When Vicki Lawrence signed on as the title character’s grandma, Mamaw Ruthie, producers mentioned that any acting wisdom she could impart to the Disney Channel series’ young star would be appreciated.

So, during a kitchen scene, Lawrence mentioned how working with what was on set really helped her learn her lines. “I said, ‘It’s just a really good thing to learn to make your props your friends, Miley,'” she recalls.



Four years later, in Lawrence’s final episode, Mamaw and Miley were attending high tea at a fancy restaurant when Lawrence stopped the scene because she’d placed her purse somewhere it would block camera shots.

“I said, ‘Where’d you put your purse, Miley?’ She said, ‘I hung it on the back of my chair — make your props your friends, Vicki.'” Lawrence laughs. “It came full circle.”

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