Playing the heavy role of Amanda Knox — who was wrongfully convicted of murder — was no easy feat for actress Grace Van Patten.

“It was all intense,” the actress exclusively told Page Six at the premiere of Hulu’s “The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox” in New York City Tuesday night, where she was joined by Knox and executive producer Monica Lewinsky.

Van Patten added that the most “challenging part” was trying to authentically portray Knox’s emotions without doing “an impression” of her on set.

Instead, the “Tell Me Lies” star was trying to “capture her essence” in the film, admitting, “That was really hard.”

The Hulu series follows the story of Knox, who spent nearly four years in an Italian prison following her wrongful conviction in the 2007 murder of her roommate (and fellow exchange s

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