Monday, April 6, 2009

AMC's Luner Landing on April 17

TV Guide has published a new feature on Jamie Luner how has joined the cast of ALL MY CHILDREN as Liza Colby. She debuts on April 17.

Here's an excerpt:

“She’s coming to Pine Valley with a big bang – literally — a great surprise entrance that’s unexpected and pretty delicious,” says exec producer Julie Hanan Carruthers. Previously played by the great Marcy Walker, who is now a children’s ministry director at a North Carolina church, Liza was always one of daytime’s best baddies and has wedded or bedded most of the top men in town – Adam, Tad, Jake, Ryan. That has Luner salivating.

“I love things sexy – I certainly see myself that way – and I love playing women who are out to get what they want at any cost,” says the actress. Last seen in 2005, Liza has since become an attorney and returns to town intent on destroying her ex-hubby Adam in court. “She’s still a battered soul and she still has her wicked ways, only now Liza has the power of the law behind her.” Luner says. “It’s a juicy set-up.”

Luner was brought to AMC by the soap’s head writer Chuck Pratt, who wrote and produced several seasons of MELROSE. “Back then, Jamie’s nickname on the set was ‘Turbo’ because she’s such a ball of energy and you can throw anything at her,” says Pratt. “I warned her that joining AMC would be daunting and crazy. What with 30 actors and all the behind-the-scenes stuff, it’s like high school. But they’re the ones who have to watch out. Jamie’s not an ass kisser. She’s very straightforward. She’s going to shake up the cast in a very good way.”

Pratt says he’s not going to commit to any romantic entanglements right away but he does want to see how Luner sparks with Thorsten Kaye. Says the scribe: “His character Zach is at a desperate, dark place in his life when Liza returns — he’s at the lowest point he’s ever been — so that could be a very exciting match for the audience,” Pratt says. “But we’ll play it by ear. We’re going to put Jamie with a lot of guys and see what kind of hell she can raise. After all, that’s what she does best.”

Read the complete feature at TVGuideMagazine.com.

No comments:

Post a Comment