INTERVIEW WITH
ANNIE We had the opportunity to sit down with Annie Read when she made an appearance at Old Glory Harley Davidson. She’s a rising young star who you might remember in the Discovery Channel Mini-Series, Harley and the Davidsons. Annie played Caroline Jachthuber who later marries Bill Harley in the series. Bighead: How did you get the part of Caroline Jachthuber on the Discovery Mini-Series Harley and the Davidson’s? Annie Read: Well, I live in Los Angeles and I’ve been acting for the past five years. Laray Mayfield was casting it, and she’s considered a bigger casting director, so I submitted a self-tape. A self-tape is where you just put yourself against a white wall and tape it at home. I got a call back off the self-tape, and when I got to the call back I was the only one there, and I was “Huh, I wonder what this means?” *Laughs* And then, I got the call like a week later that I had booked it and two weeks later I was off to Romania. B: Was this considered a Mini-series or a Documentary? A: It’s a miniseries based on the story, I mean it’s not necessarily a documentary because its scripted and they took some liberties with the storyline B: How was your experience in Romania? A: It was interesting. I’d never been to Europe before. I’d only ever been out of the country to go to the Bahamas. This was my first-time experiencing Europe. It was the best experience of my life. But was hard at times because, you know, when I first got there I didn’t know anyone and I was in this huge hotel and it was a different language. So, it took some getting used to, but about
two weeks into it, I became good friends with the cast members and started to enjoy it and pick up the language a little bit. B: How long were you there? And, did you get a chance to go off set and do any touring? A: I was there for three months. We would get four days off every now and then, so I went to Italy twice. I took a liking to Italy. And then, I traveled around Bucharest (Capital of Romania), it is a very clean city. They just had the revolution in ’89, so there’s parts that are still being rebuilt and parts that aren’t as pretty as other parts, but there’s a lot to do in Bucharest. They have old towns; you can walk around and tour all these old churches, it was very cool. B: What did you know about Harley Davidson, prior to the Mini-Series? A: I grew up in a small town called Sandwich, New Hampshire. It’s a small town about 40 minutes outside of Laconia. And they host Laconia Bike Week, which is huge, At least for New Hampshire people, its huge. So, I knew quite a bit because, it was always in my face when Bike week came, it’s like over 100 thousand bikers come, and it’s crazy. My ex-boyfriend’s dad worked for Harley, and he took me around the shop and told me about the bikes and things, so I had some experience, but I didn’t know about the history. I had no idea how they became the company they did. It wasn’t something I thought about or questioned, you just see it everywhere. B: What was the most surprising thing you learned while filming?
28 DECEMBER 2016
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