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Niecy Nash

The star of Claws on the sudsy thriller’s third season, her role in a new miniseries and her first directing gig

Claws, which is set in a nail salon, has sex, drugs, dance numbers and a mostly female cast decked out in high Florida glam. Is it as much fun to make as it is to watch? It is—from interacting with the cast to figuring out costumes. On a show like Breaking Bad or The Sopranos, the things that the women [of Claws] are doing are reserved for men. But

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