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TV Week (Australia)
August 23-29, 2003
Melissa spies stardom
Look out SD-6! There's a new spy in town and she'll give Sydney a run for her money
Many thanks to Charlotte for the scan and to Charlotte and the Wayward Explorer, Vartan Ho #1811, for the transcript! :)
SPOILERS!
Melissa George is thrilled with her 27th birthday present -- a lead role
opposite Jennifer Garner in the hit spy drama Alias! The former Home and
Away star, who played a professional criminal in the short-lived drama
Thieves and had a stint on Friends as baby Emma's nanny has signed to Alias
for six years. She's already on billboards all over Hollywood as the
show's newest star.
How did you land this coveted role?
I went and read for the role and met (creator) JJ Abrams and the producers,
but they wanted me to come back to test with Michael Vartan (who plays
Michael Vaughn). It was instant chemistry. It was only meant to be a
guest role but performing was so great with him, JJ called me later and
said, "Would you be interested in joining the show full time?" and I said,
''Yes!"
What can you tell us about your role?
I can't even tell you my character's name because it might give away
secrets surrounding how she joins the show! But I can say that I'm
involved in a love triangle with Sydney (Jennifer Garner) and Michael. They're creating the
role for me from scratch.
Had you met Jennifer Garner before?
We knew each other because we were on the same network with Alias and
Thieves and we were being pushed at that time as "the two kick-arse girls
of the year". When I turned up she said, "How fantastic that you're doing
this show!" Now we're two kick-arse girls on the same show and our
different looks complement each other well. Jennifer was also thrilled
there was another girl in the cast to hang out with.
How did your family react?
My family is over the moon. I called my parents in Australia to tell them
I'm now going to be on the air in Australia twice a week and my mum had to
pull her car over!
What else have you been working on?
I have been filming the two-hour season premiere of Charmed. One of my
girlfriends was also in it and I got the role of Queen of the Warriors. I
said I'd do it so we could run around all day looking ridiculous!
How does it feel knowing you'll be back on TV at home in Australia?
That's another great thing about Alias -- now hopefully I'll finally get back
on the cover of TV WEEK instead of being an inset (laughs)!
Catch Alias on Monday and Thursday, 8.30pm, on Seven/Prime
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