Her early roles include appearances onLaw & Order,One Life To Live, andXena: Warrior Princess.
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Fireflyis a beloved show that unexpectedly endured in the minds of its growing number of fans.
The cast’s connection has lived on after the show.
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“The cast ofFireflyhas continued to have our own little text message thread,” she says.
“We really are each other’s friends and allies and cheerleaders.
“Sidebar, I was a huge [Greek] mythology freak growing up,” she shares.
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Torres saw a Shakespearean take to the storytelling and found it freeing as an actor.
She played the character in 9 episodes during the show’s run.
Plus, the opportunity resulted in two roles.
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She would go on to appear on Xena before rolling into her recurring role on Nebula.
Similar to Hercules, Torres was working with New Zealand actors who has vast theater experience like her.
“In terms of the stunt work we did, I was up on a wire.
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I primarily did my own stunts, but we did all of our fight sequences,” Torres recalls.
Torres admits the actors often saw the end result alongside viewers.
A moment that Torres shares was improvised and not in the initial script.
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“It’s all about Jasmine.
You’re going to bend a knee, and you’re gonna like it,” she says.
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Torres looks back fondly on working on one-seasonABC FamilyseriesHuge.
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Torres played the stern and awkward camp director Dr. Dorothy Rand.
“That for me is why representation matters.
“There’s an actor’s life for you,” Torres says.
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The role was originally for a man before getting retooled for Torres.
It made her aspirational to other people, sometimes both.”
The idea for the show came to her about a year after leavingSuitsand that got the ball rolling.
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Torres remembers having her brother on set while shooting one of her most difficult scenes.
“The entire cast was incredibly welcoming to me,” she says.
Going into the new season, Torres wants to see Tommy focus on her mental health and find equilibrium.
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Tommy has some parenting to do on herself, as well as taking care of her two daughters.
Torres does promise that we can expect great saves that9-1-1: Lone Staris known for in 2023.
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