Cristin Milioti said she listened to a specific playlist to prepare for her role as mobster Sofia Falcone on HBO's "The Penguin."

All three artists are people Milioti is “obsessed with” in real life (she saw SZA, for instance, twice last year — right before and after filming The Penguin ). And Milioti thinks their music has something in common.

The actress transformed into a formidable Batman villain in HBO’s The Penguin. The response has been beyond her “wildest dreams.”

The only force left in his way is Sofia Falcone (Cristin Milioti), who also seeks to reshape Gotham’s criminal empire in her image. With the finale this Sunday night, Penguin fans are ready to find out how the story shakes out.