Teyana Taylor was always in the mix when Paul Thomas Anderson and Leonardo DiCaprio were casting the firebrand Perfidia Beverly Hills. They needed “somebody that could be not only bold and outspoken, but bring that improvisational talent of truth in the moment,” DiCaprio said, explaining that Taylor, 35, “embodied that character in a way that I don’t think anyone else could.” She returned the compliment, saying of DiCaprio, “That’s my wingman, my partner in crime!”
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