Q.  What are some of the recent projects that you've been working on?

A.  Well, we just finished shooting "The L Word" on October 31st of 2007 and the writer's strike started on November 4th, so really not much acting wise. I've been traveling a bit. I was also doing "ER" at the same time so hopefully if the strike ends soon I can get back for a few more episodes.

Q.  What can you tell us about your character Adele on "The L Word" and what is new this season with the show?

A.  This season there are a lot of new faces and that made it fun and exciting for me to be a part of the show.  The Lez Girls movie storyline is new and I think it's pretty funny. As for the character I play, Adele, she's a complicated person. She arrives like a lost little lamb in Hollywood, begins working for Jenny, and befriends all the girls. There is more than meets the eye with Adele and I think that's all I can say! You really have to watch for yourself, there are lots of surprising twists and turns that happen this season.

Q.  What drew you to wanting to be a part of the show?

A.  I auditioned for the role of Dylan Morehead a few seasons ago and they were interested in me but it wasn't quite the right fit. So Ilene Chaiken and I met and had this really great conversation about the show and the experience of working with so many talented women-- all the writers, producers, directors and actors. I was jazzed after that conversation and so was she, and she said that she would try and find a way to bring me onto the show. True to her word, a couple of seasons later she called up with this really meaty role for me. So, I guess it was Ilene who drew me to the show and the prospect of collaborating almost exclusively with women-that's rare in Hollywood!

Q.  Has anything about your role been challenging?

A.  Yes. Loads. Usually your characters are different from you and you find a way to dig deep or draw externally to slip into them, but Adele was REALLY different. Her life experiences and her world view were so foreign to me that I remember thinking at the start of the season, I'm just not getting this girl. I also was nervous that her behavior was over the top and I didn't want to judge her one way or the other, but when I began to see Adele as an outsider desperate to break in, it helped me find some empathy and that really opened her up to me.

Q.  Do you have a really memorable moment from working on the show?

A.  The bike ride in episode ten was pretty fun. We were working mostly nights, filming in the freezing rain in rural Canada until the sun came up. But we were all sitting around this great big campfire, drinking hot chocolate, and laughing our asses off in between takes, so it wasn't so bad. There was one day, though, when we were riding and the camera truck was in front of us and it starts, I am not kidding, HAILING. The hail pellets are bouncing off of our helmets and the road is slippery and we're looking at each other like, are you kidding? Should we keep riding? All of a sudden, we all just take off at breakneck speed, trying to make it back to base camp before we got pummeled. Angela, who was directing the episode, was on the truck with a bullhorn, like GO! GO! GO!

Q.  Where did you draw from for your portrayal of Adele?

A.  Lots of places.  Ilene and Angela shared a couple of key stories of people they had met or known in the film industry and their outlandish behavior. And then there are two people that I specifically drew from physically, but I really don't think I should say who!

Q.  What surprised you the most about working with the cast of the show?

A.  How much they all like going to work with each other, still, five years later. How much fun it is to sit around and shoot the shit with everybody. How different they all are from each other.

Q.  What do you think it is about "The L Word" that continues to draw so many viewers in?

A.  All the sex. Kidding!  The subject matter of course, being the only representation of the lesbian community on television. But more importantly, I think the relationships between these characters are so richly drawn that viewers see themselves reflected back-- maybe not in the character's situations, but in their thoughts and feelings.

Q.  Is there a place online where people can go to learn more about you?

A.  Uh, I'm not sure, I don't think so. But if you find something let me know.