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"The 100" Star Lindsey Morgan Talks Playing Raven & Gets a Back Massage

"The 100" Star Lindsey Morgan Talks Playing Raven & Gets a Back Massage

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Actress Lindsey Morgan drops by the YH Studio to scoop us on her fierce and badass role as Raven Reyes on The CW's hit sci-fi drama "The 100", including how much she admires her character and how she, as a Texas native, has adjusted to living and filming in Vancouver. She also talks about some of the injuries she has incurred while filming, one of which our host offers to massage out for her (in exchange for show spoilers perhaps? Watch and see)!

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Young Hollywood

You're coming back. You're coming back. Are you going to get a massage?

Lindsey Morgan

I am going to get a massage.

Young Hollywood

You are. I will get a. Oh sorry I'll let anyone touch me. So. Does that feel good?

Lindsey Morgan

This feels amazing.

Young Hollywood

You're going to You're going to come back, aren't you? What? From the CW's The 100, Lindsey Morgan hanging out with me in the studio. Hello.

Lindsey Morgan

Hey.

Young Hollywood

You spent a couple of seasons playing Raven on The 100. And she is what some would describe as a bad ass. There it is. Yes. I'm just going to throw that in air quotes. Air quotes everybody. How fun has it been for you to play this character?

Lindsey Morgan

Oh, it's It's been a blast. It's I I like I love Raven like deep in my soul. Like I I do. Like I like I protect her, you know? Yeah. And she's so smart. Way smarter than me. So. To be like I'm a genius and everyone be like oh yeah listen to her is doesn't happen a lot for Raven. Right. And she's got crazy moves. She's yeah she's awesome. Um, you know but she goes through quite a lot. And so I now I just kind of admire her. I'm just kind of like, "How are you alive?" You know?

Young Hollywood

And you are half Irish and half Mexican. Is that right?

Lindsey Morgan

Yes.

Young Hollywood

As am I, clearly. No. I'm sorry as like Something in there. Something in there. When do you feel most Irish and when do you feel most Mexican?

Lindsey Morgan

Oh my gosh. That's a tough one. I would say I guess I'd have to be to just be with my when I'm with my family, like the different sides of my family. When I'm back especially when I'm Cuz my mom is from El Paso, which is a border town in Texas. And so that's where my grandmother and my aunts and my uncles live. And so when I'm there it just gets very like, "Ole!" You know, like obviously I start talking different and you know speaking Spanish out of nowhere. I don't speak very well. But I'm I'm all about I'm all about it. And then the Irish side I guess, you know yeah I guess when my dad's side of the family, you know, they're very you know they're they're also they're in Texas too. And so they're they're very Southern also. Southern Irish I guess. Okay. So you know we'll play football and eat corn beef and you know watch the game.

Young Hollywood

Holidays must be really, really fun.

Lindsey Morgan

They're super fun but they're super different, you know? It's just like it just depends where I am and what we do. Yeah.

Young Hollywood

And you were um raised in Texas?

Lindsey Morgan

Yes.

Young Hollywood

But now you live part time in Vancouver.

Lindsey Morgan

I do.

Young Hollywood

Almost great the great North. How is your adopted home? How have you have you adapted?

Lindsey Morgan

Oh, oh oh my god. I've adapted a little too well.

Young Hollywood

Really? Are you practically Canadian now?

Lindsey Morgan

I I have been

Young Hollywood

Get out of here.

Lindsey Morgan

Said I said A like I'm like, "Oh you know what, let's just go there. Eh?" And everyone's like, "What?" And so that that happens.

Young Hollywood

You don't you might not be able to go back to Texas. You do know that, right now.

Lindsey Morgan

I know. I also still say y'all. So Okay. I'm this weird Canadian Texan hybrid growing up. And that's also who looks Mexican. Everyone's very confused by it.

Young Hollywood

I love it. I love it. And playing Raven I imagine that you've incurred some injuries.

Lindsey Morgan

Oh my gosh. Definitely. I have quite the collection.

Young Hollywood

Really? What's the What's the worst you've ever had?

Lindsey Morgan

The worst Oh, I just had a really bad one. Um

Young Hollywood

Really? Yeah. Where? Can you tell us?

Lindsey Morgan

It's going to you okay it's it's will allude to something that happens later in the season.

Young Hollywood

Okay okay okay okay. But it won't be It's no spoiler. This is a spoiler free zone.

Lindsey Morgan

It's not a spoiler, yeah. It was from it was from a stunt though so.

Young Hollywood

I just want to hear about the injury.

Lindsey Morgan

Oh actually, it is in the trailer. I don't know how much I can say. So there's a there's a If you really watch the trailer, there's a part where Raven's like going crazy and like banging her head. Okay. A lot and there's a it's a metal bed frame. Okay. So. Oh. Wow. One of those kind of injuries. It was just like, you know, it was so intense in the moment. I didn't feel anything. And then and then um and then after a while uh it was just like twingy and then I was like working out and it just whole arm spasm. I was like, "Ooh."

Young Hollywood

Oh my gosh. You need me to massage it out for you? Like I'm really good at this. I have small hands. They're small but mighty. You got the silk pillow. You got the candles. You're coming back. You're coming back.

Lindsey Morgan

I'm getting a massage.

Young Hollywood

Yes, you are. I will get a. Oh sorry I'll let anyone touch me. So. Does that feel good?

Lindsey Morgan

This feels amazing.

Young Hollywood

You're going to You're going to come back, aren't you? What?

Lindsey Morgan

I'm definitely coming back. Wait what happened seriously? you're just massaging me. Like you, I know, I know. This is what happens in the Young Hollywood studio. Massages. Oh my gosh. Like a week after.

Young Hollywood

Oh my gosh. Well please come back if you need a little tune up because we've got the hands. We've got the pillows. We've got everything you need right here right here. Lindsey, thank you so much for dropping by.

Lindsey Morgan

Thank you. Thank you for

Young Hollywood

Oh you're very very welcome. All the 100 fans out there.

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PEOPLE MENTIONED

  • Lindsey Morgan

    Actress starring in 'The 100'

  • Raven Reyes

    Character played by Lindsey Morgan in 'The 100'

FAQ

Who plays Raven Reyes on The 100?+
Lindsey Morgan plays the character Raven Reyes on The CW's sci-fi drama "The 100."
Where does Lindsey Morgan film The 100?+
Lindsey Morgan films "The 100" in Vancouver, where she now lives part-time after growing up in Texas.
What is Lindsey Morgan's ethnic background?+
Lindsey Morgan is half Irish and half Mexican, and she feels connected to both sides of her family.
Did Lindsey Morgan get injured while filming The 100?+
Yes, Lindsey Morgan incurred several injuries while filming, including a bad one from a stunt where Raven was banging her head on a metal bed frame.
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