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Catching up with the cast of "The L Word"

Every autumn for the last six years, lesbians everywhere have crowded around their computers for pre-season L Word training. Whether it was the Spoiler Dig, the Speculation Sprint or the Great Shipping War, we all came together with a common goal — to survive another season of our favorite Sapphic soap.

This year there will be no pre-season training because the ladies of The L shimmied off into the sunset — or, you know, drowned — after their sixth season. They may be far away from WeHo , but they're never far from our hearts. So, we thought we'd take a few minutes to catch up with The L Word cast.

Where are they now? Well...

Jennifer Beals will be returning to Fox's truth-telling drama, Lie to Me, on the second episode of the season, "Truth or Consequences," on Oct. 5. (Note: the episode was originally scheduled as the third of the season, but it has been bumped up.)

Here she is as U.S. Assistant Attorney Zoe Landau, sitting in on a meeting with her ex-hubs.

And here she is playing my-briefcase-is-bigger-than-yours with some dude who will obviously lose the game.

Beals also has a small role in the upcoming apocalyptic action flick Book of Eli with Denzel Washington. Check out the trailer and watch her cry.

Book of Eli hits theaters Jan. 15, 2010.

The other half of the Mighty Tibette, Laurel Holloman, appeared on an episode of ABC's Castle last week. Holloman's screen time was limited and the scene was pretty bleak, what with her husband getting thrown off a building in the first ten minutes.

On the plus side, you can check out the patented Holloman head-nod and eye-roll in the clip below.

Mia Kirshner, Rose Rollins, Pam Grier and Kate French participated in "Pillow Talk" last weekend at the House of Blues at The Showboat in Atlantic City.

Gosh, they're still cute. (Rose Rollins, call me!)

I can never remember the name of the Nikki/Jenny ship, but whatever it was it's better than the ship Kate French's character was on when she bonked Chuck Bass on last season's Gossip Girl.

Out, proud, full-time employed Clementine Ford graces the cover of the October issue of Curve.

Inside, she talks about her mom, about making the transition to daytime star and about her girlfriend, Linda Perry.

Reflecting on her time with The L Word, Ford said:

Well, not to be all crazy feminist and whatever, but there is something really incredible ... take the lesbian thing aside — so much of the crew were women, and being in that environment, working with so many strong women, was so empowering. It made me feel really positive.

On whether or not she would date someone like Shane:

That's funny [because] I think I have. I think we have all dated someone like Shane — and been someone like Shane at some point. There's people out there who would have some stories about me that are not great.

On what she does in her downtime:

I'll tell you a secret — and she might get mad at me but I don't care, print it — Elizabeth Keener who plays Dawn Denbo, loves America's Next Top Model. We text each other about it.

You can watch a behind-the-scenes video of the photo shoot at the photographer's website, here. And you can check out the October issue of Curve for lots more photos and the full interview.

Oh, and speaking of Shane, Kate Moennig's doctor drama, Three Rivers premieres on CBS on Oct. 4.

How are you filling your time this autumn without The L Word pre-season training?

Vaya's picture

Strangely, I don't miss TLW

Strangely, I don't miss TLW at all, and I used to love that show back in the day. But the last season was so bad I was relieved when it was over. :(
SubtextRules's picture

Psst...neither do I

But truthfully I never got into the show until Shane and Molly hooked up. Before that I was in and out for the first two seasons.Then Erin left the show I just lost all interest. The show just had no appeal to me.

I realize it was a milestone because of the content and all. But if this was the best we could do, then why even bother? I'd rather watch Exes & Ohs. At least that show doesn't make me feel guilty afterward. 

 

"Mother Chucker!" - Blair, Gossip Girl

Anonymous's picture

Jennifer Beals in the movie Book Of Eli

Ok so Jennifer Beals gets a small role and that means her name is not on the main opening credits. I'm disappointed.  I'm surprised Mila Kunis got a bigger role over her.  (I dig Mila a lot).  It's difficult to get a major role w/ a Big star like Denzel. I'm proud of J.B.  I'm not going to watch BOE,too violent.  I'm surprised Denzel took the role. 

I hope Jennifer B will get bigger roles than that one she is playing in BOE.  I'm crossing my fingers.  

SapphicDay's picture

Thank Goodness Holloman's screen time was limited

She doesn't look too good from this photo.  Now where's that girl who called Cheri Jaffe "shriveled and old"  Here's one for you darlin'! 

Technology Will Lead To The Demise Of Civilization As We Know It. 

flor's picture

Wow, yeah...

What happened to her?

She does look better during the actual clip at least, but I guess playing a guy's wife role does not bring out the best in her???

