Rolling Stone Magazine has published a countdown of their 10 best and 5 worst vampires in movies and Television.
In the “Best” category: Alexander Skarsgard came in 4th and Deborah Ann Woll was voted 9th. There were no other True Blood vamps named in the “Best” category but we’re happy to say none made the “Worst” list.
Congratulations to Alex and Deborah!
True Blood’s Deborah Ann Woll talks about fangs, blood, flying rigs, her favorite scenes and baby vamp Jessica’s changing attitude in the interview below with iF Magazine.
You won’t find the character of Jessica Hamby in Charlaine Harris’ Southern Vampire books, but ever since Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer) was forced by vampire law to make the erstwhile fundamentalist Christian teenager into a bloodsucker (to replace a fellow vamp that he’d killed), the red-haired “baby vamp” has been all over TRUE BLOOD, alternating between brattiness, bewilderment and moments of startling compassion and sweetness. Deborah Ann Woll, the actress who has brought Jessica to such memorable unlife, is at the West Hollywood studio where much of TRUE BLOOD films for a table read of an upcoming episode. Before heading out, she takes time to talk to IF about where Jessica has been and where she may be going.
iF MAGAZINE: As an actress, are you playing Jessica a little more mature this year – is she growing up fast due to these extraordinary circumstances or is she still pretty much a seventeen-year-old?
DEBORAH ANN WOLL: Definitely growing up fast. I have a sense that Jessica will be older or more mature by the end of the season, but we probably won’t see it. So much is happening and there’s so much to deal with that you probably won’t realize how much she’s grown until the end of the season.
iF: When you were brought onto TRUE BLOOD midway into Season One, did you know that you’d be carrying into Season Three?
WOLL: Not at all. It was just supposed to be a two- or three-episode arc, so this is a pleasant surprise. It was a total surprise to me when they invited me back. When we had done the two episodes, they could have sent me away and never brought me back after that, created some plot device – “Jessica hitched a ride with a trucker and never returned.” But I guess they enjoyed the character and they were willing to bring me back and it’s just been a whirlwind. I never could have dreamed of a better situation for myself.
iF: Were you surprised by the plot development in Season Two where Jessica goes to see her family and the whole set of cascading revelations about her past that followed?
WOLL: I think it was so important to do that moment. I think you meet Jessica and you think that she’s annoying, innocent, irritating, all of these opinions immediately come to mind and you don’t like her very much, but the minute that you find out that there’s a reason for all of that. If you had been told every day of your life that you weren’t good enough, that you were ugly, that you weren’t worth anyone’s time, then the minute that you got any kind of freedom, wouldn’t anybody take a mile? And I think that was the moment, at least for me and I think for the character, that we were able to go in another direction. Because we had said this is why she is the way she is. And that’s the beauty of television, I think, is that it really forces you to stick with someone and learn more about them. You can’t have a first opinion and then brush someone aside. You have to learn more and go, “This is someone really worth spending some time getting to know.”
iF: When Jessica slams her father up against the wall, did you have to practice for that? How was that accomplished?
WOLL: I’m a pretty tall girl, so I can match most TV boys, TV men. They actually had us on a moving platform, and somebody else pushed this platform. They only really did one or two takes of it, because they would do one take, rebuild [the wall] overnight and do a second take, so what you saw was the first and only take we did. They liked it enough – we did it slow-motion a couple of times to see how it would work and whatever body movement we needed to look like I was walking and then some grip just grabbed the back of that platform and then rammed him into the wall. The first time we did it, the wall didn’t break. Poor guy just got slammed into a wall, and they had to go back in and rescore it until it actually went through.
iF: There’s a hilarious online HBO promo bit where Jessica is checking out how she looks with and without fangs. How do you feel about having the fangs?
WOLL: It’s great. In some of the intimidating scenes, often being intimidating can be a little scary, a little hard for an actor. You always wonder if you’re going to be any good at it, especially for someone like myself – I don’t think I’ve ever intimidated someone in my life [laughs]. But it’s nice – [the fangs] do a lot of the work for you. You just have to show those pointy little dangerous knives in your mouth, and people listen.
To read the rest of this interveiw, go to ifmagazine.com
“Twilight” actress Nikki Reed, who’s been filming “Catch .44″ with “True Blood”‘s Deborah Ann Woll, is an admitted “True Blood” fanatic. When Nikki stopped by to chat with Hollywood Crush MTV about her upcoming Indie “Last Day of Summer,” they asked her if she and Woll connected over their blood bonds.
“We’re both equally fascinated by I think the passion behind the admiration for vampires,” Nikki explained. “I really love ‘True Blood’ and I envy her. I would do anything to have a guest spot on the show, hint hint,” she said with a wink.
“That’s what we talked about most,” Nikki added. “She was talking about ‘Twilight,’ and I was commenting on her show, and what we like about each other’s work, and I think that she wins.”
