Photo by Djenenba Aduayom<\/p>\n
This issue\u2019s covergirl, Annie Wersching, does it all. It\u2019s a fascinating read as Publisher\u00a0 Renee Werbin speaks with this successful actress, who has appeared on shows such as NCIS and Blue Bloods<\/em>, about juggling roles in two television series \u2014 Marvel\u2019s Runaways<\/em> and NBC\u2019s Timeless<\/em> \u2014 while being the married mother of two young children. She\u2019s definitely a bona fide travel girl. She once managed to pack for the whole family using only a single suitcase! TG:\u00a0As a child you were a competitive Irish dancer.\u00a0 What prompted a little girl to be interested in Irish dancing?<\/span> TG:\u00a0 Please talk about Runaways.\u00a0What drew you to this rather unusual part?<\/span> TG:\u00a0 You are amazing performing the role of a mother with teenage children in Runaways. What\u2019s the most demanding aspect of your role?<\/span> TG:\u00a0 You\u2019ve appeared in some pretty substantial television shows including NCIS, Boston Legal<\/em> and Blue Bloods<\/em>.\u00a0What\u2019s the secret of being a successful working actress in Hollywood today?<\/span> Travelgirl<\/em> wants to know; what are your favorite travel destinations?<\/span> TG:\u00a0 We love Paris. Stephanie Oswald and I launched Travelgirl<\/em> Magazine in Paris back in 2000. It\u2019s one of our favorite cities. Do you have a bucket list of destinations you want to visit?<\/span> TG:\u00a0 We always ask our covergirls: Is there one special item you never leave home without?<\/span> TG: Do you have any advice for budding young actresses?<\/span> TG:\u00a0 What\u2019s next in your future? Can you give us a sneak peek into the next season of Runaways<\/em>?<\/span> Photo by Djenenba Aduayom This issue\u2019s covergirl, Annie Wersching, does it all. It\u2019s a fascinating read as Publisher\u00a0 Renee Werbin speaks with this successful actress, who has appeared on shows such as NCIS and Blue Bloods, about juggling roles in two television series \u2014 Marvel\u2019s Runaways and NBC\u2019s Timeless \u2014 while being the married mother…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":3673,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"image","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[7,141],"tags":[154],"class_list":["post-3672","post","type-post","status-publish","format-image","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-celebrity","category-covers","tag-anniewersching","post_format-post-format-image"],"yoast_head":"\n
\nShe is perhaps best known for starring role as Agent Renee Walker in the final two seasons of FOX\u2019s 24 opposite Kiefer Sutherland with whom she has since appeared on Touch<\/em>. She starred opposite Titus Welliver as the female lead of Amazon\u2019s acclaimed drama series, Bosch<\/em>, which she juggled along with her role as \u2018Lily\u2019 on CW\u2019s The Vampire<\/em> Diaries. Wersching has previously appeared in memorable arcs on the likes of Steven Spielberg\u2019s Extant<\/em>, opposite Halle Berry, Body of Proof<\/em>, Dallas<\/em> and Castle<\/em>, and next returns to NBC\u2019s Timeless<\/em>, a science fiction thriller about time travel.
\nIn Marvel\u2019s Runaways<\/em>, a web series produced for Hulu, she plays Leslie Dean, one of the leaders of the Church of Gibborim, a cult-like religious group, and the six teenagers, including her daughter, who unite against a common enemy \u2014 their criminal parents. The series premiers Nov. 21.<\/p>\n
\nAW:\u00a0\u00a0 My mom and dad had a flower and gift shop in St. Louis when I was little and a woman named Kay McWilliams began working at the shop. My dad was sick for a lot of years, and Kay started helping my mom out with taking care of me \u2014 and she completely became part of our family. Kay emigrated from Galway, Ireland, when she was 16 and she was the one who encouraged me to start Irish dancing. It was the best! It was my life growing up, that and theatre. When I was 11, I qualified for the world championships in Ireland but was unable to go, unfortunately.
\nAbout five years ago I finally went to Ireland for the first time. I traveled to Dublin, Belfast, and Kay\u2019s hometown of Galway. We even were able to visit what was left of a tiny brick house on a farm where Kay was born! What a beautiful country. (P.S. Kay is 84 and still living in St. Louis. We\u2019re going to visit her in a couple weeks!)<\/p>\n
\nAW:\u00a0 The first thing that enticed me about Runaways<\/em> was the word \u2018Marvel!\u2019 Then, when I learned what a strange and unique, albeit slightly creepy character Leslie Dean was, I was really interested. Top that off with shooting in Los Angeles and I was sold!<\/p>\n
\nAW:\u00a0\u00a0 I, myself, am a mother of two little ones, ages 4 and 7. They say the teenage years are so hard, but fingers crossed we will not have it as hard as they do in the Runaways<\/em>! Yikes! I suppose the most demanding aspect of playing Leslie is trying to find her humanity and likability. She\u2019s quite a villain in a lot of ways, but I like the challenge of trying to also give her some heart, to make the audience feel for her even when they know they shouldn\u2019t.<\/p>\n
\nAW:\u00a0 Oh there\u2019s no secret, just keep plugging away! I\u2019d say it\u2019s a combination of a lot of things: hard work, commitment, preparation, staying grounded, keeping a good head on your shoulders, staying away from the drama, and of course, a little luck.<\/p>\n
\nAW:\u00a0 Paris! What a beautiful city. The sky in Paris is unlike anything I\u2019ve ever seen. I\u2019ve been a few times and each time there has been such a magical feeling in the air. I also recently spent my birthday in Puerto Vallarta and it was just great. Everyone should stay at a resort called Friendly Vallarta! It was the best! We will definitely be going back.<\/p>\n
\nAW:\u00a0 SO many…There are so many places in Italy I have yet to see. I must experience Venice and Rome some day, and I want to return and visit the rest of France. I hope to tour the whole country. I also plan to travel to Scotland, Australia, Germany and Brazil. I could go on and on. Clearly, I need to get travelin\u2019! Oh, and I really want to do that glass-domed train across Canada some day!<\/p>\n
\nAW:\u00a0 Not really. I really try to pack light if we\u2019re going to multiple places in one trip and if there are a lot of planes and trains and moving parts. A few years ago I successfully packed our entire family of four in ONE suitcase! That may be one of my proudest moments. Ha! But it was the best because when you\u2019re jumping on trains and have kids in tow it\u2019s so helpful to not also be dragging along multiple bags.<\/p>\n
\nAW:\u00a0 First of all, if there\u2019s anything else you can see yourself doing, do that! But, if this is your path, then give it your all! Be on time. Be immensely prepared. Be flexible. Be kind. Be prepared for a rollercoaster of ups and downs and emotions. Give yourself 24-hours to be upset about a job you really wanted and then move on and go get the next one. And definitely figure out how to be happy even if you\u2019re not working. That\u2019s key.<\/p>\n
\nAW:\u00a0 We are just wrapping up filming the final episode of Runaways<\/em> Season 1! I\u2019ll have a few weeks off and then we begin filming Season 2 of Timeless<\/em>. [Timeless<\/em> is a science fiction travel series on NBC.]\u00a0Runaways<\/em> debuts on Hulu on Nov. 21 and I can\u2019t wait to see the reaction. I think both comic book diehards and also\u00a0fans new to our story are going to be incredibly happy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"