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Kether Donohue at the 2016 Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 10, 2016.

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Aya Cash photographed by Natalie Brasington for Resource Magazine

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Aya Cash photographed by Williams & Hirakawa for Interview Magazine

"It was really moving to feel like you've done something to help people with their own struggles," says Cash of the critic and fan response to Gretchen's mental health struggle. "[But] the truth is, you can't show everyone's experience with depression in one story, so there were going to be people who didn't feel like it was their experience, and I can honor that as well."

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Aya Cash photographed by Ian Maddox for Sharp Magazine

“The audition I’m going for today is one of the first breakdowns I’ve ever seen that doesn’t have any description of how my character looks,” she says. “So that tells you things probably haven’t changed much. Because I still go on auditions a lot, and to see one that doesn’t say “beautiful,” “sexy,” you know, “gorgeous,” “pretty,” is actually incredibly unusual in our business.”

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Aya Cash, Kether Donohue, Chris Geere, Desmin Borges, and Stephen Falk at the premiere of 'You're The Worst' season 3 on August 28th, 2016.

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Aya Cash photographed by Natalie Brasington for Resource Magazine

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Aya Cash at the 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards on Jan. 17th, 2016.

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Aya Cash photographed by Maarten de Boer

Are there awards in Aya Cash’s future? A bigger spotlight? Super-stardom? Obviously, she’s not opposed to it. But she doesn’t foresee a big change in her lifestyle either way. She could star in the next Marvel movie (and as a once avid X-Men reader, she’s totally down to) and it’d still be back to New York as soon as work is done.