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Hollywood's Michelle Williams Praises Roeper During 'Oz' Filming
The star of 'Oz the Great and Powerful' said she and her daughter were more than pleased with the Bloomfield Hills school during six months of filming in Michigan.
She may have been only been here for about six months, but actress Michelle Williams said that was long enough for the Roeper School in Bloomfield Hills to leave a lasting impression.
During promotional interviews for her latest project 'Oz the Great and Powerful,' which opens in theaters Friday, the star talked about living in Metro Detroit while filming at the Michigan Motion Picture Studios in Pontiac.
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Williams, who plays Glinda the Good Witch, also made it point to praise the long-standing private school on Woodward Avenue during a an interview with Fox 2's Lee Thomas that broadcast earlier this week.
"I really loved Detroit. I was so happy living there," the three-time Oscar nominated actress gushed. "My daughter (Matilda, 7) was at a school there, the Roeper School. And she . . . She'd wake up on her birthday, and ask to go to school. Like Saturday, she would want to go to school. If your kid's happy, you're happy."
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Williams, 32, said she also enjoyed a number of summer festivals and a visit to Pontiac's Erebus, the haunted attraction.
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