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Alexa Davalos Talks

Collider: Was that part of the appeal of this project, for you?

Alexa: I don’t know if it was part of the appeal, specifically. I fell in love with her, the second Frank came to me with her. I read eight pages that he had put together for me. The interrogation scene was the first material I saw of her, and I just said, “Yes, where do I sign!” I loved her, very much. But, it’s more about the time period. To be able to exist in that time period and be a dame in that time is just something I’ve always wanted to do.

Collider: What was it like to work with such a detailed atmosphere, with the sets, the props and the wardrobe?

Alexa: Jasmine is a photographer, and I’m also a photographer. That was a lot of fun. I was asked to bring in a lot of my black and white photographs. I shoot film. I’ve got a huge film in my garage, full of film. So, there was a lot of my work in Jasmine’s apartment, which felt very special for me.

Collider: What’s it been like to collaborate with Frank Darabont on this?

Alexa: In the beginning, we were talking about developing the character together. I was brought into the writers’ room, and we talked about my take on her, my idea of her backstory, who she is, and where she came from. That was a very collaborative process. Frank is somebody who just lets you go. He’s like, “Okay, she’s yours now,” so you’re alone with the character, which is a real freedom. There’s a real gift in that. And at the same time, he knows exactly what he wants, down to an eyebrow. So, you have this freedom, but you know that he’s there with a very keen eye and he’s seeing everything. It’s an interesting duality to work with. Frank lets you go, but he’s got you right in his clutches.

Collider: There’s a very interesting relationship between Jasmine and Joe Teague. Will viewers get to learn more and more about that?

Alexa: That is a work in progress, yes.

Collider: Were those questions about who she is, where she’s coming from, and what her motives are things you wanted the answers to ahead of time, or are you okay with not having those answers?

Alexa: I’m easygoing, that way. In certain situations, you want to know. In other situations, it’s okay not to know. We don’t know her future. In the moment that I’m filming, I don’t know her future, and that’s okay. But, where she’s come from is crucial. I really miss her! I keep saying, “When can I get back to filming?” Fingers crossed, that I can get back into my Jasmine shoes.

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Alexa Davalos Goes Film Noir In TNT's 'Mob City'

Davalos plays Jasmine Fontaine, a woman trying to keep her footing in a post-World War II Los Angeles that's the dangerous turf of mobsters including Ben "Bugsy" Siegel (Ed Burns) and Mickey Cohen (Jeremy Luke), and the police waging war against them.

The drama series from writer-director Frank Darabont ("The Walking Dead," ''The Shawshank Redemption"), which debuts Dec. 4 for a three-week run, enthralled Davalos from the moment she read the first script.

It's evocative of such classic noir films as "The Big Sleep" and "Double Indemnity," and so is the Paris-born Davolos' performance, which recalls sultry, tough-dame turns by Lauren Bacall and Barbara Stanwyck. The 31-year-old actress discussed the genre and her character in a recent interview with The Associated Press.

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AP: Did you have a passion for the noir genre before doing the series?

Davalos: My grandfather is an actor (Richard Davalos, 'East of Eden'), so I grew up watching all the films from that time period. I've always felt like I was born in the wrong era.

AP: How would you describe your character, Jasmine?

Davalos: She's a woman of that specific generation and all that entails. During the war, we know that women took on a lot of men's roles, and when the war ended and men came back, women were sent into a different space. I feel like Jasmine held on to that taste of individuality that she had.

AP: The period costumes are beautiful. Were they fun to wear?

Davalos: I miss it. I miss the garters, I miss the stockings, I miss every little element. I was given the choice, do you want to wear pantyhose, and I said no, no, no. I want to do the whole thing, top to bottom, the seamed stockings and all. Our costume designer, Gigi (Giovanna Ottobre-Melton), is an out-of-control wonder, and she tailor-made things for me, cut patterns from the 1940s and did it herself.

AP: What do you look for in a role, and did you worry about being typecast as a sci-fi or fantasy actor early on?

Davalos: We all do a few things that you kind of look back on and think, no one will remember that; that will be fine. It's being young and finding your way with everything. The older I get, for me it's about fear. If I read something and it scares the hell out of me, that's what I want to do. If it's a challenge and a massive risk and I'm going out on a limb ... those are the ones I want. And they are few and far between. I don't work very much because I'm very specific about what I want to do.

AP: What other projects have you done recently?

Davalos: I did a little film called 'Nina,' a small role. I played a French girl who was a nurse to Nina Simone. Zoe Saldana plays Nina.

AP: And what occupies you away from work?

Davalos: I'm such a hermit, I can't tell you. I love my garden (in Los Angeles). I spend a lot of time there. I travel. My heart really is in New York, in France. I go back as often as I can afford to. I read like a crazy person, I play the piano and I'm a photographer. I always say my photography keeps me sane. I spend a lot of time in the darkroom. It's a very solitary, quiet life when I'm not working.

AP: What music do you listen to?

Davalos: Sidney Bechet. I'm an old-timey gal. I have my granddad's record collection, which I treasure, and my father's — Rolling Stones to Sidney Bechet.

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Remember Alexa Davalos from The Mist (on Frank Darabont) Clash of the Titans and The Chronicles of Riddick.

Alexa Davalos repped by UTA and Anonymous, will play Jasmine, a beauty with a complicated past.

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