It’s safe to say that Billie Lourd has had a lot of ups and downs in her personal life since 2016, but her career has been on a steady upward trajectory. Actor says part of the reason she’s more successful now is because, as she said on the “New Day” podcast, she was “so busy” looking after her mom. when she was alive. “I don’t know if I could have played some of the roles and some of the work that I was able to do because I was also so busy taking care of her, that’s the truth,” explained Lourd. . “I wouldn’t have had time to say yes to things I wanted to say yes to because my main job when she was alive was to take care of her and make sure she was okay.”

Since her mother’s death, Lourd has focused her energy on acting, regularly working “sixteen hours a day” on sets – and it has paid off. The actor has appeared in the anthology series “American Horror Story” as well as the award-winning comedy “Booksmart”. The “Billionaire Boys Club” star will also appear in “Ticket to Paradise” alongside George Clooney and Julia Roberts, according to Deadline.

Lourd is also making her debut as a producer with her partner Austen Rydell’s company, Morning Moon Productions. As reported by Deadline, she will be producing “Wildflower”, a documentary starring Jean Smart, Kiernan Shipka, Alexandra Daddario, Dash Mihok, Charlie Plummer and Samantha Hyde.