You probably vaguely remember your last year before entering high school [1]. Between stressful parental relationships and typical teenage woes, it's high-key stressful. That sounds a lot like what Elise Fisher's awkward character deals with in the upcoming film Eighth Grade [2], written by Bo Burnham.
Set to hit theatres on July 13, Fisher plays Kayla, who, unlike us, grows up in the time of iPhones and Instagram [3]. A 14 year old who makes us want to go see a movie that brings us back to our angsty childhoods is one that we need to be talking about!
- She has one sibling, Nathan. Younger brothers are just so much fun, aren't they? We love how close this sister-brother duo appear to be, and like most siblings, they tend to get into some shenanigans together [4]!
- She's a total animal lover. Fisher has dogs [5] and a cat named Judy [6] (after Jimmy Neutron's mom), and, of course, they're all adorable!
- She isn't exactly new to the acting world. Ever see Despicable Me or Despicable Me 2? Fisher was the voice of Agnes. She has other roles under her belt [7], like the movie Training Wheels and TV shows Mike & Molly and Medium.
- She relates to her character in Eighth Grade. Fisher is a teenager growing up in an technology-driven world herself, so she brought a lot of her feelings into the film. In fact, the character's catch phrase, "Gucci," along with the 'OK' hand sign was something Fisher said all the time [8] and it just worked for her character, too!
- She's proving her high school teacher so wrong. After filming wrapped for Eighth Grade, Fisher tried out for her high school play in Thousand Oaks, California . . . and she didn't get a part [9]. This is the girl who wowed the crowd at Sundance Film Festival, so yeah, we hope she's not too upset about it.