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dad is from Denmark and her mother's from Montreal."Īt age 15, she lived in Australia for about a year to be in the TV series "Flipper." At age 16, she studied acting in New York under playwright David Mamet and actor William H. two generations ago were all Mexicans and came to California and settled," she says. Air Force officer, she grew up mostly in Southern California, Mississippi and Del Rio, Texas. but she kind of has fun with it."Īlba comes to her role from a diverse background. "She realizes, yeah, I can go kick someone's butt. ax "can physically do whatever she wants," Alba says. She clearly enjoys playing Max, a character who uses her special genetic powers to batter assorted bad guys.

"Jim tells you where he wants you to go and gives you the reason why you're going there." "You could see (the other actors) sort of backing up and off balance."Īlba says Cameron got "straight to the point" during her audition for the show. "She didn't hold back in the auditions," he says. 3, also stars John Savage ("Deer Hunter") as military leader Lydecker and Michael Weatherly as Max's ally Logan.Ĭameron says Alba got the part because of her strong audition. The show, which airs on Tuesday nights starting Oct. In the futuristic series, set in the year 2020 in the Pacific Northwest after a nuclear-type catastrophe, Alba plays Max, a genetically altered superwoman pursued by the military officers who made her the way she is.
