girl beach: Tough to be eternal virgin, says True Blood actress

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By VICTORIA BARKER, vbarker@sph.com.sg

PHOTO: FOREVER YOUNG: Deborah Ann Woll plays teenage vampire Jessica in TV series True Blood.
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Eternal youth isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Just ask American actress Deborah Ann Woll, who plays teenage vampire Jessica Hamby on acclaimed HBO drama series True Blood.

Speaking with Asian media last month from Los Angeles, where she is based, the 25-year-old redhead explained: “It’s really interesting that we romanticise the idea of eternal youth.

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“But when you think about being a teenager, and how strenuous and difficult that can be, would you really want to live at that age forever and ever?”

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Indeed, Jessica, a “pious, church-going” virgin before she was transformed into one of the undead, doesn’t have it easy. For one thing, the 17-year-old’s virginity regenerates each time after she has had sex.

“Losing one’s virginity is a real representation of becoming a woman and not being a little girl any more,” Brooklyn-born Woll said. “To have her stuck as a child when all she wants is to be a grown-up...is absolutely tragic and sad.”

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The third season of the Golden Globe-winning show, which follows the relationship between smalltown waitress Sookie Stackhouse (played by Anna Paquin) and vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer), premiered here on Monday. Playing Jessica, originally intended by producers to appear only in two episodes, also comes with its own challenges.

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Being around blood and gore all day takes a toll, said the actress, who graduated with a fine-arts degree from the University of Southern California before going into theatre. She has also had minor roles in TV shows like Life, The Mentalist and My Name Is Earl.

PHOTO: Anna Paquin, 'True Blood' actress. The New Zealand-raised actress who is engaged to her True Blood co-star.
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“The True Blood storylines stick with you more than you wish they would,” she admitted. “I sometimes feel like crying or calling good friends, and having them remind me that I am a good person.”

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Still, working with a stellar cast that includes Oscar-winner Paquin and a slew of dishy male actors, from blond Swede Alexander Skarsgard to Aussie hunk Ryan Kwanten, has its perks. “The guys are very sweet,” said Woll.

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“As attractive as they are, you would think they’d be arrogant jerks, but they’re really nice men... It’s nice to hang out with the cool crowd for once.”

PHOTO: True Blood Actress Jennifer Wenger
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Then there’s Jim Parrack, who plays Hoyt Fortenberry, Jessica’s love interest. Although True Blood, based on novels by Charlaine Harris, is known for its sensual scenes, Woll insisted that filming with Parrack, 29, is really “very silly”.

PHOTO: The hot vampire TV show, True Blood, got a new actress.

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“We talk extensively about what we’d be comfortable with. We want to make sure we’re respectful,” revealed Woll, who is dating comedian E. J. Scott, 34. “The crew are probably more uncomfortable seeing us get intimate,” she added with a laugh.

By VICTORIA BARKER, vbarker@sph.com.sg

The third season of True Blood airs on HBO (StarHub Ch 601) every Monday at 9pm

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Romanticise: 浪漫化 làng màn huà
Regenerates: 再生 zài shēng
Dishy: 性感 xìng gǎn
Uncomfortable: 不舒服的 bù shū fu de