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Sylvia is a fictional character who appears in the 1998 film The Truman Show. This character is portrayed by Natascha McElhone. An actress known for her portrayal of Lauren Garland on "The Truman Show," a reality program documenting the life of Truman Burbank in the constructed town of Seahaven...
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Truman marries Meryl, but his marriage is stilted and passionless, and he secretly continues to imagine a life with Sylvia; he dreams of traveling to Fiji, where he was told she had moved. Meanwhile, in the real world, Sylvia joins "Free Truman", an activist group that calls for Truman's liberation from what they see as a prison.
Jun 5, 1998 · With Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Noah Emmerich, Natascha McElhone. An insurance salesman is oblivious of the fact that his entire life is a TV show and his family members are mere actors. As he starts noticing things and uncovers the truth, he decides to escape.
Oct 11, 2015 · Truman is married to the wholesome Meryl ( Laura Linney ), who is eternally chirpy and always within reach of a product to suggest they try, making sure the label and name are clearly visible for the watching audience. This is one of the film’s major conceits, that Truman is the spectacle but we are consumers.
Natascha McElhone plays an actress named Sylvia who played an extra at Truman's high school named Lauren Garland. She and Truman have a brief romance, but the producers of the show keep trying to thwart their connection (because Meryl is Truman's intended mate).
In 2003, McElhone co-starred with George Clooney in Steven Soderbergh's futuristic love story, Solaris. McElhone starred in TNT's mini-series The Company, a Golden Globe-nominated drama. In 2005, she starred in NBC's Emmy-nominated mini-series, Revelations.
Sylvia feels sorry that Truman is unwittingly trapped on TV and joins the “Free Truman” campaign to reveal the truth to him, as she continues to watch his show in the real world.
The Truman Show is a 1998 American satirical comedy-drama film directed by Peter Weir, produced by Scott Rudin, Andrew Niccol, Edward S. Feldman and Adam Schroeder, and written by Niccol.
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