Meeting Violett Beane

Violett Beane at Arccon (KLZ Events)

At Arccon 2016, we met Violett Beane! Let us tell you more about our experience! For those of you who don't know who we are talking about. Violett Beane is  20 year old American actress. She played the role of Taylor in "The Leftovers". You can also see her in the 2015 movie "Flay" and the 2016 movie "Slash". But Violett is known for playing Jesse in The Flash. Jesse is the daughter of Harrison Wells from Earth 2. She's been on Earth 1 as well: She was taken to Earth 1 by Barry along with her father. But she didn't want to leave the life she had on Earth 2 behind her. At first I did not like Jesse, she was constantly whining about everything and screwing things up. But her character grew on my "Quick" and now I like the “rebel” in Jesse. She grew out to be a character I’m really looking forward to seeing her evolve in the next season of the show. After being hit by a wave of energy from the particle accelerator, there have been hints that Jesse becomes a speedster too.

 

She was announced quite last minute as a guest for Arccon. I was very happy with the announcement. I think her character in the Flash is very nice and I was excited to meet her. I immediately knew I wanted to get her autograph. As I said I really grew to like Jesse in “The Flash”, so I was looking forward to meeting the girl behind Jesse. I wasn’t sure whether I should get an autograph or a photo op however. Eventually I decided I wanted an autograph too.

Q&A Violett Beane

Violett Beane at Arccon (KLZ Events)

During her Q&A we learned it was Violett's first convention! I was happy she came to Arccon for her first convention. Her Q&A she was great. I couldn't tell it was her first time. Even though she mentioned she was a bit nervous. So, since most of you won't have ever met her before on a convention (unless you also attended Arccon), let us share our thoughts with you! 

 

Let's start with her Q&A's.She was very spontaneous and they were a lot fun to attend. She answered all the questions and was very kind, open and active. She did everything that people asked her: Sing, dance, challenges: anything.. Nothing was too much. She even danced with the entire public: Coming off the stage and dancing with everyone (watch the video below). That was great! I hope we'll see way more of her in the Flash and she was very enthusiastic about playing in the Flash. So her are a few fun facts we learned from Violett's Q&A's:

 

Violett Beane at Arccon (KLZ Events)

- Violett seems to be a little bit rebellious in real life, she told some great stories about strange cakes and things like that.

- Her absolute favourite tv show is: "Orphan Black" (she even watched it in her hotel before attending the convention). She also loves "Game of Thrones" and "Masters of None".

- Her favourite family in "Game of Thrones" is the Stark family. But her favourite character is Daenerys Targaryen and because her spirit animal is a dragon she also likes the Targaryens.

- The writers of "The Flash only write a few episodes.ahead of shooting.

- Violett is big fan of Drake and she would love to see Jesse as a  famous and succesfull rapstar on another Earth. "You know like Drake would open for her, that kinda thing". She also said we should tweet that idea to the writers.

- She is a big fan of Tatiana Maslani ( she plays Sarah Manning in "Orphan Black").

- She thinks Grant Gustin ( Barry) is the fastest runner of all of the actors, but she thinks Jesse can beat Barry in the show.

- She just got a hammock for her birthday and she thinks this is her favourute birthday gift.

- She doesn't think of herself as a celebrity, but she wants to stress the pint that celebrities are also just people. She thinks :  what you do with your celebrity status is what's really important. You have to speak up for things that matter, so you can make a change.

 

- She thinks people who are happy and want other people to be happy are the real life heroes. Whether that is your mom, or your friends.She thinks cops are heroes too in a way. As for villains: people that do bad things.

- In her spare time she likes to stare at and pet her bunny rabbit, because he is really cute..

- Her "special" brownies are always very strong and make her friends do crazy things.

- She is a collected drunk, but she is a crazy dancer when she is drunk.

 

- She got arrested once, during a random search.

- Quick choices: Singing or dancing? Dancing. Tattoo or piercing? Tats

- Favourite quote: "Love is a fart, if you have to force it, it's probably shit".

Autograph and photo op

Violett Beane at Arccon (KLZ Events)

On the second day, we could go for the autograph.We were very happy to do so and got in line. Violett was very accessible. Of course I was nervous, but she was very kind. I started to talk to her (I'm so proud of myself for doing that haha). And asked her about her first convention and told her she did great in the Flash. I also said I hoped she would attend way more conventions. Violett took the time too talk. She listened and answered enthusiastically. Being very thankful to all the fans that approached her. I felt she was easy to talk to, a very nice person. I hope more conventions will invite her, she's so much fun! So if you're a big fan and hope to meet her: Don't worry if you get the chance at a convention. She's very approachable and kind. Just go and say hi, get an autograph, photo op or visit the Q&A. You'll see that it's a lot fun! 

