--- description: The singer also hopes to appear in the film about her life title: Susan Boyle Has an Eye on Hollywood image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f08dc0d8049ab57/69885e798e06017bfe461c52/susan-boyle.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Susan Boyle Has an Eye on Hollywood by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 10, 2015 11:25 AM CUT  Susan Boyle attends the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards at The Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, on December 14, 2014. Susan Boyle attends the BBC Sports Personality of the Year awards at The Hydro in Glasgow, Scotland, on December 14, 2014.Karwai Tang—WireImage/Getty Images by [TIME Staff](/author/time-staff/) ## TIME Staff Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Aug 10, 2015 11:25 AM CUT Susan Boyle could be headed to the big screen. The British singer has revealed in an interview with the British newspaper [the _Daily Mirror_](http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/susan-boyle-takes-acting-lessons-6225071 "undefined") that she took “a masterclass in acting that was based in London for four days.” The course was run by Bernard Hiller, an acting coach who has “worked with some of the best people in Hollywood and he taught us how to resolve performance nerves and self discovery as well as inside-outside acting and how to be public with private emotions. It was brilliant and it’s really helped with my performance on stage as well.” Boyle also said that she’s hoping to land a cameo part in the long-planned film biopic about her own life. \[[Daily Mirror](http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/susan-boyle-takes-acting-lessons-6225071 "undefined")\] ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3990354/susan-boyle-acting/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3990354/susan-boyle-acting/"},"headline":"Susan Boyle Has an Eye on Hollywood","datePublished":"2015-08-10T11:25:12.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:23:12.735Z","description":"The singer reveals she's met with an acting coach","url":"https://time.com/3990354/susan-boyle-acting/","keywords":["Newsfeed","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f08dc0d8049ab57/69885e798e06017bfe461c52/susan-boyle.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"TIME Staff","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/time-staff/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6f08dc0d8049ab57/69885e798e06017bfe461c52/susan-boyle.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Awards - Arrivals","caption":"BBC Sports Personality Of The Year Awards - Arrivals","creditText":"Karwai Tang—WireImage/Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3990354/susan-boyle-acting/","name":"Susan Boyle Has an Eye on Hollywood"}}]},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"VideoObject","name":"Susan Boyle and Me","description":"Kelly Bancroft has a lot in common with talent show sensation Susan Boyle: a post-industrial home town, a lovely voice, and disdain for a makeover","thumbnailUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/v2/media/xWOrp0bv/poster.jpg?width=720","uploadDate":"2009-05-27T20:57:04.000Z","contentUrl":"https://cdn.jwplayer.com/manifests/xWOrp0bv.m3u8","embedUrl":"https://time.com/3990354/susan-boyle-acting/","duration":"PT4M32S","potentialAction":{"@type":"SeekToAction","target":"https://time.com/3990354/susan-boyle-acting/?jw_start={seek_to_second_number}","startOffset-input":"required name=seek_to_second_number"}}] ```