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Krysten Ritter talks about starring in ‘Jessica Jones’ and being a feminist hero

Watch Krysten Ritter talk about her role as the trash-talking, tough-as-nails heroine at the center of Netflix’s “Jessica Jones.”

May 4, 2016 10:35 AM PT

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Krysten Ritter talks about starring in 'Jessica Jones' and being a feminist hero

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