Mädchen Amick Expects People to Mispronounce Her Name

Mädchen Amick strikes a fierce pose on the cover of LaPalme Magazine‘s winter issue, which is on newsstands now.

Here’s what the 48-year-old Riverdale actress had to share with the mag:

On the pronunciation of her name: “It’s MADE-chen AY–mick. Both have long ‘A’s.’ But even my co-stars get it wrong. My part- German parents wanted to give me an unusual name. I guess they got it.”

On the new high in her career: “I’ve had so many times in my career when I thought, ‘this could be something.’ This was one on the edge: on the one hand, Riverdale brings real nostalgia back. Everyone has fond memories of Archie comics. But they’ve given it such a darker edge, very Twin Peaks, so it brings a younger cooler feel for the younger audience. I knew people would be expecting a comic book show based on Archie to be bright and happy. But ours is a clever resurgence of the idea. Our Archie, Betty, and Veronica are not all good kids – they’re complicated, flawed, have dark sides. We’re mixing genres – nostalgia, kitsch, and murder mystery.

Mädchen is pictured in the gallery with the mag’s creative director Derek Warburton.