IF YOU’RE AT A cocktail party with Mariah Gillis, you will definitely not be the person with the most interesting job. Gillis, a restorative painter, also worked in the greens department during all six seasons of House of Cards, the popular Netflix show filmed in and around Baltimore. That meant dealing with and creating the artificial plants and landscaping for shots, no matter the challenge. (Shooting in February for a scene that’s supposed to take place in July? Turning a construction landfill near Edgewood into New Mexico? No problem.)
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