Topic - Vanessa Benavente

"Acting wasn't coming by very regularly so I was working in casting and when I got the audition, I had to take an extra long lunch and work late to get there," she said during an interview with The Washington Times Mark Kellner.

Mother Mary from 'The Chosen': 'People respond to it in ways we can't imagine' →

"They had been looking for Mary for a while, and something about what I brought to the role really spoke to them," she said. "So that's why I'm here."

For two actors, genuine miracle was 'The Chosen' becoming a streaming success →