{"id":800173,"date":"2026-02-20T12:46:28","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:46:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/numero.com\/?p=800173"},"modified":"2026-02-20T12:46:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T11:46:32","slug":"actress-sarah-pidgeon-portrait-projects","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/numero.com\/en\/culture-en\/tv-shows\/actress-sarah-pidgeon-portrait-projects\/","title":{"rendered":"Why we love actress Sarah Pidgeon, star of the series Love Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Sarah Pidgeon and Paul Kelly on the set of
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Sarah Pidgeon’s remarkable performance as Carolyn Bessette in Love Story<\/em><\/h2><\/h2>\n\n

For American actress Sarah Pidgeon<\/strong>, 29, there will no doubt be a before and an after Love Story<\/em><\/strong><\/a>. Produced by Ryan Murphy<\/strong><\/a>, the series brilliantly revives an American myth. Sarah Pidgeon<\/strong> takes on the role of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy<\/strong>, a socialite who worked at Calvin Klein<\/strong> and married John Fitzgerald Kennedy Jr.<\/strong> in the 1990s. She would go on to become one of the most closely watched fashion icons of her generation.<\/p>\n\n

A figure of nineties chic minimalism<\/strong>, she was hounded by paparazzi and her private life turned into a national obsession. Then, a tragedy would make the couple legendary. Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy<\/strong> tragically died at 33 in the plane crash piloted by her husband on July 16th, 1999.<\/p>\n\n

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The trailer of Love Story<\/em>\u00a0(2026).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

An ambitious project<\/h2>\n\n

In the show, Sarah Pidgeon<\/strong> impresses us with her accuracy, elegance and uncanny resemblance to the fashion icon. She stars alongside Paul Kelly<\/strong>, who portrays JFK Jr.<\/strong>, son of the 35th President of the United States. Together, they form an electric and doomed couple. Under the relentless gaze of the media and the voyeurism characteristic of that era, their intimacy becomes a spectacle and their romance a public affair with a tragic ending.<\/p>\n\n

Yet, the gamble was far from easy. The audience judged the actress\u2019s looks before seeing a single scene of Love Story<\/em><\/strong>. From the moment the series was announced, the legitimacy of this almost unknown acting duo was already being questioned. The same scrutiny extended to every decision surrounding the project, down to Sarah Pidgeon\u2019s exact shade of blonde hair. However, the actress admits that her ambition was not to replicate an icon, but rather to reenact a dramatic life.<\/p>\n\n

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Actress Sarah Pidgeon attending the Chanel dinner at Chateau Royale in New York on October 22nd, 2025. \u00a9 Jamie McCarthy\/WireImage via Getty Images.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

A promising actress<\/h2>\n\n

While many viewers will discover the actress through Love Story<\/em><\/strong>, she is everything but a newcomer. Born on July 7th, 1996, in Detroit, Michigan, Sarah Pidgeon<\/strong> attended Interlochen Arts Academy, one of the most selective arts schools in the United States, before earning a degree from the research-focused Carnegie Mellon University in 2018.<\/p>\n\n

After a low-key debut in One Dollar<\/em> (2018) and Gotham<\/em> (2019), she ultimately made her mark with The Wilds<\/em><\/strong> (2020) on Prime Video. In the series created by Sarah Streicher<\/strong>, a group of teenage girls find themselves stranded on a deserted island after their plane crashes. But the disaster, far from accidental, actually conceals a secret social experiment\u2026 Despite critical acclaim, the show was stopped after two seasons.<\/p>\n\n

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Une publication partag\u00e9e par Sarah Pidgeon (@sarah__pidgeon)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>\r\n