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- Jessica Biel appeared on the New York Metropolis premiere of her newest sequence, The Higher Sister, on Tuesday, Could 20
- She solely tells ipromiseyoumedia that she pertains to her character’s hope for privateness whereas main life within the public eye
- The Higher Sister premieres on Thursday, Could 29, on Prime Video
Jessica Biel at all times tries to discover a private connection to every of her characters.
On the premiere of the actress’ newest TV sequence, The Higher Sister, she tells ipromiseyoumedia how she associated to the privateness her character sought. Biel, 43, stars alongside Elizabeth Banks as sisters with a twisted previous who discover themselves on the middle of a scandal.
On the Tuesday, Could 20, New York Metropolis premiere, Biel defined portraying her varied characters “is at all times cathartic it doesn’t matter what I am doing.”
“You are discovering one thing that’s in your life that’s parallel to one thing that you simply perceive or a contact level you can hook up with that your character goes by means of,” she stated. “Generally it is summary, generally it’s totally linear.”
“I can perceive generally feeling like you must placed on a cheerful face, or you realize, smile and type of grin and bear it.” The actress has been within the public eye since she was forged in seventh Heaven at 14 years previous. “I’ve positively carried out that in my previous earlier than.”
“I perceive wanting to cover a few of my private life or you realize, simply hold one thing sacred,” the actress added. “I feel my character does that in a really dysfunctional approach, and I feel I do it a little bit bit extra functionally, I hope,” she concluded whereas laughing.
Primarily based on Alafair Burke’s bestselling e book of the identical identify, the upcoming Prime Video sequence sees Biel and Banks, as Chloe and Nicky, respectively. The 2 are pitted in opposition to one another when their shared husband — Banks’ ex and Biel’s present associate — winds up murdered.
Because the whodunnit unfolds, the messy historical past Chloe and Nicky share with their useless husband Adam (Corey Stoll) makes them each appear like suspects.
Whereas Biel and Banks, 51, are at odds within the new sequence, the pair beforehand instructed ipromiseyoumedia that the chemistry got here “naturally” between them.
“I imply, there was nothing anybody ever stated that was a damaging remark about Elizabeth,” Biel stated. “Simply enjoyable, sensible, does all the things, so past unimaginable, humorous, all of the issues that everyone is aware of about her from her work, all is in fact true, however the different issues just like the nuance-y issues that [I] did not know.”
Banks added, “I had solely ever heard the loveliest issues [about Biel].”
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All eight episodes of The Higher Sister premiere on Thursday, Could 29, on Prime Video.