Jessica Biel, What a Doll

Gina Wilhelm Actress - Jessica Biel, What a Doll

Jessica Biel, who has been taking voice lessons for months, finally got to show off what she's been learning in concert at the Hollywood Bowl.

Biel played Sarah Brown in "Guys and Dolls."

Biel said she enjoyed the experience. She felt the cast was nurturing and the experience was educational.

She said she enjoyed the exhilaration of of live theater and the chance that anything could happen.

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A New Twist on the Period Drama

Gina Wilhelm Actress - A New Twist on the Period Drama

Jessica Biel has done several action roles, notably "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" and "Cellular."

So when she got her role in the period piece "Easy Virtue," she had to study, mainly watching Katharine Hepburn and Jean Harlow.

Even with the study, she was still nervous going into the film. She was the only American in the movie, which also stars Colin Firth and Kristin Scott Thomas.

Firth says she needn't have worried. He found her enchanting, and said that "The entire crew was reduced to poor saps."

In the movie, she plays a blond bombshell race car driver.

The entire movie should be a departure from the standard period piece. It's being directed by Stephan Elliott, who helmed "The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert."

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