Over the past few years Laura Vandervoort has become very well known to people for playing Supergirl on the CW series Smallville, and also for playing Lisa on the series V.
While at the party for the Television Critics Association Winter Press Tour, she talked a bit about her character on V, and the upcoming season finale. She also shares her thoughts on her time on Smallville and her desire to return before the season finale this year.
Here's a bit of the interview, click the source for the full interview over at Collider.
What is your character Lisa’s journey like this season? She’s growing. She’s more mature. She’s independent. You see a lot more of her this season, which is nice. And, she’s chosen what side she’s on, finally. She’s on the Fifth Column’s side, but she’s still dealing with a lot of the issues she was before, like becoming the next Queen, the stresses that come along with that, hiding that from her mother, protecting the man she loves and saving the human race. She’s dealing with quite a bit. Is it fun to get to explore some more emotion this season? Yes. I’m so excited about where Lisa has gone this season, compared to last season. She’s more interesting, you know more about her and I am able to show more emotion. We had to play it very much V-like, which is not showing a lot of emotion. That can be great and that’s a bit of a task, but now, to be able to play both sides of it, I can be with Erica (Elizabeth Mitchell) and be crying, and then go to the next scene and just be emotionless and only showing it in my eyes. It’s nice, as an actor, to be able to play both sides. What’s it like to look back and know that you’re a part of television history with Smallville, now that it’s made it to 10 seasons? First of all, I was lucky to even get the chance to audition for it. And then, to play Supergirl was one of the best experiences for me, in terms of a learning process. I was able to return two more times, and then one time this season, but we still didn’t really get to wrap up the character, so I’m hoping we’ll get a chance to. Right now, she’s sort of flying around the Metropolis area. I’m wondering if she’s going to come back. How have the sci-fi fans been to you? Have they been really supportive with your career? Yeah. I’m lucky. In the sci-fi world, the fans are pretty loyal. Coming from one alien to another, and playing two different aliens, the audience trickles into V. They’ll watch the show. The sci-fi fans, in general, do support me, which I love them for. They’re great fans. I go to comic conventions and they’ll tell you what they think. Whether it’s good or bad, it’s helpful and I do listen. I’m thrilled to be in sci-fi because they write the women very strong, and you don’t often get that on television. The full interview is available over at Collider.com.
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