JJ Abrams talks about working with a ‘rude’ actress on Alias

DIRECTOR JJ Abrams has slammed one of the cast of Alias, the hit show, which starred Jennifer Garner, Melissa George and Faye Dunaway.

US director JJ Abrams arrives for the UK premiere of the new 'Star Trek' in London's Leicester Square in central London, on April 20, 2009. AFP PHOTO/Shaun Curry

STAR Wars: The Force Awakens director J.J. Abrams went against his better judgment and once hired a “difficult” actor, reports the New York Post.

“There was one time on Alias an actress who will remain unnamed who came in and she was … very rude to people and literally a couple people on the crew cried,” he revealed during a talk with Chris Rock at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York.

Not difficult ... The show, which ran for five seasons, made Jennifer Garner a star. Picture: Supplied

He continued, “A couple weeks later after she was done, I got a call about her. Some producer wanted her maybe for this other project and I said, ‘You cannot hire this person. She was a disaster. She was horrible.’ He said, ‘Thank you very much.’ Didn’t hire her.”

Unfortunately, Abrams got an angry call from the actress a week later.

Reputation ... Actor Faye Dunaway, who starred on Alias, has a reputation for being difficult on film sets. Picture: Supplied

She’s no Angel ... Melissa George is known to be a little prickly about certain issues. Picture: Supplied

“She’s like, ‘I’ve heard that you said don’t hire me to this producer’ and I said, ‘You were a disaster! What are you talking about?’” adding, “It was one of the only times I hired someone even though I knew that was going to happen and it happened.”

Alias had many guest stars over its five season run, but some notable names include Faye Dunaway, Angela Bassett and Vivica A. Fox.

Successful ... Alias creator JJ Abrams has since gone on to have a major directing career in Hollywood. Picture: Supplied

This story originally appeared in the New York Post