 

tamster's picture

She is playing a woman who

She is playing a woman who just lost her husband, so no she's not going to look all done up. However, this picture is a bad shot, as she looks fine in the clip I saw on Youtube. Also, she is about 38 years old so she isn't all that young to begin with. 

I think she's a great looking woman.

 

 

SapphicDay's picture

I know that you must feel that...

You personally need to defend Laurel from her detractors but it isn't necessary.  Lasurel is =fine and isn't fazed by us who don't find her attractive. 

Technology Will Lead To The Demise Of Civilization As We Know It. 

heartofartemis's picture

LAUREL HOLLOMAN

is a great character actress, who disappears into the characters she plays. She was playing a somewhat dowdy, bereaved wife in Castle.  Check out how glamorous she looked at 38 the night before she appeared on Castle at the Emmys after parties in a designer red dress "with a fitted bodice"  and weep!  She is gorgeous!
Guestage E's picture

Some dude...

That "some dude" is James Marsters! It'll be a hot "whose briefcase is bigger" contest if you ask me. JM and JB sharing the small screen?! Oy.
Heather Hogan's picture

James Marsters

Is it really?! But he doesn't even look like a vampire. Or a Time Lord. Or a villain of any kind!
Jules's picture

whoa, whoa, whoa.

time lords and time agents are so not the same.
Guestage E's picture

Yep! I think the grey hair

Yep! I think the grey hair is a sign that time does catch up to Time Agents. And immortal vampires. 
turkish's picture

James

Well, James Marsters is 47 yrs old after all.
tated's picture

looking very spike today

ha - amazing!  Good call.  And now that you mention it, he's striking a very Spike-like pose in that shot.  I can just see the long black coat and the look of indignance.
Anna's picture

Jenny/Niki ship was Jenniki :)

Just to answer your question StuntDouble :) I wish I could've been there and I wish Kate French did more interviews about her character when it was on. Mia is amazing as usual. And of course, go Clem.
Lechristine's picture

Mila Kunis

good god !! she is so hot!! especially when she slid on those shades

 

...im soooo drooling right now =)

flor's picture

Nice to see the women, and

for the most part looking even cuter than in TLW! (I guess Laurel Holloman was purposely made to look bad? Or is it ABC? Not being Bette's wife?)

That clip to see Jennifer Beals was more than I want to see of that movie......Love Denzel Washington but not like that, and Beals in a bit part? No, no, no.

Did everyone see him in Inside Man with Jodie Foster? Good film, and she plays a great role.

pfinger18's picture

Laurel's Vagina Tree

How can you have an L Word catch up and not mention Laurel's vagina, I mean TREE?! Laurel has drawn a vagina, sorry, tree, for the charity organization "Bark". It's up for grabs on ebay. Bidding is already up to $640. Who wouldn't want Laurel's vagina on their wall?
Shaneka's picture

Thanks Stunt Double

Wish you would give updates on the L Word actresses EVERY month!  We fans don't get tired of hearing about them.  But, what about Leisha?  I read she's doing a horror film. Would luv to hear more about that. She and Cam (UHH) are working on their 2nd album too.  Who knows when that will be relesed.  It should be great.

Erin Daniels recently had a baby boy and Rachel Shelley had a baby girl, but we don't hear much about them.

You mentioned Mia Kirshner being in Atlantic City last week.  Thought Mia was still in Malawi on her project.  Would it be possible to date your blogs so we have some sort of timeline to refer to when looking back on your blogs.  

Thanks for the updates.

 

 

 

Becca's picture

yeahh I heard about Leisha

yeahh I heard about Leisha doing that horror movie to, I think it's called Fertile Ground?

Don't argue with my superior wisdom, okay? -Dana Fairbanks <3

Imsuchanerd's picture

That's it!!

For the life of me I couldn't remember where I had seen the character who accuses Nathan of being her "Baby Daddy" on One Tree Hill...

...It's Kate French!

*slaps forehead* 

Shaneka's picture

Is ther a link for Laurel

Do u have the link for Laurel's art on Ebay?

Wish Leisha would show her paintings.

 

 

 

pfinger18's picture

link

&lt;3TiBette&lt;3's picture

Laurels Artwork...

You should follow her on Twitter.  She just did another charity auction along with photographer Miki Turner on ebay that closed yesterday.  Pam Grier and Rachel Shelley both also contributed sketches for the auction. Her twitter account is nalamommy. 
jordan-writes's picture

sigh

I haven't watched an episode of tlw since the finale. That's really saying something because I used to have a marathon at least once a month. I really still cannot watch any of the old episodes because the last season was so terrible. Its going to be awhile before I do. Seeing these girls makes me miss it, but I cannot get the finale out of my head. Damn Ilene Chaiken she ruined my favorite show.

http://jordan-writes.blogspot.com/

Juliet DiCaprio's picture

L word marathons...

