Thursday, August 11, 2011

Haven - The Morton Report: Vinessa Antoine Interview

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HAVEN - THE MORTON REPORT: New Girl In Town: A Chat With Haven's Vinessa Antoine


By Steve Eramo
August 11, 2011


Some people have a skeleton in their closet or person from their past that they would prefer to keep secret from their friends and family. On Syfy’s Haven, Evidence “Evi” Ryan is that certain someone who Duke Crocker conveniently neglected to tell anyone about. The two of them are, in fact, married and former partners in crime.

In the show’s second season opener “The Tale of Two Audreys,” Evi arrives in town out of the blue and, much to Duke’s consternation, is not in any hurry to leave. Actress Vinessa Antoine, who plays Evi, has no difficulty remembering her first day of work on the Haven set...

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Vinessa Antonine from 'A Tale of Two Audreys.'


... “It was cold, really cold,” says Antoine with a laugh. “It was April 1st in Nova Scotia and Haven is filmed close to the water because we’ve got to make it look like Maine. During the audition I asked Eric Balfour [Duke Crocker], ‘How’s the weather up there? Is it cold?’ He told me, ‘Oh, no. All you need is a little jacket or a sweater and you’ll be fine.'

Of course, he was speaking from the male perspective. Evi is kind of a sexual character and for her debut I had to wear a very skimpy black dress and a pair of boots. Thank God they had these small heaters on the set, so in-between takes I’d run over to them and try to get warm..."

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