Violett Beane at Arccon (KLZ Events)

Again I couldn't agree more. She was very accesible and she made me feel at ease. When I asked her if she would be back next season, she answered: "Of course". That made me really happy. I loved Violett at ArcCon and for it to be her first convention ever she did a pretty good job! All I can say is she gained a new fan in me. If you ever have the chance to go and meet her don't hesitate and take this chance. All that's left to say is:

 

"Violett you rock!!"

 

Cheerio!

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Comments: 14
  • #1

    Joanna (Monday, 08 August 2016 16:39)

    I didn't hear about this actress before or about the movies she stared in. I am not a cinefil and I usually watch movies for entertainment only, without knowing too much about the actors. She seems a nice girl :)

  • #2

    Me-An Clemente (Monday, 08 August 2016 17:00)

    I honestly haven't heard about this actress and the movies you've mentioned she starred in. I also still haven't started the Flash. It's great to know that she likes Game of Thrones too. Plus, she has a great personality.

  • #3

    ROBERT LEE (Monday, 08 August 2016 17:17)

    You know what, I think Jesse's character should be developed. I'd like to see more of her in the coming season of the Flash... wait, will she be there at all? I think her character is so underutilized, she wants to be useful, jeez, she is a genius but of course, her genius dad is the one who is stopping her to be much more than what we had seen so far. Also, as far as love angles go, I couldn't care less if she and Wally do get together. They will do that, I am sure.

  • #4

    Rowena C (Monday, 08 August 2016 19:09)

    oh sorry haven't heard about her but thanks to you now I know her. I am not into characters names I guess but will start to watch flash to know more about her

  • #5

    Stella the Travelerette (Tuesday, 09 August 2016 02:06)

    I've heard good things about The Leftovers, but I've never seen it. Ms. Beane sounds like a nice person. I like that she has a pet rabbit. And I definitely want to know how she gets her hair so shiny!

  • #6

    Dominic (Tuesday, 09 August 2016 09:00)

    I watch The Flash and thank God you mentioned that she plays the part of Jesse. I wouldn't know unless someone told me. After reading your post, I really liked the part where she says : what you do with your celebrity status is what's really important. You have to speak up for things that matter, so you can make a change.
    I agree with that so I do hope a lot of celebrities become really good role models for all people.
    I also enjoyed that favorite quote of hers lol.

    Hoping to see more of Jesse in The Flash series.

  • #7

    Mauie (Tuesday, 09 August 2016 13:28)

    I watched a few episodes of The Flash and I don't think I've seen her yet. But she's so pretty, judging from the photos. I think she's got one smart head on her shoulders, too. Love is a fart, lol! First time I read about love that way!

  • #8

    Milton Coyne (Wednesday, 10 August 2016 03:40)

    Yay Jesse Quick!!! I really enjoyed her character from the Flash but I would love to see more character development... Violett seems so fun and she actually reminds me of that actress from The Heroes: Reborn

  • #9

    Jen Yang (Wednesday, 10 August 2016 03:57)

    Reading from the comments, we almost agree with one thing: character development for Jesse's role in the Flash. Hopefully, there will be some sort of love development with Wally. We'll just need to stay tuned with The Flash then. ;) I love her thoughts when she said that she doesn't want to think of herself as a celebrity. <3 Gotta love that!

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  • #10

    Zwitsy (Wednesday, 10 August 2016 08:39)

    She's beautiful, huh. I am just not familiar with her face. Well, I am not into the movies or series you've mentioned but if ever I'll get to see them, I'll surely recognize her for the character she had as you've mentioned.

  • #11

    Maria (Wednesday, 10 August 2016 09:36)

    Well, when I first saw Jesse in The Flash, I srsly thought she is very pretty. I do wonder about her character if she'll become a meta-human or not. But she'll be a meta-human, I'll be ecstatic about it!

  • #12

    Cai Dominguez (Sunday, 14 August 2016 05:33)

    Thanks for introducing her. She's really beautiful and I love how she answered. I can feel how cool she is.

  • #13

    ROBERT LEE (Thursday, 25 August 2016 12:57)

    Hey, since you are such an authority when it comes to the actors and actresses, do you have any idea how the upcoming season of Flash would be like? Would Violett get a more prominent role? Her character, Jesse, if she becomes a meta human, and I would love that to happen, would mean more crossovers of earth 1 and earth 2. I think that way, they could recycle old characters.

  • #14

    Jane (Friday, 30 September 2016 23:44)

    I know her from where she's from in Austin.