I hear ya--I used to have tlw playing ALL THE TIME when I was home working and since season 6 I've had to give it a rest. It actually makes me sad to watch the first season when all the potential for goodness was still swirling around.

 

I'm spending this fall completing my own lesbo-centric screenplay. I have written a full season of a great story & look forward to self-producing as well as pitching it to hollywood executives, so maybe we can have a whole new gay "soap" to enjoy soon... 

on_earth09's picture

Kate French

Is appearing on the CW's One Tree Hill as the b*tch whose ruining everything haha aka Renee.

Let's get one thing straight, I'm not.

I shall call on u thru a letter..to court u my dear..'s picture

saw that hobag..

she plays the bitch all the time..its like can she play a nice girl..i see her all the time on my fav shows..i thought wow shes hot but idk..shes acts pretty good as a bitch..that its hard for me to like..i am like dam shes hot..but play somethin different to not get typecasted....

south of nowhere-in the end a bizzy

one tree hill- slut bizzy

the l word- was a dumb ho..

gossip girl-..i have no idea..chuck bass=ho. 

"what do u get with two cheaters date each other?"

ans: the only conclusion i have come to is one of them will screw the other over..

"bloody hell women"

myspace.com/mr.fish89.com

luv2laugh's picture

Big Fan

of the L Word...was not crazy about the writing. 

But, it had its good points (hot women).  I do miss the girls, it's nice to know what they are working on.

 

Zuri

 

Kate Mac's picture

I miss seeing these beautiful women

I am sad the show is over but I am also happy more gays are in mainstream shows this Fall. I miss seeing some lesbian sex on TV. There is really nothing anymore. Lesbian sex on TV=more sex for me with my partner. Score!  You can score maybe $1,200 if you share your Coming Out Story at www.shedate.com. Hope to see you there with thousands of other lesbians who have shared. 3 days left to share (9/30).

"Yeah we both got dreams we can chase alone or we can make our own."

www.lezzbuzz.com @lezzbuzz  www.shedate.com

lscole2425's picture

So did Rose Rollins fall off

So did Rose Rollins fall off the planet? I mean pretty much everyone is working and she is just showing up to party.
pecola's picture

Yes!

How AMAZING does Rose Rollins look in that picture? Hot damn.

I hope we see her in something new soon (there's the Girltrash! movie, right) because she is just too talented and too beautiful to go unnoticed. 

The trailer for Book of Eli looks pretty amazing--I'm not a big fan of that genre usually but Denzel, Mila Kunis and Jennifer Beals?! Yes, please. 

Sufficed to say, I miss the actresses of The L Word but I don't miss the show at all.  

 

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Justice consists not in being neutral between right and wrong, but in finding out the right and upholding it, wherever found, against the wrong. - Theodore Roosevelt

lscole2425's picture

It's funny, I really did not

It's funny, I really did not realize how bad TLW was until it was over.  I mean really!  Yeah Rose needs to do something quick before I find another favorite!
Jaguar's picture

:D

 the only thing that i miss from the l word its the beatiful women!! and of course C L E M E N T I N E   F O R D!! gosh that girl its pretty.

 

 

 

 

"La música no tiene fronteras, pero sí un final común: el amor y la rebeldía. " Chavela Vargas

tated's picture

laurel holloman

I gotta admit that I'm not a huge fan of Laurel Holloman's acting style [covers head with hands].  She was OK in the L Word, but her more dramatic roles as Justine in Angel and in the clip above seem a little forced.  If I had just found out my partner were killed, I wouldn't be calmly making tea.  I'd be raging and in denial.  Or at least pretty damn distant.

tated's picture

laurel holloman

I gotta admit that I'm not a huge fan of Laurel Holloman's acting style [covers head with hands to ward off flying eggs].  She was OK in the L Word, but her more dramatic roles as Justine in Angel and in the clip above seem a little forced.  If I had just found out my partner were killed, I wouldn't be calmly making tea.  I'd be raging and in denial.  Or at least pretty damn distant.

MizEloise's picture

clementine and kate SO

clementine and kate SO DATED. or at least hooked up a few times.

 

 

just sayin.

louisa's picture

Agree!

