Playing FBI agent Olivia Dunham is Anna Torv's first American TV series role. How do you think she will rank among other female lead stars discovered by J.J. Abrams -- (Evangeline Lilly in Lost , Keri Russell in Felicity , Jennifer Garner in Alias )?
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My review consists of what I have actually witnessed Anna Torv accomplish as the character Olivia Dunham and Fauxlia in _Fringe_ which is my introduction to this intriguing woman. I believe an actor is great when they can get you to either sympathize with them or hate them. I have done both with the characters she portrays: I sympathize with Olivia and hate Fauxlivia. Anna did this with her ability to jump into any character. She could play Cat Woman easily and possibly outshine her forerunners in that role.
I also like that I can understand her. She articulates her words as a good Shakespearean actor would. Everyone who acts should have this prerequisite in their portfolio as many stars today are unintelligible because they do not have good diction and enunciation. Most of all Anna is what I dubb a ingenue siren type- like Ingrid Bergman, Isabella Rosselini, and Leslie Caron. She is able to seduce men with her innocence and vunerability. No matter what angle the camera catches Anna her audience is captured by her.
I'm giving her a 9.5 due to her body language, figure, facial expressions, charisma, exceptional acting and beautiful green eyes. Ladies and gentlemen, let's not forget the way she perfected the American accent in this show although, she was born and raised in Australia. Anna is one hell of an actress and I would love to hear her original accent in a Hollywood made movie soon .nevertheless, we need to see more of that beautiful smile on the screen. Her character on the show (Olivia Dunham) doesn't allow her to smile often because she's an FBI agent. I wish you more and more success for the reason that you simply deserve it :)If your a fan, make sure you check out her interviews on youtube.
I enjoy watching Anna's performance. I would like to see her have more faith in her abilities. Perhaps she just needs more control of her environment on the set, as well as her ability to be more involved in the story development. She should understand that every frame should be picture perfect, as if each episode were made up of a series of photographs. As for her being romantic, she needs to show us first what things she liked about her past partners. Although, we can feel a closeness between Peter and Olivia, up to this point, Peter doesn't seem to have much in common with Olivia's recent lover. Peter is not "hardguy" material (and he should not try to be, as he is fine being smart, sarcastic, and kind-hearted). Olivia also needs to project more intelligence. She should be able to mention things most people would label as trivia (scientific, unusual, or otherwise). Another female "partner", equal to Olivia, physically would add strength to the series, because it would let them support each other. But that would also require a more condensed script.
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I can't help feeling the actress of her caliber is probably an overkill for a TV drama. Well...enjoy while it lasts! I'd watch this show to see her acting even if she was the only character and even if the show sucked (which it doesn't). It took me some time for realization how awesome she is to sink in. After the first episode I didn't think she was even good-looking. But time passed, and now I think she is the BEST actress who appeared on the TV screen in my lifetime (and that's a long time, btw). Some reviewers pointed out that she is also a friendly and gentle person...Makes it easier to like her! I hope her career will go much further than a sci-fi show on TV.
Anna Torv... Not so long ago, so many of us couldn't have been able to say who that is. Included me. But then Fringe came, and JJ, and then the whole world managed to put a face on Mrs Torv's name. And what a face!
Anna Torv is definitely the one actress I had the most pleasure at discovering this year. Pulling her out of anonymat has been the best thing that could ever have happened, to her and to us. Watching her in Fringe, you get to see all her great acting skills and watching her during interviews and all you get to know how lovely she is. I look forward seeing more from her in the future, and I hope more and more people discover this amazing person.
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