How Pitt’s Katherine LaNasa prepared for her rape story line
How Pitt’s Katherine LaNasa prepared for her rape story line
By Mike Vulpo | Published: 2025-10-28 21:26:00 | Source: Us Weekly
before Catherine LaNasa Another transformation begins in the second season of the houseThe actress makes sure that she is prepared for every patient.
“I went to Rape treatment center “And Al Stewart House did some research on the rape storyline that we have on the show this season, and I was completely blown away,” LaNasa, 58, shared exclusively with Us Weekly While supporting organizations in University of California HealthAnnual brunch on Sunday, October 26th. “They care so much about victims of sexual assault and the way they designed the spaces, especially the event spaces.”
Stuart House, a program of the Rape Treatment Center, is internationally recognized as a model for treating children who have been sexually abused.
Therapists are highly trained clinicians who have knowledge, skill, and experience helping sexually abused children and their families.
“They have a small courtroom so the kids can experience being in the courtroom in case they need to confront their abuser in court,” Lanasa explained. we Before hosting breakfast with a costar Noah Wyle. “It’s amazing. It’s beautiful. It’s the place I would want to go or bring my loved ones to if something like this happened to them.”
While LaNasa and the cast continue to remain mum on major upcoming plotlines, executive producer R. Scott Gemmell It was previously revealed that Season 2 of the hit HBO Max series will premiere over the Fourth of July weekend.
Season 1 of the house Highlight the highs and lows Working in Emergency Medicine with an Unconventional Approach – 15 episodes showcasing 15 hours of one shift.
Ahead of the Season 2 premiere in 2026, LaNasa emphasized the importance of supporting organizations that work tirelessly to make a difference for patients and victims.
“I interviewed the nurses relentlessly for this role, and they put so much thought into everything they do, all these little details,” she recalled. “I would never do it or “I would never pull something like that” or “I would never treat them that way.” I ask each way to do something so it seems accurate. But the response made me realize how much thought and care goes into every aspect of the test, the interview, all of it. They even gave me feedback on the dialogue, the whole thing.”
Last September, LaNasa’s hard work and dedication to playing charge nurse Dana Evans paid off When she won 2025 Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series.
While critics clearly love her character, LaNasa explained why she personally fell in love with her latest TV role.
“What I love about character is something I picked up from real nurses in the field I studied, which is what I call this emotional competence,” she said. “They are able to be incredibly compassionate, but also inseparable from the patient, so that the patient feels supported and also so that they can keep things going.”
She’s also grateful to the executive producer John Wells To allow women complexity in his offers.
“Dana is tough. She’s tough,” NASA said. “Sometimes she’s angry. She’s funny. She’s caring. She’s emotional. She’s supportive, just all of those things mixed together. Usually, women in the past, and that’s defined on TV, either you’re like the boss bitch, or you’re the warm, loving mother, and it’s both Dana, and I love that.”
Season 2 of the house It is expected to premiere on HBO Max in January 2026.
If you or someone you know has been sexually assaulted, call National Sexual Assault Hotline At 1-800-656-HOPE (4673).
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