We also had a great conversation with Madeline Zima, aka Mia Lewis from Showtime’s “Californication”. She told us that Mia will be in the season in a couple ways this season, played both by herself and then a movie version of the character will be played by another actress since Mia has sold the movie rights to her book that was a plagiarization of Hank Moody’s manuscript. Zima will be appearing in a play in Los Angeles sometime later this year – we’re looking forward to getting details on that soon.

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Madeline’s not shy about revealing exactly what anyone with a crush on Hayden wants to know — was she a good kisser?

“Oh yes, of course,” Madeline revealed at Thursday night’s BAFTA/L.A. Britannia Awards in L.A. ” She’s got great lips!”

Such an intense scene must require a lot of preparation, and OK! wanted to know if the twosome put in some extra “rehearsal time.”

“No, I don’t even think you can do that,” admits Madeline. “Unless you’re already in a relationship with somebody that you’re working with, you can’t be, like, ‘Hey, let’s go practice,’ because it seems, like, creepy,” she explains. “So we didn’t do that, we just trusted that we both could do it and that we’d done it before so hopefully we could kiss.”

From OK! Magazine

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She even admits that she persuaded the writers to include the lesbian tongue wrestling action. “I kinda threw it out there. The writers put you in relationships and I was like, ‘Can I just be with a girl or something? Let’s do that.’ So they took it and ran with it.”

425.heroes.Panettiere.Zima.lc.100609 Madeline Zima, the talented young actress who gets to bestow the honors on Hayden’s cheerleader’s lips, talked to the Dish Rag about wanting to have the power to fly, learning the “Heroes” lore, and the truth about her sexually and morally ambiguous character that even Claire’s father is growing suspicious of.

“I watched everything. I feel like the fans are so hardcore for that show, that unless you watch, you don’t know what you’re getting yourself into,” she admits.

Sounds like her character, Gretchen Berg, is gonna be around for a while. But Madeline’s bright red lips (was that on purpose?) are sealed on Gretchen’s secrets. If there are any.

Off-camera, she admitted she would not mind a repeat of that kiss. For now, watch the show tonight to see the girls’ first encounter of the experimental lesbian kind.

Hmmm. Do you think her character is a goodie or a baddie?

From the Los Angeles Times

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“I had an inkling,” Zima told us yesterday at Hollywood Life’s Hollywood Style Awards at the Armand Hammer Museum in L.A. “I did always play my character a little bit with some kind of secret—whether it was that or something else still remains to be seen.”

So what was it like locking lips with Claire-Bear on the episode airing tonight? Mostly business as usual…

“It’s always awkward, no matter if it’s a boy, a girl or whatever,” Zima said. “It’s just an awkward thing to kiss somebody in front of other people.”

While it took a few takes, Zima said they didn’t rehearse the scene beforehand.

“You don’t practice,” she said, laughing, “That’s like sexual harassment, I think.”

Zima said she doesn’t know if that’s the last girl-on-girl smooching we’ll be seeing between the starlets. But she’s definitely open for more. “That would be great.”

From E! Online

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Most people remember Madeline as 6-year-old Grace Sheffield in the popular sitcom “The Nanny,” and most recently in the Showtime’s dramedy “Californication” as Mia Cross. However, she is no stranger to other genres. “I love the Matrix and anything that has to do with the powers of the mind. Also anything about comic books, everyone loves superheroes,” Madeline told us about her taste in science fiction. She proudly owns all three season of the show, “Everyone I knew told me to watch the first season of the show so I bought the DVDs. Later, I also got the second season. The third was a gift for being on the show. I’ve watched every episode. I’m a fan girl now.”

Like other experienced actresses, Madeline has a very positive attitude about auditioning for roles, “I just go in there and have a good time.” However, getting the part of Gretchen wasn’t easy. She confessed to us she was unsure at first, “I didn’t think I was going to get the job because the other girl, who went in before me, was in there for a really long time. There was only two of us up for that part.” Ultimately, to her surprise she was asked to audition for a second time and she was given the role, “The next time, I had to read with Hayden. She had a very specific view of the kind of person her character wants to be friends with. It was all taken into account.”

In addition to her new role in “Heroes,” Madeline is a regular cast member of David Duchovny’s “Californcation” where she plays an ambitious and scheming teenager. However, playing multiple characters is no simple task. Madeline has to juggle two almost opposite identities: Californication’s vixen Mia Cross, and Heroes’ off-beat roommate, Gretchen Berg. “I had one week where I did one character and then the other. It was weird twitching gears.” We asked what the seductive Mia would think of Gretchen, and she replied, “I don’t think Mia would hang out with Gretchen. Mia likes to hang out with people that are superficial and she likes to use them. Gretchen isn’t like that at all.” About the differences and similarities of her current shows, she answered, “I think they are night and day different. One is a half hour comedy and the other is an hour drama, action sci-fi show. They are both heightened sense of realities, but one has people flying and having superpowers.

Naturally, Gretchen will spend a lot of time with Claire during Volume 5. Almost all of Madeline’s scenes are with Hayden Panettiere. She told us very enthusiastically how much she loves working with Hayden, “She is so cool, she is really funny and smart. She is a complete professional. We both have been in shows since we were little kids, like months old. I admire her so much. She handles herself with so much poise for someone so young.” Fans of Madeline should also look forward for scenes with Jack Coleman (H.R.G) and Ashley Crow (Sandra Bennet).

Transitioning from a child star to an adult actress is not always easy. Madeline attested, “It was difficult. At some point I was stuck in a limbo as far as my career goes because nobody really wants to hire somebody who is off from a sitcom. There is a terrible stereotype about child actors from sitcoms.” However, her talent and maturity have helped her throughout her career. Barely twenty four years old, Madeline has added NBC’s hit show “Heroes” to a long and admirable résumé. She already feels very comfortable working on the show. She shared some insight of the “Heroes” experience with us, “Its like a family. Everyone is really nice and they all know each other really well. They crack jokes. It’s a pretty wonderful place to work. I feel lucky.”

For the finals part of the interview, we asked her about the much anticipated on-screen kiss with Hayden Panettiere that has all the fans talking in the blogosphere. “My first one was with Selma Blair in a movie that hasn’t come out yet ["Happy Together"]. She is my second kiss with a female. I’m excited to see myself. I hope it turns out well.” This scene, which will be part of one of the first three episodes, will be the first gay kiss of “Heroes.” Whether it will be a dream sequence, illusion, or other device, remains a mystery.

Madeline’s most recent projects include horror film “The Collector,” whose script was originally intended to be a prequel of the famed franchise “Saw,” where she plays the character Jill. She also starts alongside with Renee Zellweger and Forest Whitaker in “My Own Love Song,” a film currently in post-production. And of course, don’t miss her first appearance on Heroes with the return of the show on September 21st at 8:00PM ET as Claire’s quirky roommate.

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