Margaret Qualley’s Family Had ‘Rough Year’ Seeing Her Big-Screen Nudity, and Her Former Nanny’s Reaction Is Priceless

Mar. 15, 2025

Margaret Qualley’s starring role inThe Substanceleft a lasting impression on her loved ones.

Shey joked, “It’s been a rough year for the family,” while discussing what her family thought about the film during a Tuesday, Sept. 24, appearance onThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.

“We started off the year withDrive-Away Dolls,” explained the actress, referring to the thriller released in February that finds her and Geraldine Viswanathan’s characters in the middle of a criminal plot after discovering a mysterious item inside the trunk of their rented car while on a road trip.

Margaret Qualley on ‘The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon’.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty

“My mom came to that premiere, and we get out of the movie, and she’s like, ‘My friends can’t see this movie. My sisters can’t see this movie. No one can see this movie,’ " continued Qualley.

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Margaret Qualley attends the Los Angeles premiere of “The Substance”.Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images

Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images

After host Jimmy Fallon asked if “she saw this movie,” Qualley hilariously responded, “So she texted me yesterday, and she was like, ‘You should have warned me.’ ““She was there the whole time being like, ‘Oh, God help her, please. Bless her soul. Lord have mercy. Bless all of our souls. Forgive us for our sins,’ " joked Qualley.

Margaret Qualley in “The Substance”.MUBI/Youtube

MUBI/Youtube

After Fallon said that her former nanny has to be proud of her performance, Qualley said, “I’ve asked a lot of everyone this year, and I’m sorry.”

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source: people.com