That I so what I thought! My mother is lovely and really happy with me being gay and I told her that Cybill's daughter was on TLW, so she wanted to see what she was like. Anyway, I showed her the clip from I think the season 5 finale where Clementine and Kate are walking down the road, my own mother looked at them and said "hm, there's something going on between these two!" So yeah, I bet they did!
MizEloise's picture

really?! yeah she was on

really?! yeah she was on this just out (clementine) and liz asked her what it was like having sex with shane and molly was like "probably... never mind i cant say that" and i think she was going to say "probably just like it was with kate" i just got that vibe. then what she says up there about having dated a shane... i dont know. i think they were def together at some point!!
Ryuu's picture

awww...

How I miss TLW girls so much. Everyone remain hot... not to mention, Rose Rollins certainly leaves me with my mouth agape... :-P

And guys... give Laurel a break-- she's HOT, period. Sandy Allen is a deadman's ordinary housewife and not a movie exec like Tina Kennard. C'mon that's what make-up artists get paid for...  ;-)

And oh, way to go JB!!! :-D

ProudGoldStar's picture

I don't get it..

All this bitching and complaining about The L Word.. I don't get it!

Okay, there are quite a few things to disagree on: unrealistic representation of lesbians, unresolved/screwed up storylines, awkward plot devices..what else is new? It's a freaking tv show, for frak's sake. It's not exactely supposed to be realistic. It's a place where everything - or almost - is idealized and if you take that certain element of magic away, you also take all the fun out of it. So, we should be grateful we even had a lesbian tv show on air.

Peace out..

*Kiki*'s picture

;)

Mia is looking beautiful as always, but Rose Rollins... wow *drool*. Tasha wasn't my type but Rose is looking mighty fine *blows kisses*

_________ 

vivono nella speranza

tibette12's picture

Laurel is Amazing!!!

laurel is playing a woman who has just been told her husband is dead,she looks sad,she is amazing and beautiful in anything she does,loved her on the l word,she and bette were my favs,anyone who writes anything negative about jennifer or laurel is lame.... and saying a woman is old at 38 is a sexist comment,this is why women gay or straight are are own worst enemy...
tamster's picture

If you're refering to my

If you're refering to my post way above I wasn't saying she was old at 38. I didn't write my comment properly. I'm 41 so I definitely don't think someone who is 38 is old. All I was thinking was that at 38 she is no longer 20 or so and shouldn't be expected to look that young. She's bound to have a few wrinkles which is normal and some people seem to think that's a terrible thing for some reason. As I said in my previous post I think she looks great.
Kyllian's picture

Holy Mother of ...

Kate French! Sooo hot, but wait...what is she wearing? 

louisa's picture

OMG I know!! She looks so

OMG I know!! She looks so hot in the mini skirt! Her body is amazing as I'm sure we all know, especially from her Lesbian Turkish Oil Wrestling! Her and Jenny were the most beautiful couple and seeing the two actresses together again (after seeing all they got up to in the show together lol) is just so great!
Jess's picture

oh gosh! I miss it so much!

oh gosh! I miss it so much! I've been watching the first season but its just not the same, I want some new stories. I really hope the film is made some time soon, they can't just leave us hanging after the devastation of season 6! fingers crossed peeps!
shoveya's picture

I really miss Jenny and

I really miss Jenny and Nikki. I know, it wasn't the best of relationships but they look so good together. I know many fans are going to think I'm an ass, but, I've never thought Rose Rollins was hot till after the show ended. She sure dresses herself better than TLW wadrobe department does.
tellofilms 's picture

Elizabeth Keener update

hey folks in the Midwest- Elizabeth Keener will be in Chicago Oct. 14-18 to host an Improv game show!

Tickets include an after party with Keener- for more info go to www.stage33chicago.org

Check out and upload great lesbian videos on www.tellofilms.com

winnie's picture

Why wasn't OUT in AC covered by AfterEllen?

I'm happy to see that AfterEllen at LEAST mentioned Out in Atlantic City but was extremely disappointed that AfterEllen did not cover it like it normally does for other lesbian-centric events. Granted, it was only the first year the event occurred but I don’t understand the oversight. They had several L Word cast members, first posing with fans at a meet-and-greet for about an hour, and then the same cast members chatted with fans in the form of a Q&A. They also had Lori Michaels, a relatively well-known lesbian performer, host the Q&A as well as the after-party. Was it not “big” enough?

I went and it definitely could’ve been better attended. We need to encourage companies like Harrah and cities like Atlantic City that it’s important to cater to our community, not just because it’s the right thing to do, but because it is economically sound to do so. AfterEllen, being the arguably most influential lesbian website, could’ve helped the event with attendance had there been SOME coverage. Plus some rather outrageous dialogue occurred at the Q&A. If AfterEllen had one of their many MANY brilliant writers there to cover the event, it would’ve resulted in some amazing (and funny) articles.