They then suggested they should get Nikki on the “True Blood” set to do some reconnaissance, but she revealed that she and Deborah have already planned it out:
“I’m going to visit her on the set one day, coincidentally, and be like ‘Hey Alan! Alan Ball, how are ya? … You know it could be funny because I’m in ‘Twilight,’ that could be funny?’ I don’t think they’ll go for it,” Nikki said. “[But] I’m willing to push myself.”
And the kicker, would Nikki consider playing against type and tackling the role of a shifter, were or other being?
“I think I would like to try being a werewolf,” she said.
The Italian production of ‘Someday This Pain Will Be Useful To You‘ starts shooting today in Central Park, New York City and True Blood’s Jessica, Deborah Ann Woll will be amongst the cast.
The Oscar-winning actress Ellen Burstyn also joins the cast that already includes Marcia Gay Harden, Toby Regbo (Harry Potter), Lucy Liu (Charlie’s Angels) and Stephen Lang (Avatar) in this coming-of-age story. Italian financiers including RAI Cinema are fully financing this adaptation of the teenage novel by New York-based author Peter Cameron, which was a bestseller in Italy.
The novel tells a Holden Caufield-ish tale of a teenager working in his mother’s pretentious Manhattan art gallery, where he finds himself accused of sexual harassment. Roberto Faenza is the director and the producer is Elda Ferri (Life Is Beautiful). It’s a wholly Italian-financed production, partly financed by RAI Cinema.
source: Deadline.com
More photos have surfaced from the recent spread about True Blood in Entertainment Weekly magazine of Deborah Ann Woll. Below are two examples:
To see additional photos go to: Deborahannwoll.net
In the new post to her Blog, Jessica tells the world that her vamp daddy, Bill is home.
According to Production Weekly (via The Playlist), Rose Byrne, Rebecca Hall, True Blood’s Deborah Ann Woll and Mary Elizabeth Winstead are all in the running to play Chantry in the upcoming film “The F-Word”.
The F-Word really has an excellent shot at being the next (500) Days of Summer, if not better. Not only did Elan Mastai’s script make on the 2008 Black List, but it sits at #12 on Script Shadow. The piece is about Wallace and Chantry. They meet at a party, are totally into each other, but there’s a problem: Chantry’s got a boyfriend. They agree to stay friends, but of course that’s not going to be as easy as it sounds.
The plan is to start testing for the role of Chantry and supposedly Byrne, Hall, Woll and Winstead are all expected to give it a shot.If Deborah Ann Woll does snag the role hopefully her upcoming film Mother’s Day will be enough to have faith in her casting.
Source: Cinematical.com
True Blood’s Deborah Ann Woll will be in the cast of a new film called Seven Days in Utopia. Robert Duvall and Lucas Black are also set to reunite for the indie golf drama.
The story follows a talented young golfer (Black) who is set on making the pro tour. When his first big shot turns out to be a very public disaster, he escapes the pressures of the game and finds himself stranded in Utopia, Texas, where he meets an eccentric rancher (Oscar winner Duvall) who forces the golfer to question his past choices as well as his plans for the future.
Oscar nominee Melissa Leo (“Frozen River”) co-stars with “True Blood” siren Deborah Ann Woll and Brian Geraghty (“The Hurt Locker”).
Matthew Dean Russell directs from a screenplay he co-wrote with Rob Levine and David L. Cook, whose book “Golf’s Sacred Journey: Seven Days at the Links of Utopia” will serve as the basis for the script.
Production begins tomorrow in Texas.
source: TheWrap.com
Deborah Ann Woll provides celebrity secrets for looking beautiful in your 20′s.
Shape.com asked stunning screen star Deborah Ann Woll, 25 to share her best confidence-boosting beauty tips. Her celebrity beauty secrets, along with our expert makeup tips and product picks, will get you—and keep you—gorgeous for years to come.
Celebrity beauty secrets for your 20s:
Deborah Ann Woll, who plays Jessica Hamby, a vampire in HBO ‘s True Blood, doesn’t mind trying out different makeup looks, especially for red-carpet events. “Your 20s are all about experimentation,” she says. “You’re still defining your style, and you’re allowed to make mistakes. Hopefully, by the time you reach your 30s, you know better what works and what doesn’t.”
When she’s not filming, Deborah keeps her look simple—her only must-haves are sunscreen, blush, and mascara. The one area she does pay more attention to is her hair color. “Growing up pale and blonde, I sometimes felt like I disappeared,” she says. “So 10 years ago, I picked up a box of red dye at the drugstore (celebrity beauty secret: to this day, she colors her own hair) , and suddenly I made more of an impact on people.”
As for plastic surgery, Deborah doesn’t plan to head down that road. “Our lines define the expressions we’ve made most throughout life. They say a lot about who we are and what we’ve done,” she says. “Besides, I gravitate toward roles that explore the messiness of life, and I need to be able to furrow my brow for that!”
Make the most of your 20s with these celebrity makeup artist product picks.
source: Shape.com
True Blood’s Deborah Ann Woll chats with Laura Saltman of AccessHollywood.com’s about her rise to fame on “True Blood”. She also talks about her new role which required her to change her hair color. Do the fans still recognize her?
Source: Access Hollywood
