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HOUSE

1. I am glad that Cameron changed over the years. Often times on TV, characters stay the same forever and they can become boring and predictable. After working for House for 3 years Cameron would have naturally changed and grown stronger and more assertive. I appreciate that the writers made that a part of the character. As for the decrease in the amount of scenes… It always seemed that after they brought on the new team, they were never sure how Cameron fit into the hospital anymore. I was no longer on the team because I had grown past that; I was not his love interest; I was not his boss; I was not a close friend. I was no longer in House’s orbit. Since the show is centered around House, that makes it difficult to keep Cameron involved in many scenes.

2. I will never really know why the writers didn’t give House and Cameron a real chance as a couple. My guess is that since they would be a good pair, it wouldn’t make for very good TV. What is compelling and interesting is conflict. Cameron may have been to accommodating to House for that story line to have panned out. Keeping that tension without resolving it makes the “Hameron” interactions more intense.

MIRACLE WORKER

1. Playing the parent of a special needs child gave me a very deep empathy for every parent, and especially parents of children with special needs. As Kate Keller, I found that I was always in conflict. One part of me wanted desperately to find and answer for my child. I would have given my life for her to be well and have a good life. The other part of me didn’t want to lose her. The idea of allowing a teacher to be closer to my child than me was horrifying. At times Kate Keller “behaved badly,” as I would call it. She would turn against Annie Sullivan out of her need to feel closer to Helen than Annie. This placed Kate in a constant love/hate relationship with Annie. In the end, Kate is willing to get over herself and let Helen go…let Helen be closer to Annie than herself for the good of her child. She overcame her own maternal needs in order to give her child a better life.

2. I didn’t know much about Kate Keller when I read for the role. I knew the play, but I did not know Kate’s back-story. Once I researched Kate, I realized that I was right for the role.

3. The only reason the play was done in the round was because there were no other theaters available. I think they did a wonderful job of accommodating ten locations in a very limited space.

THE MIRACLE WORKER, STAR TREK, WARRIOR

1. Although I do play a mother in all three, my characters in each project are focused on different things. In MIRACLE WORKER, I am focused on finding a cure for my child, or a way for her to function in the world. In STAR TREK I am welcoming a child in to the world and reveling in that miracle, but also losing my husband in the same moment. I cannot give into my emotions because I know he needs me to be strong for him, and I want to remember the beauty of the last words we shared before his ship explodes. In WARRIOR I have 2 daughters and I am focused on keeping the family together during very strenuous economic times. We are struggling horribly financially and I want to protect my daughters from being affected by our financial problems. In all three cases, I play a mother that would give her life for her children. They are three very loving mothers in three very different circumstances.

2. WARRIOR is going to be released on September 17th… There will be several interviews about that character closer to the release date.

FLOURISH

1. I only started playing the girl next door on screen. On stage I have played much darker roles over the years. I enjoy both, but creatively my intention is to continue playing as many different types of women as possible. Just as you saw Cameron grow over the years on House, I have no interest in playing the same character over and over again. Different is good.

FUTURE PROJECTS

1. I am not doing a TV show next season. The play made me unavailable for pilot season this year.
2. I continue to produce and write. I am one of the producers that found GLEE and brought it to Ryan Murphy. I did not stay involved creatively, but I am credited as an associated producer on the first season for my involvement in finding it and helping to get it into the right hands. I am working on pitches for other projects of my own as well.

CHILDHOOD

1. My next role after Fili in the children’s version of the Hobbit was Jane in Mary Poppins.

No, I did not receive the bag that was given to Lisa at the upfronts.
Yes, I very much appreciated the gift bag and scrapbook that the JMO love forum sent. The scrapbook is beautiful and very humbling. Thank you!

Вчера на страничке Дженнифер в Face book были выложены ее ответы на несколько вопросов в Твиттере

Хорошо бы, если бы всё это на русском появилось

Кто порадует нас поздравительным коллажиком для главной?

Я порадую статьей из ТВ-гайда немного позже.

Кто порадует нас поздравительным коллажиком для главной?

Элли подбирет че-нить красивое. Да, Элли?

давайте я, если еще не поздно!

Давай, Марин, не поздно

вот, что получилось

А то тут один товарищч прям исстрадался, потому что про Джен забыли.

А то тут один товарищч прям исстрадался, потому что про Джен забыли.