgical resident, Maggie Lin does just that.
“But I’m confident that as we go on, we’ll see her grow and be on her way to becoming a great doctor,” says the actress who plays Maggie, Julia Taylor Ross. “But in the pilot, she’s definitely got a nervous energy!”
Since reading the script for the pilot, Taylor Ross admits she fell in love with Maggie. “She’s really, really smart and I think she really wants to be a great doctor. I think the human side of learning how to trust yourself, that journey is so interesting. I’m so excited to get into that with her.”
And though she kicks off the series as quite meek and mild, Taylor Ross says her character definitely has a cheeky side. “She’s definitely got a good sense of humour – you see that a bit with her and (fellow resident) Gavin.”
She also ends up finding an assertive side, Taylor Ross reveals, though it might not be in an operating room.
“Figuring out Maggie is a process of discovery and seeing what these amazing writers come up with is a treat,” says Taylor Ross.
Taylor Ross’ first acting gig was in a pilot produced by “Saving Hope” executive producers Ilana Frank and David Wellington. “My favourite projects have been working with them,” Taylor-Ross says. “There’s something very comforting about working with people you’ve worked with before.”
Taylor Ross currently lives in New York City, but was born in England, to a Canadian mom and a Chinese dad and she grew up in Hong Kong.
“My mom always said that having parents from different places is great because you see completely different worlds,” she says. “And I think the more experience and people watching you can do as an actor is going to enrich you in your work. I feel like I’ve been really lucky to have exposure to different cultures.
“I think as a doctor, you have to have had a lot of life experience, to have empathetic responses to be able to work with people on such a personal level every day,” she says.
“I hope some of that will come into Maggie.”
"Saving Hope" airs on Thursday June 7 at 9pm ET on CTV.
“But I’m confident that as we go on, we’ll see her grow and be on her way to becoming a great doctor,” says the actress who plays Maggie, Julia Taylor Ross. “But in the pilot, she’s definitely got a nervous energy!”
Since reading the script for the pilot, Taylor Ross admits she fell in love with Maggie. “She’s really, really smart and I think she really wants to be a great doctor. I think the human side of learning how to trust yourself, that journey is so interesting. I’m so excited to get into that with her.”
And though she kicks off the series as quite meek and mild, Taylor Ross says her character definitely has a cheeky side. “She’s definitely got a good sense of humour – you see that a bit with her and (fellow resident) Gavin.”
She also ends up finding an assertive side, Taylor Ross reveals, though it might not be in an operating room.
“Figuring out Maggie is a process of discovery and seeing what these amazing writers come up with is a treat,” says Taylor Ross.
Taylor Ross’ first acting gig was in a pilot produced by “Saving Hope” executive producers Ilana Frank and David Wellington. “My favourite projects have been working with them,” Taylor-Ross says. “There’s something very comforting about working with people you’ve worked with before.”
Taylor Ross currently lives in New York City, but was born in England, to a Canadian mom and a Chinese dad and she grew up in Hong Kong.
“My mom always said that having parents from different places is great because you see completely different worlds,” she says. “And I think the more experience and people watching you can do as an actor is going to enrich you in your work. I feel like I’ve been really lucky to have exposure to different cultures.
“I think as a doctor, you have to have had a lot of life experience, to have empathetic responses to be able to work with people on such a personal level every day,” she says.
“I hope some of that will come into Maggie.”
"Saving Hope" airs on Thursday June 7 at 9pm ET on CTV.
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Lindsay Zier-Vogel has been working for CTV.ca and covering So You Think You Can Dance Canada since 2008. In addition to interviewing the famed American choreographer Bill T. Jones and Canadian prima ballerina Karen Kain, Lindsay’s highlights include criss-crossing Canada on four SYTYCDC audition tours and covering the Juno Awards.
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