Carey Mulligan who plays Daisy Buchanan in the most recent rendition of "The Great Gatsby" is featured recently on Late Night Jimmy Fallon. She is a very talented actress, yet of course she is human. Her body language betrays her true emotions - as it also does for those of us who do not act professionally for a living (However acting transpires all around us - and constantly. How good are you at spotting it?). Her anxiety is demonstrated by a number of nonverbal tells here. One way the beautiful actress displays this is exampled in the repeated MAP (Manipulator, Adaptor, Pacifier) of her rubbing her thighs & her knees (e.g. 0:30 - 0:42). At other times she can be seen rubbing the arm of her chair (e.g. 0:17 - 0:19). This is a type of "MAP surrogate", where an object is substituted for part of the body. Such surrogate self-touching is indeed a similar behavior and although slightly masked, it is also indicative of significant anxiety.
See also:
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2289: Sen. Lindsey Graham grills Chuck Hagel - Body Language at Senate Confirmation Hearings
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2349: Barack Obama, The Miami Heat & Chicago Bulls - POTUS's Body Language
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 1918: Vladimir Putin - Pointing with Pen Surrogates - Sharp vs. Blunt
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2313: Elisa Lam Video in Elevator at Cecil Hotel - What Her Body Language Tells Us ...
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2328: Senator Rand Paul's Body Language - Pens, Lies and Filibusters - Finger to Mouth Surrogates
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2385: Hillary Clinton & Henry Kissinger at Atlantic Council's Leadership Awards Her Body Language Betrays Anxiety at a Key Moment
Nonverbal Communication Analysis # 2294: Girl's Comments & Gesture Gets her Increased Punishment - Multiple Body Language Tells in Florida Courtroom
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