Despite just starting to recover from a cold that left her voice completely shot, Jessica Barden logs onto our Zoom call right at 9 am local time in Australia in good spirits, water bottle in hand, dressed in a purple and white tie-dye sweatshirt.

The 28-year-old English actress is currently braving the Australian winter (June and July are the coldest months down under, with temperatures dropping to high 40s Fahrenheit) to film Netflix's upcoming series Pieces of Her alongside Toni Collette, a project that sees her playing a concert pianist.